Celebrating Moms on Capitol Hill
ABC(WASHINGTON) — A special Mother’s Day edition of ABC’s This Week gave a glimpse inside an exclusive club on Capitol Hill: women who give birth while serving in Congress.
Rep. Jaime Hererra Beutler, R-Wash., who recently announced her pr…
Sen. John McCain Asserts Benghazi ‘Cover-Up’
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., described the Obama administration’s handling of the Benghazi controversy as a “cover up,” following exclusive reporting by ABC News that showed the State Department w…
Obama Honors Nation’s Top Police Officers at White House
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama honored several dozen of the nation’s top law enforcement officials at the White House on Saturday, saying they “embody America at its best and at its bravest.”“We k…
Two Judges Have Harsh Words for Federal Officials
Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Two judicial opinions this week in two very different cases had scathing language for federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.In the first case, Judge…
Rand Paul and Bobby Jindal Visit Early Primary States
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — It may seem like the 2012 presidential race just ended, but two Republicans stoked speculation that they could be in the running in 2016 when they addressed groups Friday evening in the two earliest of early states: …
West Wing Evacuated Due to Overheated Transformer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The West Wing of the White House was evacuated early Saturday morning due to an overheated transformer.“Early this morning, an electrical transformer near the West Wing malfunctioned and set off a smoke alarm…
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Growing the ‘Healing’ Housing Market
Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post(WASHINGTON) — President Obama says the U.S. housing market is “healing,” now seven years after the real estate bubble burst. In his weekly address, the president discusses the current state of the housing market a…
GOP Weekly Address: Congresswoman Martha Roby
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama delivers this week’s Republican Address about the Working Families Act of 2013, which was passed in the House this week.
WATCH Rep. Roby deliver this week’s Republican Address:
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GOP Address: Rep. Martha Roby on Flexibility for Working Parents
Photo By Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby spoke about the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, a bill passed by the House of Representatives this week.On the …
Justice Department Complies with FOIA, Releases Redacted Document
ACLU(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice complied with the letter of the law and responded to a Freedom of Information Act request from the ACLU seeking insight into the Obama Administration’s policy on intercepting text messages from cell p…
Obama’s Reminder to Dads, Kids: ‘Sunday Is Mother’s Day’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama offered a simple reminder to fathers and children across the country Friday as they prepare to honor their mothers this weekend.“Let me just start off with a public service announcement to dad…
Carney Insists WH Not Heavily Involved in Edits to Benghazi Talking Points
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — In a combative briefing with reporters Friday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney insisted that the White House was not heavily involved in the development of talking points related to the attack…
Co-Author of Controversial Heritage Foundation Report Resigns
David Hills/The Heritage Foundation(WASHINGTON) — Jason Richwine, the co-author of a controversial report on immigration released this week, has resigned from the Heritage Foundation.“Jason Richwine let us know he’s decided to resign from …
IRS Official: ‘I’m Not Good at Math’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Friday has been a tough day for IRS official Lois Lerner.In addition to touching off a political firestorm by admitting some conservative groups with the names “tea party” or “patriots” were…
Army Leaders: Sequestration Could Hurt Fight Against Sexual Assault
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The secretary of the Army and the Army chief of staff have told senators that sequestration could hurt efforts to deal with sexual assaults within their branch of the military.
In a written statement submitted to t…
After IRS Apology to Tea Partiers, McConnell Seeks Review
T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wants President Obama to review his administration for political improprieties following news that the IRS targeted conservatives for scrutiny.The Internal Revenue Serv…
Charlie Crist Supports Gay Marriage, Raises Gubernatorial Speculation
Larry Marano/WireImage(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Ex-Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was once known for being a staunch Republican, but these days he’s better known for jumping between party lines.
Earlier this week, the Republican-turned-Independent-turne…
Rand Paul Calls Hillary Clinton Unfit for ‘High Office’
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, whose trip to Iowa this weekend is already stoking speculation about a potential 2016 presidential bid, is once again taking Hillary Clinton to task for her handling of last year’s t…
Exclusive: Benghazi Talking Points Underwent 12 Revisions
STR/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — When it became clear last fall that the CIA’s now discredited Benghazi, Libya, talking points were flawed, the White House said repeatedly that the documents were put together almost entirely by the intelligence…
Heritage Immigration Study Author Under Fire for Race Comments
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Heritage Foundation is distancing itself from the co-author of its report that slapped a $6.3 trillion price tag on immigration reform and drew criticism from other think tanks.Jason Richwine, one of the contro…