Patrick Kennedy blasted the media on the floor of the House this afternoon, calling the focus on the likes of Eric Massa rather than the war in Afghanistan “despicable.” The lame-duck Rhode Island Democrat was speaking—and eventually shouting—in favor of a Dennis Kucinich-sponsored resolution requiring President Obama to pull American troops out of Afghanistan.
Read this story »The White House and Democratic leaders are considering wrapping a student loan reform bill into the reconciliation “fix it” bill the Senate
Read this story »The fate of the Democrats’ comprehensive health care overhaul could rest in the hands of a few undecided congressmen, new reports reveal, with the
Read this story »A Democrat opposed to abortion rights, who has led the charge against the Senate healthcare bill, softened his tone Monday, suggesting the impasse over
Read this story »The operation that American and coalition forces are planning for Kandahar in southern Afghanistan won’t look like D-Day, the top commander there said
Read this story »North Korea’s army said Monday it is ready to “blow up” South Korea and the U.S., hours after the allies kicked off annual military drills
Read this story »Aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of concerns about the behavior of former Rep. Eric Massa months earlier than Pelosi previously acknowledged, a
Read this story »Senate Democrats on Wednesday sought to inject fresh momentum into efforts to overhaul
Read this story »A week after announcing he was retiring from Congress for health reasons, New York Democrat Eric Massa finds himself in the midst of a fast-growing sex
Read this story »This Monday, President Obama plans to meet with the crafter’s of a new immigration reform bill; Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Republican
Read this story »Reporting from Washington — Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation’s immigration
Read this story »The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nominee after the panel received a letter from a home-state
Read this story »Supporters like to portray President Obama and his agenda as centrist. But those actually in the political center beg to differ. In fact, 66% of independents
Read this story »President Barack Obama will join space experts at a conference in Florida next month to discuss the administration's “new vision”
Read this story »Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are headed to the White House for a meeting
Read this story »Dan Rather, former star network newsreader, is continuing to make news. Rather, of the fake but accurate letters supposedly proving that then president
Read this story »Racism is the belief that race is a primary determinant of a person’s ability or character and that one race is inherently superior to another. The
Read this story »Two Republican senators on Wednesday called on President Obama to stop attacking the Supreme Court, lending support to Chief Justice John Roberts, who
Read this story »The Supreme Court this morning upheld a federal law that bars “debt relief agencies” including lawyers from advising clients to incur more
Read this story »A new Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday showed that most Americans do not believe that city governments have the right to prevent citizens from
Read this story »Frustrated at seeing their legislative agenda stymied, unions are becoming increasingly active in competitive Democratic Senate primaries. Across the country, labor groups are using their organizational
Read this story »Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking. “No owner or operator
Read this story »Former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. The allegations
Read this story »As he had indicated on Friday, Rep. Eric Massa (D-Corning) has resigned from the House of Representatives. Paperwork for Massa’s resignation was filed Friday with the House to take effect Monday, March
Read this story »Just as the healthcare drama in the capitol reaches a grand finale, congressional officials are warning employees to avoid the DRUDGE REPORT! The Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works
Read this story »Between you and me, Toyota really messed this one up. The company long known for its meticulous quality and, by extension, its meticulous customer care drove completely off the rails in recent years, churning
Read this story »Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday rejected any characterization that he is championing former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.), who trashed White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Democratic
Read this story »House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday denied assertions by former Rep. Eric Massa that he was pushed out of office because he voted no on health care. “That’s absurd. Absolutely untrue,”
Read this story »Today Eric Massa, Representative from New York, lied down but he didn’t go quietly. Massa resigned, which was no surprise. His reasons for resigning were a different story, a story that has frequently
Read this story »In case anyone needed further confirmation that Rep. Eric Massa is completely off the Democratic reservation, here it is: he’s appearing on Glenn Beck’s show tomorrow afternoon, for the full
Read this story »First Amendment be damned . . . If Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn had his way, any journalist who called Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a dictator would quickly find himself behind bars. Penn,
Read this story »President Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant America and skittish Democrats behind his top priority, health overhaul legislation.
Read this story »Add Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois to the coalition of pro-life Democrats standing firmly with Bart Stupak in the fight over taxpayer-funding of abortion in the health care bill. Asked if the congressman
Read this story »Once again, Iraqis turned out in droves to cast their votes in national elections. Estimates for turnout range from 55-60%, even though terrorist attacks wound up killing 36 people yesterday: via Hot
Read this story »By a two-to-one margin, American adults believe the amount of money the U.S. owes China to cover the U.S. national debt is now a greater threat than radical Islam. According to a Zogby International poll,
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