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Immigration reform bill largely untouched going into fifth day of debate
A bipartisan group of senators begin their fifth full day of debating changes to the immigration reform bill Tuesday. So far, the so-called mark up process has left the sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws--which would legalize most of the country's … More »Immigration reform bill largely untouched going into fifth day of debate
Despite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration reform bill
Conservative radio talk show hosts have signed a letter opposing the sweeping immigration reform bill in the Senate, bucking tea party favorite Sen. Marco Rubio's … More »Despite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration reform bill
Obama to meet Chinese President Xi in June
President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on June 7-8 in California, the White House announced on Monday. The talks come … More »Obama to meet Chinese President Xi in June
In tragedy, consolation only goes so far
When John Kennedy Jr., son of the former president, died with his wife and sister-in-law in a plane crash in 1999, I heard a well-known televangelist More »
Yahoo! News - 1 hr 11 mins agoFormer IRS commissioner: ‘Not personally responsible’ for creating the ‘Be On The Lookout’ list
Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's practice of placing elevated More »
The Ticket - 1 hr 53 mins agoSenator accuses IRS officials of withholding information in 2012 about agency practices
Two top Internal Revenue Service officials knew that the agency was using a list to scrutinize applications for tax-exempt status that included the phrase More »
The Ticket - 2 hrs 47 mins agoImmigration reform bill largely untouched going into fifth day of debate
A bipartisan group of senators begins a fifth full day of debating changes to the immigration reform bill Tuesday. So far, the so-called mark-up process More »
The Ticket - 4 hrs agoObama offers prayers, federal support for Oklahoma following deadly tornado
President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning assured residents of Oklahoma that they have both the nation's support and the federal government's assistance More »
The Ticket - 4 hrs agoDespite Rubio’s wooing, radio hosts protest immigration reform bill
Conservative radio talk show hosts have signed a letter opposing the sweeping immigration reform bill in the Senate, bucking tea party favorite Sen. Marco More »
The Ticket - 14 hrs agoObama directs FEMA to ready help for tornado-ravaged Oklahoma
President Barack Obama has been getting updates on the massive tornado that ravaged homes and schools near Oklahoma City and has directed the Federal More »
The Ticket - 20 hrs agoObama to meet Chinese President Xi in June
President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time on June 7-8 in California, the White House announced on Monday. The More »
The Ticket - 21 hrs agoGOP official: ‘Institutional barriers’ remain for Republican women seeking office
The Republican Party is actively working to recruit more women to run for public office, but they still face "institutional barriers" to getting involved More »
The Ticket - 21 hrs agoObama administration spied on Fox News reporter James Rosen: Report
The Justice Department spied extensively on Fox News reporter James Rosen in 2010, collecting his telephone records, tracking his movements in and out of More »
The Ticket - Mon, May 20, 2013McConnell: ‘There is a culture of intimidation throughout the administration’
Republican Senators Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell and Rob Portman continued Sunday to press the Obama administration on the Internal Revenue Service scandal More »
The Ticket - Sun, May 19, 2013Obama delivers Morehouse commencement
President Barack Obama took a break from the trifecta of controversies—IRS, Department of Justice, Benghazi—swirling around the White House on Sunday to More »
The Ticket - Sun, May 19, 2013IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers
While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013Obama: His tiger’s not grrreat!
Following a rough, scandal-filled week in Washington, President Barack Obama got dressed down by a bunch of kids. During a visit to Moravia Park More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?
Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013Obama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore
After a week filled with controversy and criticism, President Barack Obama left town Friday for Baltimore, the second stop on his "Middle Class Jobs & More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013Re: the Benghazi messages: Browse administration emails like an inbox
The 100 pages of emails that the White House released on Wednesday, which cover the administration's crafting of its talking points about the Sept. 11, More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013House Republicans make repealing Obamacare an annual tradition
In what has become an annual tradition, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday voted again to fully repeal the federal health care law More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Anthony Weiner spotted filming a campaign ad amid rumors of NYC mayoral run
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is apparently close to making his run for New York City mayor official. According to WNBC-TV, the former congressman was More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama: ‘No magic formula’ to end Syria’s civil war
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserves the right to step up American military and diplomatic efforts to push out Syria’s Bashar Assad, but More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama appoints OMB official Danny Werfel to head up IRS
President Barack Obama on Thursday appointed Danny Werfel, an official with the Office of Management and Budget, as acting commissioner of the Internal More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013IRS scraps softball game against GOP Sen. Cornyn’s team
Playing hardball? Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas announced on Thursday that the IRS softball team (“The Cheetahs”—no, really) had canceled a planned More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama: ‘No apologies’ for seizing journalists’ phone records
President Barack Obama at a press conference on Thursday strongly defended the Department of Justice's controversial secret seizure of journalists' phone More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama dreams of ‘going Bulworth,’ New York Times reports
President Barack Obama—exasperated by scandals, a seemingly stalled domestic agenda and armchair chiefs of staff in the media—wants to tell you what he More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Under fire, White House releases Benghazi talking-points emails
Under heavy political pressure, the White House on Wednesday released 100 pages of internal Obama administration emails in which senior officials debated More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013
Sen. Jeff Sessions almost single-handedly trying to derail ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration bill
Power Players When it comes to immigration reform, perhaps no senator has been more vocal about their displeasure with the newest bill, drafted by the More »
Power Players - 6 hrs agoMichele Bachmann: The IRS targeting of Tea Party groups tied to Obama’s political agenda
The Fine Print As the chair of the Tea Party Caucus, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R – Minn.) is railing against the IRS’s targeting of Tea Party groups, saying: More »
Power Players - Mon, May 20, 2013Leader of targeted Tea Party group ‘pissed off’ by IRS’s questioning, calls it a ‘fishing expedition’
Top Line Susan McLaughlin knows first-hand what it’s like to be targeted by the IRS. Her Tea Party group in Liberty Township, Ohio was among those More »
Power Players - Fri, May 17, 2013Sorting through the scandals: What’s at stake for the IRS, DOJ and the White House
BOTTOM LINE Controversy has been the word this week Washington as the White House has grappled with the fallout from Benghazi, the IRS scandal and the More »
Power Players - Thu, May 16, 2013Chairman leading Friday showdown on Hill: There’s a ‘culture of rot’ at IRS
The Fine Print One of the lawmakers leading the search for answers in the IRS investigation into how Tea Party groups were treated is Rep. Charles More »
Power Players - Thu, May 16, 2013Iran hostages locked in struggle for compensation, tell their story of “colossal injustice”
Politics Confidential Hollywood portrays the Iran hostage crisis as a thriller story with a triumphant ending in the film “Argo.” But the real story of More »
Power Players - Wed, May 15, 2013Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint: $6.3 trillion immigration price tag ‘irrefutable’
The Fine Print Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R – S.C.) is standing by the controversial Heritage Foundation study that put a $6.3 trillion price tag on the More »
Power Players - Tue, May 14, 2013Bringing beauty to a cause, Charlize Theron lobbies for an AIDS-free generation
Top Line When Charlize Theron came to Capitol Hill recently, she undoubtedly turned a few heads. But the Academy Award-winning actress didn’t come to be More »
Power Players - Mon, May 13, 2013Like mother like son: Prince Harry carries on legacy of Princess Diana to rid world of landmines
Power Players Prince Harry made a visit to Capitol Hill yesterday to tour an exhibit on landmines, a cause dear to the heart of his late mother Princess More »
Power Players - Fri, May 10, 2013Politicians weighing in: Do pounds matter?
Bottom Line This week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed that he underwent Lap-Band surgery in February. Christie says his decision to have the More »
Power Players - Thu, May 9, 2013Tea Party leader: Lindsey Graham “begging for a primary” challenge
Top Line FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe has a warning for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and other GOP incumbents up for reelection in the 2014: don’t More »
Power Players - Wed, May 8, 2013Gen. Dempsey: China takes no ownership of cyber attack on U.S.
On the Radar The Pentagon officially blamed China of cyber attacks against the United States in a new report, but America's top military official Gen. More »
Power Players - Tue, May 7, 2013What a waste: Four easy cuts to save us $27.5 billion
Power Players Government buildings sitting empty and unused, many flights to rural airports that carry practically no passengers, and minimum milk prices More »
Power Players - Mon, May 6, 2013Out there: Former Sen. Mike Gravel says White House suppressing evidence of ETs
Top Line Even as most Americans wonder what planet politicians are from, is it possible that the government is squelching evidence of extraterrestrials More »
Power Players - Fri, May 3, 2013Red line crossed in Syria: What would intervention look like?
Last week intelligence officials assessed “with varying degrees of confidence” that chemical weapons had been used in the country—a possible game changer More »
Power Players - Thu, May 2, 2013Young minds with big ideas: Meet the whiz kids of the White House Science Fair
Politics Confidential 10-year-old Evan Jackson had just made a touchdown in his football game, but he had to be pulled off to the sideline because he had More »
Power Players - Wed, May 1, 2013Game changer: Maj. Gen. Abrams on the “homegrown” rejection of Taliban in Afghanistan
On the Radar Maj. Gen. Robert B. Abrams, the top U.S. and NATO commander in southern Afghanistan, is confident the country won’t fall back into the grips More »
Power Players - Mon, Apr 29, 2013Karl Rove on Bush legacy: “He got the big things right”
Politics Confidential Karl Rove, who has been described by former President George W. Bush as “the architect” of his 2000 and 2004 election victories, More »
Power Players - Fri, Apr 26, 2013Laura Bush: The 9/11 exhibit at new Bush museum brings her, George W. Bush to tears
Top Line Talking to ABC’s Diane Sawyer during a special tour of the newly opened George W. Bush Library, former First Lady Laura Bush says she and her More »
Power Players - Thu, Apr 25, 2013Boston Marathon bombings unlikely to affect gun control, immigration reform going forward
BOTTOM LINE New information is coming to light every day in the on-going investigation into the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15th. But there More »
Power Players - Thu, Apr 25, 2013Former Obama Staffer Leads White House Protests Against Pipeline
Power Players Environmental activists are turning up the heat on President Obama as he faces what could be the trickiest decision of his second term: More »
Power Players - Wed, Apr 24, 2013Robert Redford: We need more Woodwards & Bernsteins
Top Line It’s been more than 40 years since Watergate, but the old story—and its characters—made news once again with the Washington premiere of Robert More »
Power Players - Tue, Apr 23, 2013Gov. Brewer: Federal government not doing enough to secure Arizona’s border
Power Players As the Senate moves to consider the “Gang of 8” immigration reform bill, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is calling on the federal government to More »
Power Players - Mon, Apr 22, 2013Hanging up 42: Yankees Mariano Rivera and Robinson Cano talk Jackie Robinson’s enduring legacy
Politics Confidential The life and legend of Jackie Robinson has been recently chronicled in the movie "42," but the first African American major league More »
Power Players - Fri, Apr 19, 2013The gun lobby that senators and congressmen are really afraid of (hint: it’s not the NRA)
Power Players As the Senate moves to vote on expanding background checks for gun purchases, the Gun Owners of America lobby group has a warning for More »
Power Players - Wed, Apr 17, 2013
In tragedy, consolation only goes so far
When John Kennedy Jr., son of the former president, died with his wife and sister-in-law in a plane crash in 1999, I heard a well-known televangelist More »
Yahoo! News - 1 hr 11 mins agoFormer IRS commissioner: ‘Not personally responsible’ for creating the ‘Be On The Lookout’ list
Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that he was "not personally responsible" for the agency's practice of placing elevated More »
The Ticket - 1 hr 53 mins agoSenator accuses IRS officials of withholding information in 2012 about agency practices
Two top Internal Revenue Service officials knew that the agency was using a list to scrutinize applications for tax-exempt status that included the phrase More »
The Ticket - 2 hrs 47 mins agoImmigration reform bill largely untouched going into fifth day of debate
A bipartisan group of senators begins a fifth full day of debating changes to the immigration reform bill Tuesday. So far, the so-called mark-up process More »
The Ticket - 4 hrs agoObama offers prayers, federal support for Oklahoma following deadly tornado
President Barack Obama on Tuesday morning assured residents of Oklahoma that they have both the nation's support and the federal government's assistance More »
The Ticket - 4 hrs agoChristie Stars in NJ Tourism Ads, Dems Cry Foul
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his family are starring in television commercials that are part of a publicly funded $25 million tourism campaign to More »
ABC News - Mon, May 20, 2013GOP Lieutenant Governor Candidate in Va. Compares Planned Parenthood to KKK
This weekend, Virginia Republicans found their candidate for lieutenant governor in E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake, Va. pastor who has compared Planned More »
ABC News - Mon, May 20, 2013Speier Calls Congress 'Enablers of Sexual Assault'
Lawmakers Wednesday came down hard on military leaders, the morning after allegations emerged of another head of a military sexual assault prevention More »
ABC News - Wed, May 15, 2013Indiana Farmer Loses Battle Against Monsanto
ABC News’ Ariane de Vogue reports: The Supreme Court ruled today against a 76-year-old Indiana farmer who had taken on Monsanto in a patent dispute over a More »
ABC News - Mon, May 13, 2013Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during More »
AP - 15 mins agoFormer IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking More »
AP - 15 mins agoUS lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the U.S. from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, even if the threat posed by a More »
AP - 20 mins agoFBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, More »
AP - 30 mins agoLos Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Voters were choosing the next mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday, but most residents probably haven't noticed. More »
AP - 53 mins agoPlay of the Day: Kids Say The Darndest Things... About Obama’s Scandals
President Barack Obama's terrible run of luck continues. Despite scandals involving the IRS, Benghazi and the Justice Department tapping AP phones, More »
National Journal - 4 hrs agoApple's Enormous Cash Reserves Would Still Be Enormous if it Brought the Money Home
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National Journal - 4 hrs agoOklahoma Tornado Fallout: Disaster Assistance, Weather Detection Spending Cut in Sequestration
As disaster personnel and volunteers comb through the havoc left by the tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, they are going to rely More »
National Journal - 5 hrs agoInsiders Split on Edits of Benghazi Talking Points
National Journal's National Security Insiders were split down the middle on whether the Obama administration's edits to remove any mention of terrorism More »
National Journal - 5 hrs agoHatch, Schumer Reach Deal on High-Skilled Workers in Immigration Bill
Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Orrin Hatch have reached a deal on visas for high-skilled workers that should ensure the Utah Republican's vote for the More »
National Journal - 6 hrs agoMichele Bachmann Has Inspired a Sexy Romance Novel
Michele Bachmann was the muse for a new romance novel called Fires of Siberia, to be published June 1, about a fiery presidential candidate who tries to More »
The Atlantic Wire - 17 mins agoWhy We Can't Forget That Oklahoma's Senators Voted Against Sandy Relief
Nearly four months ago, Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both voted against H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act that eventually More »
The Atlantic Wire - 3 hrs agoAnthony Weiner May Think He's Closer Friends with the Clintons Than They Do
Anthony Weiner's problem might be that while his wife Huma Abedin, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, is a Clinton friend, he isn't. Weiner will announce More »
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