Obama, Congress No Closer To Avoiding Mandatory Spending Cuts
“This is not a win for anybody. This is a loss for the American people,” Obama says as cuts are set to begin taking effect. Speaker of the House John Boehner talks briefly after a meeting with...
View ArticleReporter To Obama: It Sounds Like You Are Ducking Responsibility
“Give me an example of what I might do,” the President says in a sequester-themed press conference responding to question from Bloomberg's Julianna Goldman. Another testy exchange with the press....
View ArticleObama Combines Star Trek And Star Wars References, Outrages Nerds
President Obama made a confusing reference about a “jedi mind-meld.” BuzzFeed breaks down the president's galactic gaffe. In a press conference Friday, President Obama gave this answer to a question...
View ArticlePoliticians And Their Disney Character Doppelgangers
The tumultuous world of politics is no Disney movie…but wouldn't it be so much better if it was? Here are some key political players along with their animated counterparts. Cory Booker - Rajah Via,...
View ArticleCovert Malaysian Campaign Touched A Wide Range Of American Media
Outlets from Huffington Post to National Review carried pieces financed by the Malaysian government. An international campaign against Anwar Ibrahim. Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (R) talks to...
View ArticleHouse Republican: Conference's Conservatives "Like Amateur Night At The Bijou"
Rep. Tom Cole thinks thinks his conference's most conservative members will need to mellow out to get anything done. “Over time I think they'll get better,” Cole hopes. Image by Kevin Lamarque /...
View ArticleGroup Raffles Off Shotgun In House Office Building
An unconventional prize at the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation reception. Image by J. Scott Applewhite / AP WASHINGTON — If lawmakers want to tackle gun control, they might look first to the...
View ArticleObama Says Supreme Court "Called The Question" On Marriage With Proposition 8...
“The basic principle that America is founded on — the idea that we're all created equal — applies to everybody, regardless of sexual orientation, as well as race or gender or religion or ethnicity,”...
View ArticleJewish Democrats Launch Campaign To Defend Obama At AIPAC Conference
With buttons. NJDC's buttons. The National Jewish Democratic Council is launching a campaign in support of President Obama on Friday in advance of the AIPAC conference this weekend.The effort is an...
View ArticleLocal Newspapers Warn Of Looming Federal Budget Cuts
Communities across the country brace for the impact of the sequester. View Entire List ›
View ArticleFormer Senators Bradley, Daschle, Dodd And Simpson: We Were Wrong On DOMA
“[W]e can now see that the understandings on which DOMA was premised have not survived our nation’s increased knowledge about same-sex families or our modern understanding of what equality requires,”...
View ArticleAshley Judd Ratchets Up Southern Charm, Gets Mixed Reviews
“This is not a movie role, this is a job application,” says one Kentucky Democratic operative of Judd's potential Senate run. Actress Ashley Judd, a potential Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from...
View ArticleObama Pardons Higher Proportion Of Drug Offenders Than Bush, Clinton
Historically stingy on pardons. One-third forgive drug crimes. Image by The Associated Press / AP One-third of President Obama's clemency actions have been drug-related, a higher rate of drug-crime...
View ArticleDemocratic Governors: The States Must Lead On Climate Change
With little chance of legislation in Washington, heads of state take the lead. “This is the field the game is going to be played on,” says Inslee. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, left, leads fellow...
View ArticleThree Obama Adminstration Sequester Claims That Were Not Backed By Evidence
Some of the Administration's talking points have fallen short. The President Incorrectly Said Capitol Janitors Would Get A Pay Cut At a press conference Friday, President Obama said "all the folks who...
View ArticleRand Paul Will Stall Brennan Even Without A Filibuster
“I have allies in the [Intelligence] Committee,” Paul tells WABC. Image by Gary Cameron / Reuters WASHINGTON — Rand Paul promised to try to block John Brennan's confirmation as CIA director, either...
View ArticleIsraeli Defense Minister Praises Chuck Hagel At AIPAC Conference
Ehud Barak's remarks get scattered applause. Ehud Barak during a meeting at the Security Conference in Munich on February 3rd. Image by Matthias Schrader / AP WASHINGTON — Israeli Defense Minister...
View ArticleChuck Hagel Appointment Stresses Pro-Israel Group
AIPAC didn't take a side — but its donors do. “A very bad guy.” AIPAC President Michael Kassen addresses the group Sunday. Source: aipac.org WASHINGTON — Donors to the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC gathered...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Villain Is Tweeting Again
Shashank Tripathi, who goes by the Twitter alias @ComfortablySmug, started tweeting again on March 3rd. Tripathi's tweets during Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy's most notorious villain is tweeting...
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