House GOP Cancels Vote On 20-Week Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON — On the eve of a scheduled House of Representatives vote on a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Republican leaders canceled the vote and replaced it…
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Obama Chooses Brian Deese To Replace John Podesta As New Top Adviser
President Barack Obama has chosen a veteran White House aide and deputy director in his budget office, Brian Deese, to replace John Podesta as a senior adviser and presidential whisperer….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chris Christie: Obama’s SOTU ‘was a campaign speech’
“I thought the most ironic part of what the President said last night was when he said he ran his last campaign,” the New Jersey Republican told reporters in Washington…
Dad Who Confessed To Killing 3 Sons By Burning Says He Was Tricked Into Plea
A Wisconsin man convicted of killing his three young sons by setting fire to their house in 2012 wants to withdraw his guilty plea. – Information from: Wisconsin State Journal,…
Surveillance Cameras At Biden’s House Have Long Track Record Of Problems
Surveillance cameras at Vice President Biden’s private Delaware residence failed to capture images of the gunman who fired shots near the house on Saturday night, leaving authorities with no leads…
White House works with Twitter on State of the Union selfie project
The first Twitter-produced selfie featured Anthony Mendez, who overcame homelessness to go to college, and Malik Bryant, a 13 year-old from Chicago. Both will be White House guests to the…
State of the Union: Obama’s Robin Hood turn
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…
Hillary Clinton Announced Her 2008 Presidential Campaign 8 Years Ago Today
On Jan. 20, 2007, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) announced her 2008 White House presidential bid. – Watch Clinton’s 2008 announcement above.
Residents Near Center For Troubled Priests Worry About Property Values
DITTMER, Mo. (RNS) A quiet street and a quaint three-bedroom home drew Mike Stenzhorn and his family to Dittmer 15 years ago. He and his two children loved the neighborhood…
Meet The Climate-Researching Mom The Obamas Are Bringing To The State Of The Union
WASHINGTON — Among the guests of first lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday’s State of the Union address is a Florida-based climate researcher and activist. Miami native Nicole Hernandez Hammer, described…
HUFFPOST HILL – Obama To Seek Congressional Authorization For Class War
Tonight the president will politely inform Congress which dreams of his they will be crushing this year. Today marks eight years since Hillary Clinton launched her first presidential campaign, reminding…
Steny Hoyer: GOP Congress Focuses On Appeasing Conservatives, Not Legislating
WASHINGTON — The man in charge of keeping House Democratic votes in line isn’t holding out hope that Republicans will actually cooperate with President Barack Obama. House Minority Whip Steny…
Barack Obama Gets #YesWeTan Hashtag Trending With Tan Suit Prank
We assumed that Barack Obama hung up this tan suit for good after Twitter made a mockery of his outfit during a major press conference on foreign policy last August….
Obama Wants ISIS War Authorization But Won’t Say If He’ll Send Language To Congress
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address on Tuesday night to urge Congress to pass legislation authorizing the ongoing war against Islamic State militants. But…
GOP Does Damage Control After Abortion Bill Embarrassment
House Republicans scrambled on Thursday to appease social conservatives after unexpectedly canceling a vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Pain Capable Unborn…
Republicans Include Tax Hike In Latest Abortion Bill
WASHINGTON — After a botched effort to pass legislation imposing a 20-week ban on abortions, House Republicans are moving forward Thursday with what’s being dubbed a less controversial bill that…
Obama bank tax: Smart policy or bank bashing?
Related: State of the Union Spoilers Will it encourage banks to reduce risk? Maybe. Too much leverage — the amount banks borrow relative to their capital — helped cause the…
Democrats Urge Obama To ‘Be Bold’ On Overtime Pay Expansion
WASHINGTON — Concerned the White House may bend to Republicans and business groups, House Democrats are urging President Barack Obama to “make the bold choice” and aggressively expand overtime pay…
Make The MLK Holiday A Day On, Not A Day Off
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Liza Kaufman Hogan For those wanting to do more on the upcoming three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend (Jan. 17-19) than sleep in, clean…
No charges after Oklahoma police chief shot four times
Ross was shot by the man living in the house, KFOR said. The chief had just donned a protective vest, which is credited with saving his life, the OSBI said…
‘West Wing’ cast makes cameo in White House video for second year in a row
When advertising last year’s Block of Cheese Day, then-press secretary Jay Carney paired up with “West Wing” stars Bradley Whitford and Joshua Malina to promote the event. The former NBC…
Cameron, Obama to announce cyber security effort
Cameron is at the White House for bilateral talks expected to focus squarely on security after this month’s terror attacks in Paris and growing fears of violent Islamic terror cells…
Reality Check: Are Obama’s State of the Union proposals realistic?
Add those new proposals to an existing plan to give more help to first-time homebuyers and there appears to be a full year’s agenda on tap as the President prepares…
How to make $13 million for two days work: The overseas TV commercial
These days, though, it’s becoming more and more legitimate. Studio City, a casino resort in Macau owned by Melco Crown, has dropped a reported $70 million on a short film…
Don’t tell White House State of the Union ain’t what it used to be … they know!
Sounds like a statement, if found in print or said on-air, that would instantly draw e-missiles from angry White House officials. Instead, top aides to President Barack Obama have fully…
House poised to hit Obama on immigration
It might not get that far. Senate Republicans could struggle to find the 60 votes necessary to clear procedural hurdles and bring the bill to a vote. Graham: GOP ‘playing…