Former Miss America May Take On Mitch McConnell
Ashley Judd may not be running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, but another possible candidate is thinking about taking on Mitch McConnell and she has some local star power of her own: Former Miss America Heather French Henry. French Henry, who was crowned Miss America in 2000… Read More »
EmailSocial Media’s Immigration March on Washington
The current march on Washington won’t fill the National Mall, or see an influx of buses down Constitution Avenue. But what it will do is clog your inbox. You can only see it on your computer, or mobile device, but it’s out there: a two- day… Read More »
Did Lois Lerner Botch Fifth Amendment Rights?
After a key agency IRS official today invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself during congressional testimony, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said he will review legal precedent in order to determine whether Lois Lerner, the director of Exempt Organizations at… Read More »
‘Year Of The Woman Mayor’ Suffers A Setback, But Other Opportunities Abound
ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports: Just over 26,000 votes prevented Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Wendy Greuel from making history this week. Greuel, the city controller was vying to become the first woman mayor of the nation’s second-largest metropolis, but her opponent, City Councilman Eric Garcetti,… Read More »
Bill Nye Jabs Sen. Jim Inhofe on Climate Change
Bill Nye may be known as the Science Guy, but his Twitter feed reveals that he has another interest – politics. Early Tuesday morning Nye wondered what Oklahoma senator and well-known climate change denier Jim Inhofe thought about the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla. Inhofe… Read More »
Clintons Won’t Endorse Weiner, or Anyone Else, in NYC Mayoral Race
The New York City mayoral race got much more interesting Wednesday with Anthony Weiner’s entry, asking New Yorkers in a video to give him a second chance and saying that he’s “learned some tough lessons.” His wife, Huma Abedin, is standing next to him with her… Read More »
Obama To Tour Oklahoma Tornado Damage Sunday
President Obama will travel to Oklahoma on Sunday to see firsthand the areas devastated by this week’s deadly tornadoes, the White House announced. The president will meet with families affected by the devastation and thank first responders during his visit to the Oklahoma City area,… Read More »
Chris Christie Challenger, Barbara Buono, Out With Million-Dollar TV Ad
The woman challenging Chris Christie in his gubernatorial re-election bid in New Jersey, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, is out with her first television ad today. The ad begins running this week and is a more than $1 million buy, a Buono campaign aide said…. Read More »
IRS’ Lois Lerner Takes Fifth, Shuns Congress
Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s director of Exempt Organizations who is at the center of the controversy after the agency targeted conservative organizations for gratuitous scrutiny, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination today at a congressional hearing examining the scandal. Lerner quietly took… Read More »
The Note: What We Won’t Learn From Lois Lerner
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES IN THE HOT SEAT: Lois Lerner, the top IRS official who is at the center of the controversy for the targeting of tea party and other conservative groups, will refuse to answer questions at a congressional hearing today and invoke… Read More »