Firefighters From Around The Country Set To Make Their Case To Congress
After a day-long planning session at their annual legislative conference, hundreds of union firefighters will take their issues directly to the Hill. Pensions, grant money, Obamacare. IAFF WASHINGTON...
View ArticleRepublican Congressman: Impeach Eric Holder If Obama Doesn't Get Rid Of Him
“If the president doesn’t get rid of him, cause it will be a bipartisan aspect, let’s start the rattles of impeachment on Eric Holder.” View Video › Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar says it's time...
View ArticleObama Administration Pressed To Review U.S. Aid To Countries With Anti-LGBT Laws
“Such laws not only violate human rights, they endanger lives and undermine public health efforts,” members of the Congressional Black Caucus write in a letter to the administration. CBC Chair Rep....
View ArticleYet Another Clinton Group Materializes
Add HillaryPAC to the still growing list of groups dedicated to Hillary Clinton’s possible campaign. The PAC’s founder has ties to the infamous “D.C. Madam” case. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images...
View ArticleColorado Governor: No Economic Damage From Pot Legalization
Hickenlooper had worried about damage to Colorado’s image. Rick Wilking / Reuters DENVER — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper — who opposed the referendum that legalized marijuana in his state — said...
View ArticleNearly 200 Congressional Democrats Call On Obama To Issue LGBT Workers' Order
“[T]here is no reason you cannot immediately act by taking this important step,” the lawmakers write, asking Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from anti-LGBT bias. Kevin...
View ArticleRepublican, Democratic Support For Kicking Russia Out Of The G-8 Is Growing
Military assistance for Ukraine and further isolation for Putin are also on the table on Capitol Hill. “Russia has forfeited its right to sit at the world table with countries like the United States,...
View ArticleColorado Governor: Federal Deportation Program Doesn't Always Deport The...
“What we had hoped was that the people being deported were violent criminals, and that hasn’t always been the case,” Gov. John Hickenlooper says. Rick Wilking / Reuters / Reuters DENVER — Colorado...
View ArticleTennessee, Kentucky Officials File Notices To Appeal Marriage Recognition...
Two more cases about whether states must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples performed elsewhere will be considered by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. WASHINGTON — Tennessee and Kentucky...
View Article44 Facts About United States Presidents That Will Blow Your Mind
Common fact: They’re all weirdos. 1. George Washington grew large amounts of cannabis. 2. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson went to see William Shakespeare's home in 1786. They then ripped off a piece...
View ArticleObama Unveils His March Madness Bracket
“It’s been a while since I won my pool.” The president picked No. 4 seed Michigan State to win the national championship, he said on ESPN Wednesday morning. View Video › "I've got Michigan State going...
View ArticleMSNBC's Prime Time Ratings Take A Small Hit And CNN Doubles Theirs During...
The cable news ratings race during America’s obsession with missing Malaysian jetliner was won by Fox News, but CNN and MSNBC can claim victory as well. CNN: Thanks to the bold decision to cover the...
View ArticleDemocratic Senator: Debt Is Going To Make U.S. "Not A First-Tier Nation Anymore"
Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill was speaking in Kansas City as part of her “McCaskill on Main Street” tour on Wednesday. View Video › Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill railed against...
View ArticleGawker's Search For Philippe Reines' Emails Continues
Why can’t the State Department find emails between reporters and a spokesman? Gawker files an appeal after editor John Cook’s Freedom of Information Act request for Reines’ emails turned up nothing...
View ArticleSenate Will Try To Pass Unemployment Insurance Bill Despite Boehner's Opposition
“I look forward to passing this proposal out of the Senate next week, and stand ready to help the Speaker, as well as any organization or any individual necessary, in order to make this extension a...
View ArticleOklahoma Executions Delayed Because State Lacks Drugs To Kill Death Row Inmates
“[N]o confidence that the state will be able to procure the necessary drugs before the scheduled executions.” WASHINGTON — Following the state's admission that it was still trying to secure the...
View ArticleKentucky Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriages On Hold During Governor's Appeal
“It is best that these momentous changes occur upon full review, rather than risk premature implementation or confusing changes,” the trial court judge ruled. WASHINGTON — A federal judge put a hold...
View ArticleCNN Rules Out Black Holes In Missing MH370 Jet Mystery
Phew! CNN host Don Lemon seems totally content playing the conspiracy guy role during his network's ongoing saga of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, and on Wednesday night he casually asked...
View Article27 Things You Learn Jumping Out Of A Plane With Special Forces
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