Ann Coulter Wants You to Know She’s Still Trash
Ann Coulter has seen the recent uptick in blustery right-wing pundits who could place in Seabiscuit lookalike contests.…
Hall of Fame Quarterback John Elway Is Dropping Major Money on Republican Candidates
Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was a great football player.
Auntie Maxine's GOP Opponent to Speak With FBI After Tweeting Most Racist Fake Letter Ever
Although I have always believed there is no such thing as kinda pregnant, an intermediate Spades player or someone who…
Well This is Awkward: Black GOP Candidate Claims She Can Win Because People Don't Want to Vote for 'Old White Men'
The Republican Party, aka the party of old white men, has a new black firecracker with an interesting platform: Vote…
Trump Effect: Spokesman for GOP Senate Hopeful Called Memphis, New Orleans and Baltimore 'Shitholes'
Remember when Donald Trump referred to black countries as “shitholes” and then tried to lie and say he didn’t say it…
GOP Lawmaker Who Showed His Ass (Literally), and Screams the N-Word Claims He's Not a Racist
Georgia State Rep. Jason Spencer has been trash.
Meet the White Nationalist Most Likely to Take Over for Paul Ryan Now That Ryan Is Retiring
On Wednesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced that he would not be seeking re-election and would retire at…
Trump Claims Republicans Are Afraid of the NRA; Too Bad He Will Forget This Ever Happened in 3, 2 ...
President Donald Trump is batshit crazy, and one of the good things about being batshit crazy is that you don’t have…
Sen. Orrin Hatch Was Voted Into Congress the Same Year Atari 2600 Was Released; Now He’s Finally Set to Retire
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Senate Republican, is finally leaving Congress. He has announced that he…
The Biggest Losers of 2017
As the year comes to a close, The Root takes a look back at those who took an L. We aren’t talking the kind of loss you…
4 State Elections That Could Prove How Much Everybody Hates Black Voters
This election season could prove that “the resistance” is really all bullshit. On Tuesday, in states like Virginia,…
Some Republicans Say Donald Trump Might Not Seek Re-Election, and I Don’t Know if We Should Cry or Praise-Dance
In the past few days, two top Republican officials have insinuated that America might not get a sequel to this dumpster…
The Supreme Court Case That Could End Political Gerrymandering for Good
The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether Wisconsin’s legislative maps are so extremely partisan that they…
Ala. Voters Chose Between ‘Ku Klux and the Klan’ Tonight in GOP Primary and Got Roy Moore
On Tuesday night, Roy Moore won the Alabama GOP primary by trouncing his opponent, Luther Strange, in what may be a…
Another Bill Bites the Dust: Republicans Want to Replace and Repeal Obamacare So Bad, Except They Don’t Know WTF They’re Doing
Another month, another GOP heath care bill, and another complete waste of time.
Obama Tears Into ‘Aggravating’ Attempts by Republicans to Overhaul the Affordable Care Act
The one, true president, Barack Obama, had a lot to get off his chest on Wednesday while speaking in New York: He tore…
Help Me Find the Lie: DNC Leader Keith Ellison Calls GOP ‘the Party of Racism’
In today’s water-is-wet news, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)—arguably one of the realest to ever do it—told guests…
7 Whole Years and Still No Health Care Plan From the GOP
You can do a lot in seven years if you really work at it. The world has seen a seven-year war; cicadas come out of the…
Texas GOP Congressman: Hey, Sorry About Saying Bill Clinton Tried to Kill Loretta Lynch
U.S. Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) is proof that in the age of Donald Trump, Republicans will say anything, and by…
Meet the SC Woman Running the Craziest, Most Racist, Homophobic Political Campaign Ever
A South Carolina woman vying for an open seat in the House of Representatives has reignited the debate over the…