Comcast has officially called off its $45.2 billion deal with Time Warner, a deal that opponents argued would have created an unfair monopoly on the cable and broadband industry.

Update: Information provided to IVN suggests that there was confusion in the name of the PAC based on how it appears on the secretary of state's website, which alphabetizes names so that the candidate's name appears first. The article has been updated and corrected.

Obviously, no level of government in the United States can be labelled "undemocratic," but in the context of the expectations that Americans have for their representative governments, the situation in Virginia is somewhat concerning.

fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of the more noted attendees, casino owner Sheldon Adelson, may be leaning toward supporting one of the GOP aspirants.

We know polarization in Congress has only gotten worse over the years. It has gotten so bad that Congress can no longer be considered a functional government institution. When a bill passes, it is either bipartisan grandstanding, completely inconsequential, or protects the interests of sitting lawmakers rather than the American people.

Not a day goes by that Americans don’t use the Internet. We trust the Internet with our credit card information, to manage our stock options, to share highly sensitive information across international borders, to send personal photos and information to loved ones. We even relinquish the fate of our love lives into the hands of the Internet, relying on online algorithms to find us our soulmate. 

But voting? That's a different story.

House Bill 1354 was introduced in the Colorado Legislature in April by Democratic State Rep. Dominick Moreno. The bill could possibly open up the Centennial State's primary elections to 1.3 million registered unaffiliated voters.

The bill reads:

Religious Freedom Restoration Act" is being heralded as a bellwether for national opinion by some LGBT advocates.

Beyond that, however, the tricks and techniques they all suggest using to do right by America’s taxpayers vary widely — and not exclusively along party lines.

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general in a 56-43 vote. The confirmation is historic as Lynch will be the first African-American woman to serve as America's chief law enforcement official.

The Hill reported Thursday on how the senators voted and possibly why: