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First Lady Michelle Obama is moving to quell the revolt against the school meal nutrition standards that she helped set in place. House Republicans are supporting a measure that would allow some school districts to opt out of the standards–if

During his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, President Barack Obama vowed to “keep the faith” with war veterans, specifically mentioning the Veterans Affairs scandal rocking his administration. Obama spoke about the “sacred obligations” that America owed its

Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe remarked during an appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week’ that Tea Party candidates in 2010 were “witches and defenders of rape.” Plouffe made his remarks during a panel discussion of how the Republican establishment was

President Obama secretly traveled overnight on Saturday to Afghanistan, landing at the Bagram Air Field on Sunday. According to the White House Press Pool, Obama is expected to join a Memorial Day weekend rally with U.S. troops. Country music star

In 2009, Veterans Affairs Sec. Eric Shinseki vowed during his Senate confirmation hearings that the patient backlogs at Veterans Affairs would be among his top priorities once he was confirmed for the position. Shinseki suggested that faulty leadership was the

President Obama visited Chicago last night for a fundraiser, joking with some of his closest wealthy friends that it was difficult to talk about global warming after a cold winter. “I know it’s hard to talk about global warming here in Chicago

On Fox News last night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said that for Americans to find out the truth about the details surrounding the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have to testify in Congress. Paul

During a speech at the American Enterprise Institute, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell trashed Sen. Harry Reid for his leadership in the Senate and hinted at what he would do should Republicans win the majority in the 2014 elections. McConnell

Chamber of Commerce political strategist Scott Reed insisted that the Tea Party was part of their coalition – and warned that political consultants for “goofball” Senate candidates were hijacking them for their own needs. “If you look at the Tea

President Obama announced plans to send 80 members of the United States Military to join the search for the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigerea by Boko Haram. A U.S. official tells the Wall Street Journal that a MQ-1 Predator drone will

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the selection of five Democrats to the Benghazi investigative committee. Pelosi explained that Democrats needed to be part of the committee to make sure that the investigation was honest and fair even though she

President Obama addressed the press on Wednesday after meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki about the recent scandal swirling around the Veterans Affairs Department. Addressing the reports of misconduct by VA officials, Obama vowed that he would get to

The White House announced Wednesday morning that President Obama will meet with embattled Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki in the Oval Office Wednesday to receive an update on the growing controversy at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The sudden

Jack Kingston, an eleven-term Congressman, edged out Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel in the Georgia Senate Republican primary Tuesday. Kingston will now face frontrunner conservative businessman David Perdue in the runoff primary election in July. In Georgia, a candidate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scoffed at complaints as he prepared for a screening of an anti-Koch brothers documentary at the Capitol Visitor Center. Republicans criticized Reid and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for hosting the documentary, using taxpayer-funded resources to

California Senator Barbara Boxer denounced Republicans for investigating the terror attacks in Benghazi and praised Hillary Clinton for her reaction to the incidents. Boxer took the Senate floor on Tuesday and labeled the House Select Committee on Benghazi a “sham,” a “political

On MSNBC Monday night, Rachel Maddow highlighted the phony resignation of Undersecretary of Health Robert Petzel in response to the Veterans Affairs scandal. Petzel was already scheduled to retire in 2014, and President Obama had already nominated a replacement. Maddow

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney indicated that President Obama was still standing by Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki despite the scandal surrounding the department. Reports of systemic enrollment fraud at VA hospitals have raised questions about the department, leading

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) came out strongly against the legalization of marijuana in an interview with ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl. Karl asked Rubio if he ever smoked marijuana – which is now legal in the states of Washington and

Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has earned all the headlines for her late surge of momentum in her campaign, pulling ahead of more conservative congressmen Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey. But her biggest hurdle remains Jack Kingston, an eleven

A new Politico poll shows that 80 percent of likely voters in competitive states favor some restrictions on abortion. According to the poll, 35 percent favor parental notification and a cut-off date for late term abortions, 34 percent call for

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Preibus believes that questions about Hillary Clinton’s health and age are “fair game” as the race for president in 2016 moves closer. When asked by host David Gregory if Preibus believed that Clinton suffered a

Three Republican Senate candidates from Georgia – Karen Handel, Paul Broun, and Jack Kingston – have signed the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) pledge vowing not to expand legal immigration right before the election on Tuesday. The pledge has