Nancy Pelosi: Congress Is 'Rigged'.. White House Defends Verizon Phone Records Seizure.. GOP Rep. Calls Out Christie, Obama 'Bromance'

June 6, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Nancy Pelosi: Congress Is 'Rigged' The day after Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and an all-male panel of his colleagues advanced a bill to restrict abortion rights across the U.S., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Congress is "rigged" to suppress the interests of women and keep their voices out of the discussion. Continue reading... GOP Rep Hits Obama Over 'Bromance' White House Defends NSA Collection Of Phone Records Presented by HuffPost Politics Obama Administration Delivers Grim Message To Congress Michelle Obama Heckled By LGBT Protester Major Shakeup In Obama's Policy Team Congressional Approval Can't Get Much Lower GOP Politician: Yoga May Leave You Vulnerable To Satanic Possession Al Gore: NSA Phone Records Collecting 'Obscenely Outrageous' GOP Politician: Yoga May Leave You Vulnerable To Satanic Possession Republican Says Atheist Chaplains Would Call Fallen Soldiers 'Worm Food' Al Gore: NSA Phone Records Collecting 'Obscenely Outrageous' MARJORIE COHN Bradley Manning's Legal Duty to Expose War Crimes Bradley Manning fulfilled his legal duty to report war crimes. He complied with his legal duty to obey lawful orders but also his legal duty to disobey unlawful orders. Continue reading... ALAN DERSHOWITZ Samantha Power Will Wow Them at the United Nations Samantha Power will be respected for her intelligence, scholarship and independence. I am confident that she will represent us effectively, persuasively and morally at a time and place that requires her particular talents. Continue reading... DEAN BAKER Student Loans on the Cheap Is Senator Warren's plan the best way to help struggling students pay for the cost of higher education? Certainly not. But given the way Washington works, you take what you get, which means the plan deserves support. Continue reading... REP. GWEN MOORE Let's Put Victims First in Addressing Military Sexual Assault It pains me to think of how survivors of military sexual assault must feel as they witness this ongoing debate between Congress and military officials, which will affect their fate on a deeply personal level. We must be asking ourselves how we can support victims of these crimes. Continue reading... RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW Corporations Are Colonizing Us With Trade Deals - and Wall Street Wants In After 237 years we're becoming a colony again. Our nation's losing the right to self-determination it fought so hard to win. As is so often the case these days, this wholesale loss of our rights is being underwritten by corporate interests. And, as usual, it's being called "bipartisan." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003