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Jeb Bush suggests he would back mandatory backdoors in encryption if elected president

Bush would order data access given legal authority.

On Jan 15, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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GOP candidates battle over surveillance, encryption in fourth debate

Congress recently reformed NSA spying, and Tuesday's GOP debate turned into a referendum on that vote.

On Dec 16, 2015 by Eric Geller

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The Internet picked an unlikely winner of Tuesday’s GOP debate

Everybody's tweeting, but not about Trump

On Nov 11, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

Marco Rubio's NRA Connections Criticized Following Florida Shooting

The Internet is wrong about CNBC’s controversial Republican debate

It was the best one yet.

On Oct 29, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter

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Ted Cruz trashes media bias in GOP debate, and the crowds go wild

He scored on every metric.

On Oct 29, 2015 by Andrew Couts

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Fact-checking the third Republican presidential debate

Some of these candidates are stretching the truth.

On Oct 29, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A cynic’s guide to the third Republican presidential debate

This debate will be shorter, the candidates will have more elbow room and there’ll be more canned speeches.

On Oct 27, 2015 by Amrita Khalid

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Politicians are taking over late night TV—and here’s why that’s bad for everyone

Dear Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert: Leave Donald Trump alone.

On Sep 24, 2015 by Chris Tognotti

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The one thing everyone missed about the Kim Davis ‘religious freedom’ controversy

This isn't just a Republican problem.

On Sep 22, 2015 by [email protected]

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Bernie Sanders tops Hillary Clinton by 9 in New Hampshire, gains in Iowa

Donald Trump isn't doing too shabby either.

On Sep 6, 2015 by Andrew Couts

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Here’s the ‘outsider’ candidate Donald Trump voters should really be supporting

Donald Trump isn't the maverick you're looking for. That man is Bernie Sanders.

On Aug 11, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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John Kasich doesn’t hate gay people—but he doesn’t deserve a cookie for it

Being accepting of LGBT people isn't praiseworthy. It's being a decent human being.

On Aug 10, 2015 by Skylar Baker-Jordan

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The hottest looks from last night’s GOP debate

Who needs to talk education reform when you're looking fly?

On Aug 7, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

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Donald Trump is the GOP’s new normal

Donald Trump is an anti-immigrant loudmouth—but he's in good company.

On Aug 7, 2015 by Chris Tognotti

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People betting on the 2016 election think Fiorina won and Trump lost at the GOP debates

Don't trust the polls. Trust capitalism.

On Aug 7, 2015 by Aaron Sankin