The White House announced this morning that after days of complaint and controversy, First Lady Michelle Obama has removed a tiny ornament from the White House Christmas tree depicting Santa Claus as a black man, replacing it with a small candy cane instead. The ornament, which … Full story
On Saturday, 85-year old US veteran of the Korean War Merrill Newman was allegedly freed by North Korea, after he was recently captured while attempting to visit the country. North Korea claims they released Newman from custody after he apologized for his so-called crimes, also … Full story
President Barack Obama’s uncle, Onyango “Omar” Obama, is now temporarily living at the White House, according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, who confirmed the story for the press early Saturday. Carney says Omar Obama arrived at the White House Friday afternoon with three … Full story
On Friday, President Barack Obama ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to stage what the White House is calling “an emergency military intervention” into the African nation of Ghana, claiming the United States has “significant and undeniable evidence” that Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has ordered … Full story
Deer-hunting season is officially open, and thrilled hunters everywhere are packing heat. But things are not all warm and fuzzy for the residents of the North Pole. In the excitement of the season, seasoned hunter Ronald Joseph has accidentally shot and wounded Rudolph, the Red … Full story
A flash poll conducted Thursday evening by PTP, Politico, and the AP shows that the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” has had an astonishing 28% bump in support in the past eight hours, following news that embattled crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford came out against Obamacare … Full story
On Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner urged the Republican Party to be more accepting of gays and women, and insisted that the GOP should support candidates that are gay or female better, saying that “some of our members just aren’t as sensitive as they ought to … Full story
On Tuesday, The Raw Story revealed that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s reelection campaign team sent out an email to supporters urging them to forego buying Christmas gifts for their families, and to donate money to their cause instead. And just when you thought Walker’s fundraising efforts … Full story
Non-white people all over the United States breathed a sigh of relief this week after reading about the end of the scourge of racism. The news was delivered via a tweet from the Republican National Committee (RNC) thanking Rosa Parks for her work in “ending racism.” … Full story
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the floor to mount his second old-school filibuster of his first term. Paul had just seen this week’s 60 Minutes and was disturbed by what he saw. No, not the shoddy journalism that the once-revered show has come to be … Full story
Dozens of Washington DC residents and nine DC Metro police officers were injured Tuesday evening, and more than $9 million worth of damage was caused, after the Capitol tree lighting ceremony in the nation’s capital became the scene of a large riot shortly after 5 pm. … Full story
House Speaker John Boehner has been especially weepy these past few days. On Sunday, Boehner cried during a 60 Minutes segment in which he was asked if he ever takes working on Capitol Hill for granted; for some strange reason, that made his eyes water … Full story
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos revealed on 60 Minutes Sunday that his company is looking at using unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as UAV’s or “drones,” to deliver packages to online shoppers, through a service they’re calling “Amazon Prime Air.” Bezos said he hopes to see … Full story
Vice President Joe Biden may soon be resigning from his post amidst a huge scandal that erupted Monday morning, wherein Biden accidentally showed two full minutes of rather strange pornography to three minors during a press meet in which he was trying to showcase how easy … Full story
The country was devastated to learn that Fast and Furious star Paul Walker was killed over the weekend in an ironic car accident. The actor was a passenger in a non-famous friend’s Porsche that crashed following a charity event in Los Angeles. Fans from across the globe gathered … Full story
On Sunday, the White House revealed that the Obamacare website, healthcare.gov, now works as intended for a “majority of Americans,” and is now capable of handling as many as 800,000 customers per day. But some conservatives took the opportunity to log onto the site today … Full story
President Barack Obama held a brief press conference on Sunday, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been sending the White House Hanukkah gifts each day, to show that Israel isn’t holding a grudge over the United States’ recent deal with Iran. But while … Full story
This year, Hanukkah is upon us during the festive time of Thanksgiving, dubbing the holiday “Thanksgivukkah.” This is an event that won’t be seen for another 70,000 years. But this merger of the holidays has a few people in an uproar. “I think it’s irresponsible … Full story
Recently, Arsalan Iftikhar found a defaced Gap poster featuring Sikh actor & model, Waris Ahulwalia, as part of Gap’s “Make Love” campaign. The anonymous bigot replaced the word “Love” with “Bomb” and added “Stop Driving Taxis.” This has the Sikh, Indian, Muslim, and various other … Full story
The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear arguments in the “Hobby Lobby v. its Female Employees” case this week. The lawsuit challenges the law’s requirement that businesses offer contraception to its female employees. Hobby Lobby’s owner, David Green, has said the lawsuit was … Full story
The White House was quite the festive place last night, as President Obama broke out the bubbly when Anne Kaepernick, from Franklin Square, Long Island, was the 10th person to successfully complete an application for health insurance on healthcare.gov. Word reached the Oval Office at … Full story
Emails obtained by Pardon the Pundit show that not only did the Obama Administration know about the problems with the HealthCare.gov website in advance, but it actively sought an agreement with Iran to cover it up. Six months ago, after President Obama was briefed on potential problems … Full story
Former President John F. Kennedy’s spirit was contacted over the weekend via séance, and he was pretty upset about all the recent coverage of his death. It seems heaven just upgraded its DirecTV package, and they now get all the news channels, which had been previously reserved … Full story
The world gasped when President Barack Obama pardoned a highly controversial turkey on Wednesday, but Friday morning, it was revealed that said turkey was actually involved in a top-secret government operation that has resulted in the capture of nearly a dozen senior-level Al Qaeda operatives, … Full story
President Obama cannot catch a break. Last month it was his signature piece of legislation. This month, it’s winter storm Boreas. The storm, which wrecked havoc throughout the west, hit the East Coast and South just in time to disrupt travel plans for millions of people. Chairman … Full story
For most of us, Thanksgiving dinner is already working its way through our digestive tracts, and soon, it’ll be time to button our pants back up, strap on a football helmet, get that old hockey stick out of the garage, and head out to malls and … Full story
According to a special report aired on Fox News Wednesday evening, turkey won’t be the main course for the First Family on Thanksgiving… that honor belongs to ham. The First Family has allegedly asked White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford to prepare two “Thanksgiving hams” … Full story
Today, millions of Americans will sit down with “loved ones,” eat as much as we possibly can, and then retire to our living rooms to watch football and release all the pent-up emotions we have been saving up since last year in a fury of yelling … Full story
Pentagon officials announced on Wednesday that after having received requests from 44 States and nearly 12,000 businesses around the nation, the United States Army, Marines, and Air Force, with logistical support from the Navy, will be deploying all across the country on Friday, to help manage … Full story
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama pulled what many are calling his most controversial move to date, after he pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey with known, established links to global terrorist outfit Al Qaeda. The turkey in question is Mohammed al-Gobble el-Gobble, a Turkish Al Qaeda leader who … Full story
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, former President George W. Bush was spotted by several shoppers in a Dallas mall, apparently painting the scenes on canvas for several hours before packing up his supplies and leaving. Dozens of shoppers and mall employees said the … Full story
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was turning heads early Tuesday evening when he appeared for an interview on CNN wearing… well… almost nothing… after it was revealed on Monday that Cuomo has been chosen by People Magazine as one of the “Sexiest Men Alive.” Cuomo showed … Full story
According to DreamWorks CEO and Obama supporter Jeffrey Katzenberg, President Barack Obama and several White House senior staffers held a meeting earlier today with Katzenberg and DreamWorks’ project development managerial team, to pitch a concept and a “loose skeletal script” for an animated film that the … Full story
Sunday evening, President Barack Obama said that House Republicans have been an “impediment” to governing, noting that he believes they’re “more focused on positioning themselves for the next election.” And on Monday and Tuesday morning, the GOP responded to the mocking comment with some pretty … Full story
!!!SPOILER ALERT!!! This article will reveal two major television character deaths from Sunday evening! Do not read this if you haven’t seen the latest Boardwalk Empire and/ or Family Guy! HBO and Fox Entertainment stunned viewers Sunday evening, after killing major characters on both HBO’s … Full story
Congressmen Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Pete Gallego (D-TX), and Robert Hurt (R-VA) were arrested Monday afternoon by US Capitol Police, after allegedly playing a violent round of “the knockout game” on Capitol Hill, during which one congressman and three hill staffers were injured, two of them being hospitalized. … Full story
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama is scheduled to follow a long-standing tradition of pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey. But each year, Obama seems to choose some rather controversial birds to free, and in 2013, some are saying the list of turkeys is the most controversial yet. … Full story
On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced from the White House a new deal with Iran, which relaxes trade sanctions in exchange for the suspension of Iran’s nuclear program for six months. But today, the UN Security Council revealed that Iran is using the billions of … Full story
Capitol Hill was rocked this week after Congressional staffers walked in on budget negotiations between Senator Patty Murray (D) and Congressman Paul Ryan, only to find them wearing far fewer clothes than when their meeting began some hours earlier. The two lawmakers have been meeting … Full story
A shocking new PTP/ PPP/ Politico poll released Saturday shows that a staggering 76% of Americans hoped that the ”nuclear option” to stop congressional obstructionism actually involved some sort of physical explosion on or near Capitol Hill. Of the 26,000 respondents polled nationally, 76% said they … Full story