The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election  —  This is the tenth article in a series that reviews news coverage of the 2016 general election, explores how Donald Trump won and why his chances were underrated by most of the American media.  —  Hillary Clinton would probably be president …

Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care  —  A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …

This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media  —  It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.

Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available.  Just Not Too Comfy.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand.  —  As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …

Code Pink Protesters at Sessions Hearing Could Face Year in Prison  —  A jury on Wednesday convicted a Virginia woman who was charged with disrupting the confirmation hearing of Jeff Sessions as attorney general after she laughed during the proceeding.  —  The woman, Desiree A. Fairooz …

Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later.  It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community.  —  If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.

Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke  —  “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.”  —  During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …

Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault  —  As an upperclassman at The Citadel military college several years ago, Steven Munoz allegedly assaulted five freshmen.  His hiring at the State Department raises further questions about the Trump administration's vetting process.

O'Reilly defends Trump's Civil War comments, attacks Dan Rather  —  Fired Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday defended President Trump's assertion that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War, attacking former CBS News anchor Dan Rather and other Trump critics as “morons.”

Lawmakers plot to oust Tuesday Group leader over health bill  —  Some members of the Tuesday Group of House Republican moderates are plotting to oust Co-Chairman Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) from his post amid frustration that he negotiated a deal on the ObamaCare replacement bill …

21 Telling Photos From the Mark Zuckerberg Presidential Campaign Trail  —  He set out to meet people in every state, but he's been opting only for people a politician would meet.  And he's calling them “folks.”  —  “I started my day in North Carolina at Fort Bragg, the largest military base in the world.”

Bret Stephens Takes On Climate Change.  Readers Unleash Their Fury.  —  Jim Thomas is a gay man living in a red state.  He has friends who voted for Donald Trump and he interacts daily with people whose political views he finds questionable.  Which is fine, because he believes …

Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter  —  WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …

GOP Voters Sticking With Trump, but Will They Stick With GOP in 2018?  —  One of the biggest questions during the 2016 campaign was if the GOP party would ever accept Donald Trump, an outsider to the party, as its standard bearer.  More than once during 2016 I was convinced that the Republican Party …

Trump expected to sign religious liberty executive order  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on religious liberty as early as Thursday, pushing out new policy that is likely to draw a stiff rebuke from the LGBT community.  —  A senior administration official confirmed …

CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …

Pence will host White House Cinco de Mayo party  —  Vice President Mike Pence will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration on Thursday, keeping up a longstanding tradition some in the Hispanic community weren't sure would continue in the Trump administration.  —  A reception will be held …

Medica, the last insurer selling individual health policies in most of Iowa, likely to exit  —  Tens of thousands of Iowans could be left with no health insurance options next year, after the last carrier for most of the state announced Wednesday that it likely would stop selling individual health policies here.

2 dead, including gunman, in shooting at North Lake College in Irving  —  This breaking news story is being updated continuously.  —  Two people were found dead Wednesday about an hour after a shooting was reported at North Lake College in Irving.  —  The college was placed on lockdown at 11:43 a.m. …

'TAke a look, y'all': One Blogger's Hunt for IMG_4346.jpeg  —  Every day the internet presents us with countless unsolvable mysteries, words and pictures severed from their original context and freed into the unfolding matrix of online.  Where does that image come from?  Who said this quote?