Democratic Congressman Used An iPad To Answer A Debate Question
“Congressman, are you googling during this debate?” During a televised debate Friday, New York Rep. Charlie Rangel, a 22-term incumbent, whipped out his iPad to look up his Congressional voting record...
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Outside Group Uses D-Day To Raise Money For New York Republican Governor...
“Rob4NY” is fundraising Friday in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, in a campaign called “D-Day Money Bomb.” The group is not affiliated with the campaign. "Together we can...
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Mercedes Workers In Alabama Are Going To Be Stuck With UAW
“We try to keep the unions from having a hobby,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says. Mercedes-BenzMCT Frustrated workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama have said they want the United Auto Workers...
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Anthony Weiner To Write Hockey Column For Business Insider
“I want to prove I can write about right-wingers without insulting anybody,” Weiner told BuzzFeed. The art that's slated to run with Weiner's pieces. Mike Nudelman / Via Business Insider Former New...
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Ban On Same-Sex Couples' Marriages
The judge held off on issuing an injunction stopping enforcement of the ban until at least June 16. [ Update: Some counties, however, are marrying couples immediately. ] WASHINGTON — A federal judge...
View Article6 "Throwback Thursdays" You Won't See On The CIA's New Social Media Accounts
Social media can be fun! 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 @CIA and on...
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Bobby Jindal: Obama Has Adopted "Catch-And-Release Policy Toward Terrorists"
The Louisiana governor excoriates Obama over Bergdahl case. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Mike Theiler / Reuters COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a fiery and well-received speech to Republicans here Friday evening,...
View ArticleMiss Louisiana Slams Obama Administration For Bergdahl Swap
“I do not think we should subject ourselves.” Miss Louisiana apparently disagrees with the Obama administration's trading of five Taliban prisoners for American prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl. At the...
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Wisconsin Officials Ask Federal Appeals Court To Stop Same-Sex Marriages...
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asks 7th Circuit to “enter an order immediately staying” part of Friday’s marriage ruling. [ Update: Trial judge denies emergency stay request, but also says...
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Republican Senate Candidate's Husband Called Hillary Clinton "A Hag" On Facebook
“Truly,” the husband of Iowa state Senator Joni Ernst noted. WASHINGTON — Last year, the husband of Iowa Republican state Sen. Joni Ernst, her party's nominee for Senate made his opinion known about...
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Publisher: Hillary Clinton Won't Collect Data From Book Site
“It belongs to us. It is absolutely unambiguous.” Samantha Sais / Reuters Simon & Schuster said Monday that Hillary Clinton would "unequivocally" not have access to personal data the publishing...
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Teacher Union President: The Right Is Not Going To Be Won Over On Common Core
But American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says the emphasis on testing is damaging Common Core’s reputation elsewhere. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of...
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Why The CIA Is Verified On Facebook Now
Federal government cuts deal with Facebook to get agencies the coveted blue Verified checkmark. U.S. Government / Via digitalgov.gov WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Central Intelligence Agency scored a PR...
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The Republican Party Just Got Burned On Twitter
(By the Democrats.) "We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt," Clinton told ABC's Diane Sawyer. "We had no money when we got there, and we struggled to, you know, piece...
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Exclusive: Immigrant Minors Alleged Mistreatment By U.S. Border Officials
Documents obtained by BuzzFeed contain allegations that immigration officials physically mistreated or threatened some unaccompanied minors caught crossing the border. The reports do not say if the...
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How The Worst Political State In The Country Ruined The Republican Party's...
Nikki Haley was once seen as the GOP’s brightest rising star — then she got sucked into her home state’s notorious political cesspool. Can she escape before 2016? Chris Ritter DILLON, S.C. — On a...
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Top House Democrat: It Would Have Been "Wise" To Notify Congress Of Bergdahl...
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer argued it wasn’t a violation of the law to not tell Congress the Bergdahl prisoner swap was in the works, but it would have been a good idea to do so. Steny Hoyer Alex Wong /...
View ArticleTony Perkins On Bergdahl: "In Wartime Deserters Are Shot"
“Especially those that go over to the other side and share information.” View Video › Speaking on his radio program Tuesday, president of the Family Research Council Tony Perkins suggested execution...
View ArticleDemocratic Congresswoman Says The Taliban Are Not "Terrorists"
In response to remarks made by House Speaker John Boehner today, Representative Jackie Speier challenged the label he placed on the Taliban. “To say they are terrorists, at this point, is not...
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The House Voted Twice On A Veterans Affairs Bill Just So People Could Be On...
Veterans Affairs Committee chair Jeff Miller missed the first vote. In light of the recent VA scandal — where patients have been experiencing extraordinary wait times and some may have even died — the...
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