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Meet One Of The Women Moderating The Next GOP Debate
Lilli Petersen
Jan 13, 2016
US News
Livestream: Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Tackle Minority Issues
Jennifer Chowdhury
Jan 12, 2016
US News
President Obama Won’t Endorse A Candidate Until After Primaries
Sabrina Rojas Weiss
Jan 10, 2016
US News
Planned Parenthood Endorses Hillary Clinton In Historic Move
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton just gained two major endorsements in the 2016 presidential race. Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it w
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Meghan De Maria
Body
What You Can Actually Do Right Now To Help Preserve Reproductive ...
Update: This week, House Speaker Paul Ryan made it clear that defunding Planned Parenthood is a top priority for the GOP — and part of their larger p
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Anna Maltby
US News
Donald Trump’s First TV Ad Is An Anti-Muslim Nightmare
Update, 12:25 p.m.: The Democratic National Committee has released an official response to Trump's ad. “GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's offe
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Meghan De Maria
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All The Best New Year’s Resolutions Candidates (Should) Mak...
And, no, Jeb, “Win” doesn't count. The new year is the time when everyone makes promises they inevitably don't keep. (It's best
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Lindsey Graham Drops Out Of Presidential Race
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham announced Monday that he is suspending his 2016 campaign for president of the United States. Graham had struggled to gai
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Meghan De Maria
US News
ABC’s Debate Moderators Started Without Hillary Clinton
When you're moderating a debate with only three candidates, the least you can do is wait until all three are on stage before asking a question. That o
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Meredith Clark
US News
John Kasich, Dad, Scolded His Opponents For Insulting Each Other
Is Gov. John Kasich of Ohio running for Commander in Chief, or Chief Dad? He really loves mentioning his children on the campaign trail. In his opening sta
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Yes, Donald Trump Wants To Shut Down Part Of The Internet
Don't worry — it's not actually possible — but Donald Trump's proposal to “shut down” parts of the internet frequent
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Meredith Clark
US News
Chris Christie Ignores Working Mothers In Opening Statement
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey seems really concerned about the families of Los Angeles— well, at least the ones that fulfill his perception of tr
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Lilli Petersen
US News
This University Already Knows Our Next President
Though there's no way to know exactly how Americans will vote in the 2016 elections, one university has a perfect record when it comes to predicting p
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Meghan De Maria
US News
This Perfectly Timed Reaction Vine Made The Whole Debate Worthwhile
We all tune into the presidential debates because we're involved, responsible adults who care about the political process. That's mostly true, un
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Climate Change Really Does Contribute To Terrorism
When Senator Bernie Sanders was asked to defend his statements that climate change is the nation's most pressing national security threat, he didn
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Meredith Clark
US News
Livestream The DNC Debate Here
You can livestream the Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa through Refinery29. Watch and tell us what you think the candidates missed.
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Meredith Clark
US News
How Will The Paris Attacks Affect American Elections?
Friday night’s devastating terrorist attack on France may prove to have political ripples far outside Europe, as American presidential candidates tur
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Lilli Petersen
US News
We’re Confused About What John Kasich Thinks About Strong W...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich said tonight that he has two teenage daughters he wants to see grow up “strong,” something every father should want. But
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Meredith Clark
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The Cut-Off Bell Is Getting Better Answers Than The Moderators At...
After the third Republican presidential debate, it seemed the moderators had earned more criticism than the candidates. Viewers and the candidates themselv
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Trump Basically Told Carly Fiorina To Stop Talking
There he goes again. It seems like Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is incapable of going through an entire debate without saying something c
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Ally Hickson
US News
Trump Just Got Challenged On His Plan To Deport 11 Million People
“If you don't think walls work, ask Israel.” That's how Republican front-runner Donald Trump defended his immigration plan, specifica
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Ally Hickson
US News
Marco Rubio Can’t Hide What He Thinks The Most Important Jo...
Sen. Marco Rubio wanted to tell America that family is the most important institution in the country, but he let it slip that he might hold the White House
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Meredith Clark
US News
Ben Carson Believes In Rap And The Bible, But Not History
Ben Carson is having a wild week. Yesterday, Buzzfeed News uncovered footage of a late-'90s commencement address the surgeon-turned-GOP presidential c
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Last Night’s Debate: The Winners & The Losers
Marco Rubio was not at the center of the stage last night, but he emerged the clear winner. At Wednesday night's CNBC debate in Boulder, we heard more
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Ben Reininga
US News
Donald Trump Has Apparently Been Carrying Guns Around New York City
In case you needed another reason to be nervous about Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and presidential candidate has apparently been toting guns around
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Lilli Petersen
US News
Cruz & Fiorina Say Obama Put More Women In Poverty. Are They Right?
For the first time in the GOP debates so far, the candidates were asked about an issue that directly affects women: The wage gap. On Wednesday night at the
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Lilli Petersen
Politics
Fiorina Used Her Opening Line To Shut Down Sexism
Carly Fiorina kicked off the GOP debate on Wednesday night with a cutting line about sexism. All the candidates were asked about their biggest weaknesses.
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Silpa Kovvali
US News
Republican Debate Death Watch: Who Will Be The Next To Go?
It’s early, but this election is weird. Very weird. On the Democratic side, last-place and-polling-at-almost-0% former Maryland Gov. Martin O’M
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Meredith Clark
US News
Biden Shares A Heartbreaking Story About His Granddaughter
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be running for president in 2016, a decision that surprised many who had been hearing political
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Molly Horan
US News
Hillary Clinton Crushed It This Week
Who could have imagined that a congressional hearing about a deadly attack on an American embassy in Libya would be a perfect opening act for Katy Perry? H
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Meredith Clark
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