Stacey Dash Drops Out Of Congressional Race After Fewer Than Five Weeks

"Clueless" Stacey Dash has decided to give up her doomed congressional candidacy just a few weeks after she announced she was running. In a statement announcing her withdrawal, Dash complained that we live under a system of "Plantation Politics" which "offers people on the lower end of the economic spectrum little more than symbolic gestures instead of true political empowerment and improvement."

‘Roseanne’ road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show

Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind. 'Roseanne' road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind.

PHOTO: Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Jan. 12, 2017.

Top House Democrats are accusing the White House and State Department of forcing out administration officials not considered sufficiently loyal to President Donald Trump 's agenda. Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Missy Peregrym Cast as Female Lead in CBS’ Dick Wolf Drama F.B.I.

Talk about a well-deserved promotion: Missy Peregrym is trading in her Rookie Blue uniform for a spot at the F.B.I. Peregrym has been tapped to star in the Dick Wolf-created series, which - as the title suggests - focuses on the men and women in the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, our sister site Deadline reports. Peregrym will play Special Agent Maggie Bell, a highly protective and deeply committed Midwest native whose family has been in law enforcement for generations.

President Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him, in a major staff reshuffle just as Trump dives into high-stakes talks with North Korea. Trump announced the change in a tweet early Tuesday just four hours after Tillerson returned to Washington from a trip to Africa.

What Fresh Hell?: Time to build your Trumpa” fallout shelter edition

Welcome to another edition of What Fresh Hell?, Raw Story's roundup of news items that might have become controversies under another regime, but got buried - or were at least under-appreciated - due to the daily firehose of political pratfalls, unhinged tweet storms and other sundry embarrassments coming out of the current White House. Big news for the Korean Peninsula: Two notoriously thin-skinned authoritarian leaders who have been trading childish insults and comparing the size of their respective nuclear buttons for the past year will meet in a hastily arranged summit in a couple of months.

The Oscars go through an awkward stage

Sam Rockwell, Frances McDormand, Allison Janney, and Gary Oldman pose in the press room during the 90th Annual Academy Awardsin Hollywood, California. CREDIT: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic By the time Jimmy Kimmel, host of the 90th Academy Awards, took the stage at the Dolby Theatre, there was already an uncomfortable tension surrounding what Hollywood loves to call its biggest night.

Comedians call out do-nothing lawmakers for inaction on gun violence

Late-night comedians struck a serious tone on Tuesday as they called out lawmakers for "doing nothing" to curb gun violence in the wake of last week's mass school shooting in Florida. Add Gun Control as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Gun Control news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

The Latest: Mulvaney backtracks comment on Trump budget

Mulvaney, a former tea party congressman, flubbed a response at a Senate hearing Tuesday that made it sound like he was opposed to the very budget he came to testify in favor of. Senior panel Democrat Patty Murray of Washington asked Mulvaney, "If you were in Congress would you have voted for this budget that you're presenting?" Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, on President Donald Trump's fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.

The Latest: Trump administration prepares for 2nd shutdown

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the ... . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after announcing an agreement in the Senate on a two-year, almost $400 billion budget deal that would provide Pentagon and domestic programs with huge spe... .

Pelosi speaks for record 8 hours in favor of ‘Dreamers’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to reporters after she staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech in hopes of pressuring Republicans to allow a vote on protecting "Dreamer" immigrants on Capito... . House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., is shown on television as she speaks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, as a news conference that she was supposed to attend goes on in the ... .

Feminist icon Gloria Allred takes on Trump, Cosby in revealing new Netflix doc

'Seeing Allred' examines the life and work of Gloria Allred, the controversial women's rights attorney behind a slew of high-profile cases. Famed women's rights attorney Gloria Allred provides an update on her lawsuit against President Trump.

Alec Baldwin’s Trump returns to – SNL’ to get his intelligence briefing from – Fox and Friends’

''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin. ''Saturday Night Live'' kicked off this week's episode with a cold open sketch that lampooned ''Fox and Friends'' and included a cameo from President Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin, watching the morning show from bed.

Democrats Complete Transformation To Party Of Effete Elites

The Democrats are a party in search of a base and have been so since their the departure of their Hollywood glam leader, former President Barack Obama. Witness their tortuous and bizarre response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address.

Porn star Stormy Daniels has reinvented the non-denial denial in alleged Trump affair

Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, isn't making it any easier for America to find out whether her alleged affair with President Trump really happened or is just a tall tale made up by Daniels or the so-called "fake news." From signed statements that completely deny the affair to telling talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel that Trump has "good taste" and that she had no idea where a signed statement came from, this whole controversy has a lot of people confused and adds a whole new level to the classic non-denial denial.