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D.C. delegate disturbed Redskins won't drop name
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's congressional delegate, called Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder's refusal to consider changing what many consider is the football team's ethnically offensive nickname "disturbing."
Trump: bring on an American leader - or we're in trouble
"People in this country are just desperate for leadership. So whether it's me - or frankly, let it be somebody - but somebody has to come along and straighten out this country or we're in trouble," Mr. Trump told Fox News.
Americans want a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS scandal: poll
Americans overwhelming want a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party and other conservative groups, a new poll says.
Obama targets Republicans lawmakers for defeat in 2014
President Obama told supporters at a Democratic fundraiser Wednesday night that he'll campaign in 2014 to defeat Republicans who don't work with him.
Obama spokesman bungles geography on China leader trip
White House spokesman Jay Carney defended President Obama meeting China's president in California, saying it's obviously closer to China than Washington is. Not by much.
McAuliffe ahead in Virginia governor poll
A new poll shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli by 5 percent points in the 2013 Virginia governor's race, though both candidates are having a tough time winning the hearts of voters.
Bachmann fans and foes weigh in on her retirement
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's announcement Wednesday that she won't see re-election next year has drawn applause and ridicule from opposite sides of the political spectrum.
GOP to Bob Dole: Thanks, but no thanks on the advice
Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer said he "respectably disagree(s)" with recent comments by former GOP Sen. Bob Dole that his party has shift too far from its traditional values, saying the party is healthy and relevant.
Ex-Obama aide hits up insurance industry to boost 'Obamacare'
A former White House aide who played a central role in pushing President Obama's health care overhaul through Congress during his first term is soliciting insurers for big donations to help implement the law.
Larry King the new political host at RT - 'Russia Today' cable TV
The next stop for veteran newsman Larry King is RT - the Russia-based, 24/7 cable channel.
Inhofe: Liberals are exploiting Okla. tornado tragedy
Sen. James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma scoffed at suggestions by some liberals that climate change is partly to blame for the deadly tornadoes that tore through his state last week, saying they "do a great disservice to those who have experienced this tragedy."
Top White House economic adviser headed back to Princeton
Alan Krueger, who served as President Obama's top economic adviser during a weak recovery, is leaving to return to Princeton University, the White House saidMonday.
Obama: Asian-Americans will benefit from immigration reform
Calling the Asia-Pacific region "a central part of my life," President Obama said Monday that the contributions of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are a prime reason for Congress to pass immigration reform.
Sen. McConnell tied in hypothetical matchup
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election hopes are far from secure, as a new poll shows the Kentucky Republican in a dead heat with a potential Democratic challenger for the 2014 Senate race.
A majority of Americans STILL oppose Obamacare
Health care reform is still unpopular, three years after it became law. That is the conclusion of a new CNN survey revealing that 54 percent of Americans oppose the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. Three fourths of Democrats favor it - compared to 16 percent of Republicans.
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe: GOP must 'rethink' its ways
Former Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe said her party is much to blame for the dysfunctional gridlock that has gripped Capitol Hill and warned the GOP must evolve if it wants to have broad appeal with voters.
76 percent of Republicans say 'federal government has too much power'
Respondents were uncomfortable with "the government’s having too many laws, being too involved in citizens’ lives, threatening freedom of speech, imposing health care laws, and being 'socialist' in general."
Ex-Obama adviser David Axelrod: Spying on journalists 'disturbing'
Former White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the Obama administration has some "real issues" regarding its increasingly strained relationship with the media after recent reports that the Justice Department has spied on journalists in investigating national security leaks.
Sen. Tom Coburn: Holder investigating himself is a 'total conflict of interest'
Sen. Tom Coburn said Sunday it's "inappropriate" for the White house to ask Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review his own Justice Department's spying on reporters and editors at Fox News and The Associated Press.
The general and the movie star applaud the veterans and the bikers of Rolling Thunder
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert Patrick, bad guy in "Terminator II" and scores of other big-screen sci-fi and crime thrillers, have good stuff to say about Rolling Thunder.
