Declaring an end to “mindless austerity,” President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping budget cuts both parties agreed…
President Barack Obama is launching a new effort to dial back the spending cuts. He’s highlighting the issue on Thursday evening when he meets with House Democrats at a retreat…
Democratic dollars helped elect Republicans last cycle, a departure from the norm when Democratic *strategy* helps elect Republicans. Lawmakers in West Virginia want to outlaw the teaching of socialism, yet…
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015, Marissa Alexander walked out of jail, but not as a free woman. At yesterday’s hearing, the judge sentenced her to two years of house arrest…
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Senate Democrats joined a growing chorus of progressive economists and politicians urging the White House to be aggressive as it expands overtime pay to more U.S….
No matter how hard you try to keep everything in your house dry and clean, mold somehow prevails. Day, ruined. The only thing more annoying than discovering mold is trying…
Kerry Butler’s next role will take her to the White House — the Clinton White House, that is. The Tony Award-nominated star of “Xanadu” said Thursday she will play Hillary…
But don’t expect Thursday’s vote to lead to construction permits for the contentious pipeline project that would ship crude oil from Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast. The…
READ: White House drops 529 college savings proposal In his speech to House Democrats in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, a White House official said the President “will announce that his…
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, after days of mounting tension, signaled on Wednesday how angry it is with Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted Republican leaders’ invitation to address Congress on…
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) confirmed on Wednesday that he’s planning to sue President Barack Obama — again. In an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Boehner said he was…
READ: Boehner opens door to Obama immigration lawsuit “This isn’t about immigration,” he said. “This is the President violating the Constitution, violating his oath of office, and frankly, not upholding…
A mana government intelligence agency employee, no lesstook to the top of his G Street building late at night to show off his drone to a female companion. He had…
Alabama’s only openly gay state legislator, Rep. Patricia Todd (D), expanded on the threat she made over the weekend in a Facebook update in which she said she’d out the…
For two weeks, Boko Haram gunmen have sacked dozens of villages in Michika district, close to the border with Cameroon, slaughtering male residents and abducting others. “They move house to…
A new report in the Boston Globe details how Romney purchased or built two new homes after the 2012 Republican presidential nominee’s election loss. The former private equity CEO, whose…
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has dropped a controversial proposal to tax “529” college savings plans, a White House official said on Tuesday, calling it a “distraction”…
Marissa Alexander served a total of three years. She will spend the next two years under house arrest, wearing an ankle bracelet. – CNN’s Ralph Ellis contributed to this report.
READ: GOP immigration showdown looms “As we rapidly approach the date on which the Department of Homeland Security’s funding expires, and as law enforcement officials face major threats to our…
The guy who flew a drone onto the White House grounds was sloshed, making it the third most dangerous thing ever visited upon the White House by a drunk (the…
President Obama, facing angry reprisals from parents and from lawmakers of both parties, will drop his proposal to end popular college savings accounts known as 529s, but will keep an…
“Let me put it this way — I hope he’s their nominee,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told The Hill on Tuesday. – The two leading Republicans met privately…
Early last week, North Carolina mom Naasira Muhammad started picketing her house on strike against her “disrespectful” teenage daughters, WFMY reports. After one of her girls keyed her brand new…
The man who accidentally crashed a “quad copter” drone on the White House grounds earlier this week had been drinking before the incident, the New York Times reports. – “Part…
When it comes to predicting elections, pollsters are often judged on whether their results seem to consistently favor one party over another. The industry shorthand for this is “house effects.”…
WASHINGTON — Conservatives are claiming victory over the delay of a House Republican border security bill that was set to go for a vote this week, only to be pulled…
WASHINGTON — The man who was operating a drone that crashed on the White House grounds early Monday has told Secret Service investigators that he had been drinking at an…
WASHINGTON — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and a few of his Democratic colleagues are urging other members of Congress to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers in…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told GOP members on Tuesday in a closed-door meeting that the body could take legal action against President Barack Obama over his deportation…
The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat. Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington,…