Obama seeks Iraq regime change  —  The White House on Monday took new diplomatic steps to force Iraq's prime minister from power as it looked for ways to stop fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from gaining a deeper foothold in the country.

We Have a Rape Gif Problem and Gawker Media Won't Do Anything About It  —  Working at Gawker Media is a dream job for many of the women on staff here at Jezebel.  This is a place that takes chances on developing writers, that has always stood behind us no matter what.

EXCLUSIVE: “MEET THE PRESS” plans to announce new moderator soon: CHUCK TODD is the favorite - BACKSTORY on Hillary interview with Jeffrey Goldberg - B'DAYS: Rob O'Donnell, Sam Myers Jr.  —  SIREN: Chuck Todd, a political obsessive and rabid sports fan, is the likely successor to David Gregory as moderator of …

Customer finds Nazi symbol on her chicken sandwich  —  MOREHEAD CITY, CARTERET COUNTY -  —  A Carteret County mother makes a shocking discovery when she goes to eat her chicken sandwich from a McDonald's drive-thru in Morehead City.  That customer, Charleigh Matice, said when she went …

Iraq crisis: ‘It is death valley.  Up to 70 per cent of them are dead’  —  On board Iraqi army helicopter delivering aid to the trapped Yazidis, Jonathan Krohn sees a hellish sight  —  By Jonathan Krohn, aboard an Iraqi Army helicopter on Mount Sinjar  —  Mount Sinjar stinks of death.

“The Enthusiasm Gap was Taken to the Woodshed”  —  Regular readers might guess this excerpt from a Chris Cillizza post is sweet music to my ears: … The 2012 numbers show an “enthusiasm gap” favoring Republicans similar to that being shown by similar polls today.

String of same-sex marriage rulings broken  —  For the first time in nearly fourteen months, a state's ban on same-sex marriage has withstood a constitutional challenge in court.  A state judge in Tennessee ruled last week that “neither the Federal Government nor another state should be allowed …

The Right-Wing Press' New Climate Change Lie  —  No, global warming is not on “hiatus”  —  Norman Loeb, an atmospheric scientist with NASA, gave a crash course in climate change science for the public at Virginia Air and Space Center on Tuesday.  He talked about all the evidence that the planet is warming …

Is the Tea Party Express Just a Fundraising Scam?  —  $9.5 million raised, at a cost of $8 million, with less than $400,000 going to candidates.  —  What would you consider a charity that raised almost $10 million, but actually used less than 5% of that total on its mission and programs?

The New Racism  —  This is how the civil rights movement ends  —  Long before he became the most powerful man in the Alabama Senate, before he controlled billions of dollars in state money and had lobbyists, governors, and future presidents seeking his favor, Hank Sanders used newspapers and magazines as bathroom tissue.

Intel Chief Blasts Obama  —  As the world watches the strengthening of global jihadist movements - from ISIS to al Qaeda to dozens of affiliated and like-minded groups - one of those inside the U.S. government who was most vocal about the growing threats is leaving his position.

Another Hole in the Halbig Verdict  —  It is no secret that the people bringing the challenge to the Obamacare subsidies in the Halbig and King cases—challenges now seeking review from both the full D.C. federal appellate bench and the U.S. Supreme Court after federal appellate courts …

Kennedys dare Obama on ALS dunk  —  The Kennedy family is inviting President Barack Obama to cool down while on vacation in Martha's Vineyard.  —  On Sunday, Maxwell Kennedy, a son of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, posted a video to his Facebook page showing …

More Than a Dozen Pulitzer Winners Call on the Justice Dept to End its Pursuit of James Risen  —  Today, fourteen Pulitzer Prize winners have issued statements in support of journalist James Risen and in protest of the Justice Department's attempt to force Risen to testify against his sources.

BuzzFeed  —  Today, I'm excited to announce that Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed.  As part of the investment, I'll be joining the company's board.  —  Many of today's great media companies were built on top of emerging technologies.

Ronan Farrow: ‘My White Mother Had Black Motheritis’  —  MSNBC host Ronan Farrow understands the enormously disparate scrutiny faced by black men for their public appearance or behavior because his mother, actress Mia Farrow, has an adoptive black son.  —  During a Monday afternoon segment discussing …

Hamas said to have executed dozens of tunnel diggers  —  Any excavator who was suspected of collaborating with Israel was killed, Israeli website reports  —  Hamas executed dozens of diggers responsible for its extensive tunnel system in past weeks, fearing the workers would reveal …

James O'Keefe Is Getting Desperate as Hell, Part MCMXVII  —  “I just returned from the border with shocking new video—video that will outrage you,” James O'Keefe III writes.  “I dressed up like Osama bin Laden and crossed the Rio Grande river from Mexico to the United States.”

James Clyburn predicts impeachment plans  —  Rep. James Clyburn, the number three House Democrat, predicted Monday that if the GOP holds onto the House in November, talk of impeaching President Barack Obama could turn into a reality. … Clyburn's tweet came during a Twitter town hall he held on the social media platform Monday.

McDaniel spokesman named in subpoena leaked by Johnson  —  Charles C. Johnson, the political blogger and self-proclaimed journalist from California who has become a lightning rod in the aftermath of Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate, claims he has been subpoenaed to appear before a Lauderdale County grand jury.

97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID  —  “97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID” Share:  —  Last Tuesday, Beth Hiller, a 97 year-old nursing home resident from Topeka, Kansas, boarded a shuttle along with several other residents of the nursing home's health care unit.