U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday blocked an energy-efficiency bill backed by manufacturers and environmentalists, forfeiting a chance to vote on the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
The Veterans Administration controversy that already has been linked to the deaths of some 40 veterans appears to be spilling over to other VA offices nationwide.
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Sen. Rand Paul threatened Monday to place a hold on three nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors unless his bill to subject the Fed to an audit gets a vote in the Senate.
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More than 200 gay couples obtained Arkansas marriage licenses Monday after a judge tossed out the state’s 10-year-old same-sex marriage ban.
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Leave the secrecy to police states, and drop the wiretapping charges against this woman.
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Asheboro businessman and congressional candidate, Keith Crisco, 71, died suddenly at his home today.
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This branch of government’s time and willingness to cooperate with delay and denial has expired.
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The prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military “continually should be reviewed,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
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Though Rubio thinks he’s ready to become president, some are skeptical, describing him as a relatively inexperienced leader who has failed to impress in key moments.
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Beneath the magnificent cupola of the Navy’s most recognizable religious structure, two men — accompanied by their two children and about 100 guests — gathered here Saturday for the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel’s first-ever same-sex wedding.
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Greenwald’s interviews with “Morning Joe” and the “Today” show “were acrimonious and acerbic,” he writes, because he felt Snowden was being attacked by journalists who had “resumed their accustomed role as servants to the government”:
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he’s sorry but feels he was “baited” to make racist comments, nearly two weeks after the NBA fined him and banned him for life for his remarks in a recorded conversation.
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‘To live by their interpretation of something that was written down a thousand plus, two thousand years ago. That’s not the way I think most people want to live.’
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Everyone knows how you diplomatically break up a romantic relationship that has come to an end. The problem, you say to the one you’re splitting from, isn’t you, it’s me.
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The Beverly Hills Hotel has a rich Hollywood history, but that hasn’t stopped comedians Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres, among others, from protesting and speaking out against its owners.
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Goodman, a Republican, has raised concerns that the FEC could try to specifically regulate conservative media, by chipping away at a media exemption in FEC rules.
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Report: one Obamacare tax could cost up to 286,000 jobs.
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Secretary of State John Kerry is planning to be in Mexico on the day of a congressional hearing on Benghazi for which he was subpoenaed to testify.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the nation’s gun culture has gotten “way out of balance” and the U.S. needs to rein in the notion that “anybody can have a gun, anywhere, anytime.”
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House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a pair of committee hearings about her role in the agency’s tea party controversy.
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A key House committee has approved a package of NSA reforms that would end the spy agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, nearly a year after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden disclosed the program’s existence.
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President Barack Obama earned “four Pinocchios” from the Washington Post Fact Checker, the highest ranking for a political lie, for asserting that Republicans filibustered 500 pieces of legislation, an exaggeration of nearly five times the reality.
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Senate Republicans Block Energy Bill, Forfeit Keystone Vote
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Thomson/ReutersU.S. Senate Republicans on Monday blocked an energy-efficiency bill backed by manufacturers and environmentalists, forfeiting a chance to vote on the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Rep. David Schweikert: VA Scandal Likely ‘Nationwide’
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by David A. PattenThe Veterans Administration controversy that already has been linked to the deaths of some 40 veterans appears to be spilling over to other VA offices nationwide.
Rand Paul Threatens to Hold Federal Reserve Nominees Unless His Fed Audit Gets A Vote
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by JOSEPH LAWLERSen. Rand Paul threatened Monday to place a hold on three nominees to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors unless his bill to subject the Fed to an audit gets a vote in the Senate.
Gay Couples Marry in Arkansas, Most Clerks Sit Out
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by APMore than 200 gay couples obtained Arkansas marriage licenses Monday after a judge tossed out the state’s 10-year-old same-sex marriage ban.
‘Don’t Record Me, Lady’ – Police Charge Woman With Wiretapping After She Records Her Own Arrest
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kevin BoydLeave the secrecy to police states, and drop the wiretapping charges against this woman.
Clay Aiken Opponent Dies Suddenly at Home
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by J.D. WalkerAsheboro businessman and congressional candidate, Keith Crisco, 71, died suddenly at his home today.
Darrell Issa Threatens EPA Official with Contempt
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by JOEL GEHRKEThis branch of government’s time and willingness to cooperate with delay and denial has expired.
Hagel: Military Should Review Transgender Ban
/6 Comments/in Featured, News /by Associated PressThe prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military “continually should be reviewed,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
Rubio Says ‘I Do’ About Having Enough Experience to Become President, but Still Must Make The Case
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsThough Rubio thinks he’s ready to become president, some are skeptical, describing him as a relatively inexperienced leader who has failed to impress in key moments.
U.S. Naval Academy Hosts First Same-Sex Wedding for Maryland Couple
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by JUSTIN BALDINGBeneath the magnificent cupola of the Navy’s most recognizable religious structure, two men — accompanied by their two children and about 100 guests — gathered here Saturday for the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel’s first-ever same-sex wedding.
Greenwald Details Day Snowden Revealed Himself as NSA Whistleblower
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Dylan StablefordGreenwald’s interviews with “Morning Joe” and the “Today” show “were acrimonious and acerbic,” he writes, because he felt Snowden was being attacked by journalists who had “resumed their accustomed role as servants to the government”:
Donald Sterling Tells Anderson Cooper: I Was ‘Baited’ Into ‘A Terrible Mistake’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Ismael Estrada and Catherine E. ShoichetLos Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling says he’s sorry but feels he was “baited” to make racist comments, nearly two weeks after the NBA fined him and banned him for life for his remarks in a recorded conversation.
Ted Cruz: 76 ‘Lawless’ Obama Actions
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick HowleyRepublican Sen. Ted Cruz released a definitive list Wednesday of 76 “lawless” Obama administration actions and abuses of power.
Kerry on Religion: ‘Not the Way I Think Most People Want to Live’
/12 Comments/in Featured, News /by JERYL BIER‘To live by their interpretation of something that was written down a thousand plus, two thousand years ago. That’s not the way I think most people want to live.’
California Leavin’: This State Is in a State of Denial
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Stephen MooreEveryone knows how you diplomatically break up a romantic relationship that has come to an end. The problem, you say to the one you’re splitting from, isn’t you, it’s me.
Democrats, We’ve Seen Your Future: It’s Time to Start Packing
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kyle BeckerDon’t go away mad, Democrats, just go away.
‘Evil Flourishes When Good People Do Nothing’: Famed Comedian Joins Protest Against Harsh Shariah Laws in Brunei
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Billy HallowellThe Beverly Hills Hotel has a rich Hollywood history, but that hasn’t stopped comedians Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres, among others, from protesting and speaking out against its owners.
FEC Chairman’s Chilling Warning About ‘Disparate Treatment of Conservative Media and Agency’s ‘Impulse to Regulate’ Press
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Jason HowertonGoodman, a Republican, has raised concerns that the FEC could try to specifically regulate conservative media, by chipping away at a media exemption in FEC rules.
One Tax To Rule Them All
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Sarah HurtubiseReport: one Obamacare tax could cost up to 286,000 jobs.
John Kerry Won’t Testify About Benghazi Because He’ll Be in Mexico, Despite Subpoena
/13 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsSecretary of State John Kerry is planning to be in Mexico on the day of a congressional hearing on Benghazi for which he was subpoenaed to testify.
Feds Give Chinese-Backed Firm $47 Million to Build Wind Farm N.J. Doesn’t Want
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Douglas ErnstNew Jersey regulators rejected a Chinese-backed windmill project twice, but that didn’t stop the Department of Energy.
Hillary Clinton Takes Aim at 2nd Amendment: Time to ‘Rein In’ An ‘Article of Faith’
/10 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ken ThomasHillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the nation’s gun culture has gotten “way out of balance” and the U.S. needs to rein in the notion that “anybody can have a gun, anywhere, anytime.”
Congress Holds Lerner in Contempt
/8 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorHouse Republicans voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a pair of committee hearings about her role in the agency’s tea party controversy.
House Committee Has Voted Unanimously to Rein in the NSA
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by BRIAN FUNGA key House committee has approved a package of NSA reforms that would end the spy agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, nearly a year after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden disclosed the program’s existence.
The Obama Lie That Was So Bad the Washington Post Said, ‘On Just About Every Level, This Claim is Ridiculous’
/21 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fred LucasPresident Barack Obama earned “four Pinocchios” from the Washington Post Fact Checker, the highest ranking for a political lie, for asserting that Republicans filibustered 500 pieces of legislation, an exaggeration of nearly five times the reality.