Baneful Boehner and Bibi Show Coming Soon to Capitol Hill
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s planned speech on Iran before a joint session of the U.S. Congress next month is creating controversy in Jerusalem well as in Washington....
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Paul Holds Audit the Fed Rally While the Fed Fights Back
Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul made his signature legislative effort the theme of his first event in Iowa. ...
Biden, Other Dems, to Skip Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be safely out of the country, traveling to a yet undisclosed overseas location. ...
Black Caucus Rips Rand Paul for Opposing AG Nominee Lynch
The Congressional Black Caucus lit into Senator Rand Paul Thursday after the Kentucky Republican and likely 2016 presidential contender announced he would vote against confirmation of Loretta Lynch for...
Massaoui Statement Renews Suspicions of Saudi Involvement in 9/11 Attacks
The man known as the missing “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks has claimed that members of the Saudi royal family were financially supporting al-Qaeda. ...
Obama to Seek War Authorization From Congress
President Obama will be asking Congress to authorize military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, probably by the end of the week, the Washington newspaper The...
Senators Urge Obama to Send Weapons to Ukraine
A bipartisan group of 15 U.S. senators is urging President Obama to give weapons to Ukraine to support government forces battling Russian-backed rebels in the country’s eastern provinces. ...
Senate at Impasse Over Funding for Homeland Security
Senate Democrats Tuesday blocked a Republican bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while also repealing executive actions by President Obama. ...
State Legislators Renew Battle Against Same-sex Marriage Decrees
In what has been described as a new front in the battle over same-sex marriage, legislators in several states under judicial orders to confer marital status on same-sex couples...
Castro to U.S.: Get Out of Gitmo
Cuban President Raúl Castro Wednesday demanded the return of Guantanamo Bay to Cuban sovereign control as a condition of normalized relations with the United States. ...
Will House Freedom Caucus Really Adhere to the Constitution?
A new congressional caucus,started by nine Republicans, promises to defend freedom in a hostile environment: the Congress of the United States. ...
Judges May Not Be Affiliated With Boy Scouts of America, California High Court Rules
If you belong to the Boy Scouts of America, you’re not fit to be a judge in California, according to that state's Supreme Court. ...
Obama Tax Policy Shows Bias Against Stay-at-home Moms
If there’s one thing political “progressives” despise, it’s discrimination — unless they are the ones who are doing it. ...
D.C. Detective Sought Warrant for Arrest of NBC’s David Gregory
In 2012, Washington, D.C. police arrested at least 105 people for charges including possession a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds. But NBC news anchor Dick Gregory...
Backlash Brewing Over House Republicans’ Scuttling of Abortion Bill
The fallout from the House Republican leadership’s decision to cancel a vote on a controversial abortion bill on Thursday continues, with conservative activists warning that Republicans who moved to...
Lindsey Graham to “Test the Water” for Presidential Bid
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he’s “well qualified” to be president, and he’s already in the process of exploring that possibility. ...
House GOP Drops One Abortion Bill, Passes Another, As March For Life Fills D.C. Streets
House Republicans passed one abortion bill Thursday after abruptly dropping another one earlier in the day. ...
Russian Spy Ship Docks in Havana While U.S. Explores New Relations With Cuba
A Russian spy ship docked in Havana harbor the day before a U.S. delegation arrived in the Cuban capital, signaling Moscow is watching with keen interest the beginning of...
More Coast Guard Cutters Sent to Turn Back Cuban “Rafters”
Additional Coast Guard cutters have been sent to the Florida Straits to turn back “rafters” escaping from Cuba, a US. official confirmed Wednesday. ...
“End” of Afghan War Means Another Decade — or More — of Fighting
U.S. military engagements in the decades since World War II have often been characterized by their expansive nature, a development commonly called "mission creep." But the already expanded role...