On March 5, 2016, the Human Rights Campaign honored Kesha with their Visibility Award, bestowed upon “high profile individuals who use their platform to advance and advocate for the LGBT movement.” She accepted the award through tears, beginning with an earnest thank you to all those who have shown her support during…

Several of the early questions at the Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan, focused on the recent toxic water crisis in that city, and both candidates called for Governor Rick Snyder to resign. Snyder took the opportunity to register his objection to the implication that he might be responsible.

In tonight’s Democratic debate, citizens of Flint, Michigan have been asking the candidates questions that hit close to home—questions like, what can you do to promise us we won’t be poisoned, for instance. Which, for Hillary, meant swearing to get rid of every last bit of lead in the country in five years time.

Just minutes after the Democratic debate began in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday, the Associated Press called the Democratic presidential caucuses in Maine for Bernie Sanders. Sanders has won eight states thus far in the race for the Democratic nomination.

“Even the political novices are political insiders; it shows how many would-be, wannabe politicians are here.”

On Sunday, a fuel tanker rigged with explosives detonated at a checkpoint south of Baghdad, Reuters reports, killing at least 60 people and wounding at least 70 more. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing.

On Thursday, Mitt Romney (unfortunately) made a speech condemning Donald Trump as a bully and a fraud. But as NBC’s Chuck Todd pointed out on Sunday, when accepting the real estate developer’s endorsement in 2012 Romney spoke glowingly of Trump’s character and business acumen.

As we noted yesterday, Kristin Cavallari recently attempted to count down from 10 and failed. On Wednesday, she began a 10-day countdown on Instagram in order to give away signed copies of her forthcoming book Balancing in Heels. “Doing 10 days of signed giveaways for #BalancingInHeels!” she wrote. “Like this picture…

Marco Rubio is on track to win Sunday’s Republican primary in Puerto Rico, leading with 74 percent of the vote.

Joe Biden, the most GIF-able VP we’ve ever had the privilege of knowing, put his patented shit-eating grin to good use at the Gridiron Dinner, a Washington, D.C. roast that gives politicians the opportunity to make each other cry under the pretense of “humor.” In the true spirit of an election year (AKA probably just…

Ted Cruz is concerned with many issues, foremost among them is not the size of Donald Trump’s tiny trump.

With the threat of a perhaps the worst presidential candidate in history actually getting elected looming, groups are doing everything they can to stop Donald Trump’s rise.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, who presumably had to work for years just for the right to be the first person to tweet it, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will announce his retirement tomorrow. What awaits Manning in the football afterlife? Coaching? Ownership? Broadcasting? Diplomatically answering questions…

Donald Trump wants Ted Cruz all to himself, probably in a closed-off room with no cameras and soft lighting.

Former first lady Nancy Reagan reportedly died of heart failure on Sunday at the age of 94.

Earl Wolff, a safety out of N.C. State who has played for the Eagles and the Jaguars, was the victim of an armed kidnapping on February 23. According to a report yesterday from the Fayetteville Observer, Wolff was visiting friends when armed men forced him into his car. Police are unsure how long he was held for, but…

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Sometimes parody is too real to be funny—too accurate and terrifying and nightmarish to make you laugh. This week’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open is just that: too, too real.