GOP Congressman: 16 To 18 Members Meeting To Oppose Boehner As Speaker
“I’ve already said I cannot vote in good conscience for John Boehner.” Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Republican North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones says he and a group of 16 to 18 Republicans plan to...
View ArticleAs Police Defend Themselves, White House Promises Policy Recommendations In 2015
The White House “Task Force on 21st Century Policing” was announced Thursday. It will make its recommendations to the president about how to fix America’s police forces by early March. A New York City...
View ArticleGOP Senator Wants To Host Re-Election Fundraiser At A Screening Of "The...
And he loves Team America. w.soundcloud.com Republican Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said he's "pretty disappointed" in Sony Pictures' decision to pull The Interview from theaters, adding that he wants...
View ArticleVenezuela Hires New Washington Lobbyists As Obama O.K.'s Sanctions
Hogan Lovells will lobby for a Venezuela that has been boxed out by coming sanctions and new U.S.-Cuba relations. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Enrique Marcarian / Reuters WASHINGTON — The...
View ArticleThis Former Anti-Castro Militant Is Ready To End The Embargo
A veteran of the hardline anti-Castro groups that carried out a campaign of assassinations and bombings in the 1980s believes ending the embargo will also bring down the Cuban regime. Ramon Saul...
View ArticleIs This Famous Person From Cuba?
Test your knowledge of famous Cubans with this timely quiz!
View ArticleRand Paul And Marco Rubio Are Fighting About Cuba
Troll. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Republican Senator Rand Paul is going after fellow Republican Senator Marco Rubio over his views on U.S.-Cuba relations. In a Facebook post and series of tweets, the...
View ArticleGOP Congressman: Dianne Feinstein "As Much A Traitor" To America As Edward...
“I think she’s as much a traitor to this country at this point as I thought about Edward Snowden and his release of information about other investigations and abilities from an intelligence stand...
View ArticleObama: Sony Made "A Mistake"
The president says Sony shouldn’t have killed The Interview. Larry Downing / Reuters President Obama criticized Sony for pulling The Interview at his end-of-year news conference Friday. "I think they...
View ArticleMiami Venezuelans Try To Succeed Where Their Cuban Allies Failed
From one day to the next, Obama ended Cuba’s decades-long isolation and signed sanctions against Venezuela’s president. Miami’s Venezuelans had to mourn even as they celebrated. People peer from their...
View ArticleSupreme Court Allows Florida Same-Sex Marriages To Proceed In January
A late Friday order from the Supreme Court means same-sex couples are expected to be able to marry beginning Jan. 6. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday evening denied...
View ArticleRubio: It's Unfortunate Rand Paul Has Adopted And Is Supporting Obama's...
“I think it’s unfortunate that Rand has decided to adopt Barack Obama’s foreign policy on this matter.” w.soundcloud.com Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio responded to a series of tweets and a...
View ArticleCongressman Peter King: It's Time For President Obama, The Media, NYC Mayor...
“It’s really time for our national leaders, the president, it’s time for the mayor of New York, and really for many in the media to stop the cop bashing, to stop this anti-police rhetoric,” King said...
View ArticleRand Paul Will Bring Up The Senate Debate Over Police Militarization Next Year
Staff for the Kentucky Senator tell BuzzFeed News Paul will reintroduce a bill aimed at ending the practice of sending lethal military hardware to local cops. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters WASHINGTON — A...
View ArticleSenate Democrats’ Top Fundraiser Hates Money In Politics
Can Sen. Jon Tester win back the Senate for Democrats while also staying true to his stand against big money in elections? CQ-Roll Call/Bill Clark WASHINGTON — The man who will lead fundraising for...
View ArticleReports: Michael Grimm Will Plead Guilty To Tax Evasion
Grimm easily won his reelection bid last month. WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm will plead guilty to tax evasion in court on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The news leaves Grimm's future in...
View ArticleJesse Jackson: Blaming NYPD Deaths On Sharpton, Obama "Wild And Irresponsible"
“We should not equate the acts of a sick man who did a sick thing with mass demonstrations for justice and for healing. Don’t make that equation.” NewsmaxTV / Via youtube.com In an interview with...
View ArticleJustices To Consider On Jan. 9 Whether To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases, Legal...
“The [Tennessee case plaintiffs’] petition will be considered at the Court’s January 9 conference, along with … petitions filed by the plaintiffs in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana,” an...
View ArticleFederal Judge Refuses To Keep Oklahoma Executions On Hold
Four inmates in Oklahoma are set to be executed in the first three months of 2015. The inmates’ lawyer says they will continue to fight to stop the scheduled executions. Handout / Reuters A federal...
View ArticleThe Draft Campaign Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Ask For But Hasn’t Killed
Michael Dwyer / AP Photo She has said it in newspapers and magazines. She has said it on the radio and on national television. She has said it at public events and book signings; in prepared...
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