The almost 100 pages of White House Benghazi emails have shown Republicans once again to have overplayed their hand. Read More
Top Lines: Heritage (Action) trying to kill two birds — IRS, immigration reform — with one obstruction
The demand of Jim DeMint’s Heritage Foundation — or, more accurately, its political arm Heritage Action — that Congress focus exclusively on the IRS scandal to the exclusion of all else hides two personal vendettas. Read More
Top Links: Why Sen. Joe Manchin thinks second time’s the charm on background checks
Top story: Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — half of the Manchin-Toomey background checks bill… Read More
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Top Links: Benghazi emails prove Republicans are wrong and Susan Rice deserves an apology
11:48 AM on 5/16/2013
On Benghazi, ‘Obama’s Watergate’ claim too much even for some Republicans
11:53 PM on 5/14/2013
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma is the latest to back off GOP impeachment talk Read More
Top Links: Benghazi … heard of it?
12:47 PM on 5/10/2013
Conservatives are shouting “Benghazi!” the way Steve Martin once did “Oklahoma!” — and they’re making about as much sense. Read More
Republicans allege Benghazi ‘cover up,’ but of what exactly?
2:10 PM on 5/7/2013
Congressional hearings Wednesday will feature self-described "whistle blowers" on 2012 attacks that killed four Americans. Read More
Top Links: What you may have missed at the NRA’s convention in Houston
5:27 PM on 5/6/2013
Kicking yourself because you had to miss the NRA’s annual convention this year? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Read More
Top Links: A few broad themes are emerging from another solid monthly jobs reports
11:09 AM on 5/3/2013
April’s numbers — payrolls +165K, unemployment down to 7.5% — were good. More importantly, however, a few broad themes about the economy are finally starting to emerge. Read More
Top Links: The arguments against expanding background checks are getting increasingly stupid and/or insulting
12:39 PM on 5/2/2013
The NRA’s annual meeting begins tomorrow. Hopefully, one of the panel discussions will be “Democrats, you’re welcome.” Read More
Sarah Palin scorns ‘assclowns’ of DC and the media
6:24 PM on 4/29/2013
The former Alaska governor takes to social media to mock the nerdprom. Of course, she's been known to attend the parties. Read More
FAA furlough: yes; meals on wheels: no
9:26 PM on 4/26/2013
The Meals on Wheels program, which delivers over a million lunches and dinners to the elderly everyday, is just one vital program now suffering at the hands of sequestration. Read More
Top Links: You can thank austerity and sequestration (in part) for today’s mixed bag of a GDP report
11:32 AM on 4/26/2013
The economy is growing more this quarter than last. But don’t start celebrating just yet. Read More
Tsarnaev parents insist sons are innocent of Boston bombings
8:09 PM on 4/22/2013
The parents of the suspected Boston bombers say their sons were "gentle, almost like women." Read More
Top Links: Conservatives, McConnell keep it classy after blocking expanded background checks
12:06 PM on 4/18/2013
Republicans used “lies” and “hogwash” – in the words of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia — to defeat expanded background checks. The way they celebrated is part of the story. Read More
Sanford’s ‘trespass’ costs him GOP support – and possibly a win
6:08 PM on 4/17/2013
It’s going to be an interesting Father’s Day in the Mark Sanford household – at least as interesting as the last 24 hours of his campaign. Read More
78-year-old runner survives bomb blast on way to finishing Boston Marathon
3:58 PM on 4/17/2013
"I got down to within 15 feet of the finishing apron and just tremendous explosion, sounding like a bomb went off right next to me," said 78-year-old Bill Iffrig, the man in the red tank top who flopped to the pavement on Monday after the first of two explosions ripped through Copley Square. Read More
Top Links: Mark Sanford’s new ‘trespassing’ scandal has conservatives groaning and Tweeters joking
10:35 AM on 4/17/2013
The Appalachian Trail just took a weird turn in the Mark Sanford saga — to the possible benefit of his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Read More
Boston tragedy: Heroes and helpers
8:39 PM on 4/16/2013
First responders and spectators rushed to give aid. Others gave blood, offered places to stay or found other ways to try to contribute. Read More
Top Links: The sound and the fury (and the facts) over Obama’s 18.4% tax rate
12:48 PM on 4/15/2013
Top story: A few conservatives are having a good time hitting President Obama over the 18.4% tax rate he paid in 2012. However, a little context is in… Read More
Top Links: So what exactly DO we know about North Korea’s missiles? And what does ‘moderate confidence’ mean?
11:32 AM on 4/12/2013
As Secretary of State Kerry visits South Korea, the latest assessment out of the Pentagon only adds to the confusion about what we do and don’t know about North Korea’s ability to successfully launch a nuclear-armed missile. Read More
New Jay-Z song answers Cuba critics and Obama haters
9:25 PM on 4/11/2013
After taking some shots from Republicans over his vacation in Cuba, Jay-Z is now punching back as only he knows how, with the release of a sly and stinging new track that slices up his detractors. Read More
Top Links: Conservative Mickey Kaus goes on a ‘search’ for Marco Rubio’s ‘manhood’ over immigration
11:09 AM on 4/11/2013
The one-two punch of possible immigration and background check deals does not a happy far right make. Read More
