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Republican Senate candidate and former South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds doesn’t appear worried about losing to his opponents on South Dakota. The Rounds campaign, together with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, released an internal poll to Politico of the state

Former senior adviser for President Obama revealed a favorite quote of the president’s during a crisis. Axelrod made his remarks in a story by Bloomberg’s Joshua Green, which examines Obama’s “no drama” reaction to moments of crisis. He also pointed

President Obama issued a statement on Tuesday honoring former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee after he passed away at the age of 93. Obama praised Bradlee for setting a standard for “honest, objective, meticulous reporting” that encouraged young people to enter

Grilled by reporters, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest addressed an order for a“surge” of immigration IDs of up to 9 million in one year, but said the move is no confirmation President Obama will issue a major executive amnesty

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held a press conference this morning to detail the state’s response to the Ebola virus. Christie explained what he was doing to ensure that state and national health and law enforcement agencies were communicating and

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) took particular offense after the director of the National Institute of Health complained that if only the government agency had more money, they would probably have a cure for Ebola. In response, Coburn revealed five ways

Reporters grilled White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest about President Obama’s comment to MSNBC’s Al Sharpton that every Democrat on the ballot in the midterm elections had supported him and his agenda. Though Democratic candidates were distancing themselves from Obama,

At the White House press room on Tuesday, reporters peppered Press Secretary Josh Earnest with questions about the increasing probability that Republicans will take control of the Senate–and what the White House would do about it. Earnest stalled, asserting that

The New York Times blasted Democrat Senate candidates who are likely to lose their elections in red states against Republican opponents for running from President Obama’s agenda. The Times singles out Senatorial candidates Michelle Nunn in Georgia and Alison Lundergan

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest declined to address a Breitbart News report about a “surge” of immigration ID’s requested by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. When asked about the report at the White House Press Briefing today, Earnest

During a fundraiser in Chicago, President Obama shared with donors some positive spin on the fight to control Ebola in the United States. Obama reminded the crowd that although Ebola has been “the only story” in the news, there has

A new SurveyUSA poll shows House Minority Leader Mitch McConnell leading by only one point – two weeks before the midterm election. McConnell earned 44 percent in the poll, leading his Democratic opponent Alison Grimes at 43 percent. The Libertarian

President Barack Obama’s new Ebola Czar won’t start until Wednesday, even though the White House announced his new role on Friday. Although Klain has visited the White House since his appointment, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz confirmed that

Monica Lewinsky grabbed the early buzz this morning after she joined Twitter. Her account was confirmed by Vanity Fair, who tweeted “Please join us in welcoming Monica Lewinsky to Twitter. Seriously!” Lewinsky is scheduled to speak today at the Forbes

Speaking at the Forbes 30 under 30 summit, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky explained to the audience that she was “patient zero” for being bullied on the internet. .@MonicaLewinsky joins Twitter, tells Forbes Under 30 crowd in Philadelphia, “My

Sen. Mark Begich’s campaign for re-election is running out of gas as Republican candidate Dan Sullivan continues to solidify his lead in the polls.  Alaskan voters will put up with a lot, but in 2014, it increasingly appears that membership in

President Obama campaigned in Maryland on Sunday for Anthony Brown – the Democratic candidate for governor, but spent most of his speech bashing Republicans. Speaking to audience members who hadn’t left yet, Obama explained that Republicans weren’t just against his

Ron Klain, the new “Ebola Czar,” is not a czar, according to the Obama officials, who clarified his role in the administration after announcing his appointment. Earnest said that Klain’s official title was “Ebola Response Coordinator” who will spend “100%

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest welcomed Fox News reporter James Rosen back to the press briefing room at the White House today after a long absence in the room. Although, FOX News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry traditionally

President Obama’s new “Ebola czar” Ron Klain is not only a skilled political operator, but a longtime Washington D.C. partisan insider. Klain’s history of working for key Democrats in Washington suggests that Obama is picking someone that will not just

At the White House Press Briefing this afternoon, Press Secretary Josh Earnest responded to Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) who criticized the administration’s response to Ebola during a congressional hearing today. Braley, now running for Senate in Iowa against Republican candidate

The Obama administration continues to resist the idea of a travel ban from West African countries to prevent more Ebola cases from reaching the United States. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained to reporters today that a travel ban

Every scandal in the Obama administration has a face. Who is in charge, then, of the response to the Ebola virus? For the Obamacare website debacle, Americans pointed to former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Department of Veterans