3 hrs ago | Roll Call
Congress Learns to Love Hip-Hop
Maybe it's hip to be square? Or maybe it's hip to be hop? At any rate, lately Congress seems to have embraced popular culture generally and hip-hop specifically.
7 hrs ago | Examiner.com
State Libertarian leadership visits Broward County tomorrow night
Two candidate running to chair the Libertarian Party of Florida will visit Broward County tomorrow night at the Libertarian Party of Broward County's regular monthly meeting in Fort Lauderdale.
11 hrs ago | The Montgomery Advertiser
Exploiting the elderly is now a felony
Penalties for financially exploiting senior citizens soon will be tougher thanks to the passage of an elder abuse bill in the state Legislature.
14 hrs ago | IBerkshires
State Democratic Chairman Rallies Berkshire Voters
John Walsh delivered a dose of adrenaline to Berkshire Democrats on Sunday as the party ramps up campaigning for Edward Markey.
Oregon House: Put Mark Hatfield's statue in Congress and send Jason Lee statue home
The late Sen. Mark Hatfield, Oregon's most powerful elected leader of the late 20th Century, was a consummate politician who would have appreciated Monday's debate in the Oregon House.
As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict.
Ron Paul: The IRS Itself Is The Problem
"What do you expect when you target the President?" This is what an Internal Revenue Service agent allegedly said to the head of a conservative organization that was being audited after calling for the impeachment of then-President Clinton.
Analysis: After the Oklahoma Tornado, Obama Needs to Make FEMA Work
In the wake of the tornado which cut through Moore, Okla., on Monday, it's worth remembering, for a moment, how wrong things went after Hurricane Andrew.
Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it 'once and for all'
Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling - but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to "shutter the doors" of the agency "once and for all." The longtime GOP congressman writes that IRS agents in the 1930s were essentially "hit squads" ... (more)
Tyranny is no longer 'lurking'
Given last week's revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address.
Cal Thomas: Tyranny is no Longer 'Lurking'
Given last week's revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it's worth recalling President Obama's Ohio State University commencement address.
BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 7, 2011, 10:38pm ET -- Americans watching the MSNBC GOP presidential candidate debate tonight could not have been very encouraged about their future under any of the seven men and one woman seeking election to the White House in 2012.
Ron Paul and Jim Rogers: Government confiscation of private bank accounts to happen here, too
The United States has been a stable country for most of its 230-plus years, as well as a global hegemonic power since the end of World War II and the world's primary superpower since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the crumbling of the Soviet Union in 1990.
The uses and abuses of Ronald Reagan's record have greatly influenced arguments on foreign policy over the last 25 years.
Analysis: Unlike father, son Rand Paul begins presidential run running with establishment
Eleven months before the 2008 New Hampshire Primary, then-U.S. Rep. Ron Paul made his first trip to New Hampshire very serious about a presidential run.
Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA
During Dorchester visit, McCain calls Gomez 'next generation' of U.S. leadership
U.S. Sen. John McCain visited Boston Monday to stump and fundraise for fellow Navy veteran and Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, who ramped up his attacks on opponent U.S. Rep.
'Duck Dynasty' nation needs Sarah Palin
Why Sarah Palin? Because when I write a blog here on Jeb Bush or President Obama, it will bring in maybe 10 comments.
Campaign 2012AWAITING the Next Great Mistake
BRADENTON, Fla., Feb. 22, 2012 Updated 7:30pm ET -- The stage is set tonight in Mesa, Ariz., for mistakes that make political history.
Campaign 2012SMARTER Than She Looks
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 17, 2011, 11:05pm ET -- Rep. Ron Paul may have won the presidential straw poll at the California GOP 2011 Fall Convention pulling away, but at a party dinner Friday evening, where Rep.
The Caucus: White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama 'Offensive'
A senior adviser to President Obama mounted a combative defense of the administration on Sunday, saying that the controversies enveloping the White House were the result of Republican lawmakers trying to "drag Washington into a swamp of partisan fishing expeditions, trumped-up hearings and false allegations." The remarks came from Dan Pfeiffer, a ... (more)