Tom Cotton Wants Terror Detainees To ‘Rot In Hell,’ But He’ll Settle For Gitmo
WASHINGTON — If new Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) had his way, the detainees at Guantanamo Bay would “rot in hell” instead of being held in the prison. – Sen. Joe…
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Rand Paul opposes Loretta Lynch’s confirmation
Paul is the first Republican outside the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose Lynch, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn who is seeking to become the first African-American woman to serve as…
Perry recruiting major donors for 2016 run
“It’s very encouraging and exciting that so many influential leaders in this country are signing on to assist the Governor spread his positive vision of conservative values around the country,”…
Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe
Federal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law…
Pope Francis To Give A Speech To Congress In September
Pope Francis will deliver a speech in front of a joint session of Congress this fall. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced in a tweet on Thursday that the pope…
Obama Calls For Balancing Free Speech With Respect For Religion
President Barack Obama emphasized Thursday the importance of balancing the right to free speech with respect for religion, chastising groups who have committed acts of terror in the name of…
Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution Of Convicted Killer Lester Bower
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the execution of Texas death row inmate Lester Bower as it considers whether to hear his…
Claims Against Saudis Cast New Light On Secret Pages Of 9/11 Report – NYTimes.com
A still-classified section of the investigation by congressional intelligence committees into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has taken on an almost mythic quality over the past 13 years — 28…
Not Everyone Is Loving The Low Price Of Gas
This piece comes to us courtesy of Stateline. Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state…
The Supreme Court at Stake
In the first Affordable Care Act case three years ago, the Supreme Court had to decide whether Congress had the power, under the Commerce Clause or some other source of…
Secret Service looking to charge drone flyer… but law is fuzzy
A law enforcement official said the Secret Service believes the flyer of the DJI Phantom quadcopter, Shawn Usman, should be prosecuted on charges of violating national defense airspace. The official…
Menendez’s Hard Line on Cuba and Iran Shows Deep Rifts With Obama
WASHINGTON — When Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey said last week that he would give President Obama two months before defying a veto threat and voting for new sanctions…
In Facebook Posts, Congressional Press Secretary Compared African Americans To Zoo Animals
In a series of Facebook posts obtained by ThinkProgress, the senior adviser for policy and communications to Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) posted racial comments and endorsed gentrification of his neighborhood….
FDA chief to step down in March
Hamburg called her tenure at the helm of the agency a “privilege” and said she made her decision to resign with “mixed emotions.” – “From keeping our food supply safe…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Why Americans Support Tax Hikes On The Wealthy
Voters in three key battlegrounds support tax hikes on the rich. The share of adults living in middle income households has narrowed. And Hillary Clinton’s support is greater now than…
Obama speaks at National Prayer Breakfast, Dalai Lama in audience
An encounter between the two leaders would be the fourth meeting of the two leaders. And each encounter proves an exercise in diplomatic finesse, with the White House always stressing…
Oregon paper’s editorial board to governor: Resign
Kitzhaber announced Friday in a press conference that Hayes will no longer play a policy or political role in his administration. – “To recite every reported instance in which Hayes,…
Israeli Officials Fail To Quell Democratic Revolt
Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein rushed to meetings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday trying to calm a furor created by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech…
Rick Perry Law Led To Rise In Parents Opting Out Of Vaccines
WASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has stayed relatively quiet during the latest outbreak of potential 2016 presidential contenders stumbling on vaccination policy, even though he has perhaps…
The GOP battle for the middle class
The potential 2016 candidates are working to prove that Democrats aren’t the only ones sensitive to the nation’s growing economic inequality. The GOP is also trying to move past serious…
Rand Paul Now Says He Shares Obama’s Position On Vaccinations
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday continued to walk back his comments that parents should be allowed to choose whether to vaccinate their children, saying he holds the same position…
Rand Paul Won’t Back Loretta Lynch For Attorney General
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he won’t vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general because of her support for laws allowing civil…
Aaron Schock Plans To Pay Decorator For His ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired Office
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) plans to pay for all of the “Downton Abbey”-inspired redecorating recently done in his Capitol Hill office suite, he said on Wednesday. Read the whole story…
The Gaping Hole In Obama’s FBI Surveillance Reform
The federal government this week announced a reform to an investigative tool that gives the FBI sweeping surveillance power. But a target of that surveillance said the change appears to…
Indiana Senate Says Yes To Faith-Based Hiring By State Contractors
On Tuesday, the Indiana state Senate voted 39-11 in favor of a bill to explicitly permit religious discrimination in hiring by some organizations that contract with the state. Under the…
Saudi Arabia Aided 9/11 Hijackers, Lawyers Claim
Lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they have new evidence that agents of Saudi Arabia “directly and knowingly” helped the hijackers, including sworn testimony from the so-called…
Ferguson Police Testing Device Aimed At Reducing Fatal Encounters
As police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson seek alternatives to the sort of lethal force that led to Michael Brown’s death, they’re testing a new device that attaches…
Official: U.S. Military moved search and rescue assets to Northern Iraq
READ: Jordanian pilot’s father says ‘annihilate’ ISIS The reshuffling comes after news that UAE had suspended participation in coalition strikes out of concern that search and rescue assets were not…
Obama Promises Dreamers He Won’t Back Down
WASHINGTON — As lawsuits and congressional Republicans aim to take down President Barack Obama’s programs to aid young undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for years, he told…
California To Appeal Ruling Overturning Foie Gras Ban
By Lisa Baertlein – A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles ruled on Jan. 7 that California’s ban ran afoul of a federal law regulating poultry products. The ruling…