Politics
GOP Senators' Concerns over Rice Grow After Meeting
Say she should have known her comments about the Benghazi consulate attacks were not true
R.I.P. National Greatness Conservatism, 1997-2012
A decade-plus of bloody, fruitless wars and budget-busting "energetic government"
Feds Recommend 8 Years for Calif. Dem. Campaign Embezzler
Pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7 million from various clients, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein
GOP Split on Next Moves on Fiscal Cliff
Senators want quick deal while House members want to demand tax code and entitlement changes
Calif. Cities Have Mixed Reactions to Bullet Train
Unsurprisingly, whether the city stands to benefit from the train or fear harm from the train's construction plays a role
Former LA Mayor Abandons Pension Overhaul Proposal
Says it was due to self-imposed deadline, not union opposition
Susan Rice Headed to Hill to Meet Lawmakers
Questions remain over Benghazi spin even as she remains a candidate to replace Hillary Clinton
Los Angeles Will Not Soon Be Following the Pension Reform Lead of San Diego and San Jose
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has dropped his quest, on which he spent a reported $500,000, to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would have replaced defined-benefit pensions for city employees with 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.
Port of Houston Paying Cruise Lines to Dock Rent Free
Only in bizarro government world does that make sense
CFTC Lawsuit Leads to Intrade Pullout From U.S. Market
The predictions market company told its U.S. customers they have to close their accounts after the feds accused them of violating Dodd-Frank
Bradley Manning to Speak Publicly For First Time Since 2010 Arrest
Facing charges for allegedly leaking classified info to Wikileaks
NYC Wants $9.8 Billion From Feds Post-Sandy
On top of $9.2 billion it's already received from private insurance and FEMA pay-outs
'The World Is More Complicated'
David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme, on New Orleans, private prisons, drug policy, newspapers, and letting down libertarians
Dems Start Lining Up to Run for Jackson Jr.'s Seat
Normally you'd say, "The seat is still warm," but given he's been gone for health reasons for months ...
Activists File Pot Legalization Initiative in Montana
Looking to get it on the ballot in 2014
Toronto Mayor Ousted over Conflict of Interest
Connected to solicitations for his football charity
Morsi Stands by Edicts Granting Him Power
Rejects call from Egyptian judicial branch to rescind them
Obama Selects SEC Commission Member as New Chair
Expected to continue path of outgoing head
Filibuster Reform in Crosshairs in Senate
Republicans fear Democrats would use changes to consolidate power
Barack Obama's Not Ending the War in Afghanistan
This is looking like the war that never ends, it just goes on and on...
Why Cities Like Cleveland Die: They Refuse to Emulate Success While Persisting in Failure
Earlier this month, Cleveland's West Side Market celebrated its 100th anniversary with a fundraising party designed to raise dollars to help maintain the facility.
House Ethics Committee Suspending Investigation Into NY Congressman at Request of DoJ
The FBI is conducting its own investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent himself
New Jersey Ban on Synthetic Marijuana Goes Into Effect
Now permanent the attorney general touts
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association Sues Governor Scott Walker
Over last year's union reform bill
Federal Court to Hear Liberty University Challenge to Obamacare
The White House did not object as the Supreme Court ordered an appeals court to consider the challenge
