Arkansas Bill Would Remove Robert E. Lee From MLK Day
Two Arkansas legislators said Wednesday it is inappropriate to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the leader of the Confederate Army on the same day and proposed ending the state’s…
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Republicans Wage Last-Minute Campaign To Undermine Net Neutrality Rules
WASHINGTON — Republicans are waging a last-minute campaign to gather support for net neutrality legislation that critics say will undermine the principles of a free and open Internet. A draft…
The Senate Actually Just Acknowledged Climate Change Is Real
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to acknowledge that climate change is real, bringing itself up to date with every major scientific body in the world. But the Senate also…
Politicians Introduce Bills That Would Work To Reduce The Role Of School Standardized Testing
In the same week that the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held its first hearing on the issue of rewriting No Child Left Behind, two separate…
Citizens United 5 years later: Campaign finance reformers stuck
It paved the way for the creation of so-called super PACs, and unlimited, undisclosed contributions to outside groups that are often impossible to track. As a consequence, political operatives expect…
House GOP leaders face pushback from female members on abortion bill
READ: Who is Joni Ernst? Discussion about the issue at a closed door meeting on Wednesday morning got so tense that congressional aides were kicked out of the meeting when…
HUFFPOST HILL – Golden Age Of Political Comity Put Off For Another Day
CNN will debut a political game show: a Republican and Democratic contestant will each be asked the same questions, but no actual answer will be given. The bigamy case against…
Jindal: Some Muslims trying to ‘colonize’ West
And the United States could be next, warned Jindal, a Republican who is considering a 2016 presidential run. “They may be second, third, fourth generation, they don’t consider themselves part…
Clinton emerges from hiatus with updated vision for future
READ: Clinton takes month-long hiatus “For our democracies to meet the tests ahead, all of our people, not just those of us here, but all of our people, have to…
ISIS gaining ground in Yemen, competing with al Qaeda
The disturbing information comes from a Yemeni official, who told CNN on Wednesday that ISIS has a presence in at least three provinces in southern and central Yemen, and there…
Obama warns Congress on changing Dodd-Frank
Any legislation that tries to weaken oversight of big banks, Obama added, “will earn my veto.”RELATED: Is it finally morning in Obama’s America?The president’s move to defend Dodd-Frank this week…
Harry Reid to have eye surgery
READ: Reid returns to work but will skip the SOTU “Sen. Reid is expected to be released from the hospital quickly following the surgery but under doctor’s orders to minimize…
Louie Gohmert Wishes Obama Led Like His Black High School Basketball Coach
WASHINGTON — In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama touched on the turmoil in many cities where African-Americans have been protesting unjust treatment by the police….
Watch Hillary Clinton Do A Bad Vladimir Putin Impression
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attempted an impression of Russian President Vladimir Putin while in Canada on Wednesday. – — Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) January 21, 2015
The Secret History Of The GOP’s New Abortion Ban
Just hours after the newly Republican Congress was sworn in on January 6, Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill that would ban nearly all abortions…
Harry Reid To Undergo Eye Surgery Following Exercise Accident
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s office says he will undergo surgery on his right eye next week following an injury sustained in an exercise accident on New Year’s Day. –…
Republicans Really Don’t Like Obama Taking Credit For Anything
WASHINGTON — After spending the past six years laying the blame for most of the nation’s ills on President Barack Obama and his policies, Republicans sure weren’t happy that he…
Justice Department Close To Clearing Darren Wilson Of Civil Rights Charges: Report
The Justice Department is taking the final steps toward closing the politically charged investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and clearing the white…
Democrats Warn Obama They Don’t Have His Back On Trade Plans
WASHINGTON — With President Barack Obama declaring on Tuesday his intentions to push for legislation giving him authority to move forward unilaterally with trade deals, Democrats made one thing clear:…
House Conservatives To Senators: Don’t Cave On Immigration
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Senate likely don’t have the votes to pass a bill blocking President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, but House conservatives said Wednesday that was…
Democrats Link Middle Class Woes To Need For Campaign Finance Reform
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, House and Senate Democrats aimed all the spotlights at campaign finance reform. They introduced a dozen…
Left: Obama was great, except on trade
Democratic lawmakers, labor unions and environmental groups are quickly mounting a campaign to deny Obama’s request for authority to fast-track new deals with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union…
Chris Christie Approval Rating Hits 4-Year Low In Poll
A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday finds that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating has hit its lowest point in four years. – HuffPost Pollster’s model, which tracks publicily…
Rubio Knocks Potential 2016 Rivals On Foreign Policy Inexperience
WASHINGTON — The next occupant of the White House must have serious foreign policy experience, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) argued Wednesday, a qualification he seems to believe some of his…
Lawmakers Continue Pushing For Iran Legislation, Despite Obama’s Veto Threat
WASHINGTON — Less than twelve hours after President Barack Obama directly warned lawmakers against nudging their way into talks over Iran’s nuclear program, members of Congress made clear that they…
Democrats Vow To Defend Abortion Rights On Roe v. Wade Anniversary
WASHINGTON — Democrats in both chambers of Congress will introduce a resolution Thursday that asserts the “constitutionally protected right to safe, legal abortion services,” the same day that House Republicans…
‘Black Lives Matter’ Protesters Interrupt Capitol Hill Lunch
WASHINGTON — Protesters interrupted lunch in a Capitol Hill cafeteria Wednesday, holding a “die-in” to honor Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri,…
Barack Obama: ‘The Citizens United Decision Was Wrong’
President Barack Obama issued a strong statement Wednesday in opposition to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizen’s United decision, a ruling he believes “has caused real harm to our democracy.” –…
Teachers Rally Against Standardized Testing At No Child Left Behind Hearing
At the end of every school year, Stephen Lazar, a New York City social studies teacher, would stand in front of his students and apologize to them for turning into…
Man Seeks Dismissal Of Medical Marijuana Charges, Citing New Federal Protections
A Washington man who, like his family, faces years in prison if convicted in a high-profile federal case over growing marijuana, says the feds should drop their case because it…