Justin Elliott's Blog, page 16

Obama gives Bahrain a pass on crackdown

The State Department declines to even send a representative to a hearing on human rights in the Gulf kingdom

Newt's daughter: He didn't dump my mom in the hospital

But that's not the way Gingrich's ex-wife tells the story

GOPer endorses Michelle Obama's fitness campaign

Will Men's Health cover boy Rep. Aaron Schock now become a target of the right wing?

Kushner to get honorary degree after Israel flap

City University of New York reverses decision to block an honor for Tony Kushner over his views on Israel

Anti-sharia measure under attack in the courts

The first-in-the-nation measure barring Islamic law in Oklahoma is the target of a brief by the ACLU

Inside the Donald Trump/Russell Simmons meeting

The hip-hop mogul, a rabbi, and two imams confront Donald Trump about Islamophobia

The next time Donald Trump tries to scam us ...

His latest fake campaign is in its death throes, but he'll be back. A guide to surviving the Donald's next PR stunt

Newt Gingrich's environmentalism problem

He hasn't announced his candidacy, but a right-wing group is already attacking Newt's record on climate change

The roots of Mitt Romney's healthcare nightmare

We talk to the man who helped Romney craft the law that may destroy his presidential ambitions

What if an Arab-American ran for president?

Actually ... it looks like it's about to happen. And he's a Republican!