Repeating a pattern seen many times before, a left-wing march in Seattle devolved into a violent clash between protesters and police. After police issued an order to clear the area, protesters broke windows and threw bottles and rocks at police.
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLEPolice used flash bangs and pepper spray as officers and protesters clashed late Wednesday as a May Day rally turned violent in Seattle. Protesters threw several objects, possibly rocks and other items, at police officers and news
Updated: The text messages were sent from Tamerlan’s mother to other family members about Tamerlan. Tamerlan Tsarnaev had sent text messages to his mother stating that he was willing to die for Islam as early as 2011, according to two sources with
In speaking out against the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration bill at a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, Sheriff Sam Page of Rockingham County, North Carolina said Mexican drug cartels are active in his county despite its geographical distance
Thursday on Capitol Hill, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) went after Attorney General Eric Holder for his failure to explain how the Fort Hood terrorist attack was classified as “workplace violence,” depriving victims of Purple Hearts and appropriate medical coverage. “We’re
No law enforcement officials or representatives spoke to endorse the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill on Thursday at the group’s Capitol Hill press conference announcing it. Instead, at the “Gang of Eight” press conference, as USA Today reported they would
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are demanding an apology from the Secretary of the Army over a lecture led by an Army trainer that included a slide comparing Catholicism and Evangelical Christianity to groups like Al Qaeda, Hamas, and the KKK.
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asked the FBI to investigate how a recording of a private meeting at his campaign headquarters in Kentucky was secretly made and then released to Mother Jones, the reaction from Washington DC political
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma knows the federal government is trying mightily to balance its books. The famed musician just doesn’t want that to involve any cuts to existing arts funding. Ma appeared on Capitol Hill today alongside former Guns ‘N Roses
At a meeting of the Ripon Society held in Washington, D.C.’s exclusive Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, new Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields effectively declared war on the conservative grassroots. In a strong attack, Shields coined a
Members of Congress and their press secretaries are usually the only individuals in a congressional office to be mindful that their Twitter feed is being carefully watched. That is about to change. Staffers on Capitol Hill were reminded on Wednesday
Vice President Joe Biden is again plying the phones, calling his former colleagues on Capitol Hill, and bending ears over the President’s gun control ideas. His calls are coming on a “near-daily basis” as President Barack Obama mounts another push
A new Forbes article by Government Accountability Institute (GAI) President and Co-founder Peter Schweizer reveals that former Obama Administration officials and fundraisers are now leveraging their access and influence to bag big billings from Wall Street investment firms as part
(AP) Prince Harry to visit US, skipping Vegas this timeBy DANICA KIRKAAssociated PressLONDONBritain’s Prince Harry is returning to the United States _ but this time he’s skipping Las Vegas. The 28-year-old prince will travel to the U.S. East Coast as
President Barack Obama has portrayed the immediate impact of the sequester cuts as a doomsday scenario full of pink slips for teachers. The President also warned about longer TSA security lines at the airport as well as Capitol Hill janitors
President Barack Obama walked quickly past reporters and photographers as he arrived on Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Democrats Tuesday.
A former Republican Congressman who worked closely with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) during the last decade has attacked Bohner as a “lazy” lawmaker who is more interested in “golf, women, cigarettes, fun, and alcohol” than policy or legislating. Granted,
To his great credit, the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler continues to hold the White House responsible for spreading sequester falsehoods. This morning, Kessler did what good reporters are supposed to do: fact-checked a White House claim — again about Capitol
In the face of Obama’s ongoing propaganda campaign to blame his failed policies and faltering economy on what amounts to a 2% budget cut, we’re seeing small pockets of excellent reporting on sequestration, and this includes the Washington Post’s Glenn
Although Congressional hearings regarding the deadly attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi brought both Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill as well as CIA Director Leon Panetta to answer questions, Republicans still want more questions answered about the assault that
CANDY CROWLEY: As far as we can figure out, the FAA budget – we’re not even talking about the transportation – is about $15 billion give or take. They’re going to have to cut $600 million, about 4 percent. Why
After buying Current TV, Al Gore’s struggling cable TV network, Al Jazeera has now hired a lobbying firm to push its interests in Washington D.C. The Muslim-owned TV network hired the firm of DLA Piper to ply the halls of
Chris Rock led an unimpressive little celebrity posse to Capitol Hill to “demand a plan to end gun violence” today, and unbosomed himself of this brilliant observation: “I’m just here to support the president of the United States. The president
Last November, President Obama won a narrow reelection and the Democrats in the Senate added two seats to their caucus. A few high-profile Republicans lost their races. The outcome has prompted the usual round of hand-wringing from the media, pundits
Washington, DC local residents and environmentalists gathered at a meeting room in a Methodist Church on Capitol Hill last Thursday to discuss their dissatisfaction with the Capitol Hill cogeneration plant. The plant, which was completely coal fired for almost one hundred
