IRS Official: ‘I’m Not Good at Math’
Today has been a tough day for IRS official Lois Lerner. In addition to touching off a political firestorm by admitting some conservative groups with the names “tea party” or “patriots” were singled out by her agency, she also admitted that she’s not a math… Read More »
EmailMcCain Wants You to Watch More ‘Game of Thrones’
“The Maverick” is back. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill in the Senate that would let you get HBO without paying for the DFH Network, defying a powerful telecom industry that is vociferously opposed to allowing pay per channel options. The “Television Consumer… Read More »
House OKs GOP ‘Comp’ Time Bill in Time for Mother’s Day
Just in time for Mother’s Day, House Republicans today successfully pushed through a bill aimed at mending the party’s ailing standing with women voters. The Working Families Flexibility Act, a bill that allowed employees to take time off instead of overtime pay, passed in the… Read More »
Obama Does Not Foresee U.S. Boots On The Ground In Syria
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA — President Obama tonight said he does not foresee any scenario that would require U.S. boots on the ground in Syria, as he vowed to “apply every pressure point” to the Assad regime. “As a general rule, I don’t rule things… Read More »
New NRA President Jim Porter Knocked ‘Fake President’ Obama
The NRA has a new president, Birmingham, Ala., attorney Jim Porter, and he has a knack for firing up a crowd if his old stump speeches are any indication. Porter, who until this week was first vice president at the NRA and chairman of the… Read More »
Super Bowl Champ Interning for Rep. Cummings
Torrey Smith is a man of many hats, or maybe helmets. Not only is he a star wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens and a new Super Bowl champion, he is also an intern for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. That’s right, an intern. Smith is… Read More »
On Gay Marriage, Public Leads Elected Leaders
ANALYSIS By RICK KLEIN @rickklein In the fast-moving politics of gay marriage, the nation’s political class is trailing the public — and it’s getting hard to keep up. Karl Rove is just the latest major political figure to recognize that fact. On ABC’s “This Week… Read More »
Ashley Judd Weighs Senate Bid as McConnell Does Harlem Shake
Actress Ashley Judd is “seriously considering” running for Senate, according to Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. Beshear, a Democrat, spoke with Judd on the phone last week about her potential Senate bid which would pit her again Republican rival and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “I… Read More »
Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Official Government Portraits
David Kerley, Jennifer Abbey, and Betsy Klein contributed to this report: Long before cameras were invented, our founding fathers kept their images alive with painted portraits. Paintings of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson are part of American history. But what began as official documentation… Read More »
Budget Fight Becomes President Obama’s Big Gamble
ANALYSIS WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget gamble has only gotten bigger, even as Washington’s response to the self-inflicted crisis has gotten smaller. Now that the sequester has gone into effect — bringing on the spending cuts Obama once guaranteed would never happen — the president… Read More »