Politics

A Minnesota state senator incited criticism from within his own party Monday after insinuating on Twitter that opponents of a state amendment against same sex marriage weren't patriotic.

In a campaign speech that appeared to be a throwback to the 2008 presidential election, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that he was "happy to be clinging to my guns and my religion," and even gave a shout out to "Joe the Plumber."

On Tuesday's edition of "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough vented his frustration with Missouri Rep. Todd Akin (R)'s refusal to drop out of the race for U.S. Senate and said that he's tired of his party being the "Stupid Party." Akin is the Republican congressman who said in an interview earlier this week that a woman's body can stop conception in the instance of a "legitimate rape," thus obviating a need for exemptions from abortion restrictions for the victims of rape and incest.

Christian conservative actor and activist Kirk Cameron on Tuesday offered praise for a Republican Senate candidate who recently said that women were less likely to get pregnant through "legitimate" rape.

Monday night on "The Rachel Maddow Show," host Rachel Maddow looked at Missouri candidate for U.S. Senate, Rep. Todd Akin (R)'s comments regarding what constitutes a "legitimate rape" and his assertion that a woman's body has a way of stopping a pregnancy that results from an assault. As extreme as Akin's remarks were, they reflect the opinions of an alarming number of Republicans, and have for years.

As the Republican Party's chance for a majority in the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) appears determined to stay in his race despite Tuesday's withdrawal deadline, releasing an ad begging for forgiveness and calling rape "an evil act," even has his prior words and acts come back to haunt fellow Republicans.

On Monday's edition of The Late Show, host David Letterman trained his Top 10 list on the Kansas Congressman who was revealed to have taken a naked dip in the Sea of Galilee last year.

On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow talked with two Democratic election board members in Ohio who were suspended after they pushed to get extra voting hours on the weekends. Dennis Lieberman and Tom Ritchie faced an administrative hearing Monday for refusing to comply with an order from Secretary of State Jon Husted. They told Maddow that having voting hours on the weekends was crucial in their county, noting approximately one-third of those who voted early in the last election voted on a weekend.

Speaking at Seattle's Hempfest last week, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein voiced her support for marijuana legislation.

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign on Monday released a new advertisement that repeats claims that have been widely been denounced as untrue.

Mitt Romney may have a lower effective tax rate than many middle-class Americans, but he's still dreaming of ways to pay even less.

The Republican Senate candidate from Missouri on Monday said he had made "serious mistakes" by claiming that women could not get pregnant from "legitimate rape."

Update (below): House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) condemns Republicans for partnering with Akin