Inside the Beltway: The Vegas factor
Oh, the glory of those campaign days. President Obama visited Las Vegas 10 times last year, proving that Nevada is a swing state worthy of wooing, and that Vegas provides a glittering, effective venue....
View ArticleBobby Jindal: GOP should change 'just about everything'
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling on Republicans to "recalibrate the compass of conservatism" following a crushing blow to the GOP on Election Day.Mr. Jindal is scheduled to deliver the keynote...
View ArticleJindal: GOP should change 'just about everything'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is calling on the Republican Party to "recalibrate the compass of conservatism" as the GOP rebounds from painful Election Day losses.The governor will...
View ArticleHoly smokes! Oregon Democrat wants prescription-only cigarettes
Oregon state Rep. Mitch Greenlick, a Democrat, is sponsoring a bill that makes cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance, equatable with ketamine, lysergic acid and anabolic steroids. The bill...
View ArticleObama picks ex-prosecutor to head SEC
Bracing for tougher enforcement of rules governing Wall Street in President Obama's second term, several business groups warily welcomed the president's nomination Thursday of Mary Jo White, a former...
View ArticleSoros: End costly drug war by 'trial and error'
George Soros said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the West ought to end its war against drugs because jailing violators would save money.Soros also said that global efforts to...
View ArticleFeinstein: Reinstate assault weapons ban
Sen. Dianne Feinstein rolled out sweeping legislation that would ban more than 150 types of military-style semiautomatic rifles on Thursday, kicking off the congressional debate on a new...
View Article'Nuclear option' averted as Senate leaders reach agreement on filibuster rules
Senate leaders struck a bipartisan agreement Thursday to preserve the chamber's filibuster but which limits how and when the minority party can use it.The deal, which the full Senate easily approved...
View ArticleFacebook's Zuckerberg to host Chris Christie fundraiser
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is hosting a fundraiser for N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, according to various media reports.Mr. Zuckerberg and his wife are planning the event for next month in...
View Article'Infuriated' Boxer stormed out of Benghazi hearing
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., told MSNBC's Al Sharpton Wednesday night she was "infuriated" during Sen. Rand Paul's questioning of Sec. Hillary Clinton and even left the hearing room."When I heard him...
View ArticleEx-Rep. West uses campaign funds for self-named foundation
Allen West, the outspoken former Republican lawmaker, was always a prodigious fundraiser, drawing money from far outside his Florida district. He had $1.5 million in the bank even after mounting an...
View ArticleHill Democrats seek allies for Obama climate push
A pair of Democrats on Capitol Hill are joining President Obama's call to put real political muscle into the fight to address climate change and vowed to form a bipartisan task force — but they haven't...
View ArticleKerry cruises through confirmation hearing for secretary of state
Sen. John F. Kerry breezed through the hearing Thursday on his nomination as the Obama administration's new secretary of state, facing few tough questions and vowing to mind the image the U.S. projects...
View ArticleGallup: Obama hits record high for polarizing politics
In terms of polarizing the public, President Obama is on a fast-track to No. 1."Obama's fourth year in office ties as the most polarized [administration] ever," Gallup reports. The tying administration...
View ArticlePRUDEN: Hillary Clinton’s last hurrah? A lasting image while explaining Benghazi
ANALYSIS/OPINION:The "old" Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged yesterday in the congressional hearings about what happened in Benghazi, and it's the Hillary image that's likely to last.Pressed for the first...
View ArticleWhite House requires school athletics for disabled
In a sweeping move that will affect all American schools, the Obama administration has told districts they must offer students with disabilities the same sports opportunities as other children.Schools...
View Article40 years later: Abortion opponents take their message to Supreme Court steps
In a rally described as "a turning point" on the abortion issue, hundreds of thousands of pro-life supporters, most of whom were college-age or younger, marched for an end to abortion in the United...
View ArticleFox News opts not to renew Palin's contract
Sarah Palin's 3.4 million Facebook followers and roughly 900,000 on Twitter will no longer be able to see the former Alaskan governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee on Fox News. The...
View ArticleBiden takes 'gun safety' pitch to Richmond
Vice President Joseph R. Biden, who has been President Obama's point man on gun control over the past month, headed about 100 miles south on Friday with cabinet officials and lawmakers to discuss the...
View ArticleObama to begin immigration push Tuesday
President Obama will begin a major push to overhaul the nation's immigration laws next week, starting with an address during a trip to Las Vegas Tuesday.Mr. Obama's announcement on immigration will...
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