We love Cruz mocking, but wow this is lame. The Hill reports: Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) is going after presidential rival Ted Cruz in cartoon form. On Monday, Paul’s campaign released a cartoon video titled “Audit the Ted,” which features two characters, a man and a woman, discussing Paul’s recent bill to audit the Federal Reserve, which he called “Audit …

Man, 2016 has been hard on the entertainment world. TMZ reports: Glenn Frey, a founding member and guitarist of the Eagles, has died TMZ has learned. Frey had been battling intestinal issues for months and had surgery in November. We’re told in the last few days his condition took a turn for the worse. Glenn co-wrote and sang most of …

Donald Trump’s rally in New Hampshire was interrupted today by a squealing sound. Trump asked, “Was that a dog?” A supporter in the audience shouted, “It’s Hillary!” Trump threw his head back in laughter, “Uh oh! It’s Hillary? Ha, ha, only in New Hampshire! First it was screechy dog and then it was a very serious dog, right?” Watch below …

Via the Los Angeles Times: British lawmakers on Monday debated whether Donald Trump should be banned from Britain, after an online petition calling for him to be denied entry for making controversial anti-Muslim comments amassed more than 570,000 votes. “His words are not comical. His words are not funny. His words are poisonous,” said the Labor Party’s Tulip Siddiq. “They …

Director Michael Bay’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi turned in a middling-poor performance at the box office this weekend, finishing fourth with an estimated gross of $16M, less than half of the $35M brought in by the top grossing Ride Along 2. Movie sites are falling over each other today trying to figure out what went wrong, especially …

Via press release: In a press conference earlier today Governor Bullock celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day by noting that it is time to “recommit to King’s values of compassion and equity” by expanding protections for LGBT people in Montana. He also spoke to Montana’s private business owners, stating “while an executive order applies to state government only I encourage …

For all their disdain for Donald Trump, the RNC today did a rather Trumpian thing. Via Breitbart: The Republican National Committee (RNC) officially voted on Monday afternoon to sever its business relationship with NBC News for the previously-scheduled Feb. 26, 2016, GOP presidential primary debate, Breitbart News has learned. The Debate Committee for the RNC met via conference call and …

Entertainment Weekly reports: Cher is pitching in to help out Flint, Michigan, during the city’s ongoing water crisis. As part of a partnership with Icelandic Glacial, Cher is donating 181,440 bottles of water to Flint after the discovery of lead contamination in the city’s drinking water. According to a press release, the bottles will be shipped out on Monday and …

Seriously. This is a thing and it’s happening right now. On Martin Luther King Day. Watch below. Roanoke.com reports: Thousands of Liberty University students braving temperatures of 18 degrees filed in to the Vines Center on Monday morning on the first day of classes, wrapping around and through neighboring Demoss Hall. They assembled early for the long-awaited convocation appearance of …

Parliament’s debate on banning Donald Trump from entering the UK is due to begin at 11:30AM Eastern. Watch below. Most observers do not expect an actual vote, but the debate will certainly be entertaining. For his part, Trump has vowed to pull an alleged $1 billion in planned investments in Scotland should he be banned.

A committee of Russia’s lower national legislative chamber today rejected a bill that would have fined and/or jailed LGBT citizens for coming out. Radio Free Europe reports: The bill, initiated by lawmakers from the Communist Party, called for a fine of up to 5,000 rubles (about $65) for publicly expressing personal “nontraditional sexual orientation.” According to the draft bill, the …

The Hill reports: A Senate confirmation hearing for Eric Fanning, President Obama’s pick for Army secretary, is now scheduled for next week, months after he was nominated. Fanning stepped aside as acting Army secretary last week, after senators raised concerns that he was in the position without being yet confirmed. The confirmation hearing for Fanning, who would be the first …

In today’s top story on Breitbart, Linda Tripp claims that Bill Clinton has had thousands of affairs. Yes, thousands. Tripp also declares that she saved Monica Lewinsky’s life by coming forward. They write: In a rare interview, Linda Tripp, a pivotal figure in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, revealed on Sunday it was common knowledge while she worked in the West …

Via Politico: Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz have the greatest chances of winning the Iowa caucuses two weeks from Monday, new polling-based forecasts from FiveThirtyEight show. Cruz has a 51 percent chance of winning Iowa when national and state polls as well as endorsements are taken into account. In that forecast, Donald Trump trails Cruz with a 29 percent chance …

The first Democratic presidential debate of 2016 begins at 9PM Eastern from Charleston, South Carolina. NBC News will live-steam the event on their YouTube channel embedded below and their pre-debate coverage is already underway. Watch along with us. Unlike earlier Dem debates, expect sharp elbows tonight.

Seriously. CBS News reports: Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio talked about what was behind his decision to purchase a firearm on Christmas Eve, saying in an interview on “Face the Nation” that a gun is the “last line of defense” between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and his family. “I’m a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. …

Via Salon: Saturday Night Live was merciless in its mockery of the 6th Republican Debate that was on Fox Business News on Thursday. The cold opening of the show featured Fox moderators claiming that if at any point poll numbers dropped during the debate a loud gong would sound and they’d be pulled off stage. If only the real debates …

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton heads into the next Democratic presidential debate with a 25-point lead over Bernie Sanders, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The former secretary of State has the support of 59 percent of Democratic primary voters nationally, pollsters found, compared to 34 percent for the Vermont …

According to Patriarch Krill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, “honest people” become terrorists because they’re outraged about gay pride parades. Pink News has the quote: “What we are seeing now is this godless civilization is reaching maturity, in as much by through the will of the people, who proclaim it the highest of virtues but then wearing a …

When the gloves come off, they really come off. The Daily Beast reports: During on interview on “This Week,” Donald Trump upped the ante in his contentious relationship with Ted Cruz, calling him a “nasty guy,” and suggesting that he himself could take Cruz to court over his eligibility to be president. “Look, the truth is, he’s a nasty guy,” …