Christie Kills Spider in Front of School Kids, PETA Not Pleased
Governor’s Office/Tim Larsen(TRENTON, N.J.) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is taking heat from the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after killing a spider in front of fourth-graders.Christie was hosting the kids in…
What a Waste: Four Cuts to Save US $27.5 Billion
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Government buildings sitting empty and unused, many flights to rural airports that carry practically no passengers, and minimum milk prices that are based on the gallon’s distance from Eau Claire, Wis. …
Obama to Start ‘Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours’
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will kick off a series of Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours with a trip Thursday to Austin, Texas, a White House spokesman announced Sunday.
“In his State of the Union, the presid…
Obama Gives Commencement Address at Ohio State University
iStockphoto(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In his first commencement address of this year’s graduation season, President Obama encouraged more than 10,000 graduates gathered at Ohio State University to pay heed to their duty as citizens and become acti…
Jim DeMint: Immigration Reform Will Cost US Trillions
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Republican senator and current Heritage Foundation president Jim DeMint argued that implementing immigration reform as proposed by the so-called “Gang of Eight” would “cost…
Glenn Beck at NRA Rally: ‘Freedom of All Mankind is at Stake’
Michael Caulfield/WireImage(HOUSTON) — Television and radio host Glenn Beck warned NRA members that the “freedom of all mankind is at stake” and the “right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
“They want to fundamentally transform our countr…
New President Elected at Annual NRA Convention
NRANews/YouTube(HOUSTON) — The NRA has a new president, Birmingham, Ala., attorney Jim Porter, and if his old stump speeches are any indication, he has a knack for firing up a crowd.Porter, who until this week was first vice president at the NRA and c…
Veterinarian Advises Pot Use Could Delay Putting Down Pets
Texas Veterinary Cancer Registry(WASHINGTON) — With several states deregulating marijuana in the past year, a California veterinarian is sparking debate over whether it could be used to help America’s sick pets.Doug Kramer, the pet doctor behind the V…
Biden, Sen. Ted Cruz Speak in South Carolina Amid 2016 Buzz
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — South Carolina got a taste of two very different political acts Friday night.On one side was Vice President Joe Biden, a 35-year veteran of the Senate who showered praise on his old congressional coll…
Rep. Steve King Passes on Iowa Senate Seat
OFFICE OF REP. STEVE KING(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken conservative firebrand, will not seek the Republican nomination for his state’s open Senate seat, ABC News has learned.“I will not run for Senate in 2014,”…
Obama’s Weekly Address: Fixing US Immigration, Expanding Trade in Latin America
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — Speaking from Mexico City, President Obama uses his weekly address to underscore the message he touted in Mexico and Costa Rica this week about the need to reform the U.S. immigration system and boost trad…
GOP Address: NC Gov. Pat McCrory on Efficiency and Job Creation Initatives
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory contrasts the methods for resolving job creation issues in Washington with the methods of Republican governors, who he claims are more efficie…
Obama: House Will Accept Path to Citizenship in Immigration Bill
ABC/Donna Svennevik(MEXICO CITY) — President Barack Obama praised the Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill and said he’s confident that the House of Representatives can also pass a plan that includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrant…
NRA, GOP Leaders Vow to ‘Never Back Away’ on Gun Rights
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Big-name Republicans and gun advocates took to the stage in Houston Friday to make it clear that they are not backing down to an administration that seeks stricter gun control measures.”We will never back away f…
Slain US Diplomats Honored as Risk-Taking ‘Soldiers’
Win McNamee/Getty Image(WASHINGTON) — Eight foreign service officials who lost their lives serving overseas with the U.S. diplomatic corps were honored Friday at a State Department ceremony. The men and woman, whose fields ranged from Vietnam to Afgha…
Ted Cruz Challenges Joe Biden to Gun Debate at NRA Forum
Douglas Graham/Roll Call(HOUSTON) — Sen. Ted Cruz challenged Vice President Joe Biden Friday afternoon to join him in a debate over solutions to violence in the United States.“If he believes the answer to violent crime is not prosecuting felons …
Biden Reflects on Friendship with McCain in “Being Biden”
Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In the latest installment of the Being Biden audio series, Vice President Joe Biden reflected on his friendship with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arguing that it’s important to foster trust and strong rela…
Sec. Kerry Names New Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry Friday selected a new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ambassador James F. Dobbins will take over the post to replace Ambassador Marc I. Grossman,…
Rick Perry Takes Aim with Assault Rifle at Shooting Range
Toni Sandys/The Washington Post(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry showed off his gun skills at a Texas shooting range, using an assault rifle in target practice during an interview with ABC News affiliate KTRK’s Ted Oberg.Stationed about 10…
Former Chief Gitmo Prosecutor: Obama Must Close Prison
John Moore/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor in Guantanamo Bay military commissions, is renewing his call for President Obama to close the prison.“Fiscally, it makes no sense. From a legal perspective, th…