White America's moral disaster: From Eric Garner to Mike Brown, a destructive view of “justice”  —  Here's how white victimization is tearing the nation apart  —  Yesterday a New York police officer named Daniel Pantaleo who was videotaped killing a man named Eric Garner using …

A Eulogy for The New Republic  —  A century-old liberal institution gazes at the end.  —  Shares  —  Not long after he purchased The New Republic, Chris Hughes had lunch with me, as he was doing with quite a few journalists around Washington.  At one point, he asked me who the best editor had been during my 16 years.

INVESTIGATION: LENA DUNHAM ‘RAPED BY A REPUBLICAN’ STORY IN BESTSELLER COLLAPSES UNDER SCRUTINY  —  In her just-released memoir, Not That Kind of Girl, Lena Dunham describes her alma mater, Oberlin College, as “a liberal arts haven in the cornfields of Ohio.”

The Last Southern Democrat  —  HAMMOND, La.—Mary Landrieu is dead, and everyone knows it but Mary Landrieu.  —  The senior senator from Louisiana, a diminutive blond woman with a round, youthful face, is standing under a green canopy in the middle of an airfield.  The canopy reads, “City of Hammond, Too Lovely to Litter.”

Warren Buffett, Reluctant PAC Man, Is Ready for Hillary  —  Warren Buffett has said he's willing to “put money” on Hillary Clinton winning the 2016 presidential race.  Turns out, he really meant it.  —  The Oracle of Omaha gave the maximum donation allowed to Ready for Hillary last quarter …

Nancy Pelosi flexes muscle in closed budget meeting  —  With the government set to shut down in a week, Nancy Pelosi is flexing her muscles.  —  In a closed Democratic whip meeting Thursday morning, the House minority leader warned Democrats not to rush to support the Republican efforts …

Jenna Bush Admits to “Hanky Panky” on the White House Roof  —  America's favorite tipsy Bush twin Jenna Bush Hager went on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live last night and was predictably great (sorry Barb).  When asked if she ever fooled around in the White House, Jen admitted she engaged in some …

Feds Find Shocking, Systemic Brutality, Incompetence In Cleveland Police Department  —  WASHINGTON — In recent years, Cleveland police officers have punched a 13-year-old boy who was in handcuffs for shoplifting and shot at an unarmed kidnapping victim who was wearing only his underwear …

Former Top Senate Republican: McConnell Should Tell Conservatives To “Kiss Off”  —  Trent Lott said the immigration executive order is something to worry about next year.  —  AFP / Getty Images JIM WATSON  —  WASHINGTON — Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Thursday …

Romney's Inner Circle Is Convinced He's Running  —  Mitt Romney held meetings with donors in New York this week that left one attendee convinced he is running for president again in 2016.  —  A member of Romney's inner circle who spoke to Business Insider said the former governor …

Taking Stock: Health Insurance Coverage under the ACA as of September 2014  —  Sharon K. Long, Michael Karpman, Adele Shartzer, Douglas Wissoker, Genevieve M. Kenney, Stephen Zuckerman, Nathaniel Anderson, and Katherine Hempstead  —  The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey …

House Democrats are pranking one another with a cardboard Ronald Reagan cutout  —  (CNN) — The Gipper is back on Capitol Hill, and this time, he's hanging with the Democrats.  —  Two House Democrats have stood proudly this week in front of a cardboard cut-out of the late Republican President …