An associate of deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed in Florida after he attacked an FBI agent who was interviewing, NBC News reported. Read More
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Investigators track two men in Boston Bombing
Authorities are now seeking two men seen in video near the scene of the Boston Marathon, officials told NBC News Thursday. Read More
Senate ready to make a deal, but NRA not so much
The NRA remained resolute in its opposition to expanded background checks even as a bipartisan deal appeared to emerge in the Senate. Read More
RNC chair takes down Dems, Planned Parenthood, liberal media – and infanticide – in one breath
So much for the party makeover. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus performed a GOP quadfecta Wednesday when he attempted to take down Planned Parenthood, Democrats, the liberal media, and the rampant crime of infanticide all in one blog. Read More
Campbell Brown: ‘Breast milk flying everywhere,’ – How do you lean in?
'I’m sitting in a dirty closet on the floor behind the auditorium where this debate is taking place between Obama, Hillary Clinton and I’m pumping breast milk…twenty minutes before I’m going on," Brown said.'How do you lean in at that moment?' Read More
US not ‘living up’ to promises for veterans
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq veteran, called on the country to do more for its veterans on the 10th anniversary of the war and to not be duped into another costly conflict. Read More
Fox News head: Biden ‘dumb,’ Newt a ‘prick,’ Obama ‘lazy’
In a new biography of Roger Ailes, the Republican operative and head of Fox News lobs insults at pols on all sides, calling Joe Biden “dumb,” Newt Gingrich a “prick,” and President Obama "lazy"--and that’s just a sampling. Read More
Teen charged in beating of gay woman
A young woman in Alabama was beaten Thanksgiving night by her girlfriend’s brother because she’s gay, according to her family. NBC affiliate Local 15 reported that Travis Hawkins, Jr., 18, was charged with 2nd degree assault for the beating of Mallory Owens, 23. Read More
Obama praises steps toward democracy in historic Myanmar visit
President Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar Monday where he met separately with both President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The president sounded an optimistic note on the country’s move toward democracy but cautioned more work was necessary to secure the people's rights. Read More
Fiscal cliff negotiations? They were…’constructive’
Following a meeting between congressional leaders and President Obama at the White House Friday to discuss a way forward to addressing the country’s so-called fiscal cliff, there was one word on the tip of attendees' collective tongues: "constructive." Read More
GOP chair alleges voter fraud by ‘dozens’ of people he had never seen before
The chairman of Maine's Republican Party said he believes voter fraud took place on Election Day after "dozens of black people," came in and voted in rural towns where they weren't recognized. Read More
LISTEN: Jill Kelley claims ‘diplomatic protection’
"I am an honorary consul-general, so I have inviolability." Read More
Obama meets with his base
The labor unions and progressive activists that backed President Obama's re-election will meet with him Tuesday to discuss the economy and fiscal cliff. The president will also meet with the business community and congressional leaders later in the week. Read More
Ryan whines: President needs to show leadership
After the GOP ticket lost the presidential election, Rep. Paul Ryan blames the president for a lack of leadership on fiscal issues. Ryan also cited high urban turnout as a winning strategy for Obama. Read More
Yes, Grover Norquist really did say ‘Poopy-head’
Anti-tax champion Grover Norquist believes Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid came down to the Obama campaign painting the Republican as a "poopy-head." The president's re-election is not a mandate to raise taxes, he insisted. Read More
Gabby Giffords faces shooter at sentencing
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords faced the man who shot her in the head during a sentencing for him Thursday. Giffords' husband Mark Kelly told the shooter that the couple is "done thinking about you." Read More
Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama for president
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has endorsed President Obama for re-election, praising the president for his record on climate change, abortion rights, and gay rights. Read More
Right-wing blasts Christie-Obama partnership
Some conservatives are not too pleased to see their golden boy New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie palling around with President Obama less than a week until the election that they hope will throw the president out of the White House. Read More
GOP candidate opines on ‘the rape thing’
A Congressional candidate from Washington is joining the GOP brigade of male politicians who can’t stop talking about abortion, rape, babies and women’s bodies in all the wrong ways. Read More
VIDEO: Romney doesn’t want to talk about FEMA anymore
Mitt Romney refused to answer questions Tuesday on what he would do with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) if elected president. Romney previously said he would like to dismantle FEMA as it exists and give all disaster relief responsibility back to the states. Read More
