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Athletes offer their support to Oklahoma

Image: Tornado Outbreak Slams Through Oklahoma
2:45 PM on 05/21/2013

After a deadly tornado hit Oklahoma on Monday, sports players from across the nation are expressing their support and offering financial help to those in need. Read More

GOP keeps attacking, but Obama’s approval rating is strong

6:06 PM on 05/20/2013

President Obama's approval ratings don't seem to be affected by the IRS scandal taking center stage. Read More

The scandals in Washington: Will they affect 2014?

6:20 PM on 05/17/2013

Video: Obama visits schoolkids, talks animals and addition

4:24 PM on 05/17/2013

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Media letter to DOJ: Stronger laws needed to protect reporters

10:57 AM on 05/15/2013
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House GOP hopes to find more than money in the ‘Arrested Development’ banana stand

2:33 PM on 05/15/2013
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Discovery takes on ‘North America’

3:08 PM on 05/18/2013

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Jodi Arias appears for her trial in Maricopa County Superior court Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias is charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, and prosecution is seeking the death penalty. (Photo by Matt York/AP Photo)

Watch: Toure explains why we should rid the country of the death penalty


6:27 PM on 5/20/2013

As the Jodi Arias case comes to a close the question arises should she live a lifelong prison sentence or be sentenced to death? Read More

President Barack Obama listens as British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks, during their joint news conference, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Putting the White House on the defensive


10:27 PM on 5/16/2013

With all the scandals hitting Washington this week, Politico's Manu Raju explains why the bleeding may not be over in Washington. Read More

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Big TV networks are not taking the summer off


5:15 PM on 5/16/2013

In order to try and compete with cable, network television is premiering summer shows. Read More

A Friday April 6, 2012 photo provided by the US Navy shows a sign that is displayed describing the 611 pairs of shoes lining the sidewalk in front of Sharkey Theater before a sexual assault event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The shoes represent the number of sexual assault victims within the Navy last year. Training emphasized that sexual assault prevention is everyone's duty while promoting Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Photo by AP Photo/U.S. Navy photo, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

The real scandal of the week: Sexual assault in the military


4:53 PM on 5/16/2013

With everything happening in Washington this week, there is a real scandal that has been overlooked the White House that is being addressed today. Read More

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., leads a hearing investigating the Sept. 11, 2012, assaults that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in Benghazi, Libya. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Why the GOP may regret its Obama scandal obsession


1:02 PM on 5/16/2013

It’s popular to say our politics are polarized and “both parties” are to blame for what is happening in Washington. But this House GOP has set a new precedent for politicizing the oversight process. Read More

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S.E.’s Tweet Bag with Luke Russert


10:41 AM on 5/15/2013

The Twitter world is a place where anything can go, and this is obvious when you read some of the tweets S.E. receives. Read More

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s inappropriate targeting of conservative and Tea Party groups, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Embattled White House: Another day, another controversy


9:35 PM on 5/14/2013

A bad week for the White House: Benghazi, then the IRS, and now the DOJ. Read More

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Angelina Jolie’s bold choice


6:13 PM on 5/14/2013

The actress went public with her decision in having a double mastectomy in hopes of helping other woman. Read More

What kind of country do we want to live in?


4:50 PM on 5/14/2013

A different take on the scandal in Washington. Read More

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A new book explains why political cartoons scared Hitler


10:26 AM on 5/14/2013

Cartoons have a special mystery about them that can create outrage or joy depending on how you interpret them. Read More

President Barack Obama responds to a question during a news conference with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room at the White House May 13, 2013. (Photo by: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

The IRS scandal effect on the midterm elections


10:49 PM on 5/13/2013

As the focus heats up about the Benghazi and IRS scandal, questions begin to arise about the future political ramifications. Read More

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The heart of the immigration matter


4:53 PM on 5/13/2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to meet on Tuesday to work through about 300 amendments to the Gang of Eight's plan. Read More

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Education start-ups get lift from grant competition


1:52 PM on 5/13/2013

The Milken-Penn Education Business Plan awards $150,000 to education entrepreneurs who are changing the game for public schools. Read More

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Happy Mother’s Day to all types of moms


10:50 AM on 5/11/2013

This week's New Yorker cover subtly message reminds us that all mothers need to be remembered this Sunday. Read More

Young Japanese women hold banners during a major rally against the US military at a park in Okinawa after a string of serious misconduct by its soldiers including alleged rapes in the Japan's southern island province on March 23, 2008. More than 6,000 people took part in the rally on the island, home of more than 40,000 US troops stations in Japan. (Photo by Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)

Military sexual assault: Is ‘keeping it in the family’ the right approach?


6:52 PM on 5/10/2013

New statistics about sexual assault in the military shocked many this week. Rep. Loretta Sanchez is working on a bill to change military culture. Read More

Bob Sodervick waves a rainbow flag outside the U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, California in this June 5, 2012, file photo. (REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files)

Calif. Assembly passes transgender equality bills


3:30 PM on 5/10/2013

California has taken its first steps toward granting equality to transgender residents. Read More

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Ella’s advice to President Obama: Make your team work harder!

The Cycle Staff
11:26 AM on 5/10/2013

Krystal and Ella discuss how President Obama is doing 100 days later. Read More

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Is anything we do private anymore?


8:52 PM on 5/9/2013

With the release of Google Glass, are privacy laws out the window? Read More

President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (Photo by: Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)

‘Poised for progress’ on jobs, but with no urgency for action


6:17 PM on 5/9/2013

President Barack Obama is taking it to the American people again, this time talking about job creation. But with Wall Street doing fine, is there any urgency in Washington to press for more jobs? Read More

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford arrives to give his victory speech on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Sanford won back his old congressional seat in the state's 1st District in a special election. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/AP Photo)

Welcome back to politics Mark Sanford


6:04 PM on 5/8/2013

How Sanford defeats the politics of sexual puritanism. Read More