Senate Dems Schedule Hearing For D.C. Circuit Nominee Patricia Millett
Senate Democrats moved Monday to schedule a confirmation hearing for Patricia Millett, one of President Obama’s three nominees to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
White House Threatens To Veto GOP’s Anti-Abortion Bill
The White House issued a veto threat Monday of a House GOP bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of conception, calling it “an assault …
Pentagon Releases Names Of Guantanamo’s 48 Indefinite Detainees
The Defense Department released to the Miami Herald Monday the names of the 48 Guantanamo detainees who have been labeled indefenite detainees, or men deemed …
Snowden’s Father Begs Him Not To Release ‘Any Secrets That Could Constitute Treason’
In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Edward Snowden’s father urged his son not to release any top secret material that could “constitute treason …
Navy Academy Football Players To Face Charges In Connection To 2012 Alleged Rape
Officials at the U.S. Naval Academy announced Monday that several of the school’s football players will soon face charges in connection to the alleged 2012 …
Report: Sen. Coryn Received Money From Three Pensions In Addition To Senate Salary
Texas Republican John Cornyn received three different government pensions in 2012 worth $65,383 in addition to his $174,000 salary as a U.S. senator, the National …
Brewer ‘Proudly’ Signs Medicaid Expansion Bill Into Law
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law a bill expanding the state’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act on Monday– a move that …
Supreme Court Cites Bush v. Gore For The First Time Ever
Monday marked the first time ever that Bush v. Gore was cited by a Supreme Court justice in an opinion since the controversial 2000 …
Ted Cruz: I’ll Bring Voter ID To Immigration Reform Debate
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced Monday that he’ll be introducing an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill permitting states to require identification from Americans …
Pew Poll: 70 Percent Oppose Providing Arms To Syrian Rebels
A new Pew Research poll released Monday finds little public support behind a recent Obama administration decision to provide limited military support to Syrian rebels. In all …
Report: 7-Eleven Running ‘Modern Day Plantation System’ Of Undocumented Workers
Federal officials on Monday seized 7-Eleven franchises in New York and Virginia as part of an investigation into a ring of undocumented workers who were allegedly …
Cantor: America Witnessing A Government That Has ‘Abused Its Power’
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said on Monday that President Barack Obama’s latest declining poll numbers can be partially attributed to the administration’s “abuse …
NFL Bans Purses, Backpacks In Stadiums
The NFL instituted a new policy that would limit the size and type of bags that can be brought into football stadiums, ABC reported Sunday …
Snowden: Media More Interested In My Girlfriend Than NSA Programs
In the second-to-last question he answered in a live chat on The Guardian’s website, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National …
Snowden: I Have Had No Contact With The Chinese Government
Asked to clarify an earlier comment he made about his interactions with China, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security …
Snowden: Obama Should Call For Special Committee To Review NSA Programs
In an open-to-the-public live chat on The Guardian’s website on Monday, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents …
Snowden: It’s An Honor To Be Called A Traitor By Dick Cheney
Asked during a live chat on The Guardian’s website to respond to U.S. officials who have called him a traitor, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed …
Sen. Rand Paul’s Striking TNR Cover Photo
The New Republic has a pretty striking photo of Sen. Rand Paul on its cover that it released online Monday, in which the Kentucky Tea …
Snowden: I Didn’t Reveal Any Operations Against ‘Legitimate’ Military Targets
In an open-to-the-public live chat on The Guardian’s website on Monday, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents …
Miss Utah: We Must ‘Create Education Better’ To Fix Wage Gap (VIDEO)
Miss Utah gave her unique take on how to achieve pay equity for women through “creating education better” at the Miss USA competition Sunday …
Snowden: ‘If I Were A Chinese Spy, Why Wouldn’t I Have Flown Directly Into Beijing?’
Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents, ridiculed the speculation that he is a Chinese spy during a …
Snowden Stands By Claim That He Could Have Wiretapped ‘Anyone’
In an open-to-the-public live chat on The Guardian’s website on Monday, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents …
Sen. Durbin: Immigration Bill Doesn’t Need 70 Votes
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Monday that the so-called Gang of Eight immigration reform bill has already been so weakened by concessions on …
Rand Paul: ‘I’m Not A Firm Believer In Democracy…It Gave Us Jim Crow’
The New Republic’s Julia Ioffe has a big profile with quite the cover photo on 2016 hopeful and Tea Party favorite Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY …
Snowden Promises ‘More Detail’ Is Coming On NSA’s Direct Access To Tech Companies
In an open-to-the-public live chat on The Guardian’s website on Monday, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents …
Snowden Says $200,000 Was ‘Career High’ Salary
In an open-to-the-public live chat on The Guardian’s website on Monday, Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents …
Snowden Explains Why He Didn’t Go Straight To Iceland
Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents, has explained why he went to Hong Kong instead of straight …
Snowden: U.S. Is ‘Not Going To Be Able To Cover This Up By Jailing Or Murdering Me’
Edward Snowden, the self-proclaimed source of recently leaked top secret National Security Agency documents, has answered the first questions asked to him on Monday …
Rubio Aide: ‘There Are American Workers Who, For Lack Of A Better Term, Can’t Cut It’
In Ryan Lizza’s New Yorker Monday article on Senate immigration-reform negotiations, an aide to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has a quote that is sure to draw …
Montreal Mayor Arrested On Corruption Charges
Montreal’s Interim Mayor Michael Applebaum was arrested by Quebec province’s anti-corruption squad Monday morning, according to the Montreal Gazette. Investigators said in a press …