Mitch McConnell

This week saw a new high-water mark of professional-level weird in the Senate Republicans’ attempts to repeal Obamacare and replace it was a set of tax cuts, paid for by kicking 14 million people off Medicaid.

Some of Republican senators' discomfort with voting for their health bill is due to groups of frantic activists who have been pummeling the Senate phone lines, showing up at Senate offices, and even staging a “People’s Filibuster” by rallying on the steps of the Capitol. All of them are begging their elected officials to represent the interests of the sick and the poor, not just the rich and powerful.

Does the Senate health care bill suck? Yes. But because I hate to wallow in bad news, here’s something in the world of health and bodies that is a positive development: teens are more apt to use contraception now than in the past.

Buckle up folks, the Senate Democrats just announced they have enough members opposing confirmation of

Tea Party darling Matt Bevin has learned the hard way that it's not always best to cater to your state's lowest common denominator. Mitch McConnell for the win?

The GOP's rebuke of the Paycheck Fairness Act has once again raised questions about the party's battle against female rights. Sadly, it seems, GOP ladies are also on board in the fight.

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