Obama Urges Vote on Gun Measures, Including Assault Weapons Ban
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the Senate set to consider a comprehensive gun package next month, President Obama urged Congress to seriously consider all of the gun measures which passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, including t…
Marriage Equality: Too Much, Too Soon?
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — This week, gay rights advocates will head to the Supreme Court to hear Theodore Olson, a lawyer opposing Prop 8, argue for marriage equality at the Supreme Court. Olson’s argument is as broad as can be, a…
Proposed Gun Control Legislation Includes Background Checks
Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will move forward with Senate Democrats’ gun control legislation, a move designed to set the Senate up to start working on the controversial legislation …
Military to Reinstate Tuition Assistance Program
Creatas/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Active duty members of the military and their loved ones were thrilled Thursday when a vote in the House of Representatives reinstated the tuition assistance program for military members.The Republican majority House v…
Former Romney Campaign Manager Forms Super PAC to Combat Dems
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The world of political opposition research got a little more crowded on Thursday with the formation of a new Republican super PAC aimed at roughing up Democratic candidates, particularly the 2016 presidential cont…
Pelosi, Boehner Wrestle Over Shift in Gay Marriage Support
Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg(WASHINGTON) — With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next week, two more prominent lawmakers took time to express their unwavering views on the issue.When asked about his defense of the De…
Tree Planted by Obama in Jerusalem May Be Uprooted for Inspection
Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — It’s an old gospel song: “Just like a tree planted by the water, I shall not be moved.” But if you’re the magnolia tree the president of the United States planted today in Jerusalem, there&rs…
Charity to Cover Govt. Cuts to Scholarships for Iraq, Afghanistan Vets
Nick M Do/Getty Images(JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida-based charity announced Wednesday that it will cover the funding cut from scholarships for children of military members who died fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars caused by sequestra…
Charity to Cover Govt. Cuts to Scholarships for Iraq, Afghanistan Vets
Nick M Do/Getty Images(JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida-based charity announced Wednesday that it will cover the funding cut from scholarships for children of military members who died fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars caused by sequestra…
Twenty-Four Guantanamo Detainees on ‘Hunger Strike-Lite’
John Moore/Getty Images(GUANTANAMO Bay, Cuba) — Twenty-four of the 166 detainees at the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba are said to be on a hunger strike, but maybe not in the truest definition of the phrase.In a briefing with Pentagon reporters today, Ge…
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Fund Government
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate did its part Wednesday to stave off a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution in order to keep the government funded.The continuing resolution, known in Washington shorthand as the CR, is …
Santa Fe Goes Rogue on Gay Marriage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA FE, N.M.) — Same-sex marriage is already legal in New Mexico, if Santa Fe city officials are to be believed.Citing an ABC News-Washington Post poll this week that showed growing support for gay marriage nationally, Santa F…
Boehner Won’t Change Views on Same-Sex Marriage
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner says he cannot envision a situation where his views would shift away from his opposition to same-sex marriage, even if one of his children came out as gay.The Ohio Republican made …
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Arizona Voter ID Law
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for Arizona, a state that has clashed repeatedly with the federal government on the issue of immigration, will be back at the Supreme Court on Monday defending a state law that requires proof of…
Rand Paul Edges Marco Rubio in CPAC Straw Poll
United States Senate(NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.) — Could Rand Paul run for president in 2016?The Kentucky senator emerged as the potential 2016 presidential candidate preferred by the largest share of those who participated in a straw poll at the 2013 Conse…
Senate Aims to Pass Six-Month Stopgap Bill to Fund Government
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — This week, the Senate will attempt to stave off a government shutdown by working to pass a continuing resolution in order to keep the government funded.The continuing resolution, known in Washington shorthand as the C…
Obama, Biden Could Be Out of Country at Same Time
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — For the first time during this administration, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden might be out of the country at the same time next week.President Obama is scheduled to depart for I…
Iowa Students Make It to White House Gates But Not Inside
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — They didn’t get the White House tour they had hoped for, but the group of Iowa students who are pushing the White House to reopen tours to the public made it to the White House gates Saturday morning.The 6th …
ICE Admits Releasing 2,000+ Detainees Because of Budget
PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After two weeks of denials, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have finally publicly acknowledged the release of more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants for budgetary reasons.On Thursday…
Sen. Rob Portman Reveals He Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A longtime opponent to same-sex marriage has dramatically changed course.Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio now says he supports marriage for same-sex couples two years after his college-aged son, Will, reve…