Politics

During his wide-ranging interview with CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden contradicted an account by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd of Biden's discussions with his dying son Beau, who passed away of brain cancer earlier this year.

In an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes on Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden explained his decision not to enter the Democratic presidential race by saying that he knew he would only lose the race to former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

An ex-Fireman of the Year in Savannah, Georgia is facing charges that he became violent and abusive toward a black couple in an Applebee's restaurant and then threatened them with a gun.

Tennessee Pastor Ben Bailey of Gospel of Christ Ministries asserted over the weekend that women who had abortions should at the very least face fines and prison because that was the punishment for people who destroyed bald eagles and their eggs.

Fox News "psychology expert" Gina Loudon argued over the weekend that transgender inmates did not deserve to have sex reassignment surgery, and that doctors who recommended the procedure were "science deniers."

GOP hopeful Gov. Chris Christie asserted over the weekend that the Black Lives Matter movement was calling for the death of police officers because President Barack Obama has encouraged lawlessness.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Sunday that believes Roe v. Wade should be overturned, and that women should not be allowed to have abortions even in the case of rape or incest.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly continued to attack the Black Lives Matter movement on Friday, arguing that President Barack Obama's remarks supporting it are sign of a Democratic Party effort to move to the extreme left.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton argued on Friday that policies like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the "don't ask don't tell" rule regarding LGBT military service were meant to stop Republicans from carrying out even more extreme measures.

Trevor Noah mocked the Benghazi Commission investigation on Thursday's Daily Show, noting that its hearing with Hillary Clinton came after eight separate committee probes and 13 hearings costing $20 million overall.

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) hesitated when asked on Thursday night what new information his commission had gleaned after questioning Hillary Clinton for the majority of the day.

A visibly upset Rachel Maddow slammed House Republicans on Thursday for their handling of the Benghazi commission investigation, calling it a first for congressional probes of its kind.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) argued on Wednesday that a ballot initiative to provide more transparency in elections by expanding public financing would be like "giving your wife your checkbook."