Hillary Clinton Willing To Testify Before Benghazi Panel, Democrat Says
setting up what could be an explosive hearing for the likely 2016 presidential candidate. Read the whole story at Politico
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‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’ Candidate Jimmy McMillan Facing Eviction
A New York City man who made his political name over the claim that “the rent is too damn high” may soon not have a place to live. – A…
Dem spokesman: Hillary Clinton to testify to House’s Benghazi panel
Paul Bell says that Clinton agreed to testify before the committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in December after being contacted months earlier by Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee’s ranking…
Rupert Murdoch Still Won’t Back Mitt Romney
The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat. Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington,…
Alabama judge warns governor against gay marriage rulings
“As of this date, 44 federal courts have imposed by judicial fiat same-sex marriages in 21 states of the union, overturning the express will of the people in those states,”…
Sheldon Silver Out As New York Assembly Speaker By Next Week
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will vacate his post by next week, Democratic lawmakers said in a Tuesday press conference. It is not clear whether Silver will step down…
Michelle Obama Forgoes Headscarf In Saudi Arabia
For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live. – Saudi Arabia imposes many restrictions…
Sarah Palin Just Gave A Pro-Hillary Group A Big Boost
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has helped raise so much money for a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC that she qualifies to co-chair the group’s national finance council. – After…
First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Saudi king. So?
The White House notes that representatives of the United States, including former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel have all visited the…
Obama Dropping Plan To Tax 529 College Savings Plans
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has dropped a controversial proposal to tax “529” college savings plans, a White House official said on Tuesday, calling it a “distraction”…
Keystone, Meet The Grouse Wars
WASHINGTON –- The fight over the Keystone XL pipeline is about to become a fight over the lesser prairie chicken as well. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) is seeking to attach…
Steve Scalise To Meet With Civil Rights Leader
WASHINGTON — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) has agreed to meet with the head of a civil rights organization who criticized the congressman for speaking to a white supremacist…
Why the alleged Russian spy ring matters
In an affidavit unsealed in federal court on Monday, the Justice Department accused Evgeny Buryakov, also known as “Zhenya,” of posing as a Russian banker in Manhattan to funnel economic…
White House drops 529 college savings proposal
READ: Obama proposes scaling back benefits of 529 college savings plans “Given it has become such a distraction, we’re not going to ask Congress to pass the 529 provision so…
Democrats press McConnell to drop immigration fight on DHS bill
READ: GOP immigration showdown looms “As we rapidly approach the date on which the Department of Homeland Security’s funding expires, and as law enforcement officials face major threats to our…
HUFFPOST HILL – GOP Proudly Driving Department It Created Into The Ground
The guy who flew a drone onto the White House grounds was sloshed, making it the third most dangerous thing ever visited upon the White House by a drunk (the…
Bill De Blasio Stages Dramatic Reading Of An Onion Article About The ‘Furious Hoarfrost’ Of 2015
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio found humor in The Onion’s take on his warnings about the blizzard of 2015, which was predicted to dump historic amounts of snow…
Most Americans Doubt They’ll Benefit From Either Party’s Economic Proposals
WASHINGTON — The economic vision President Barack Obama laid out in last Tuesday’s State of the Union has widespread appeal, as do many of his key policy proposals — but…
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore Threatens To Defy ‘Tyranny’ Of Federal Courts On Gay Marriage
WASHINGTON — Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, called Tuesday for his state’s governor to oppose the “tyranny” of federal courts that have repeatedly ruled in…
Obama Will Drop Proposal To End College Savings Accounts: Report
President Obama, facing angry reprisals from parents and from lawmakers of both parties, will drop his proposal to end popular college savings accounts known as 529s, but will keep an…
These States Are Actually Considering Ways To Make Voting More Convenient
WASHINGTON — November’s midterm election meant grappling with new voter identification requirements, cutbacks to early voting and the elimination of same-day registration and out-of-precinct voting in several states, but advocates…
Northeast Dems Revolt Against Obama’s Proposed Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats from the Northeast is pushing back on the Obama administration’s proposal to open new areas of the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas…
Rick Perry Request To Dismiss Charges Denied By Judge
A Texas judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a felony abuse-of-power case against former Gov. Rick Perry on constitutional grounds, rejecting the argument that Perry was acting within his rights…
Peace Gets A Chance: Democratic Hawks Back Off Iran Sanctions Bill
WASHINGTON — Hawkish Senate Democrats are backing off an aggressive push for Iran sanctions legislation, saying they’ll give President Barack Obama breathing room to let international talks play out over…
Nobody Wants Mitt Romney To Snag The GOP Nomination More Than Nancy Pelosi
“Let me put it this way — I hope he’s their nominee,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told The Hill on Tuesday. – The two leading Republicans met privately…
Senate Democrats Demand A Clean DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON — It’s (even more) official: A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security that also goes after President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration isn’t getting through the…
White House drone operator worked for U.S. intelligence agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencya little-known but enormous agency with a broad mission that ranges from supporting U.S. combat efforts to aiding security planning for the Olympicssaid Tuesday that one of…
Senate Democrats slam White House oil drilling plan
“The fact is drilling in the Atlantic is a risk-reward proposition,” Menendez said. “All of the risk is put on the backs of our shore communities and all of the…
NYC’s sign language interpreter wows the web
Can we all recognize how awesome de Blasio's sign language interpreter is? pic.twitter.com/JUWDfa6sEx – This isn’t the first time New York City has been recognized for its wealth of interpreter…
Dick Durbin Will Speak Up For Dreamers Every Day This Week
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plans to take to the Senate floor every day this week to share the stories of young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S….