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GOP: Dems playing games on gun control
A spokeswoman for Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, accused Democrats of playing games on gun control Tuesday by planning to dump a background check on the GOP at a Thursday committee meeting.
MILLER: ABC insists edit of Michelle Obama gun gaffe was 'for time'
ABC News edited out First Lady Michelle Obama saying that a Chicago teenager was killed with an “automatic weapon.” Hadiya Pendleton was allegedly shot by a gang member on probation for a weapons charge with a handgun, not a rifle, which would be semi-automatic (unless it was a revolver.)
Sequester idea: Park Air Force One
One congressman has offered an idea for where the White House could find some savings with the looming spending sequesters: Stop taking trips on Air Force One.
Speaker John Boehner tells senators to 'get off their ass' on sequester
With no deal in sight to avoid $85 billion in automatic across-the-board federal spending cuts scheduled to kick in Friday, House Speaker John A. Boehner ramped up the blame game, telling the Capitol's other chamber it's time for them to move a certain body part.
GOP officials: Delay health care law as cost-saver
West Virginia's state attorney general Tuesday called on President Obama to delay the implementation of his signature health care law, the latest in a chorus of Republicans arguing that slowing down the new law is a way to ease the looming crisis over sequester spending cuts.
Hola, America: the unemployment rate in Mexico is 5 percent
A new Gallup poll indicates that things are getting better south of the border. There's more work in Mexico now, and more reason to stay put.
'Assault weapon' ban could get committee vote Thursday
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to take up four measures on gun violence Thursday, including California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill that would ban so-called assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Many question Michelle Obama's appearance at Oscars, including Iranian media
A sizable audience was plenty rattled When first lady Michelle Obama stepped forward in a glittering silver dress for the grand finale of the Academy Awards.
Watch Chris Christie sound off on scandal-scorched Sen. Robert Menendez (Video)
Governor Chris Christie is never at a loss for an opinion, hear his take on Menendez and Oprah.
Furloughs are looming, but the feds are still hiring
The federal government is facing massive furloughs beginning later this week, but it is still running help-wanted ads seeking workers to answer phones — at up to $81,000 a year — or to drive cars for the State Department, for as much as $26.45 an hour.
Conn. lawmakers ask Zuckerberg to take down Newtown Facebook pages
Three lawmakers from Connecticut have written a letter to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that pages being used to harass or exploit the families of the victims of the Newtown shootings be taken down.
And the Oscar goes to ... President Obama's sequester drama
Would anyone have been surprised if President Obama had shown up during the Academy Awards to talk about the sequester? He might have won a special Oscar for orchestrating the best script.
Michelle Obama's Oscar moment: Says Hollywood sets an example for nation's children
First lady Michelle Obama added some presidential glitz to the Oscars Sunday night, appearing via live video to open the envelope containing the name of the best-picture winner, "Argo."
Nashville's new nickname: 'Little Kurdistan'
According to a new analysis of foreign born populations, the fastest growth in the numbers of newcomers is taking place in unusual spots around America, all essentially in Red States.
VIDEO: Emily Miller on Blaze TV (Feb. 19, 2013)
Blaze TV's Andrew Wilkow interviewed Emily Miller about the most extreme current gun-control efforts. Topics included the Washington state bill that would allow warrantless searches and seizures for guns; Missouri bill permitting confiscation of guns; and Mexico demands that border states turn over the names of all American gun owners.
Oscarnomics: The true cost of the red carpet
The event may be annoying, but the Academy Awards presentation is an economic powerhouse.
Obama on sequester deal: 'Hope springs eternal'
One week ahead of a deadline to avert deep budget cuts, President Obama said avoiding the so-called sequester is a "no-brainer" and he hasn't ruled out the possibility that lawmakers will make the "right decision."
The Wrap: From Oscar contenders like 'Lincoln,' to Limbaugh being 'ashamed' of the U.S., the week that was
From Chicago's police superintendent taking fire from all sides for controversial Second Amendment comments to all eyes in the entertainment world shifting to Hollywood ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, here's The Washington Times' wrap up on the week:
LaHood warns of disruptive airport delays, if sequester kicks in
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is using blunt language to warn of significant disruptions and delays in air travel caused by administration plan to reduce the number of air-traffic controllers if Congress doesn't avert the federal spending cuts set to kick in March 1.
Scuttle 100-city spending tour, key senator tells White House
With the federal government poised to face billions of dollars in cuts, a key senator is calling on the White House to halt an administration effort to highlight more government spending.
