Colorado Sheriffs Suing Over Gun Control Laws
iStockphoto(DENVER) — Colorado’s recently approved gun control laws, passed in response to the Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., massacres, are being challenged by a delegation of sheriffs who say the laws are unconstitutional.
In March, Colora…
IRS Has Long History of Political Dirty Tricks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you think the IRS’s targeting of Americans for their political views is something new, think again.Historians, tax lawyers, civil libertarians and past victims of abuse say the practice goes back to the Nixon, Joh…
State Department Orders 3D Gun Plans Offline
File photo. Image Source/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A non-profit corporation has removed plans for a 3D-printed firearm from its website, saying it was ordered to do so by the U.S. State Department.
“#DEFCAD has gone dark at the request of the De…
McCain Proposes Bill Allowing for ‘A La Carte’ Buying of Cable Channels
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has introduced a bill in the Senate that would let you get HBO without paying for the DFH Network, defying a powerful telecom industry that is vociferously opposed to allowing pay per c…
Warren Buffett: ‘Tough to Watch’ Washington Gridlock
Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — During an interview on ABC’s This Week Sunday morning, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett bemoaned the political gridlock in Washington, telling chief business and economics co…
Republicans Calling for Tsarnaev to be Held as an Enemy Combatant
United States Congress(WASHINGTON) — Four Republican lawmakers are calling for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be held as an enemy combatant.
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Congressm…
Sunday Spotlight: Mariano Rivera on the ‘Responsibility’ of Wearing No. 42
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In this week’s Sunday Spotlight, New York Yankees’ closer Mariano Rivera reflects on the new film 42 and carrying on Jackie Robinson’s legacy.Rivera shares a special connection with the baseball legend who broke …
Gov. Malloy: ‘Wayne [LaPierre] Reminds Me of the Clowns at the Circus’
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images(HARTFORD, Conn.) – After signing a bill earlier this week that gives Connecticut some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, Gov. Dan Malloy spoke with CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday and told her that NRA Pres…
Former Pakistani Leader Musharraf Begins Political Comeback
Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/WireImage(KARACHI, Pakistan) — After four years in exile, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Karachi on Sunday to mount a political comeback despite persistent death threats from the Taliban.Musharraf, onc…
Senators: ‘Prosecution-Free Zone’ for Big Banks?
Sion Touhig/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Members of a U.S. Senate banking committee blasted federal regulators Thursday for allowing Europe’s largest bank to dodge a potentially crippling criminal prosecution after it had allegedly laundered millions of…
Lawmakers Again Introduce Legislation to Pardon Boxing Legend
Sean Sexton/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Maybe the ninth time’s a charm.A number of legislators, including Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., reintroduced legislation this week to posthumously pardon boxing legend Jack J…
Politicians Rank High on “Forbes” Billionaires List
ABC/Donna Svennevik(NEW YORK) — Some say that there is a lot of money in politics. Well, according to the Forbes 2013 Billionaires List, there are many politicians who have a lot of money too.Here are the politicians topping Forbes’ list:Michael Bloom…
Could the Sequester Impact Your Student Loans?
JupiterImages/Comstock Images(WASHINGTON) — While Republicans and Democrats fight over how to deal with the automatic budget cuts that start Friday, the sequester will almost certainly mean cuts to programs for college students.That includes cuts to s…
Senate Could Question HSBC ‘Too Big To Jail’ Case
C for allegedly helping Mexican drug gangs launder money.The decision not to prosecute HSBC came despite what attorneys there said was compelling evidence that the bank for years helped Mexican drug cartels move cash, concealed transactions involving r…
AG Holder: Homegrown Terrorists Threat Rivals Overseas
White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — After years of security briefings and thwarting terrorist plots, national security still keeps Eric Holder awake.”I still worry at night,” the U.S. attorney general told ABC’s Pierre Thomas in a wide-rangi…
Challenge to the Voting Rights Act Reaches Supreme Court
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The opposing sides in a landmark Supreme Court case concerning a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 have filed court briefs that suggest they see America through two different lenses.At issue is a key provis…
GEICO Pig on a Date Angers One Million Moms
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The insurance company giant GEICO has used a gecko and a pig to promote its business, but its latest commercial has the advocacy group One Million Moms claiming the ad is not cute. The ad, the group clai…
LaHood Warns Budget Cuts Would Be ‘Very Painful for the Flying Public’
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned Friday that looming across-the-board spending cuts would cause flight delays at major airports, force the Federal Aviation Administration to furlough workers an…
President Obama Honors Newtown Victims with Citizens Medal
The President on December 14, 2012(WASHINGTON) — In an emotional ceremony at the White House Friday, President Obama honored six educators who “gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us” with the Presidential Citizens M…
Obama Open to Getting Rid of the Penny
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama says it may be time to get rid of the one-cent coin.The copper coins cost more to mint than they are worth and are increasingly used less and less, leading many economists to ask why the U.S. hasn&rsq…