Meet The Man Who Might Make Chicago Mayoral History
On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was dealt a surprising result in his reelection bid: Despite a massive campaign war-chest and the backing of President Barack Obama, he fell short…
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Twelve Ways To Reverse California’s Income Inequality
This piece was originally published by Capital & Main. “The California Chasm” is a challenge that threatens to transform the nation’s most populous state into a shadow of its former…
Tennessee Lawmaker Denies Controversial Comments Were Racially Charged
A Tennessee House Republican is defending herself from charges of racism after making controversial comments on Facebook. “It is time for a Council of Christian Relations and a NAAWP in…
At CPAC, Chris Christie Gets Grilled While Ted Cruz Is Pitched Softballs
Two very different GOP presidential hopefuls sat for two very different question and answer sessions in the 1 p.m. hour at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) just outside Washington,…
6 Republicans to watch in DHS fight
McConnnell, a Kentucky Republican, could soon hold a vote on legislation that would keep the agency open without targeting President Barack Obama’s immigration orders loathed by the GOP. (A separate…
Jim Inhofe Brings A Snowball To The Senate Floor To Prove Climate Change Is A ‘Hoax’
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s most vocal critic of the scientific consensus on climate change, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, tossed a snowball on the Senate floor Thursday as part of his…
Coalition Urges Congress To Rein In Sweeping 2001 War Authorization
WASHINGTON — As Congress turns its attention to President Barack Obama’s request to use military force against the Islamic State, more than a dozen groups are urging lawmakers to rein…
Boehner running out of options as DHS shutdown looms
How he handles the looming showdown over a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security could dictate the rest of his speakership, as House conservatives warn compromising now means…
Virginia Governor Signs Law Protecting Patients Who Use Marijuana Oils For Epilepsy
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) signed into law Thursday a measure that shields patients who use marijuana extracts for severe forms of epilepsy from criminal prosecution. The law allows the…
CPAC through Snapchat: A story from the conference
We have tea partier William Temple from Georgia who is a conference regular. He’s hoping Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Scott Walker make a run in 2016. – In the…
Obamacare Opponents Should Pick One Weird Conspiracy Theory And Stick To It
As you may have heard, congressional Republicans have embarked once again on their six-year mission to eventually one day get around to coming up with their own plan to replace…
Obama Foundation Hints At Library’s Likely Site
WASHINGTON (AP) — The foundation developing Barack Obama’s future presidential library has commissioned polling in Chicago to determine whether residents support building it on the South Side, people close to…
Missouri Republican dead after apparent suicide
The newspaper said Schweich’s wife, who was in another room, heard him making phone callsand then a gunshot. It happened just hours after Schweich had requested interviews with the Post-Dispatch…
How Congress Remade The Economy In Its Own Awful Image
A jury ruled on Wednesday that Apple must pay $532.9 million for infringing on three patents owned by a firm that could serve as a textbook definition of a patent…
Ted Cruz Makes A Crude Bill Clinton Joke And Some Important Policy News
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) gave a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday filled with so many red-meat applause lines that it will likely…
Metals Magnate Wants To Turn Jeb Bush Green
An extremely wealthy Republican donor thinks he can get would-be 2016 presidential contender Jeb Bush to see the light on climate change, reports the Wall Street Journal. Andrew Sabin, owner…
Senate Conservatives Say They Won’t Hold Up DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — Another potential roadblock to the Senate quickly passing funding for the Department of Homeland Security was cleared Thursday. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), one of the most adamant opponents…
Chris Christie Defends Himself Against Critics: ‘I’m Still Standing’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) had a grueling month. From the controversial comments on vaccines he made in London to new budget problems at home,…
Tom Schweich, Missouri Auditor And Gubernatorial Candidate, Dead At Age 54
Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor, has died. According to his office, the 54-year-old Schweich died Thursday. He was taken to the hospital after what his staff…
Americans Think Republicans Are Intolerant, Too Extreme, And Right On Foreign Policy
There’s good news and bad news for both parties, in a Pew Research poll out Thursday: Republicans are seen as extreme and intolerant but more trusted to handle international issues,…
Elizabeth Warren To The GOP: ‘Put Up Or Shut Up’ About Aid For Middle Class
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has made it her mission to highlight and ameliorate the challenges middle-class Americans face, recently seized on the new Republican rhetoric being used to acknowledge…
Boehner to media: Pucker up
After batting away question after question about what the House will do if the Senate sends it a bill to fund Homeland Security, without including in it the attack on…
House Republicans Slip Anti-Abortion Language Into Education Bill
House Republicans attached language to a major education bill Wednesday night that would financially penalize school districts that allow school-based health centers to provide information about abortion to pregnant high…
Net Neutrality Prevails In Historic FCC Vote
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to approve strong net neutrality rules in a stunning decision that defies vocal, months-long opposition by telecom and cable companies and Republicans…
Scott Walker’s challenge: Keeping the momentum
He’s rocketing to the top-tier of potential 2016 GOP contenders following a strong appearance in Iowa last month and surging to the front of the pack in a handful of…
Democrats Defiant On DHS Funding As Shutdown Looms
WASHINGTON — Democrats indicated on Thursday that they won’t give House Speaker John Boehner much room to maneuver on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, including on…
29 Democrats skipping Netanyahu’s speech
And a number of top Democrats — including Vice President Joe Biden, whose job description includes the title President of the Senate — won’t be attending. Netanyahu is expected to use the…
Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch gets GOP Support, headed toward confirmation vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to move Loretta Lynch’s nomination to the full Senate floor for a vote. Three Republicans, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Orrin Hatch of Utah…
76-Year-Old Man Bikes 300 Miles To Raise Money For Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of South Texas is turning 76 this year, and so is Texas resident Gene Novogrodsky. – He said the fight is personal for him. “I have daughters, I…
At CPAC ‘boot camp,’ learning from the Left
While 2016 hopefuls flocked to the National Harbor, Maryland, confab on Thursday, aspiring activists listened attentively the day before as conservative operatives extolled the work of people who would only…