Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer on Sunday poked a little fun at White House officials who have publicly criticized him for helping to organize a controversial U.S. visit by Israeli Prime…
Thousands of immigrants seeking legalization through the U.S. court system have had their hearings canceled and are being told by the government that it may be 2019 or later before…
President Obama will propose a 10-year budget on Monday that stabilizes the federal deficit but does not seek balance, instead focusing on policies to address income inequality as he adds…
Joseph D. Morrissey used to be one of the most outspoken members of Virginia’s House of Delegates, a habitual speechmaker who gave a lengthy soliloquy on the House floor nearly…
WASHINGTON — President Obama will propose a 10-year budget on Monday that stabilizes the federal deficit but does not seek balance, instead focusing on policies to address income inequality as…
READ: Graham makes his 2016 case – “There’s got to be some regional force formed with an American component — somewhere around 10,000, I think, American soldiers — to ally…
READ: 3 clues Romney wasn’t going to run – “He’s a reform governor and he’s done some amazing things,” Ryan said. “We like to say in Wisconsin that he’s so…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) has not officially announced that he will run for president in 2016, but he is feeling very confident about his chances. – “I think anywhere…
“I think that she ought to do whatever she feels that she would like to do. And I’m very supportive of anything that she does,” the Arizona Republican said Sunday…
READ: Obama says he’s proud of saving the economy – “We need to enforce the laws in the United States, and we need to find a way for people to…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said on Sunday that even though he opposes gay marriage for religious reasons, he has plenty of gay friends — just like he has…
1. MITT BOWS OUT, AND JEB MOVES IN With Mitt Romney now officially out of the 2016 GOP nomination chase, New Hampshire becomes a more wide-open race, and the Jeb…
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that he will not apologize for calling protesters “low-life scum” at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing earlier this week. “I think they’re terrible…
Obama conceded that “we still have a long way to go,” but said that his administration stabilized the economy and laid a “new foundation to move forward.” READ: Obama says…
READ: Obama defends Saudi relationship “I don’t quibble with labels. I think we all recognize that this is a particular problem that has roots in Muslim communities,” Obama said. “But…
The Arizona Republican made the remark after protesters rushed a Senate Armed Services Committee witness table where 91-year-old Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, was testifying….
The former Arkansas governor, winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses and likely 2016 contender’s comments came during an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” as he defended an…
President Barack Obama’s budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on…
WASHINGTON — Every election cycle can be considered, first and foremost, a monument to hype. With every passing week, the political world is a blizzard of brash predictions, bold pronouncements,…
President Barack Obama has taken on some pretty ambitious projects, from overhauling health care to slowing global warming. As he comes to the end of his time in office, he’s…
bestowing a coveted status on former Florida governor Jeb Bush that also raises new challenges and perils. Read the whole story at The Washington Post
“There is no other country that has such a strong connection to ours in terms of history, economy and culture,” Christie said on a call with reporters before the trip….
President Barack Obama will propose that U.S.-based companies pay a minimum 19 percent tax on their future foreign earnings, capturing profits that are now often beyond the government’s reach. Read…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the top choice for president in 2016 among voters in Iowa, surging past a crowded field of rivals to take the lead in a Bloomberg/Des…
Weeks removed from an open revolt from his own police force that had officers turning their backs on him, Mayor Bill de Blasio now declares he has moved past the…
After a year of relative peace in Washington’s budget battles, President Barack Obama will lay out a $4 trillion budget on Monday that needles Republicans with proposals for higher taxes…
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush smoked marijuana while in high school, a personal use of the drug that stands in contrast to his later political stance on the plant. “I…
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida plunged into all-out battle this weekend for the biggest unclaimed prize in American politics and the decisive…
WASHINGTON — The 2016 presidential campaign is already in its beta launch stage, as candidates are beginning to roll themselves out so audiences of party insiders and wealthy donors can…
Twice this month, the White House has publicly grappled with the politically fraught language of terrorism. In the days after a deadly terror spree in Paris, President Barack Obama was…