Social media is filled with posts about how people are willing to spend a substantial amount of money, or their recent $1400 check, to fulfill their wildest requests. Here's a thoughtfully curated list of some of our favorite ways to spend your $1400 stimulus check.

Unfortunately, we live in a country that cares more about our right to bear arms than to properly educate our children. I mean, look who we have in charge of Education at the White House: At least we have the tools now to teach ourselves and our kids the things that make them a valuable […]

Congress needed to pass a budget resolution by the end of Friday to fund the government, however, Democrats and Republicans can’t come to an agreement on the bill – more specifically on immigration measures. The conundrum is that Republicans are blaming the Democrats, because in order for Congress to pass the funding bill, they’ll need […]

UPDATE 11:15 A.M. EST: Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced via Twitter that the city will be lifting its curfew, effective immediately. Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew. I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience. — Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@MayorSRB) May 3, 2015 My goal has always been to not […]

Joining the St. Louis Rams in their Sunday protest to stand in solidarity with demonstrators in Ferguson, Mo., members of Congress took to the House floor to broadcast their “Hands Up!” gesture and speak out against police violence. The four individuals, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, raised their hands, palms out, to show the […]

So this is happening. The U.S. Army has OK’d the use of the word “Negro” to describe black or African-American personnel, according to a newly published regulation obtained by CNN. The Army confirmed the language is contained in the October 22 “Army Command Policy,” known as regulation AR 600-20. The regulation is periodically updated but […]

Justin Bieber just can’t stay out of trouble. The 20-year-old was detained at LAX on Thursday after trying to re-enter the United States following a trip to Asia. The Canadian-born pop star spent four hours being questioned by immigration officials before he was released and told he could leave the airport. Justin and his team […]

A U.S. air strike killed 15 people on their way to a wedding in Yemen after the party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy. Five others were injured in the attack, according to local security officials. “An air strike missed its target and hit a wedding car convoy, ten people were killed immediately and another […]

Yesterday when Miriam Carey rammed her vehicle into a White House barrier, Capitol police quickly responded, sparking a high-speed chase that ended in gunfire and a car crash. An officer who was injured in that car crash sustained non-life threatening injuries and today, we’re getting a closer look at the insane aftermath of that crash. […]

The Government is shut down. Our elected officials in Congress decided it was better to bring the system to a halt than to pass a budget to fund the government. The decision Congress made has us questioning their ability to do their jobs. At this point, we’d much rather replace Rep John Boehner with Rep […]

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For the first time in seventeen years, the United States government has shut down...

The House Republicans have been approved the legislation to give Obamacare a one-year delay, which could lead to the country going into a government shut-down in a few days. According to the Associated Press, Senate Democrats worked to try and reject the vote, while the White House has vowed for a veto on the action. […]