Politics

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Friday criticized President Barack Obama for not arresting people in Colorado who violated federal law by using marijuana.

A 16-year-old transgender girl in East Bay, California is facing criminal charges after she physically defended herself from a group of girls who were bullying her. According to KTVU Channel 2, Hercules High School sophomore Jewelyes Gutierrez was involved in a fight with three other girls on Nov. 15, a confrontation that was caught on cell phone video.

Pitch pipe in hand, Daily Show host Jon Stewart skewered New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) contention on Thursday that the scandal surrounding the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge was not indicative of the tone he set in his administration.

Rachel Maddow speculated on Thursday that the traffic closures that nearly shut down Fort Lee, New Jersey for four days at the behest of Gov. Chris Christie's (R) ex-deputy chief of staff weren't an act of revenge against the town's mayor, but against Democratic state Sen. Loretta Weinberg.

Fort Lee, New Jersey Mayor Mark Sokolich (D) said Gov. Chris Christie (R) was sincere in a Thursday meeting following Christie's two-hour press conference addressing the suspicious lane closures on the George Washington Bridge.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has launched a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into what she describes as deceptive weight-loss products, including a powder that claims to enhance the taste and smell of food.

A Republican lawmaker in Virginia has proposed re-criminalizing oral and anal sex -- but only for teenagers.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told reporters on Thursday that he had not "had a lot of sleep for the last two nights" -- even though he claimed that he learned of emails proving his staff closed part of the busiest bridge in the world as political retribution just 24 hours earlier.

The chairman of the Denton County Republican Party in Texas said this week that her New Year's resolution was to defeat state Sen. Wendy Davis (D), who she referred to as "Abortion Barbie," and also "Hispanic Sen Leticia Van De Putte as her running mate."

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revealed on Thursday that he had become a congressman because he was outraged that single women were having as many as 15 babies and getting welfare checks.

Fox News host Steve Doocy on Thursday lamented the fact that the media was covering leaked emails that proved New Jersey Chris Christie's (R) administration closed part of the busiest bridge in the world as political retribution instead of criticizing President Barack Obama.