Obama To Host First-Ever "White House Maker Faire" This Month
The Obama administration turns its hipster quotient up to 11. Stock photo of "hipsters." FotoimperiyA/FotoimperiyA WASHINGTON — President Obama will host scores of DIYers at the White House this month...
View ArticleThe U.S. Has Been Speaking To Hamas Through Back Channels For More Than Six...
U.S. officials and members of Hamas have been meeting in Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar, sources say. Senior Fatah and Hamas officials celebrate the new unity government. Suhaib Salem / Reuters / Reuters...
View ArticleSomeone Recorded Video Of President Obama Working Out
Hey, good for the president for working out on a trip. Also, what kind of jerk takes photos of people at the gym? Someone secretly taped the president of the United States while he was working out in...
View ArticleSupreme Court Denies Attempt To Stop Oregon Same-Sex Marriages
The National Organization for Marriage tried to get the Supreme Court to stop same-sex couples from marrying while it appeals a decision not allowing it to intervene in the case. The Supreme Court...
View ArticleRepublican Congressman Says It Doesn't Matter If Bowe Bergdahl's Health Was...
“I’m tired of this crap,” Rep. Aaron Schock says. View Video › Republican Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock had harsh words for the Obama administration over the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl deal, in an interview with...
View ArticleSenators Question Administration Officials In Closed Door Briefing On Bowe...
“I came out of there with more questions than I have answers,” said Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld arrives at a closed door briefing June...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe What A Republican Congressman Said About John Kerry
“As John Kerry threw his medals over the White House fence and turned his back on all of his Vietnam brothers and sisters, that’s what Bergdahl did.” View Video › California Republican Rep. Duncan...
View ArticleObama: Bergdahl "Not A Political Football"
The president says he makes “no apologies” for the way Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left Afghanistan. Pool photo by Drew Angerer/SIPA/Abaca Press / MCT WASHINGTON — President Obama dismissed criticism of his...
View ArticleCNN Segment Asks If An American POW's Return Is Comparable To "Homeland"
Homeland is a television show. View Video › CNN did a segment Thursday asking if the situation surrounding the capture and return of American prisoner-of-war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was similar to the hit...
View ArticleHarry Reid On Obama Administration Not Informing Congress Of POW Deal: "What...
“The whole deal, is it Friday or Saturday? What difference does it make? What difference does it make?” View Video › Democratic Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid said it doesn't matter when the...
View ArticleThe Funniest, Angriest Comments On The FCC's Proposed Net Neutrality Rule
“Do your goddamned job.” NSFW. mountaindweller/mountaindweller Comment submissions spiked after John Oliver mentioned the issue on his show. At the time of this post, there are more than 43,000...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Calls Thad Cochran A "Minion Of Slender Man"
“Are you saying that you know for a fact that Thad Cochran is not a minion of Slender Man?” Beck asked on a segment of his radio program on Wednesday. "What are your thoughts about Thad Cochran being...
View ArticleFormer Prison Officials Join Challenge Of Solitary Confinement For Death-Row...
A federal appeals court is considering Virginia’s automatic placement of death-row inmates in solitary confinement. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring AP Photo/Steve Helber, File Sussex I State...
View ArticleWikipedia Edits Appear To Tie Chris McDaniel Campaign To Break-In Conspirator
Twenty minutes after a campaign staffer got busted for fluffy edits on McDaniel’s page, one of the men arrested in the nursing home case appears to have created an account and started editing. Via...
View ArticleExclusive: HUD Official Apologizes For Tweets Critical Of Bergdahl's Unit
Brandon Friedman, a decorated war veteran and Obama administration official, called for caution before making judgements on Bowe Bergdahl. “I unfortunately used my own poor judgment in choosing...
View ArticleRichard Trumka Played A Role In New York Progressive Party's Deal With Cuomo
All the way to the top! Getty Images Before a deal was made to ensure New York's leading progressive party endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's reelection bid, negotiators were in touch with one of the top...
View ArticleTop White House Adviser Vigorously Defends Bergdahl Moves
John Podesta tells reporters the Rose Garden ceremony was the right move and keeping Congress in the dark was a necessity. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON — Senior White House adviser...
View ArticleHow 21 Newspaper Front Pages Covered The D-Day Invasion 70 Years Ago
Friday marked the 70th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. Here’s how local newspapers covered the invasion at the time. Google News Archive Google News Archive Google News Archive Google...
View ArticleRepublican Congressional Candidate Sends Provocative Tweet About Bergdahl Deal
Phil Berger is running for North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. The tweet was in reference Michelle Obama's tweet and Instagram post in which she joined the campaign "#BringBackOurGirls", for...
View ArticleThe CIA Just Joined All Your Favorite Social Networks
But they’re already following you. Via cia.gov This week, the CIA expanded its social media presence with the launch of official social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on Twitter...
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