Florida Sen. Marco Rubio joined many Republicans in distancing himself from Mitt Romney’s remarks to donors that President Barack Obama won the 2012 election by doling out “gifts” to minorities and young voters. Rubio, whose top aides used to work
Beginning today and extending through November 17, the Federalist Society will be holding its annual National Lawyers Convention. The Federalist Society is most famous as the largest constitutionalist legal organization in the United States; it was the breeding ground for
President Barack Obama on Wednesday again said he would not sign any agreement that does not raise the top tax rate, but Republicans in the House steadfastly stood in opposition to raising tax rates on those making over $250,000 in
(AP) BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlementBy MICHAEL KUNZELMANNEW ORLEANSBP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the massive 2010 oil spill and will plead guilty to felony
ALEC BALDWIN: And then I read where now, what is it, several states want to secede from the United States… DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST: Leave the union. BALDWIN: …because of the results of the election. And it’s so strange because I
This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor. At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period. My goals in 1976 were the same as
Earlier this week, the National Catholic Register reported that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, headed up by New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, intends to lobby Congress for “conscience exemptions” to abortion mandates implemented by the Department of Health and Human
When Barack Obama arrogantly dismissed questions yesterday about his possible nomination of Susan Rice for Secretary of State, he evoked memories of another young, arrogant politician who once dared the press to go after him personally. Obama was asked by
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONBears and budgets top the list as Congress returned Tuesday from a seven-week election break to a long list of unfinished business. Looming large in the lame-duck session is the urgent need for President Barack Obama and
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is acknowledging that cuts in the federal budget should come from entitlements, not the defense budget. Asked about sequestration, which the White House proposed in order to play chicken with the Republicans over tax cuts,
Today, President Obama held his first press conference in five months. It was a bizarre mix of softball questions from his press sycophants, false righteous indignation from the president over his administration’s Benghazi failures and lies, and an oddly blustery
The media, which has gone all-out in its quest to determine the vital details of the David Petraeus affair, is asking all the right questions. Yesterday, for example, Leslie Kaufman of the Times asked: “The Quandary for Biographers: Get Up
Delegate Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico) has announced that he will push for Puerto Rican statehood this session of Congress. Congress is widely predicted to ignore Puerto Rico’s recent vote to pursue statehood. “The people of Puerto Rico have spoken, and
Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain just held a joint press conference meant to make sure the Obama Administration’s appallingly incompetent, fatal, and dishonest handling of Libya isn’t lost in all the chaff the media’s throwing around the Petraeus sex
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi’s Wednesday press conference announcing she will be running for Minority leader again
(AP) Official: Pelosi to remain as leader of House DemsBy LAURIE KELLMAN and JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONA congressional official said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi told her party caucus Wednesday that she will remain as minority leader in the new session
On Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined other Republican senators in calling for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus to testify before Congress about the terrorists attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya that
(AP) China’s Hu clears way for Xi to take party helmBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGPresident Hu Jintao stepped aside as ruling party leader Wednesday to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take China’s helm as part of only
(AP) European markets underperform as strikes hitBy TOBY STERLINGAP Business WriterAMSTERDAMWorld stock markets were mixed Wednesday, with European indexes down as strikes swept across much of the continent while Asian shares rose as China neared the climax of a once-a-decade
If Obamacare survives the 2016 election after it is fully implemented, there will be two healthcare systems in America from which our citizens will choose. As former Ohio Treasurer Ken Blackwell and I explained months ago, the fifty states can
VPR- Congressman Peter Welch speaks with reporters in his Burlington office Monday before returning to Washington. “Up to this point there has been no negotiation,” he says. “It’s been an all-or-nothing approach.” As the lame-duck Congress reconvenes Tuesday, Congressman Peter
Durning a cameo on PBS’s geography based children’s program Carmen Sandiego, then Senator Biden went out of his way to call up Special Agent Greg and inform him that everyone in Congress thinks he is a mediocre detective.
Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that President Obama can talk all he wants about raising taxes, but he hasn’t presented any deficit reduction plans. At all. On the floor of the Senate, McConnell announced that slogans and
Today, Nancy Pelosi told reporters that she could step down tomorrow as House Minority Leader. “I love you all very dearly, but I thought I’d tell my caucus first,” Pelosi said. “We may not have the majority. We may not
He’s back. President Barack Obama reportedly asked Eric Holder to stay as attorney general after he’s inaugurated for a second term, and the controversial Cabinet head agreed. “I don’t know if everyone in the White House wants him [Holder] to
