White House: Cantor's Problem Was Cantor, Not Immigration
“Opposing nearly everything and supporting hardly anything is not just a bad governing strategy, it is not a very good political strategy either,” says Josh Earnest. Yuri Gripas / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
View ArticleRand Paul, Harry Reid Gain Momentum For Bipartisan Tax Holiday Legislation
The political odd couple’s proposal is picking up support, sources say, and supporters expect a Reid-Paul bill within two weeks. Lucas Jackson / Reuters / Reuters The Associated Press Legislation...
View ArticleVoting Rights Act Advocates Look For A Way Forward After Eric Cantor Loss
Eric Cantor was seen as the most important ally on the Hill for members looking to restore Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. “We can’t tell yet what it means.” Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner Astrid...
View ArticleTennessee Democratic Congressman Is Looking Everywhere For Hillary Clinton
“Does anyone have a good phone number” for the former secretary of state? Staff for Rep. Steve Cohen are asking every Democrat on Capitol Hill. Update: Cohen’s office says the email is...
View ArticleEric Cantor, Anomaly
Jewish Republicanism never amounted to much. But can anyone hold the Koch and Adelson wings of the party together now? Yuri Gripas / Reuters There has been a fair amount written in the past 24 hours...
View ArticleIntimidation Concerns Prompt Stay Of Execution In Missouri Death Row Case
John Winfield was scheduled to be executed on June 18. Concerns raised that state was allegedly intimidating a correctional officer into not supporting clemency. [ Update: Missouri Attorney General...
View ArticleThad Cochran Jokes He Used To Do "Indecent Things To Animals"
During a campaign speech . The incumbent senator joked that he would spend time as a kid “doing all sorts of indecent things with animals.” "It was an adventure to be out there in the country and to...
View ArticleWhen Obama And Romney Argued About Iraq And Russia
“You said that we should still have troops in Iraq to this day.” Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT Islamic insurgents have captured key cities in Iraq this week and threatened to capture Baghdad. The...
View Article10 Times NPR's Terry Gross Tries To Get Hillary Clinton To Explain When She...
“I’m pretty sure you didn’t answer my question about whether you evolved or it was the American public that changed.” Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary...
View ArticleIs Your Blood Pressure Higher Than President Obama's?
The president is in really good shape, according to an annual medical exam.
View ArticleAfrican Asylum Seekers Make Epic Trek Through Latin America To Reach The U.S.
But their fate hangs on wary courts. EL PASO, Texas — Amidu Fredrick Sinayor came to this quiet border town from his native Ghana, where he was persecuted for being gay. Abdi, from Somalia, came here...
View ArticleIn First Run For Office, Chris McDaniel Plagiarized Immigration Plan
Copy-and-paste. Chris McDaniel Facebook / Via Facebook: senatormcdaniel Rising Mississippi Republican Senate candidate Chris McDaniel appears to have plagiarized his immigration plan during his first...
View ArticleHookup App Tinder Gets Coveted Anthony Weiner Endorsement On Twitter
“Accidentally.” Here's the tweet by Vox reporter Matt Yglesias: The tweet is a link to the post on the website Vox about how dating app Tinder will allow "Moments" enabling users to have pictures...
View ArticleObama: "We Will Not Be Sending U.S. Combat Troops Back Into Iraq"
President says he’s “still weighing the options” about how America will assist the Iraqi regime, says solving the problem is “up to the Iraqis.” U.S. President Barack Obama makes comments on accepting...
View ArticleThad Cochran Gives Brutal Answer When Asked If He'll Debate Chris McDaniel
“I’m not running to be a member of the debate team….not to have some made-up hokey high-school-looking debate, when there is nothing to debate. View Video › Incumbent Republican Mississippi Sen. Thad...
View ArticleIraq Headlines, Then And Now
The more things change… Then: Washington Post, February 3, 2005. Now: Wall Street Journal, June 13, 2014. Then: Agence France Presse, November 14, 2005. Now: New York Times, June 13, 2014. View Entire...
View ArticleHow The Tea Partier Who Wants To Replace Eric Cantor Defines 'Bipartisanship'
Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador is a leader in the bipartisan movement to change the way mandatory minimum sentences work. Rep. Raul Labrador, right, and last year. AP Photo/Susan Walsh WASHINGTON — On...
View ArticleExclusive: Feds To Lift Ban On Federal Employee Insurance Coverage Of...
A change long sought by advocates. Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT WASHINGTON — The federal government is telling insurers Friday that they can now provide transgender people with coverage for...
View ArticleWhy Hasn't Michael Boggs Dropped Out?
Obama’s controversial judicial nominee has lost the Senate Democrats and doesn’t have a lot of Republican friends either. “I promise you he’ll be there until the very end,” says a supporter....
View ArticleExclusive: Progressive Ticket Will Challenge Andrew Cuomo And His Running...
Immigrant rights to be a central issue down ballot for Tim Wu. “I think I can beat Andrew Cuomo,” says Zephyr Teachout. Zephyr Teachout Tim Wu Zephyr Teachout, who failed in a surprisingly stiff...
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