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    Amanda Terkel

    Amanda Terkel

    Washington Bureau Chief, HuffPost

  • Kirstjen Nielsen On Child Separations: 'I Don't Regret Enforcing The Law'

    The Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit hosted a session with Nielsen, despite heavy pressure from activists to rescind the invitation.

  • County Official Rants About A 'Queer' Running For President, Loss Of White Men's Rights

    “I’m not prejudiced, but by golly, a white male in this country has very few rights and they’re getting took more every day.”

  • Singer Brandi Carlile Pulls Out Of Women's Summit Because Of Kirstjen Nielsen

    Carlile is the third person to say she won't appear at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.

  • Hillary Clinton Drops Out Of Women's Summit Featuring Kirstjen Nielsen

    Clinton is the second person to back out of the event amid activist anger that Trump's former homeland security secretary will be speaking.

  • Filmmaker Pulls Out Of Women's Conference Because Kirstjen Nielsen Will Be Speaking

    Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit "should not be giving Kirstjen Nielsen a platform to rehabilitate her image," says dream hampton.

  • Rich And Famous Kids Of Rich And Famous Politicians Are Appalled By Hunter Biden

    Nepotism! Well, I never.

  • People Get Fired From Their Jobs Without Being 'Fired' All The Time

    Yes, this sort of discrimination happened in the 1970s, when Elizabeth Warren was a teacher. But it still happens today.

  • Donald Trump's Campaign Works To Quash Dissent At The 2020 GOP Convention

    Campaign officials said they want the convention to be a four-day TV commercial for the president.

  • Joe Lieberman's Son Is Running For Senate In Georgia

    Lieberman is the first Democrat to jump into the race for the open seat in the state.

  • The Troubling Way So Many Women Get Elected

    The dream of electing the first female president is one of Hillary Clinton's most powerful selling points. At the same time, Americans say they're tired of famous families dominating the political system, and Clinton continues to battle charges that she's not fresh and new enough because she's part of a political dynasty started by her husband, former President Bill Clinton. "We are beginning to have a climate where it's comfortable to ask a woman to run," said Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.), who succeeded her husband in Congress in 1998.

  • Lawmaker Wants To Make Federal Laws Gender Neutral To Reflect Marriage Equality

    Lois Capps (D-Calif. introduced a bill Wednesday to make federal laws that reference marriage gender neutral, now that the Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. "We need to have our values reflected in our laws," she said, adding, "This is a piece of what we have to do to readjust the way everything is framed."

  • Lawmakers Ready Bill To Make Obama's Free Community College Plan A Reality

    Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) will introduce legislation Wednesday to make community college free for low-income students, fulfilling a promise made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address this year. "Tennessee, a state with Republican leadership, and Chicago, a city with Democratic leadership, are showing that free community college is possible.

  • Scott Walker's Sons Disappointed With His Comments On Marriage Equality

    The sons of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) were disappointed with their father's criticism of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on marriage equality, exemplifying the generational divide within the Republican Party on gay rights. "I believe this Supreme Court decision is a grave mistake," Walker said on June 26, when the Supreme Court struck down state bans on same-sex marriage. That response didn't sit well with his two sons, Matt and Alex, who are taking time off from college to help their father with his upcoming presidential campaign.

  • Behind The Scenes Of Hillary Clinton's Push For LGBT Rights At The State Department

    In May 2009, just months into her new position as secretary of State, Hillary Clinton took a major step toward changing the way the agency treats its employees: She announced that gay diplomats would receive benefits similar to those received by their heterosexual counterparts, which they had previously been denied. Over her next four years at the State Department, Clinton continued to push for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality both in Foggy Bottom and around the world. "I think the emails speak for themselves -- they show someone deeply committed to preventing human rights abuse of LGBT people on the global stage," said Richard Socarides, who served as President Bill Clinton's top adviser on LGBT issues.

  • Arkansas County Clerk Resigns So She Doesn't Have To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

    A county clerk in Arkansas intends to resign from her position because she doesn't believe in issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Cleburne County Clerk Dana Guffey said Monday that she intends to step down June 30, according to ArkansasOnline, because she has a moral objection to same-sex marriage. The Huffington Post repeatedly tried to contact Guffey, but the line for her office was busy.

  • American Civilization Is Still Standing, Despite Predictions Of Marriage Equality Opponents

    On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, making many social conservatives' worst fears a reality. People like GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) predicted nothing less than the fall of civilization if loving same-sex couples were able to get married. Below are some of the predictions -- and whether they came true.

  • Watch What It Was Like To Be At The Supreme Court For Marriage Equality Ruling

    No one knew if the big marriage equality decision would be coming out of the Supreme Court on Friday morning, but hundreds of people showed up anyway, just in case. "How can you not be here for this?" exclaimed Virginia resident Carmen Guzman, who has been showing up in front of the court with her wife, Ikeita Cantu, for weeks in anticipation of the historic ruling. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro-marriage equality, with people carrying LOVE balloons, holding signs and nervously checking their phones every few minutes to make sure they didn't miss 10 a.m., when the Supreme Court would be issuing its decisions.

  • Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that it is legal for all Americans, no matter their gender or sexual orientation, to marry the people they love. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia already recognize marriage equality. The justices found that, under the 14th Amendment, states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize same-sex unions that have been legally performed in other states.

  • Paul LePage Jokes About Shooting Newspaper Cartoonist

    Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said Wednesday that he'd like to shoot the cartoonist for the Bangor Daily News, a joke that fell flat in light of the January shooting that killed five Charlie Hebdo cartoonists in France. LePage made his comments about cartoonist George Danby on Wednesday in front of a group of teenagers attending Dirigo Boys State, a youth leadership program held in Waterville, Maine. Danby's son, Nick, was in attendance and asked the governor a question.

  • The United States Capitol Is Basically A Confederate Statue Bazaar

    As tributes to the Confederacy fall in the wake of the Charleston shooting -- 150 years after the actual fall of the Confederacy -- the legacy lives on in the hallowed halls of the United States Capitol. Just steps away from a statue of civil rights hero Rosa Parks stands the statue of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, who served as vice president of the Confederacy. The statue describes him as "STATESMAN - AUTHOR - PATRIOT."