Politico, the online purveyor of national political news, called the Scott Walker email scandal a “snoozer.” Following the antics of other online email free-for-alls, such as Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner’s genital-selfie and Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s Argentinean mistress ordeal,
No one expected Jimmy Fallon to grill First Lady Michelle Obama about the rolling disaster known as ObamaCare Thursday night. The First Lady rarely gets the kind of tough questions the president receives, and Fallon’s first week at the helm
The billionaire behind the new $100 million ad blitz pushing global warming just hosted a fundraiser at his home with Al Gore that raised $400,000 for Democrats. Appearing at the fundraiser, former vice president Al Gore said billionaire Tom Steyer
Feeling his oats, Barack Obama has decided to jettison his proposal from last year to use chained CPI (consumer price index) to calculate benefits, which would have cut Social Security benefits. Obama had proposed the ideas last year as a
Jenna Bush Hager, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, will interview First Lady Michelle Obama next week on the Today show. Bush Hager is a correspondent for NBC, and Obama will reportedly be a part of the show’s
The nation’s largest teachers union still loves the untested, unproven Common Core standards, and will continue the narrative of Common Core supporters that it’s only the “rollout” or the “implementation” of the initiative that has been “botched.” In a letter
According to the latest report, Al-Jazeera America’s (AJA) ratings are exactly zero. Although available in 55 million homes, no one is watching. Worst of all, AJA has had absolutely no impact on the national conversation. Nothing the cable news network
It’ll be a bit easier for Speaker John Boehner to get that famous tan now that he has a place in Florida. The Ohio Republican just bought a condo in tony Marco Island, FL, known for its tropical climate and
The Democrat battle plan for victory in the upcoming mid-term elections focuses on offensive strategies to shield Obamacare from GOP attacks. According to a memo dated January 30 obtained by Politico, the five-page document sent to Democrat House candidates included 17
The ad opens with a photograph of Sen. Pat Roberts’ home in Alexandria, Virginia and proceeds to a La-Z-Boy recliner in Kansas it says he rents “at a donor’s house. On a golf course.” “Pat Roberts doesn’t live in Kansas,”
David Dayen of Politico Magazine asks: “Can Anybody Save California?” The thrust of his article is an attempt to shift blame from politicians (especially President Barack Obama) to climate change. (Dayen makes little note of the federal government’s role, and
As the organized labor movement feels blows such as workers of a Tennessee Volkswagen plant deciding not to join a union, Union-sponsored, activist radio shows struggle to maintain what little presence they have left on the nation’s airwaves. Politico reports
Breitbart News launched two new verticals on Sunday–“Breitbart London” and “Breitbart Texas”–that are the first steps in a multi-year expansion effort that will bridge the gap between global and regional news at a time when the rise of anti-establishment forces in
An article in Politico on Friday set forth the premise that some states are defiantly dropping required courses for high school graduation because of a “standards rebellion,” which the Obama administration is viewing as “the dumbing down of America.” Stephanie
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) blasted President Barack Obama on Sunday for his myriad Obamacare delays designed to circumnavigate the looming midterm elections and the Constitution. “This is a shameless act, a shameless power grab that is designed to help the
President Richard Nixon will be remembered for his mastery of foreign policy, his unparalleled contributions to destroying the Soviet Union, and giving Bob Woodward a career. But Nixon was more than someone’s president; he was someone’s husband, and this weekend, Politico
Matt Bevin, campaigning for Kentucky’s Senate seat in the Republican primary, said his signature on a document expressing support for the 2008 Wall Street bailouts was just a formality. But legal experts — including Bevin’s own lawyer — are dismissing
Appearing on the cable business network CNBC, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts tried to allay fears that the proposed merger with Time Warner Cable is a bad deal for subscribers, selling it instead as “pro-competitive” and “pro-consumer.” On February 12, news
On Friday, President Barack Obama is expected to announce his intention to create a “Climate Resilience Fund” that will cost taxpayers $1 billion. “Weather practically everywhere is being caused by climate change,” said Assistant to the President for Science and
Politico is claiming that Obamacare has “cleared the tower” and is now a success. With the release this week of the administration’s latest enrollment claims, Politico has decided that Obamacare has at least reached “competence,” noting that the purported three
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
A new advertisement against Obamacare will run on television stations statewide in Louisiana to highlight Sen. Mary Landrieu’s (D-LA) support of the law does not use obscure charts, graphs, numbers, or inside-the-beltway jargon that are staples of most ads that
This morning the White House used its official Twitter account to direct people to a new dedicated page on its website called “Raise the Wage.” Share the news: Today, President Obama will raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to
Newly-unearthed documents contradict claims from Matt Bevin, challenger to Sen. Mitch McConnell in the upcoming Kentucky Republican primary, that he always opposed the 2008 federal bailout while attacking McConnell for supporting it. Politico reports Bevin was a supporter of the 2008 $700
Hoping that anger will lead to action, on Tuesday amnesty advocates announced plans to aggressively confront House Republicans opposed to comprehensive immigration reform to demand they act on legislation this year. Kica Matos, a spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform
Politico reports the February 10th Senate vote to restore military pensions was “designed by Democrats, in part, to showcase several of their vulnerable members fighting for veterans.” Democrats are pushing Senator Mark Pryor’s (D-AR) plan to restore military pensions to
Just one day after unveiling a plan to link a lift in the debt ceiling to restoring cuts to military pensions, House Speaker John Boehner announced on Tuesday that he would push a “clean” debt ceiling increase. Under a “clean”
As the Sochi, Russia, Olympics entered the field of news, the story of the failed Olympic boycott in 1980 instigated by Jimmy Carter was told in detail by Politico Sunday. As Politico writes, Carter was eager to boycott the Moscow Summer
When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited Florida shortly after the revelation that his staffers had caused a traffic disaster for political retribution, no Republican would be seen in public with the RGA chairman. Last week, the same happened in
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is trying to keep a strong face to the accusations flying around his administration of various forms of corruption. Politico reports this week that Christie is struggling to fulfill governorship duties and has appeared “more
The latest edition of Politico Magazine features a profile of California Gov. Jerry Brown and his ambition–now more than three decades old–to bring high-speed rail to the state. The happy coincidence of Barack Obama’s enormously wasteful and ineffective stimulus allowed
Yet another misstep in the Chris Christie BridgeGate scandal appears to have been the product of rogue officials. Politico is reporting that the widely-criticized letter attacking former Port Authority official David Wildstein never got an okay from Chris Christie. Politico
The New York Times editorial department passed on publishing Dylan Farrow’s letter accusing Woody Allen, her adoptive father, of sexually molesting her as a child before it was published on Nicholas Kristof’s blog in the same paper, according to Politico.
Democratic Lousiana Sen. Mary Landrieu is campaigning as the energy industry’s best advocate in Washington, but one of her liberal friends in the Senate said she has other plans in mind. At an energy panel hosted by Politico yesterday, Rhode
Philip Seymour Hoffman wasn’t one of those actors whose political identities overshadow their talent. That’s a place where Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, John Cusack, Sean Penn and Barbra Streisand often dwell. Most movie goers had no idea how Hoffman, who
They say that good things come in threes, and that’s true for the GOP and for healthcare. Together, three recent news items give Republicans all the ammunition they need to make a major counter-offensive against President Obama and the Democratic Party.
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rodgers accused journalist Glenn Greenwald of selling the material Edward Snowden removed from NSA servers. The accusations came during a House hearing on global threats to the United States. “For personal gain, he’s now selling
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan confirmed he discussed immigration at a secret meeting with New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer last year but said Schumer asked for the meeting, not him. “When a member of Congress of either party
A senior aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie subpoenaed in the ongoing investigations of lane closings on the George Washington Bridge has resigned. Christina Genovese Renna, who reported directly to former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly, said in
Wendy Davis is taking her campaign insisting her life story is true to Spanish-language media. Davis appeared on Univisión’s Sunday morning news show Al Punto to discredit the reports claiming she lied about her life story, calling them “really absurd” and
