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Obama, Congress Go Home Without Getting It Done
With no fiscal cliff deal, Obama encourages lawmakers to “cool off, drink some eggnog.” Image by Yuri Gripas / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional lawmakers are going home...
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Breitbart.com Star Dana Loesch Sues Site
Internal tensions erupt. Loesch seeks $75,000 and her walking papers in a federal lawsuit, below. Source: danaloesch.com The internal disputes roiling the website founded by the late conservative...
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New York City's Tabloids Take On The NRA
The Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post labels Wayne LaPierre a “GUN NUT” and “NRA loon” in the wake of his bizarre news conference Friday. The Daily News piles on. Last week, in the aftermath of the...
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John Kerry's Favorite New Employee
The other Kerry is a low-profile staffer at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. “Sometimes I forget that she's John Kerry's sister.” Senator John Kerry will have nearly 50,000 employees if he is confirmed as...
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Why John Boehner Will (Probably) Be Fine
After a crippling defeat at the hands of his own party, conservatives knives are out and pointed at his speakership. Five reasons Boehner is likely to hang on. Image by Win McNamee / Getty Images...
View ArticleNRA Leader Stands By Cops-In-Schools Proposal
“If it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our school to protect our children, then call me crazy.”
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Tearful President Obama Attends Daniel Inouye's Memorial Service
The noticeably emotional President attended the late Senator's funeral services in Hawaii on Sunday. Image by Larry Downing / Reuters Image by Hugh Gentry / Reuters Image by Hugh Gentry / Reuters...
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Hawaii Mourns The Loss Of U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye
Thousands of people came together in Hawaii — at the Hawaii State Capital on Saturday and at the Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific on Sunday — to say aloha to the Senator. The blowing of the...
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Senator Mike Crapo Apologizes For Drunk Driving Arrest
Holiday celebrations don't really begin until a politician is arrested and charged with DUI. Source: alexandriava.gov / via: bnowire.com Idaho Senator Mike Crapo was arrested Sunday morning in...
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40,000 People Sign White House Petition To Deport Piers Morgan
Gun rights activist send the message, “1st Amendment bad, 2nd Amendment good.” See the petition here.
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The Seven States (Or More) That Could See Marriage Equality In 2013
The Supreme Court is hearing cases about California's Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act this spring. Here are the states LGBT advocates want to move to the “marriage equality” column by...
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Chuck Hagel Loses Altitude
Critics say White House silence “telling.” Image by Nati Harnik, File / AP WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s chances of being Barack Obama’s Secretary of Defense are quickly dimming, as critics...
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Ben Affleck Ruins Christmas For Political Fans Who Want Him As A Senator
“I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office,” he wrote on Facebook. Ben Affleck speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on December 19, 2012 in...
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Michelle Obama Is Tracking Santa
The First Lady spent part of tonight answering calls from children calling in to the Official NORAD Santa Tracker. As part of the holiday-spirited photo-op, she told Anthony that Santa was in Italy;...
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What Lawmakers Tweeted On Their Christmas Vacation
Merry Twitmas to all. Source: pbs.twimg.com Source: yfrog.com View Entire List ›
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Michelle And Bo Obama Read "Twas The Night Before Christmas"
The reactions of the kids are priceless. Official White House video, released just last night, of the First Lady and First Dog reading the Christmas classic at the Children's National Medical Center...
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How Facebook Is Making Politics Safe For Sin
O, Crapo! Image by AP Senator Mike Crapo's arrest on drunk driving charges has all the hallmarks of a career ending error. It has crime — DUI in Virginia — and sin, by the tenets of his Mormon church....
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Obama To Return To Washington For Fiscal Cliff Talks
Hawaii vacation cut short. Image by Larry Downing / Reuters WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will cut short his family's Christmas vacation, flying back to Washington in time to arrive Thursday to...
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Senate OKs Warrantless Email Snooping
Language to end the practice was quietly dropped just before the holiday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Image by Yuri Gripas / Reuters Legislation sent to President Obama this week quietly...
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Nearly 250,000 Sign White House Petition To Label Westboro Baptist Church A...
The petition was in response to Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Sandy Hook funerals. View the petition here. Via: petitions.whitehouse.gov
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