WASHINGTON — A watchdog group said on Tuesday that it thinks there’s nothing dapper about the “Downton Abbey”-inspired office decorations of Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.). – It’s not the first…
This latest vote marked the 67th time the House has voted to entirely repeal, defund or change some provisions of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Republican aides emphasize…
But that’s our chick! Did some folks honestly not know who Missy Elliott was when she made a surprise appearance that rocked the house at this year’s Super Bowl?
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In yet another sign President Barack Obama is making climate change…
It’s not every day a top-ranking White House official gets hands-on in a local operation — especially with very few cameras around. But last Thursday evening, Denis McDonough did just…
The Speaker’s move to name check Cruz and Sessionstwo conservatives who prodded the House to tie funding for the Department of Homeland security to measures to block the Administration’s immigrations…
House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Tuesday he believes “all children should be vaccinated,” though he doesn’t know there “ought to be” another law. The controversy also crept into a…
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) weighed in on vaccinations after he was asked Tuesday if there’s a role for Congress on vaccines. “I don’t know that we need another law…
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, told reporters Tuesday that the measure would pass and would be sent to the President’s desk. The House already passed a similar version of…
After being mugged outside his house, a retired man with disabilities was too afraid to return to his home. But now, thanks to the kindness of one young woman and…
The Rayburn House Office Building is a labyrinth of beige offices. And then, there’s . . . Rep. Aaron Schock’s new digs.
It’s not hard to see that Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady make a perfect couple. Even the supermodel knew he was “the one” after she met him. – “I’m a…
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the new chairwoman of the Energy Committee, was at a reception in Hershey, Pa., last month when aides to Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the…
The new chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Jason Chaffetz, told CNN he will probably haul the commissioner in front of his panel to justify the league’s non-profit status….
“Big data” and “evidence-based policy” are the dominant ideas of our moment. A May 2014 White House report put it this way: “Big data will become an historic driver of…
More and more people are getting to know drones, and not just the military kind. Drones were one of the hottest gifts over the holidays because they’re not only getting…
The White House has touted a growing economy and shrinking deficits as the impetus for proposing a range of measures aimed at helping low- and middle-income families. These would be…
Joseph D. Morrissey used to be one of the most outspoken members of Virginia’s House of Delegates, a habitual speechmaker who gave a lengthy soliloquy on the House floor nearly…
President Barack Obama’s budget will propose an ambitious six-year, $478 billion public works program of highway, bridge and transit upgrades, half of it financed with a one-time mandatory tax on…
Twice this month, the White House has publicly grappled with the politically fraught language of terrorism. In the days after a deadly terror spree in Paris, President Barack Obama was…
Some Indiana residents could get a religious exemption from having their photographs on state identification cards under legislation passed Wednesday in a House committee. If the measure passes, the Bureau…
It amounted to a very bad week for Pence at a time when other candidates took clear steps toward 2016 runs for the White House. After two years of complex…
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in an interview on Friday the United States might eventually need to send non-combat ground troops to Iraq to…
Those comments come just one day after reports surfaced that a Guantanamo detainee released as part of the deal that freed American POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl may have sought to…
Mitt Romney won’t run for president, meaning Jeb Bush must be actively exploring the living shit out of a White House bid right now. We’re not sure which is more…
Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says…
WASHINGTON — It’s still legal for members of Congress to fire their employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. That’s because there is no federal law protecting lesbian,…
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Halfway through “The Overnight,” Adam Scott and Jason Schwartzman get naked. Very naked. We say “very” not only because the scene is revealing, but because it’s a slow burn to…
The hustle and bustle of morning routines can often lead us to forget a couple of key elements to our day, such as house keys, matching socks and a spritz…