Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion and said, “We hold that the Department’s grooming policy violates RLUIPA [The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act] insofar as it prevents petitioner…
Beyonce, ‘My Dog Skip’ and cigarettes: 7 things we learned in Mike Huckabee’s new book The potential presidential contender, who recently ended his Fox News show, also argued that the…
“The President was tired of the old approach” of delivering a long laundry list of ideas, said one key Democratic party source who was briefed on the latest draft of…
But her bio is politically irresistible even beyond that. Joni Ernst to brave State of the Union rebuttal – “We are heading to Washington! And we are going to make…
Tim Miller, the executive director of America Rising, an anti-Clinton communications and research super PAC, argues in talking points to other Republicans that Clinton is tying herself to Obama by…
Poll: Nearly six in 10 Republicans want Romney to run The PAC officials will transition into similar roles on a presidential campaign, a GOP source familiar with the moves told…
With Republicans now in charge of both the House and Senate and already battling him on immigration and the Keystone XL pipeline, there is precious little legislationexcepting perhaps trade and…
HuffPost is interviewing Obama administration officials immediately after the president’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday. President Barack Obama’s speech is scheduled to begin at approximately 9 p.m….
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Key elements of the economic proposals President Barack Obama will outline in his State of the Union address Tuesday appear to be aimed at driving the debate in the 2016…
Four leading Republican presidential prospects are expected to appear this weekend in the California desert before an exclusive gathering of rich conservatives convened by the Koch brothers’ political operation, several…
On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) unveiled several new proposals, including a call to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour in the city and $10.50 an…
Two new national polls confirm that President Obama’s approval rating is rising. Among Republicans, Mitt Romney has a higher favorable rating than Jeb Bush. And 2014 was a rocky year…
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough took the blame for the absence of a high-profile U.S. official at a unity march following the recent Paris terror attacks. – Watch…
“It really is disgusting, if you think about it,” Tim Ryan is saying. The six-foot-four, Italian-Irish Congressman from Ohio is sitting in his office. Behind him is a blown-up photograph…
On Jan. 20, 2007, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) announced her 2008 White House presidential bid. – Watch Clinton’s 2008 announcement above.
Democrats may not have to say goodbye to 2014 sweetheart Alison Lundergan Grimes just yet. – Grimes has served as secretary of state since January 2012. If she runs for…
Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) said Monday that controversial comments over abortion and contraception contributed to his defeat in the 2012 Republican presidential primary to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney….
The Supreme Court is siding with a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas who sued for the right to grow a short beard for religious reasons. The court’s unanimous ruling Tuesday…
The 2015 State of the Union address will begin at approximately 9 p.m. ET. President Barack Obama will give his annual address in front of a joint session of Congress…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks it wouldn’t hurt for the GOP to show off its sense of humor. – According to HuffPost Pollster, Romney’s leading a group of potential GOP…
The state of the State of the Union remains largely unwatched. Last year’s State of the Union was Jan. 28, 2014. Here’s a chart of President Barack Obama’s average approval…
WASHINGTON — Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is denying a report that she and President Barack Obama have a “gentlewoman’s agreement” to make her the next ambassador to Cuba, should he…
President Barack Obama is delivering his annual State of the Union address tonight in front of a joint session of Congress. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) formally invited Obama to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Do students take too many tests? Given the complaints about a high-stakes testing culture in classrooms, some states are reviewing the quality and quantity of the tests…
President Barack Obama’s annual State of the Union address will take place Tuesday evening. Obama will give his speech in front of a joint session of Congress. See live updates…
I have to say that, as rumors and reports came in last week that Obama was going to propose a straightforward redistribution from the mega-mega-rich to the struggling middle classes,…
Sen. Harry Reid has returned to the U.S. Capitol after missing the first two weeks of the new session with major injuries from an exercise accident. – Reid aides said…
After laughing off the prospect of another presidential run by Mitt Romney last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) had even more critical words for the former…
President Barack Obama is vowing to veto a Republican-backed bill that would ban abortions after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, as well as a measure that would require a…