With strings attached, House approves Obama plan for Syrian rebels
A divided House of Representatives gave tentative approval Wednesday to President Barack Obama’s plan to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels to combat the Islamic State, as members of both parties...
View ArticleN.C. Republican dinged for defending right to fire gays
As House Democrats made a Hail Mary attempt to force a vote on laws to protect gays in the workplace, Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., continues to stand by comments he made earlier this month that...
View ArticleHouse extends funding for VA programs; bill waits on Senate support
Lawmakers this week are showing they can sometimes march together, at least when it comes to helping veterans.
View ArticleSenators assail Obama plans to fight Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday tore apart the Obama administration’s strategy to fight the Islamic State, expressing skepticism about the scope, duration and partners involved in what Secretary of State...
View ArticleDemocrats up in N.C., Minn., Senate races, but N.H. looks shakier
Democrats in North Carolina and Minnesota got good news Thursday from Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball--their Senate races now look more winnable. Not so, though, in New Hampshire.
View ArticleIn battle over Politico article, DNC offers defense of Wasserman Schultz
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from South Florida who doubles as the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, was blasted in a lengthy article in Politico that documented her...
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Who blabbed about Gary Hart-Donna Rice affair?
In a bit of trivia that will fascinate historians of presidential politics, journalism and tawdry sex scandals, the New York Times has named a South Florida woman it says was the source of a Miami...
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The Castro brothers: Changing face of Texas politics and beyond?
When Joaquin Castro was walking through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport recently he got a familiar greeting: “Hey, Mr. Mayor.”
View ArticlePartisan divide extends to how liberals and conservatives get their news,...
Liberals and conservatives isolate themselves in separate bubbles when it comes to where they get their news about politics and government.
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Rush is on to prepare Americans for new voting laws
Less than two weeks before Americans go to the polls, a scramble is on to educate voters and election officials nationwide about a spate of new voting laws that could affect turnout and impact key...
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