Politics
CIA Didn't Request Military Assistance in Benghazi, According to Expected Testimony
Maybe the then CIA director was too busy doing the broad well
McCain Responds to Obama on Benghazi: You're Either Incompetent or Corrupt
The president, as usual, took personal offense to criticism of his administration's job performance
Romney on Obama: Won By Making Big Effort on Small Things
Gifts to target groups, if you will, the former GOP nominee said
Record Breaking Criminal Penalty for BP Over Deepwater Spill
Between $3 and $5 billion to settle criminal charges
Cathy McMorris Rodgers Selected to Chair House Republican Convention
The number 4 position in House leadership
Silencing General Petraeus
No keen observer could believe the government's Pollyanna version of these events.
John Cornyn Gets No. 2 GOP Spot in Senate
Vows to bring in Texas values, as well as spirit of compromise
Romney Blames Loss on Obama's "Gifts" to Voting Blocs
Because, you know, Romney didn't promise much of the same for his own
GOP Senators Set Up Possible Showdown over Rice Nom.
After Benghazi responses, don't want Susan Rice as Secretary of State
Sec. of Interior Apologizes for Threatening to Punch Out Reporter
Did not like being asked about agency decisions at an Obama event
What America Must Learn from the Euro Crisis
With the fiscal cliff approaching both the left and right are ready to misinterpret Europe's economic woes.
Will Obama Raise Taxes on the Rich Back to Clinton-Era Levels? Don't Bet On It
At a White House press conference today, President Obama reiterated his campaign argument that any deficit reduction plan must include tax hikes on top earners.
Israel's Military Takes to Social Media During Attack on Gaza, Sparks Spat on Twitter
Israel has killed the Hamas military chief Ahmed al-Jaabari in an airstrike.
Obama Claims "No Evidence" of National Security Risk in Petraeus Scandal
Call it an awkward start to the second term
French Unions Call on Hollande to Rethink Policies
Evidently he is not socialist enough for them
At Obama's Press Conference Today, Not a Single Reporter Asked About Marijuana Ballot Initiatives
In case y'all were wondering, the journalists who attended Obama's press conference today found it prudent to ask the president if he wishes he had known sooner that Gen. Petraeus is a slut, whether movie critic/U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice will be nominated to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, if he will bomb Iran, and what he plans to do about the "situation" in Syria.
Texas Supreme Court Approves Move to Help Low Income Couples Get Cheap Divorces
Most other states have similar procedures in place
Clarence Thomas and the Colorblind Constitution
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Shelby County v. Holder. At issue is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a provision requiring certain states and localities to receive approval from either the Justice Department or the federal judiciary before changing their election procedures.
IDF Twitter Account Confirms Navy Bombardment of Gaza
Violence in the area has been escalating throughout the day
IDF Releases Video of Strike on Ahmed Jabari
Tensions rising in the region, Israeli reservists reportedly on standby
Social Security Off the Table
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said fiscal cliff negotiations cannot include changes to the huge program
Obama: Transparently Disappointing
The president has fallen far short of promises to establish "an unprecedented level of openness in government."
Watch the President's News Conference Live
Fiscal Cliff, Benghazi, tax cuts, and Petraeus affair all expected to be addressed
Tonight: Nick Gillespie Debates Former DEA Head Asa Hutchinson on Drug Legalization
I'm taking part in an Intelligence Squared debate in New York City tonight.
Fordham University College Republicans Cancel Anne Coulter Event
President of the university sent them a letter expressing his disappointment with the choice
Romney/Ryan First Ticket Since 1972 Where Both Home States Were Not Won
Not much good news coming out of post-game analysis
The Campaign Mitt Romney Could Have Run
The malleability of Mitt Romney's political persona was widely-and correctly, I think-viewed as a weakness of his campaign.
