The Hill:
The tally of House Democrats calling on Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to resign his seat in Congress stood at eight as members adjourned for the August recess late...
The proportion of Republicans, Democrats, and independents that turnout to vote shape the outcome of every election. Even small shifts in these percentages can dramatically...
Here’s your Friday night news dump — move over Charlie Rangel:
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial, like the one lined up for...
With the dismal GDP figures that came in today, The New York Times isn’t mincing words. The outlook for jobs and economic growth is bleak:
There is no more disputing it:...
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Obama, Congress create another bailout fund
If ever there was a phrase to describe the Obama administration's handling of the economy, this line from an audit by Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the government's Troubled... Full Editorial
Examiner Columnists
- Michelle Malkin: Rangel's enablers miss the voter outrage
- Susan Estrich: It's 'Chelsea's wedding,' not 'The Clintons' wedding'
- David Sirota: The real-world deception of 'Inception'
- Diana West: Admitting Turkey to EU means Eurabia
- Timothy P. Carney: How GOP can trump Dems on special interests
Op-eds
- Mark J. Fitzgibbons: 'Journo Lust' to regulate political speech
- It’s time for a grand ‘refudiation’ of liberalism
- Donald L. Hense: First Lady's visit signals a new Anacostia
Nate Beeler’s Latest Toon
To historians, Obama pledged to ’speak less...
The historian Garry Wills has written a brief item for the... more
A battle between Left and Right -- inside the...
There's been a lot of talk about what Democrats will do if... more
Relief Saturday afternoon, but more showers in the forecast
Saturday afternoon provided respite for weather-weary Washingtonians and visitors to the capital area, capping a month filled with record-breaking temperatures and severe squalls that left hundreds... Full story
- Shuttered Inner Circle theater may reopen
- Official accuses Md. police chief of adding improper towing fee
- D.C. man guilty of Craigslist sex assaults near Dupont Circle
- Pr. William captain gives citizens an inside look at police
- Hammer assailant nailed for attack on ex-girlfriend
- Police seek man who sexually assaulted girl, 7
- CASA pushes for rent control near Purple Line
- 'Jersey Shore's' Snooki charged with disorderly conduct in NJ beach town home to MTV show
- Spokesman: Doctors to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home from hospital Friday
- Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday
- Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday
- Schreker's 1912 opera 'A Distant Sound' rings out in 1st fully staged US production at Bard
- Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico known for neo-realist films dies at 96
- Stupid Crimes
- Leader of 'largest PCP ring ever in D.C.' gets life in prison
- Fire crews gain ground in high desert north of Los Angeles as hills smolder from 2-day blaze
- Chelsea Clinton marries longtime boyfriend at exclusive estate in upstate New York village
- Yellow lobster pulled by Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island is a 1-in-30 million find
- Can you hear me now? Yes. So can hackers. Researcher builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
- Shelter works hard to stand by its no-kill policy
- NBA Rookie of the Year going 120-130 mph on video
- Stories told of historic home at Rackliffe House
- Rick Snider: Portis having fun again
- Dunn staying in D.C. ... for now
- Phil Wood: At the end of the day, Rizzo keeps his slugger
- Zim bails out Nats' pen with walkoff homer, 7-5
- Deadline deals: Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly and Wood traded; Yankees complete Berkman swap
- Blackhawks G Antti Niemi awarded $2.75 million in arbitration
- July was deadliest month for Iraqis in more than 2 years with 535 dead
- Iran says 3 imprisoned Americans should stand trial for illegal border crossing
- US to hold 1st Gitmo trial under Obama, but stalls on fate of 5 accused in Sept. 11 attacks
Local school districts on board with national standards
Montgomery County Public Schools officials are toning down the district's arrogant reputation with their "wholehearted" support for Maryland's adoption of new national standards.
The "Common Core... Full story
Mosque prayer leader wins Malaysia hit reality TV show's search for young Muslim role model
An Islamic reality TV show that made its contestants counsel promiscuous teenagers and bury corpses has named a 26-year-old mosque prayer leader as Malaysia's top role model for young... Full story
Spike Lee screens film that includes Gulf oil spill; says 'nobody' from BP speaking to him
Spike Lee screened some of his new HBO documentary that includes a look at the massive BP Gulf oil spill and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.
The director showed about 90 minutes... Full story
D.C. sniper confesses to 'Star Trek' actor
Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo has told actor William Shatner that two others planned to participate in the terror attacks but backed out.
The revelation comes in a prison interview for the... Full story
Crime history: Jimmy Hoffa disappears
On this day, July 30, in 1975, Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from a restaurant parking lot in suburban Detroit. He has not been seen or heard from since.
Hoffa, 62, had been the powerful head of the... Full story
Police search for 3 convicted murderers who escaped from Ariz. prison, kidnapped truck drivers
Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to... Full story
Fight on to save disappearing Colorado toad
Number 146227157A struggled and chirped, clearly unhappy about being plucked from the bushes to be swabbed and scanned.
This mountain beaver pond, below Cottonwood Pass in Chaffee County, is the... Full story
McNabb, Skins chart new course
Can 6-time Pro Bowler create winning culture?
ASHBURN - Shortly after Donovan McNabb arrived in Washington, the bonding ensued. And the culture at Redskins Park continued to change. McNabb started... Full story
Top 10: Flashy moments by T.O. & Ochocinco
The NFL has always had larger-than-life quarterbacks, hard-as-nails linebackers and stocky, swift-footed running backs. But over the last decade, Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco have helped make... Full story
United Arab Emirates to suspend BlackBerry messaging and web services amid legal dispute
The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.
The country's telecommunications regulator said in a statement... Full story
Japanese TV journalists covering chopper crash found unresponsive in pool of water on mountain
Two Japanese journalists reported missing by their television network were found unresponsive on a mountain Sunday, though police said an official declaration of death would have to wait until they... Full story
