Boston Globe Ramping Up New Hampshire Primary Coverage
NEW YORK — The Boston Globe has been lucky the past three presidential election cycles, with Massachusetts’ then-Sen. John Kerry or former Gov. Mitt Romney in the race. The Globe’s…
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Police Chiefs Urge Senate To Confirm Loretta Lynch As Attorney General
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general picked up a big endorsement Wednesday as her nomination lingers in the Senate. – The IACP endorsed current Attorney General Eric…
Adam Levine Performs ‘Lost Stars’ With Maroon 5 At The Oscars
Adam Levine took the stage at the 2015 Oscars to perform Best Original Song nominee “Lost Stars” with his band Maroon 5. The track, written by Gregg Alexander and Danielle…
Reese Witherspoon’s Oscar Dress 2015 Is Black And White And Looks Very Familiar
Reese Witherspoon was noticeably absent from last year’s Oscars (if you don’t count the Vanity Fair after party), but the Best Actress nominee made up for it on Sunday night…
10 Must-See Movies Made By Women In The Past Year
If you judged the world of film by the nominee pool for the 2015 Oscar’s award show, you might assume that most films are written, produced and directed by white…
‘Deliverance’ Director John Boorman: I Felt ‘Tarnished’ Watching ‘American Sniper’
Veteran film director John Boorman, known for classics like 1972’s “Deliverance,” disagrees with the critics when it comes “American Sniper,” an Oscar Nominee for Best Picture. – Sign up here…
Senate Confirms New Drug Czar Michael Botticelli
President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as U.S. drug “czar” won unanimous approval in the Senate Monday as lawmakers vowed to curb an epidemic that results in more than 40,000…
Jeb Bush to release emails, e-book chapter
READ: 5 takeaways from Jeb Bush emails – He held his first public speech this year when he spoke last week at the Detroit Economic Club, attempting to deliver a…
Rand Paul Won’t Back Loretta Lynch For Attorney General
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he won’t vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general because of her support for laws allowing civil…
Cuba fight offers Rubio new spotlight
The hearing will give him the opportunity to again highlight an issue he and his allies believe will keep him in the national spotlight as he moves towards a presidential…
Have Republicans wised up about 2016?
Sound familiar? Well, another all-but-certain GOP contender, Jeb Bush, similarly mused aloud last month that the next GOP nominee needs to be willing to “lose the primary to win the…
GOP Senator Asks Loretta Lynch: Why Is Gay Marriage OK, But Polygamy Isn’t?
During Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tried to take the attorney general nominee down the slippery-slope argument often made against the marriage equality movement by inquiring…
Nobody Wants Mitt Romney To Snag The GOP Nomination More Than Nancy Pelosi
“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…
Romney’s busy week ends with RNC speech
It’s been a busy week for the former 2012 Republican nominee, who is suddenly leaning in for a 2016 presidential run. And political insiders will be watching Romney’s Friday speech…
Former Romney campaign co-chair ‘not happy’ with interest in 2016
“I’m not happy, frankly, with the way that he’s chosen to re-enter presidential politics, and I think his friends need to be honest with him about that,” he said. “He’s…