Inside the Beltway: The persistence of Eastwood
The Hollywood hero who boosted Republican morale during the 2012 presidential election campaign remains an all-American favorite. Clint Eastwood is the nation's second-favorite movie star, his...
View ArticleRNC backs the hard line in debt fight
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Even as House Republicans in Washington were voting to postpone a showdown with President Obama on raising the federal debt limit, members of the Republican National Committee meeting...
View ArticleFacebook issues apology to conservative group
Facebook has issued an apology after suspending and threatening to shut down a conservative fan page over a posting that was critical of the Obama White House.Todd Starnes of Fox News reported Tuesday...
View ArticleU.S. officials defend handling of Boeing 787 mishaps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials struggled Wednesday to defend their initial statements that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is safe, while promising a transparent probe of mishaps involving...
View ArticleObama won't propose carbon tax
Despite President Obama's renewed attention to climate change, as expressed in his inaugural address, the White House is ruling out any plans to propose a tax on carbon emissions favored by many...
View ArticleWhite House pushes forward with Gen. Allen's nomination
The White House is moving forward with Gen. John Allen's nomination to become commander of NATO forces in Europe after the Pentagon cleared him of any wrongdoing in exchanging emails with a Florida...
View ArticleGOP reverses course, kicks debt extension down the road
House Republicans backed away from threats of a government shutdown on Wednesday, passing a bill that pushes a debt crisis off until at least the middle of May to give all sides more space to negotiate...
View Article179 moon trips possible since Senate's last budget
Three Pentagons could have been built, and 179 round trips to the moon could have been taken in the time since the Democrat-controlled Senate passed a budget, House GOP leaders argued Tuesday.The...
View ArticleAir Force officials testify about sexual assaults
Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force chief of staff, meets each week with a sexual assault prevention team at the Pentagon to combat sexual misconduct and abuse in the service.Gen. Welsh talked about his...
View ArticleWho's 'NUTS' now? West letter to CAIR sells for $2,625
The Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida announced Tuesday that it had sold a memorable letter sent by then-Rep. Allen West on eBay for $2,625.The note, sent on Aug. 4, 2011, was addressed to...
View ArticleMurray vows Senate will bring in a budget
After more than three years, the Democrat-controlled Senate may bring forth a formal budget under the direction of its newly appointed Budget Committee Chairman, Sen. Patty Murray.Republicans have...
View ArticleClinton dons green for key testimony: Her subliminal sartorial message
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton finally sat before members of Congress on Wednesday and immediately raised eyebrows by wearing bold green.It's certainly not the first time the secretary has...
View ArticleDem pol disses women on campaign trail
The Democratic Party may be facing a public relations ding with women.A Democratic candidate seeking a New York City Council seat, Ed Hartzog, responded Tuesday to a female reporter's question about...
View ArticleClinton testily defends depiction of Benghazi events
She teetered on the verge of tears and laughed out loud. She pounded a table with her fists and snapped at lawmakers Wednesday.And once again, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton accepted blame...
View ArticleEven Democrats knock Obama's new nonprofit
President Obama's new advocacy group, Organizing for Action, is not just off-putting to Republicans and government watchdogs, who are alarmed that the tax-exempt group is not subject to normal Internal...
View ArticleNetanyahu wins re-election, Israeli media say
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially won reelection, according to Israeli media, but his Likud party is expressing disappointment.The number of merged seats of the conservative parties —...
View Article‘Bipartisan’ task force on climate change one party short
Two Democrats on Capitol Hill are seconding President Obama's call for real political muscle to address climate change and vowed to form a bipartisan task force — but they haven't found any Republican...
View ArticleStates' crime rates show scant linkage to gun laws
President Obama has called for stricter federal gun laws to combat recent shooting rampages, but a review of recent state laws by The Washington Times shows no discernible correlation between stricter...
View ArticleObama short of judges for his liberal agenda
President Obama already has sketched out a left-leaning legal agenda for his second term on issues such as gun control, climate change and gay rights, but he is falling far short in nominating the...
View ArticleConservative feminist group has ‘binder’ of SEC alternatives
A conservative feminist group is questioning President Obama's decision to nominate former New York U.S. attorney Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, claiming somewhat tongue...
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