I know we shouldn’t feed the troll – but this is just too funny to pass up. So Harry Reid took to the Senate floor, this morning, to rail against libertarian billionaires Charles and David Koch. The Koch brothers held
After Dana Milbank embarrassed himself earlier this week by dishonestly misrepresenting what transpired at an event held at the Heritage foundation, the New Republic’s Brian Beutler rushed to Milbank’s defense. Though Beutler wasn’t at the event, he argued that the
President Barack Obama told senior congressional leaders that he does not need their approval to carry out any action he deems necessary in Iraq, according to Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell addressed the media after his meeting with
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), claimed that the Democratic Party doesn’t have any billionaires supporting it in a speech on the Senate floor this morning. Reid attacked the Koch Brothers, and argued that current campaign finance law “allows individuals
Just days after he criticized ads by outside groups attacking Congressman James Lankford (R-OK), retiring Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has criticized a new ad by a different outside group attacking T.W. Shannon, Lankford’s opponent in the June 24 Oklahoma U.S.
JACKSON, Mississippi — As the Mississippi GOP primary comes down to the wire, with the runoff next Tuesday, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and challenger Chris McDaniel are both making the pitch that they can fight for Mississippi’s workers in Washington,
The citizen chauffeurs of UberX and Lyft are battling insurance companies, taxicabs and limousines over whether UberX and Lyft drivers should be required to obtain permits from the airports they serve as well as carry $1 million in insurance even when they
BAGHDAD (AP) — Sunni militants hung their black banners on watch towers at Iraq’s largest oil refinery, a witness said Thursday, suggesting the vital facility had fallen to the insurgents who have seized vast territories across the country’s north. A
Joe Carr, a Tennessee state representative challenging incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) in the August 7th GOP primary, released an audio statement Wednesday calling on Alexander to sign the Federation for American Immigration Reform’s (FAIR) No Amnesty Pledge. Carr, who said the
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30 days for an appointment — more than twice the percentage of veterans the government said last week were
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) railed against a proposed constitutional amendment by Senate Democrats to restrict campaign speech at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, going so far as to propose replacing
Idaho Republican Rep. Raul Labrador made a pitch for relevancy to House GOP members Wednesday. “I want every member, regardless of what state you come from or whether you meet for lunch on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, to feel like you
The head of the Tennessee State Museum says that it was understood that Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) was not going to run for reelection, which is why she was not worried about the political ramifications of a traveling exhibit promoting
Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor to defend President Barack Obama against former Vice President Dick Cheney op-ed in the Wall Street Journal featured on the Drudge Report. Reid said, “Just to remind everyone, former vice president
After the Patent Office canceled the “disparaging” Washington Redskins trademark on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said it was only a matter of time before the Redskins change their name. Reid has predicted that the team would change
The New York Times has an interesting piece this morning on the runoff election between Sen. Thad Cochran and his Republican primary challenger, Chris McDaniel. The piece reflects a general amazement at the way that citizens of Mississippi are voting for McDaniel
The next president pro tem of the California state Senate will be Democratic state Sen. Kevin de León of Los Angeles, who was elected Monday. De León, 47, a Democrat, asserted that one of his highest priorities will be to
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here’s a look at the who, what, when and where of the 2016 presidential contest at the cusp of summer. Why? Because more is going on than you might think two years from the event. To those
Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, the doctor made a TV star by Oprah Winfrey, wasn’t a big hit on Capitol Hill when Senators questioned his claims about certain weight loss products that could produce “miracle” results. On June 17, Dr. Oz
The Phoenix Veterans Administration is back in the spotlight — this time for handing out $10 million in bonuses to doctors and administrators as hundreds of veterans waited to see doctors, some dying before receiving healthcare. The Arizona Republic of Phoenix recently
JACKSON, Miss., June 17 (UPI)–Mississippi Tea Party senate candidate Chris McDaniel has a new ally in his primary campaign against incumbent Thad Cochran: game show host Chuck Woolery. California-based conservative advocacy group the Tea Party Express announced Tuesday that it
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin blasted the Republican establishment on Tuesday for spending more time trying to tear down Mississippi conservative Senate candidate Chris McDaniel than combating President Barack Obama’s lawlessness at home and incompetence abroad. Days before the Mississippi
The world is on fire. Libya is in chaos. Baghdad is about to fall to a new and toxic strain of Islamism. Syria is in civil war. Israeli teenagers have been kidnapped by terrorists. Russia is expanding, taking over Crimea,
The claim by David Brat, an economics professor at Virginia’s Randolph-Macon College, that his victory in last Tuesday’s primary was because God intervened on his behalf, is obviously spurious. He won because 36,000 of the 65,000 people (13% of the
Ahmed Abu Khattala, one of the leaders of Ansar Al-Sharia, the group blamed for the attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi, has been captured and will be brought to the United States to face trial. The Washington Post reports
