Liveblogging Ted Cruz's Waking Nightmare

Welcome to day three of the Republican National Convention—otherwise known as Ted Cruz’s living nightmare. Friends, it’s going to be a beautiful night.
Liveblogging Tiffany Trump's First Brave Steps Into the Outside World
Welcome to evening two of the Republican National Convention, where Ben Carson will be sewing Chris Christie’s head onto Mike Pence’s body and Tiffany Trump is allowed the rare opportunity to be seen with the rest of her family as she delivers her very first campaign speech. We’ll be coming to you live from Cleveland…
We're Liveblogging the GOP Debate From a Ballroom Full of Republicans
Greetings from Conservative Political Action Conference, the nation’s premiere conservative meeting place for politicians hawking books and young Republicans looking to have a good time. What better place could there be from which to cover tonight’s GOP debate, live from Detroit? Ostensibly Detroit, but that’s a lot…
Gawker and Jezebel's Democratic Debate Liveblog: Bernie vs Hillary vs That Other Guy
The Communist Party of the U.S.A. is holding a debate tonight, pitting new nemeses Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders against one another as handsome man Martin O’Malley just sort of stands there and watches. We’re “liveblogging” the whole painful thing with our friends at Jezebel right here so you don’t have to watch.
Join Us for Donald Trump's MLK Day Speech at Liberty U
Tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m., man who has definitely read the Bible Donald Trump will be speaking at televangelist Jerry Falwell’s own, personal Christian Kingdom: Liberty University. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It’s going to be an absolute disaster. And we can’t wait.
Obama's Last Chance to Admit He's Muslim/State of the Union Liveblog
At 9 p.m., President Barack Hussein Obama will have his seventh and final chance to address the country about his Muslim roots in this year’s State of the Union address. Will the “non-traditional” speech consist entirely of interpretive dance? Is Kim Davis planning to streak? Will Obama reveal his Kenyan birth…
Hot in Cleveland: From the Pits of Hell, It's the GOP 2016 Liveblog
The first (real, non-consolation prize) GOP debate begins at 9 p.m. How long will Donald Trump last before security forcibly escorts him out? How many times will the angry white men utter the word “rape” for no apparent reason? How many groups of minority voters will be spectacularly and irrevocably alienated? And how…
The Gawker 2012 Election Night Liveblog
Tonight, on television: the season finale of American Politics. After millions of years of campaigning, human president Barack Obama and liquid-metal terminator Mitt Romney will meet on the Sacred Plains for the mythical and deadly Dance of Swords, the traditional choosing ceremony for our people. Who will win their…
Binders Full of Barbs: The Third Gawker 2012 Presidential Debate Liveblog
It's time for another presidential debate, but this one is different, because everyone will follow the rules and tell the truth. This is the foreign policy debate, which means we get to witness the Lucky Alien Sweepstakes, in which the two candidates' answers determine just which nation's people have won the right to…
Robot-Human Charisma Wars: The Second Gawker 2012 Presidential Debate Liveblog
For what seems like the second time in the last thirteen days, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will stride on stage tonight and pretend, for a few moments, to not be sickened by one another's presence. Can Obama "recover" from his "poor performance" in the last debate? Can Romney convince "swing voters" that he is "more…
One Nation Under Paul Ryan's Bicep: The Gawker 2012 Vice Presidential Debate Liveblog
The 2012 vice presidential debate begins at 9 p.m. How drunk will Joe Biden be? How drunk will we be? How many push-ups will Paul Ryan do? How many very direct analogies to pornography or guitar solos can an event like this inspire? Join us here for a liveblog with my esteemed colleague Drew Magary.
A Nation Zinged: The Gawker 2012 Presidential Debate Liveblog
The first debate of the 2012 general election season—the one that will fundamentally alter the direction of this race even though both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are terrible debaters who will lose to each other—is upon us. So settle in to your couch, open a beer, review your debate drinking game rules, and let Max…
DNC Day Two: A Very Special Liveblog
Greetings from the Democratic National Convention in horrible Charlotte, North Carolina, where your humble correspondents were just penned like dogs with a mass of humanity while waiting for fire marshals or some such to approve our entrance. Hamilton Nolan, myself, and SPECIAL GUEST AND GAWKER EMERITA Ana Marie Cox…
The Democratic National Convention: A Rain-Logged Liveblog
How do you like the view from the cheap seats? We are sitting next to the gentleman from the Daily Caller, which ought to give you a sense of where Gawker sits in the Democratic Party hierarchy. Hamilton Nolan and I are here at the Time Warner Cable Arena, watching history (in the form of pro forma theatrics)…
Live from Occupy Wall Street and the Radiohead Concert That's Not Happening
There is much confusion on the internet over whether or not Radiohead will be playing a "secret" show for the protesters in Lower Manhattan at 4pm. So we decided to check it out ourselves.
The Dancing with the Stars Season 13 Premiere Event
It's been a long, hard Dancing with the Stars-free summer, but tonight, a dozen new celebrity contenders will sashay across the ballroom floor for the judges' score (and our votes) as Season 13 gets officially underway. So why not watch and comment along with everyone else right here in this post!
