Politics

Jon Stewart ripped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Wednesday for seemingly pandering to voters in Iowa by refusing to veto a bill against animal cruelty supported by 91 percent of New Jersey residents.

Young Turks host Cenk Uygur mockingly "agreed" on Wednesday with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's (R) philosophy regarding getting people off of federal benefits -- but Uygur had different people in mind for that approach.

Medical marijuana advocate Tommy Chong on Wednesday told four Fox News hosts their current obsession with an MIT economist over his comments about President Barack Obama's health care law was similar to the network's coverage of Benghazi.

A Kentucky fire chief is being criticized for racist comments after he refused to help a family of stranded motorists because they were black, and then suggested that an Asian-American television reporter did not understand English.

A server in a Houston restaurant says that he feels angry and humiliated after his employers apologized to customers who called him a "faggot" and complained that his flamboyance ruined their meal.

A British radio host has apologized for suggesting that women were at fault for rape because they "whipped" up a "huge amount of energy in the male body."

Conservative actor Chuck Norris lashed out at President Barack Obama this week for failing to act after a Maryland school district stopped naming religious holidays on its calendar.

The failure of a bill supporting the Keystone XL pipeline in the Senate brought about a celebratory song from Native American demonstrators in the chamber, according to video posted online on Tuesday.

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) explained on Tuesday that a new policy that could cut off food stamps for thousands of people in his state would be "ennobling" for poor people.

Daily Show host Jon Stewart called out former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday, accusing him of a "lack of awareness" for remarks criticizing President Barack Obama a day earlier.

A lesbian couple in Nebraska seeking recognition of their marriage status before one of them dies is among seven same-sex couples challenging the state's ban on marriage equality, the Omaha Herald-World reported on Monday.

Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders warned on Monday that the United States may have reached a "tipping point" where the "billionaire class" could block any presidential candidates who were fighting for the working class.