As the Sochi, Russia, Olympics entered the field of news, the story of the failed Olympic boycott in 1980 instigated by Jimmy Carter was told in detail by Politico Sunday. As Politico writes, Carter was eager to boycott the Moscow Summer
When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited Florida shortly after the revelation that his staffers had caused a traffic disaster for political retribution, no Republican would be seen in public with the RGA chairman. Last week, the same happened in
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is trying to keep a strong face to the accusations flying around his administration of various forms of corruption. Politico reports this week that Christie is struggling to fulfill governorship duties and has appeared “more
The latest edition of Politico Magazine features a profile of California Gov. Jerry Brown and his ambition–now more than three decades old–to bring high-speed rail to the state. The happy coincidence of Barack Obama’s enormously wasteful and ineffective stimulus allowed
Yet another misstep in the Chris Christie BridgeGate scandal appears to have been the product of rogue officials. Politico is reporting that the widely-criticized letter attacking former Port Authority official David Wildstein never got an okay from Chris Christie. Politico
The New York Times editorial department passed on publishing Dylan Farrow’s letter accusing Woody Allen, her adoptive father, of sexually molesting her as a child before it was published on Nicholas Kristof’s blog in the same paper, according to Politico.
Democratic Lousiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is campaigning as the energy industry’s best advocate in Washington, but one of her liberal friends in the Senate said she has other plans in mind. At an energy panel hosted by Politico yesterday, Rhode
Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn’t one of those actors whose political identities overshadow their talent. That’s a place where Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, John Cusack, Sean Penn and Barbra Streisand often dwell. Most movie goers had no idea how Hoffman, who
They say that good things come in threes, and that’s true for the GOP and for healthcare. Together, three recent news items give Republicans all the ammunition they need to make a major counter-offensive against President Obama and the Democratic Party.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rodgers accused journalist Glenn Greenwald of selling the material Edward Snowden removed from NSA servers. The accusations came during a House hearing on global threats to the United States. “For personal gain, he’s now selling
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan confirmed he discussed immigration at a secret meeting with New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer last year but said Schumer asked for the meeting, not him. “When a member of Congress of either party
A senior aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie subpoenaed in the ongoing investigations of lane closings on the George Washington Bridge has resigned. Christina Genovese Renna, who reported directly to former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly, said in
Wendy Davis is taking her campaign insisting her life story is true to Spanish-language media. Davis appeared on Univisión’s Sunday morning news show Al Punto to discredit the reports claiming she lied about her life story, calling them “really absurd” and
During the January 31 airing of Real Time With Bill Maher, the host suggested that because liberals had a gay wedding at the Grammys, conservatives should have a “mass shooting at the Country Music Awards.” On January 26th the Grammys
On January 31st, talk-show giant Rush Limbaugh said the Republican Party’s obsession with immigration reform is “taking the focus off Obamacare and transferring it to amnesty,” thereby giving Democrats a pass on one of the best things Republicans could run
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s office sent a long, sharply worded email to supporters on Saturday attempting to refute Bridgegate mastermind David Wildstein’s claim that Christie knew of the lane closings before they happened. After the administration’s initially tepid public
Rich and powerful progressives are wasting no time flooding a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC’s coffers with cash. Billionaire Walmart heiress Alice Walton, billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker, and billionaire progressive global financier George Soros were among the wealthy donors who helped
In an obvious admission that the end is near, President Barack Obama’s friends have launched a planning committee for the official Barack Obama Presidential Library. The group is fronted by Obama’s former campaign treasurer, Marty Nesbitt; Obama’s fundraiser and deputy
“We hate traffic! We hate traffic!” yelled outraged rally-goers at a Super Bowl ceremony in New York City today as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took the stage. The once popular governor had to hear boos for a second time
After wasting nearly $325 million during the 2012 election cycle with nothing to show for it and then declaring war on the Tea Party, donations to Karl Rove’s three Crossroads groups decreased by 98% last year. The groups reportedly raised a
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s former campaign manager, Bill Stepien is fighting a subpoena in the on going George Washington Bridge traffic scandal investigation by invoking the Fifth Amendment. “… the very real possibility that his act of producing documents
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted publications claiming he said there was a “fifty-fifty” chance New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wasn’t directly involved in Bridgegate, saying he was only referring to what a New York Times article suggested. Speaking
After the House Republican leadership unveiled its “immigration principles” on Thursday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who has staunchly and relentlessly defended American workers against amnesty, weighed in once again. Sessions said it looked like the consultant-driven and “recycled talking points” offer
The Senate’s Democrat Majority Leader, Nevada’s Harry Reid, once again attacked conservative financiers David and Charles Koch, this time claiming they are trying to “buy the country.” Reid’s hyperbolic attack came during a discussion of the Obama administration’s use of
Last month, President Barack Obama hailed income inequality as “the defining challenge of our time.” Politico says nervous Democrats are “convinced” the issue will help stave off midterm election losses to Republicans. On Wednesday, however, Obama’s own pollster, Joel Benenson, told
