Via Rolling Stone: As promised, Bernie Sanders made an appearance on the Larry David-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. However, instead of the Democratic hopeful simply acting as himself alongside David’s perfect impression of the Vermont senator, Sanders was pulled into a sketch that highlighted his views on democratic socialism and the 1-percent. The sketch opens up with David and …

The final GOP debate before the New Hampshire primary begins shortly. ABC News is live-streaming the debate and you local cable provider login may be required in some areas. A bootleg live stream from YouTube is embedded below. Watch along with us as the newly resurgent Marco Rubio bears the brunt of the attacks from his rivals.

Via Rolling Stone: The day before Beyoncé takes the stage during the Coldplay-headlined Super Bowl 50 halftime show, the singer dropped her surprise new single “Formation,” her first new song since her Beyoncé: Platinum Edition was released in November 2014. “Formation” is available to stream and download for free exclusively through Tidal. In addition to the new Mike Will Made …

Huge news today in New York state! From the HRC: Under Gov. Cuomo’s leadership, the New York State Department of Financial Services will issue regulations prohibiting insurance providers from covering conversion therapy on patients under the age of 18. The New York State Office of Mental Health will prohibit mental health providers from using conversion therapy on youth under the …

One day after releasing a campaign ad starring his brother, Jeb Bush has issued a 30-second spot in which his mother takes a swipe at Donald Trump. The ad was cut from a CBS interview done yesterday. Politico recaps: Former first lady Barbara Bush has some advice for Jeb Bush ahead of Saturday’s Republican debate: Man up. “He’s almost too …

Megyn Kelly’s war with Donald Trump has turned out rather nicely for her. From the New York Daily News: Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has landed a book deal and it’s reportedly worth a fortune. The anchor dared to truly question Donald Trump — not throwing the expected softballs — during the first GOP debate. It drew his ire and …

Fulton County, Georgia – whose county seat is Atlanta – has launched a no-cost PrEP clinic in collaboration with Gilead, the maker of Truvada. Matt Hennie reports at Project Q Atlanta: Fulton County health officials openly embraced PrEP for HIV prevention on Friday, launching a new clinic for the once-a-day pill to combat the virus among high-risk groups, including gay …

The Satanic Temple, which is actually a group of atheist activists and pranksters, has trolled the Phoenix City Council into ending its practice of opening their meeting with prayers. The Washington Post reports: For weeks now, Phoenix lawmakers have wrestled with the idea of allowing members of a Satanic group to give the invocation before an upcoming city meeting. Phoenix …

The 101 freeway will be closed in Los Angeles this weekend and Mayor Eric Garcetti used a local high school’s jazz band to accompany him in delivering a status report. Via the BBC: Garcetti recorded an R&B-style number, complete with music video, in an attempt to soften the news that the 101 freeway will shut for 40 hours. As factual …

TIME reports: Former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal became the latest Republican leader to endorse the presidential campaign of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, following Rubio’s better than expected finish in Iowa. “Marco can unify our party,” Jindal said on Fox News Friday. “I think he’s a principled conservative. I think he’s the right guy.” Jindal, who left office in January, was …

Via Business Insider: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R) major financial backers are finally rolling out an advertisement with perhaps the governor’s most prominent endorser. The Bush-allied super PAC, Right to Rise USA, released an advertisement Thursday that starred former President George W. Bush. As images of waving flags and fighter jets flashed across the screen, the former president touted …

The Trump campaign today declined to denounce robocalls being made by a white supremacists group on his behalf in New Hampshire, only saying that Trump has nothing to do with any outside Super PAC. CNN interviewed Jared Taylor, the spokesman of the group (which Tony Perkins infamously addressed in 2001) and they report: New Hampshire voters may be stunned to …

West Virginia state Sen. Robert Karnes has introduced a “religious freedom” bill that is so broad that even sites that regularly report on this nonsense have dropped jaws. Michael Stone writes: Sharia for Jesus: West Virginia bill would give Christians a “get out of jail free” card. A sweeping religious freedom bill promoted by Republicans in West Virginia would allow …

“Pray that God’s people across America will be salt and light and that they will pray, share their faith, and exercise their responsibility to vote as never before. May they follow the example of believers in Iowa, who turned out in massive numbers. May they vote in keeping with the Lord’s instruction to choose leaders who are 1) capable, 2) …

From the founder of Focus On The Family and the Family Research Council: “This is Dr. James Dobson. As private citizens, Shirley and I urge you to support of Ted Cruz for President. Other Republicans are worthy of consideration, but at this point it looks like a vote for anyone other than Ted Cruz is a vote for Donald Trump. …

From the AFA’s OneNewsNow: Josh McDowell says a new study shows the pervasiveness of pornography in the church and among Christians. The well-known evangelist and apologist commissioned the research by Barna Group. To his disappointment, the statistics proved what he had already feared – pornography has infiltrated the church, especially among young adults. “Of young adults 18-24 years old, 76 …

The infamous dildo-hating Oregon militant has been denied bail until the judge is convinced that he isn’t a potentially murderous flight risk. The Associated Press reports: U.S. Magistrate Eileen Willett explained her decision by saying Jon Eric Ritzheimer had weapons in his possession when he took part in the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Ritzheimer faces a charge of …

Tomorrow night Bernie Sanders will make a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live, hopefully to crash host Larry David’s dead-on impression. From the Washington Post: As of Friday morning, it was unclear what Sanders’s role on the long-running late-night comedy show would be. The person familiar with his plans spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither “Saturday Night Live” …

The same federal judge who last year struck down Nebraska’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage today issued a permanent injunction against the now moot law. The move was largely a formality but Judge Joseph Bataillon’s order comes after gay parents complained that the state had barred them from listing both their names on the birth certificates of their children.

TMZ reports: Josh Duggar just won a big victory against the porn star who claimed he roughed her up during a sexual encounter, because she just folded like a cheap suit and dropped her lawsuit. Danica Dillon promised never ever to refile the case against Josh. Now here’s what weird. In return Josh agreed not to file documents which proved …