Highlighting the significant differences between the GOP’s core activist conservative wing and many of its D.C> politicians, former Sen. and potential 2016 presidential candidate Rick Santorum spent much of his twenty-minute CPAC speech blasting those he accused of wanting to
Grassroots conservatives at CPAC 2014 may have been a bit surprised to find themselves being addressed by establishment Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and their reaction suggests they were a bit less than overwhelmed by his so called “red meat” speech.
Florida Democrat Alan Grayson is under investigation for domestic violence according to a statement from Capt. Angelo Nieves of Florida’s Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Along with submitting pictures which reportedly support the allegations, Grayson’s wife also alleges that Grayson told her
It may be hard for some to fathom how a merger between big government and big business is a good thing. Certainly it’s far from a plus for individual liberty. But that would seem to be Apple CEO Tim Cook’s
Valeria Lukyanova has been in the news for wanting to make herself into the living embodiment of “Barbie. It’s said that the 28-year-old practices Breatharianism, an attempt to subsist on air and sunlight alone. ‘In recent weeks I have not
Fresh off announcing “an aggressive plan to prevent traffic deaths,” New York’s CBS 2 cameras have caught a car carrying New York City Mayor Bill (Do as I say, not as I do) de Blasio violating “a number of traffic
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions will face no Democrat opposition for re-election in 2014. It represents the first time in history Democrats are not putting up a candidate for the office. That’s not the only seat Democrats are leaving unopposed. There
University of Virginia Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato says, “Trustworthiness was never the Clintons’ long suit,” when commenting on a new survey that ranks the presumed 2016 Democrat candidate for president in the bottom half of all First Ladies.
Hillary Clinton’s recent advice to women in public life was to “Grow skin like a rhinoceros,” claiming it as a lesson she took from role models, Eleanor Roosevelt. The former First Lady and potential 2016 nominee also talked about the need
Good government groups and other top elected officials don’t believe it was right for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to use his influence when a political supporter was recently arrested, but de Blasio seems to think it’s just fine. He
CNBC is reporting that Comcast is preparing to buy Time Warner Cable and an official announcement is expected on Thursday. The “all stock deal” is said to be worth $159 per Time Warner Cable share. The total value of the
Just weeks after a previous 16 day stay at Howard University hospital, D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry has been re-hospitalized for weakness and breathing problems, according to late reports. Barry actually Tweeted about his condition at approximate 11 pm.
A key early endorser and now member of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s transition team, Bishop Orlando Findlayter of New Hope Christian church in Queens was arrested on outstanding warrants, then in an unusual move, was promptly released after New York
More than two thirds of the continental United States is currently covered in snow, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With 67.4% of the contiguous United States now covered with snow, up from 48.1%
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) claims the New York Times is wrong in a Friday report which alleges he does not currently have a residence in the state of Kansas, which may endanger his eligibility to run for reelection. Roberts
Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not participate in what is commonly billed as the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s day celebration, NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. “The president of the city’s Catholic League said that to his knowledge
Some are calling it a “fumble,” but it’s possible that, like an over-taxed resident, NYC’s ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ willingly risked a head plant, rather than remain in the grip of NYC’s new leftist mayor, Bill de Blasio. Or maybe de Blasio just isn’t
Recent disclosures indicate New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez paid a law firm $250,000 in legal costs related to both DOJ and Senate Ethics Committee probes involving his connection to Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, a major Menendez donor. Menendez also
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s former campaign manager, Bill Stepien is fighting a subpoena in the on going George Washington Bridge traffic scandal investigation by invoking the Fifth Amendment. “… the very real possibility that his act of producing documents
Facing furious criticism for his failure to competently handle a major snow storm, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has now shifted from claiming everything was done well, to admitting “more could have been done to serve the Upper East Side.” He
Charlie Crist has hired Jim Messina, former Obama campaign manager, as a senior advisor and also announced the hiring of another top Obama hand, Teddy Goff. Goff was the digital director for Obama’s reelection campaign and also oversaw its social media,
With Democrats accusing Chris Christie of being overly optimistic and allies attempting to explain things away, New Jersey state revenues missed their December target by almost a quarter billion dollars. That’s also below where they were a year ago, according to this
New Jersey republican Governor Chris Christie predicted the state would generate $1 billion from Internet gambling in its first year. Unfortunately, it appears the state will come nowhere near that figure. That, according to The Press of Atlantic City. Per
It seems when it rains, it pours, for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, as criticism has been pouring down on Christie during his heralded, yet somewhat “secret” fund raising trip to South Florida. Not only is Christie receiving criticism from
If you own or run a small business in New York City and think it’s private, you had better think again. Under Bloomberg, NYC recently expanded the number of small business that must provide up to a week of paid
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has just issued the following statement as regards today’s growing bridge lane closure scandal, in which his administration is accused of abusing its authority to punish a New Jersey Democrat for failing to endorse his
You can see the media scrum here over allegations that top Christie aids played a role in a highway incident which, in effect, punished the city of Fort Lee, presumably as its Democrat mayor didn’t endorse Chris Christie for re-election.
In a move bound to put New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at odds with the Republican Party’s conservative base, Christie is heralding New Jersey’s version of the Dream Act. calling it a “sound economic choice” and “an object lesson in
If one ever needed proof that establishment Republicans and Democrats amount to one party rule in Washington, look no further than this story. Former Republican Senator Richard Lugar’s leadership political action committee, The 19th Star PAC, sent $5,000 on Dec.
Great Britain has experienced multiple deaths and dangerous flooding resulting from what most are calling the worst Winter storms the UK has experienced in decades. At least three deaths have been blamed on heavy rains, high winds and flooding in
After relenting to media requests to provide access to an initial swearing in ceremony, also live-streamed here on the Web, Democrat Bill de Blasio paid a $9 filing fee and became the 109th mayor of New York City, being sworn in
Following through on a campaign promise, New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has pronounced the traditional horse drawn carriage industry in NYC’s Central Park “over,” claiming he will act quickly to end a practice he views as inhumane. Unfortunately,
While appearing to strain to give a recent New York Times’ report on Benghazi at least some credit by saying it “add’s valuable insights,” even Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) agrees with Republican Mike Rogers that the Times’ report is inaccurate.
In what Entertainment Weekly calls a “Hail Mary” move, reports that A&E has backed down in its confrontation with Robertson family patriarch Phil Robertson come with an announcement that the network will also be producing a series of PSAs “promoting unity,
Amid news that Robertson family patriarch, Phil, will effectively not miss a beat in his participation in A&E’s Duck Dynasty, his son Alan released a statement to E Online, “Our family has become even closer through the past 9 days
With Congressional approval running near all-time lows and Obama’s own numbers too low to help them, “Do you like your Senator, or Representative” may prove to be a resounding question in 2014. The clincher is tying that to Obama and
It seems Esquire magazine reached out to House Speaker John Boehner for an endorsement to include in their January issue and Boehner chose having breakfast at a diner. No word on whether or not Speaker Boehner enjoys a spot of
In a stunning reversal, George Zimmerman’s girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, is requesting that recent charges against him be dropped and now claims she felt intimidated by police during questioning that led to charges being filed against Zimmerman. She also states she
Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D., Mo.) offered what may be the most bizarre defense ever heard of Healthcare.gov’s notable failures this evening on MSNBC. “I’ve got a one-year-old granddaughter, and on Thanksgiving Day she had a number of little glitches, but
Apparently, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer got the new memo and has stopped calling the Affordable Care Act “ObamaCare,” though like many others including the White House, he had no problem doing so not all that long ago. Today a