California court declines to halt gay marriages
By SEAN LENGELL | 07/15/13 07:40 PM
The California Supreme Court on Monday refused to stop gays from marrying while it considers a request by same-sex marriage opponents to resurrect the state?s controversial Proposition 8 law. The court turned down a...
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GOP can win Senate in 2014, but can they hold it in 2016?
By PHILIP KLEIN | 07/15/13 06:20 PM
Former Democratic Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer?s decision not to seek his state?s open U.S. Senate seat has boosted Republican hopes of gaining control of the upper chamber in 2014, with New York Times? statistical...
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Competing White House petitions on George Zimmerman
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/15/13 05:55 PM
To which Zimmerman petition will President Obama respond? one petition, which was posted first, requests that Attorney General Eric Holder "prosecute George Zimmerman for violating Trayvon Martin's most fundamental of...
Read More... EPA to name headquarters after Bill Clinton
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/15/13 05:35 PM
Environmental Protection Agency headquarters will take Bill Clinton?s name during a private ceremony at the agency?s main building on Wednesday, the acting administrator wrote to staff in an email Tuesday....
Read More... Big Labor to Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi: Fix Obamacare --- or else
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/15/13 04:35 PM
Leaders of three major unions wrote a remarkably blunt letter to the top Congressional Democrats last week, demanding that they fix sections of Obamacare that could hurt union members? healthcare coverage.
Read More... Did North Dakota just hit its oil peak?
By TIMOTHY P. CARNEY | 07/15/13 04:20 PM
The state produces about 11 percent of the oil produced in the U.S., but Great Plains News suggests production might be slowing down.
Read More... Eliot Spitzer?s comeback isn?t a joke ? it?s scary
By PHILIP KLEIN | 07/15/13 04:10 PM
Eliot Spitzer was lucky that newspapers exposed his yen for high-priced Washington hookers. The scandal that ensued allowed Spitzer to resign in disgrace from the New York governorship in 2008 for sleazy behavior,...
Read More... DC lobbyists will stand with Wendy Davis next week
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/15/13 03:55 PM
State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Texas, after achieving national fame with her talking filibuster of a bill banning abortions after five months of pregnancy, plans to stand with lobbyists at a fundraiser in Washington D.C. next...
Read More... Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/15/13 03:50 PM
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower who revealed the agency's data collection program, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. "Edward Snowden has -- in a heroic effort at great personal cost...
Read More... The reality of Marco Rubio?s immigration problem
By CONN CARROLL | 07/15/13 02:45 PM
National Journal?s Jill Lawrence has a post up on ?The Myth of Marco Rubio?s Immigration Problem,? noting that while Rubio has taken some ?heat? for supporting a path to citizenship, ?almost every other GOP...
Read More... Nate Silver: Republicans may retake the Senate in 2014
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/15/13 02:15 PM
The New York Times polling analyst Nate Silver believes that Republicans may have a shot at retaking the Senate. ?A race-by-race analysis of the Senate, in fact, suggests that Republicans might now be close to...
Read More... White House: Obama?s sexual assault comments don?t affect individual cases
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/15/13 02:15 PM
President Obama?s denunciation of sexual assault in the military has emerged, ironically, as a defense used by people charged with the crime who say that he unfairly influenced their cases. Obama?s spokesman...
Read More... Sen. John Barrasso: No, Sen. Harry Reid, Obamacare is not wonderful for America
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/15/13 12:55 PM
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., a long time opponent of President Obama?s signature health care bill, criticized Senate Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev. leader for calling Obamacare ?wonderful for America.?
Read More... Eric Holder to speak at NAACP convention
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/15/13 12:20 PM
Attorney General Eric Holder will address the NAACP, which is urging him to pursue civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin, at the organization?s 104th convention Tuesday in...
Read More... Harry Reid predicts 2016 showdown between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/15/13 12:05 PM
If a former First Lady and the brother of a former President face off with the White House on the line in 2016, Reid won't be surprised.
Read More... Gallup pays Eric Holder to go away
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/15/13 11:50 AM
The polling firm has agreed to pay the Department of Justice $10.5 million over allegations that it overstated the amount of time it took to complete contracts for the U.S. government
Read More... Libertarian populism: The economic prescription for the right
By TIMOTHY P. CARNEY | 07/15/13 11:50 AM
Conservatives need to not cater to the rich but instead turn to the working class as the swing population that can deliver elections.
Read More... Sen. Harry Reid snaps at reporter for bringing up 2005 comments against nuclear option
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/15/13 11:35 AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that his past remarks against changing the Senate rules for confirming presidential appointees was ?totally different? than the changes to the rules he would seek in the...
Read More... Morning Examiner: House to ignore Senate immigration bill, focus on Obamacare instead
By CONN CARROLL | 07/15/13 08:20 AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., still has not sent the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill over to the House for a vote, which will instead focus on Obamacare?s implementation troubles this week. Hearings on the...
Read More... David Axelrod: Trayvon wouldn?t have died if Zimmerman didn?t have a gun
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/15/13 06:45 AM
In the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict, former Obama campaign chief David Axelrod took to Twitter to express his feelings about the case. ?Setting aside that an unarmed teenager, who was minding his own...
Read More... Byron York: Senate GOP braces for nuclear option
By BYRON YORK | 07/14/13 06:40 PM
?I wouldn?t be surprised if they pull the trigger on Tuesday,? says Sen. John Cornyn, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate. ?Reid has gone so far out on a limb.?
Read More... Plan B: MSNBC?s Al Sharpton asked DOJ to charge George Zimmerman with hate crime
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/14/13 05:10 PM
?It goes to the Justice Department,? Sharpton said on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning. ?Clearly there are grounds for civil rights charges here."
Read More... Report: AFL-CIO pondering accepting non-union members
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/14/13 03:20 PM
Big Labor bosses are considering opening their unions to non-members in an effort to create ?an omnibus organization? of both union and non-union members, according to a liberal journalist.
Read More... President Obama on George Zimmerman trial: The jury has spoken
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/14/13 02:27 PM
"The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America."
Read More... Harry Reid: ?Obamacare has been wonderful for America?
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/14/13 11:40 AM
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., pointed out that Republicans voted to repeal the bill 40 times ? but have failed to block the legislation.
Read More... NAACP in talks with Justice Department about pursuing Trayvon Martin case
By STEVE CONTORNO | 07/14/13 11:10 AM
The head of the country?s largest civil rights group said Sunday that the organization has had ongoing discussions with staff of Attorney General Eric Holder on whether the justice department should go after George...
Read More... DOJ News Media Review Committee will advise when Eric Holder can issue secret media subpoenas
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/12/13 06:00 PM
Attorney General Eric Holder released a revised policy on surveillance of ?reporters, but the new plan does not entirely preclude the secret seizure of ?journalists? emails.
Read More... Dem House member: GOP 'sending hungry families straight up under the bus'
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/12/13 04:50 PM
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., slammed Republicans in the House for splitting food stamps out of the farm bill that passed Thursday.
Read More... Ted Cruz introduces bill to defund Obamacare
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/12/13 04:45 PM
The Texas senator, along with 17 other Republicans, has introduced a bill to fully defund the health care law in the wake of the recent string of bad news surrounding the law.
Read More... Reporter: Will Obama continue to force-feed Guantanamo detainees during Ramadan?
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/12/13 02:30 PM
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney indicated that the process would continue even though the prisoners were attempting a hunger strike.
Read More... Rift growing between House and Senate Republicans over Obamacare strategy
By CONN CARROLL | 07/12/13 01:40 PM
Republican unity on how to respond to President Obama?s decision to only selective enforce Obamacare sure didn?t last long.
Read More... Department of Agriculture works to cut shattered Major League Baseball bats
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/12/13 12:10 PM
Federal researchers have discovered a way to lower the number of baseball bats that shatter in the course of Major League Baseball games, Department of Agriculture? Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday. ?This...
Read More... Report: Major union in talks to rejoin AFL-CIO
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/12/13 12:00 PM
In These Times, a liberal magazine with close ties to organized labor,?reported?Wednesday that the United Food and Commercial Workers union is negotiating to rejoin the AFL-CIO. The report is credited to ?high...
Read More... Fact checker: Nancy Pelosi wrong about Obamacare employer mandate not being delayed
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/12/13 11:40 AM
The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler gives the House Minority Leader three out of a possible four Pinocchios for her false claim.
Read More... The 12 best ?Big Sis? Drudge Report banners featuring Janet Napolitano
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/12/13 11:25 AM
Since former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano became President Obama?s Secretary of Homeland Security, Matt Drudge coined the nickname ?Big Sis? ? an Orwellian take on her role overseeing United States security....
Read More... Rep. Tom Cotton: The new anti-amnesty leader in the House
By CONN CARROLL | 07/12/13 11:15 AM
It is not everyday that an op-ed against giving citizenship to illegal immigrants appears in The Wall Street Journal. But that is exactly what happened Thursday when Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., published a piece in The...
Read More... Will Janet Napolitano's exit affect immigration debate?
By BYRON YORK | 07/12/13 11:05 AM
The departing Homeland Security secretary played a key role in the battle over border legislation on Capitol Hill.
Read More... Environmentalist groups threaten to stage protests at offices of pro-Obama organization
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/12/13 11:00 AM
Activist groups claimed Friday to have gotten 69,000 people to sign up for ?civil disobedience training? events in 25 cities to fight the Keystone XL pipeline project
Read More... AFL-CIO applauds DC council for ignoring Wal-Mart 'blackmail' over wage law
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/12/13 09:05 AM
Big Labor blasted the retailer's threat to not build stores in Washington if Mayor Vincent Gray signs a ?living wage? law that would apply mainly to big box stores.
Read More... Brit Hume not impressed by Sharknado
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/12/13 08:15 AM
If you were watching Twitter Thursday night, mentions of ?Sharknado? were everywhere as journalists and political staffers tuned in to revel in the hilariously bad/awesome disaster film on the Syfy channel. As...
Read More... Morning Examiner: Scope of Harry Reid?s nuclear war on Senate to be tested immediately
By CONN CARROLL | 07/12/13 08:00 AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, R-Nev., threatened Thursday, to invoke the so-called ?nuclear option? as early as Tuesday, if Senate Republicans continued to filibuster seven of President Obama?s nominees....
Read More... Democrat: The farm bill is not a farm bill without food stamps
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/12/13 07:00 AM
Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., protested the new farm bill passed by the House of Representatives Thursday that controversially separated the food stamp program from the farm subsidies in the bill. Eighty percent of the farm...
Read More... HuffPo Poll: 59 percent support 20-week abortion ban
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/11/13 05:50 PM
Fifty-nine percent of Americans support banning abortions past 20 weeks (five months), including 41 percent who strongly favor doing so, according to a survey conducted for the Huffington Post. Just 30 percent of...
Read More... Senate immigration bill bars three India-based companies from extra H1-B visas
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/11/13 05:15 PM
Washington Examiner?contributor Shikha Dalmia explains in an excellent Business Insider post why high tech workers in the Indian subcontinent are?rooting for the demise?of the Senate immigration bill....
Read More... McConnell: GOP won?t block votes on Perez, McCarthy; will oppose NLRB nominees
By SEAN HIGGINS | 07/11/13 05:10 PM
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Thursday that the Republicans would not prevent votes on Secretary of Labor nominee Tom Perez and?Environmental Protection Agency Administrator nominee Gina...
Read More... Bob McDonnell, scandals, and ?pro-business? government interventions
By TIMOTHY P. CARNEY | 07/11/13 04:30 PM
One of the most enlightening takes on Bob McDonnell?s ethical and legal travails comes from Matt Mitchell at the Mercatus Center. To wit: when government takes on the job of promoting business, you?re inviting...
Read More... At least 3 coal plants announced closing since Obama's energy speech
By ASHE SCHOW | 07/11/13 03:55 PM
American Electric Power announced Thursday that it will be closing its coal-fired power plant in Beverly, Ohio, making it the third plant to announce its closing since Obama gave a new energy speech on June 25. AEP...
Read More... Pelosi: Treasury didn?t delay the Obamacare employer mandate
By JOEL GEHRKE | 07/11/13 03:05 PM
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., explained to reporters that the Treasury Department didn?t really delay the employer mandate of Obamacare, even though the Treasury Department said that businesses don?t...
Read More... Rand Paul is not ready for prime time
By PHILIP KLEIN | 07/11/13 02:45 PM
On Tuesday, the Washington Free Beacon?s Alana Goodman reported on an aide to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who had a long and colorful history of neo-Confederate sympathies. If you aren?t already familiar with the story,...
Read More... Rush Limbaugh: Eric Holder invested in George Zimmerman trial being seen as racism
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 07/11/13 12:25 PM
Attorney General Eric Holder is invested in the George Zimmerman trial being seen as racism, conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh said on Fox News on Wednesday.
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