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There is talk of former Massachusetts Gov. and failed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney potentially entering the race for the GOP nomination in 2016. FiveThirtyEight points to it as a sign of how divided the current Republican establishment is. That, among other factors, could open the door for a more conservative nominee, whether said establishment likes it or not.

While suggesting that police were unfairly targeted as a problem in the broader discussion of race in America, “New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton confirmed there had been a work slowdown by officers in the weeks since two police officers were shot dead” but also defended his department.

While one often sees major media stories of a so-called conservative fringe looking to take control of the Republican Party, progressive leftists looking to establish control of the Democrat Party tend to be either completely ignored or characterized far more favorably than their ideological counterpart on the right.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested banning restaurants from using plastic foam containers in his final State of the City address back in 2013, and now current Mayor Bill de Blasio is going through with a ban beginning in July of this year.

If reinstated Republican House Speaker John Boehner is to be believed, he can forgive speaking to a racist group, but not voting against him as GOP leader.

Facing criticism from social media for her first vote in Washington, newly-elected Rep. Mia Love, (R-UT), emailed her explanation to the Washington Examiner.

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Hoeven (R-ND) see three ways to save a bill meant to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline — which the White House promised to veto.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid took to YouTube to explain a “bizarre” New Year’s Day injury Reid claims happened while exercising.

With over 300,000 members, the National Fraternal Order of Police wants crimes against police officers to fall under the Congressional hate crimes statute. The move comes in the wake of the brutal murders of two New York City police officers, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum (R) is planning a “private briefing” with approximately two dozen “friends and former colleagues” in Washington next week.

Before the decision of whether or not Republican House Speaker John Boehner will manage to keep his position after Tuesday, one former GOP Speaker, Newt Gingrich, weighed in via Twitter to make his sentiments known.

In case you were wondering what Vox was all worked up over Saturday, first, you should at least know that even they had the minimal amount of sense required to call it “crazy” and, in effect, meaningless. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop them from running with it, bless their dumb and misguided little hearts.

As more details emerge from a poll indicating Republican voters want John Boehner out as Speaker, a clearer picture of a largely dissatisfied GOP voting base is emerging.

The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) put all options on the table when it comes to replenishing the shrinking Highway Trust Fund, which is widely seen as opening the door to a tax increase.

Thanks in part to a decades-old GM ignition switch problem in millions of vehicles, more older-model cars were recalled this year than ever before in history.

With reports that the NYPD is looking into as many as 63 threats against police officers, or the mayor this week alone, news also comes of a lack of motivation among the rank and file, undoubtedly contributing to a significant drop in arrest numbers across the city.

The debate on Internet regulation will be heating up soon, with word coming that a potentially more regulatory-aggressive FCC intends to vote on the matter as soon as February.

While NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio had hoped to bring the 2016 Democratic National Convention to Brooklyn, the bad blood he has created between himself and the New York Police Department is reportedly causing genuine concern for influential Democrats.

Still reeling from the negative publicity swirling around the remarks of Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber, even more challenges lie ahead in 2015 for Obama’s signature agenda item, the Affordable Care Act.

While some reports indicate energy providers are meeting standards when it comes to relying on reuseable energy, diversity requirements across different forms of renewable energy as well as business costs are driving up costs for consumers.

Jason Valentin, 35, of St. Louis is accused of using his Twitter account, @jdstl314, to threaten to kill police. Valentin was charged after admitting to posting threats. Police say that one of the threats included causing an explosion at the St Louis

New York City plans to honor fallen officers, Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos by naming a NYC street after each.

New York magazine takes a look at how current Mayor Bill de Blasio is already beginning to change New York. It doesn’t sound so bad if you like crime, homeless people, and ferrets.

The New York Times couldn’t be any more clear on where it stands with regard to the deteriorating relationship between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD. They don’t appear to take issue with a single thing de Blasio has said or done during the controversy. The NYPD, on the other hand, can’t seem to do anything right, according to the Times.

Millennials may be America’s most educated generation, but you wouldn’t know it from where they stand economically.

Virginia Democrat Jim Webb’s Born Fighting PAC released the following statement in response to suggestions that the PAC made financial donations to Webb’s family.

While it remains unclear if any arrests were ever made in a Monroeville, PA mall melee that saw a group of up to a thousand young female black teens break into a near riot, malls nationwide now appear to be ramping up security and even going so far as to monitor social media to prevent another incident of the same type.

Popular radio host and top conservative Mark Levin took to his Facebook page this morning and called for the current GOP leadership to be “cleaned out.”

Those familiar with what was once referred to as “Clinton, Inc.” are already pointing to Team Hillary as the source behind a political hit on potential Hillary challenger Democrat Jim Webb.

In yet another move telegraphing his intention to run for the 2016 Republican nomination, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has resigned from the corporate board of “forest resources and real estate company Rayonier Inc. as of Dec. 31.”

While there are plenty of concerns to go around within the media industry as a whole, MSNBC President Phil Griffin and his network seem to have earned a prominent position in this New York Times look at those in the “hot seat.”

In a brawl apparently instigated using social media, a thousand or more young teen black girls descended on Monroeville Mall outside Pittsburgh Friday night, resulting in the mall being closed as a massive brawl broke out.

Paragraph after paragraph of Walsh’s latest at Salon asks: what’s the matter with white people?—except for Joan Walsh, of course.

Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, used Twitter to post that patrolman Justin D’Amico was “another officer that helped killed [sic] my dad,” adding a link to a Web page listing the addresses of D’Amico and five possible relatives.

One of Ferguson’s highest profile protesters, Joshua Williams, who claimed to advocate for peace, was charged with arson Saturday for setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store.

The Wall Street Journal has reviewed several emails from then Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s tenure in office, though it is as yet hard to characterize it as a thorough review yielding an objective view of his overall time in office.