Republicans run down Obama’s clock
It looks like the Republicans in Congress have failed again. House Republicans defeated a plan pushed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to fund the Department of Homeland Security, money…
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Obama and Netanyahu: A clash of world views, not just personalities
A long, steadily worsening showdown between the rivals is coming to a head in the tense final stages of talks between world powers and Iran in pursuit of a nuclear…
Scott Walker Denies Comparing Protesters To ISIS, Says Obama Loves America
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday made an effort to walk back recent controversial comments comparing union protesters to the Islamic State group and expressing doubt over whether…
Scott Walker Denies Comparing Protesters To ISIS, Says Obama Loves America
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday made an effort to walk back recent controversial comments comparing union protesters to the Islamic State group and expressing doubt over whether…
Barack Obama: ‘I loved Spock’
Obama also referenced the famed Star Trek character during a 2009 press conference responding to a question CNN’s Jake Tapperthen with ABC. Following Tapper’s characterization of Obama’s answers on a…
Donald Trump Still Not Convinced Obama’s Birth Certificate Is Real
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Real estate developer and reality TV host Donald Trump told a group of conservatives Friday that he questions whether President Barack Obama’s birth certificate is real,…
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…
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…
Ted Cruz Would Normally Probably Criticize What Ted Cruz Just Did In The DHS Fight
WASHINGTON — For weeks, conservatives have been pushing their Republican colleagues to use any means necessary to leverage Department of Homeland Security funding to kill President Barack Obama’s executive actions…
Susan Rice: Netanyahu Visit ‘Destructive’ To U.S.-Israel Relationship
Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech in front of a joint session of Congress will be “destructive” to U.S.-Israel relations….
HUFFPOST HILL – FEMA Concentration Camps Totally Screwed By DHS Shutdown
The Justice Department decided to not pursue charges against George Zimmerman — Americans with heart conditions are advised to stay away from their Facebook feed for the next few days….
Senate Republicans Offer Deal On DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — Almost as quickly as it came about, a plan from Senate Republican leaders to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has hit a snag. Senate…
Giuliani backs off attack on Obama’s patriotism
The former New York City mayor took to The Wall Street Journal opinion pages Sunday night seeking to move beyond the firestorm over his comments, saying his problem is really…
Most Americans Back Obama’s Plan To Raise Investment Taxes On Wealthy Families
The rich aren’t taxed enough and the middle class is taxed too much. As for your taxes, you probably think they’re too high as well. Those are the results of…
The Week in Politics
A Texas judge blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioned President Obama’s love for America.
The Week in Politics
A Texas judge blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioned President Obama’s love for America.
President Obama to GOP: Stop copying me on economy
“Income inequality has worsened under this administration,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, said after the president’s State of the Union speech. “We’re facing right now a divided America when it comes…
What the immigration ruling means
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen temporarily blocked the President’s controversial executive actions on immigration—announced in November—that were meant to ease the deportation threats to millions of eligible immigrants….
Judge Temporarily Halts Obama’s Immigration Actions
WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday that will temporarily prevent the Obama administration from moving forward with its executive actions on immigration while a lawsuit…
Republican Majorities Struggle To Get Congress Working
After six weeks in session and 139 roll call votes in a House and Senate that feature some of the largest Republican majorities in generations, one of the most telling…
House, Senate GOP spar over DHS funding
READ: Republicans struggle to avoid Homeland Security shutdown House Republicans have already passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but that bill is dead on arrival in…
Fox News Host Blasts Obama For Using ‘YOLO’ In Wake Of Kayla Mueller’s Death
In the latest installment of Fox News personalities getting furious over President Barack Obama’s cutesy BuzzFeed video, host Heather Childers now has a problem with POTUS using the term “YOLO.”…
Senate Confirms Ashton Carter As Secretary Of Defense
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama’s next secretary of defense. – Carter will be Obama’s fourth…
Amy Pascal Has Paid Jennifer Lawrence ‘A Lot More Money’ Since The Sony Hack’s Revelations
The blowback from the Sony hacking ordeal, in which 100 terabytes of stolen data resulted in the publication of executives’ revealing emails, has been seen far and wide. The latest,…
Chicago Park District Approves Controversial Land Transfer For Proposed Obama Library Site
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to use parkland as a site for Barack Obama’s presidential library received a boost with approval from the Chicago Park District. –…
David Axelrod: 2009 Inauguration Attack Was So Feared, Obama Had Remarks Prepared To Calm People Down
A terror plot at Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration was so serious that a statement was written for the president-elect to speak from the Capitol steps informing the crowd to disperse,…
Grading Obama: Eight years later
In Springfield, Illinois, Barack Obama flashed a smile, bounded on stage in a long dark coat, and vowed, like his political hero, to “transform a nation” and unleash a wave…
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…
Clinton’s Greatest Political Strength May Be Hiding In Plain Sight – NationalJournal.com
Early polls find Clinton improving substantially over Obama’s lackluster 2012 performance among a key voting demographic. Read the whole story at National Journal
HUFFPOLLSTER: Growing Economy Good News For Obama
AP-GfK finds growing optimism about the economy and the president. A new NH poll continues to show a competitive GOP field. And CQ Researcher dives deep into the state of…