Ilyse Hogue, Pro-Choice Group Head, is First Woman to Consider DNC Chair Bid

NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue on Tuesday became the first woman to formally express interest in heading the Democratic National Committee, adding to a field of candidates that has filled out quickly after Democrats' stunning loss at the polls last week, despite the DNC election being months away. Hogue is well known in Washington progressive circles.

Obama in Europe to reassure allies

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras escorts US President Barack Obama prior to their meeting at the Maximos Mansion on November 15, 2016 in Athens. Photo: AFP The Nato alliance is "absolutely vital" to US interests, President Barack Obama said yesterday, as he flew in to Europe to reassure jittery allies concerned by Donald Trump's shock presidential election win.

Ginsburg looking forward to Trump’s naming of a ninth justice

Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking to the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2016. Photo by Bob Jacob/Cleveland Jewish News The associate Supreme Court justice, speaking Monday at the annual Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, was asked what the immediate impact of a Trump presidency would be.

Hustle is the grassroots personalized mass texting tool we need

People hate phone calls and ignore emails, so how do you get them to protest, organize, fundraise, and fight for the causes they believe in? By talking to them like humans, one-on-one. This is the way Hustle motivates people to participate at scale, and how its messages reached 3.95 million voters on election day.

Google, Facebook move to restrict ads on fake news sites

Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc on Monday announced measures aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" on the internet by targeting how some purveyors of phony content make money: advertising. Google said it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, while Facebook updated its advertising policies to spell out that its ban on deceptive and misleading content applies to fake news.

Obama urges Americans to give Trump a chance

President Barack Obama encouraged Americans Monday to give President-elect Donald Trump some time to get adjusted to the responsibilities of the presidency. But in his first news conference since last week's stunning election results, Obama warned that some of Trump's expectations will soon be shaken up by the gravity of the job.

Reality check for Democrats’ post-mortems

In spite of the inconvenient fact that when all the votes cast have been tallied Hillary Clinton could turn out to have won the national popular vote by close to 2 million votes, Donald Trump did in fact win an impressive victory Nov. 8 and will become the 45th president of the United States. When one of the joyful men of American politics, Dick Tuck, ran for the California state Senate, he lost the Democratic primary.

Ryan Reynolds reveals when he knew Blake Lively was ‘The One’

Ivanka Trump comes under fire after her company promotes $10k bracelet she wore from her jewelry line during father's first TV interview as president-elect Trump 'threatened to unleash his beautiful Twitter account' on Megyn Kelly after first GOP primary debate as Fox anchor claims that 'strange men turned up outside' her door during turbulent election 'This story needs to go away': Mother who posed with Hillary Clinton in the woods the day after election defeat claims she has been getting death threats because of the picture 'I knew she was "The One" after we had sex': Ryan Reynolds speaks about his 'idiotic Hallmark-card clichA ' romance with wife Blake Lively... as he hints that they slept together on their first date Traditionally, it would have been romantic to say that he knew she was "The One" from the moment they met.

Alec Baldwin says NBC does not allow ‘SNL to endorse candidates

Alec Baldwin says NBC execs killed any attempt by "SNL" to tell viewers who to vote for, following criticism of Saturday's opening, which appeared to mourn Hillary Clinton 's loss. The actor took to Twitter after Time reporter Daniel D'Addario wrote an article about this week's episode , which started with a tearful Kate McKinnon dressed as Hillary Clinton singing Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," then stating, "I'm not giving up, and neither should you."

Support for Trump in dark blue Hudson County

Ward One, Voting District Four in this town on the western end of Hudson County is located in a quiet neighborhood of mostly two-story, one-family homes tucked away near Route 3 and the New Jersey Turnpike. This is Trump Country, one of several voting districts in largely liberal Hudson County that went for Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton in last week's presidential race.

Trump Tech Meltdown Hits Fourth Day as Amazon Cut by $35 Billion

The stock market's post-election bifurcation sharpened Monday as technology shares extended their worst performance since the start of the bull market on speculation Donald Trump's trade and immigration policies will translate into lower earnings. Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc. led the S&P 500 Information Technology Index down 1.7 percent for the biggest retreat since September.

Trump Win Doesn’t Get Pharma Off the Hook on High Drug Prices

Even with a presumably business-friendly president-elect in Donald Trump, drugmakers that have been battered by criticism over high prices in the past year are bracing for Republican and Democratic lawmakers to take aim at the industry. Although Trump's brief health plan released last week on his transition's website doesn't mention drug prices, he has previously voiced support for having the government negotiate prices in Medicare, and allowing the re-importation of cheaper treatments from other countries -- two proposals the pharmaceutical industry has long opposed.

Google Also Gets Fooled by Fake Election News

Google's search engine highlighted an inaccurate story claiming that President-elect Donald Trump won the popular vote in last week's election, the latest example of bogus information spread by the internet's gatekeepers. The incorrect results were shown Monday in a two-day-old story posted on the pro-Trump "70 News" site.

Dramatic Scenes as Thousands March in Protest Against Donald Trump

Police in riot gear confront demonstrators outside City Hall during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2016. Anti-Trump protesters hold signs as they gather at The Linq Promenade before marching on the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas.