Politics


White House

Why Obama could regret executive action

By Brian Hughes | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

By so frequently testing the limits of executive authority, Obama has set a precedent for...

A year of anniversaries

By Thomas Sowell | 12/30/14 12:45 PM

Let's hope we have learned something from past debacles.

Obama: 'Never say never' on U.S. embassy in Iran

By Brian Hughes | 12/29/14 10:01 AM

The president is leaving open the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with Iran as...

Obama salutes troops as Afghanistan marks US exit

By Zack Colman | 12/28/14 02:36 PM

White House

Obama closes 2014 with higher poll numbers

By Brian Hughes | 12/30/14 01:39 PM

White House

Can GOP stop Obama's 'Year of Action' sequel?

By Byron York | 12/29/14 06:11 PM

White House

Soldiers forced to relocate wedding for Obama's golfing

By Kelly Cohen | 12/29/14 11:02 AM

White House

Will Obama find his inner Clinton?

By Brian Hughes | 12/29/14 05:00 AM

White House

Congress

Afghan war ends, terrorist haven remains

By Washington Examiner | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

Withdrawal comes soon after it became clear that the goal of denying terrorists a safe haven...

David Duke is no fan of Steve Scalise

By Sean Lengell | 12/30/14 06:31 PM

"I never sent a penny to his campaigns, and he never sent a penny to mine," Duke said.

Fight on: Chicago lawmaker slams D.C.'s Capitals on eve of 'Winter Classic'

By Paul Bedard | 12/30/14 08:55 AM

Congress

Can GOP stop Obama's 'Year of Action' sequel?

By Byron York | 12/29/14 06:11 PM

Congress

Scalise, GOP leaders must accept that they are held to a higher standard

By Timothy P. Carney | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

If Steve Scalise finds this an unfair attack on his career, maybe Trent Lott's lobbying firm...

Scalise defense --- all hands on deck

By Sean Lengell | 12/30/14 03:16 PM

Congress

Rep. Michael Grimm says he will resign

By Sean Lengell | 12/30/14 11:13 AM

Congress

Report: Embattled Rep. Michael Grimm to step down

By Sean Lengell | 12/29/14 10:05 PM

Congress

Penn Ave

Why Obama could regret executive action

By Brian Hughes | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

By so frequently testing the limits of executive authority, Obama has set a precedent for...

Keystone XL set for January hearing

By Zack Colman | 12/30/14 06:52 PM

Hoeven and McConnell think centrist Democrats will support the pipeline, clearing the 60...

More non-Mexicans than Mexicans caught at border in 2014

By Joseph Lawler | 12/30/14 02:34 PM

Penn Ave

George H.W. Bush released from Houston hospital

By Kelly Cohen | 12/30/14 01:07 PM

Penn Ave

UAW teachers branch joins boycott of Israel

By Sean Higgins | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

The local branch is the first U.S. labor organization to join the boycott against Israel.

David Duke is no fan of Steve Scalise

By Sean Lengell | 12/30/14 06:31 PM

"I never sent a penny to his campaigns, and he never sent a penny to mine," Duke said.

Rep. Scalise blasted from Right

By Sean Lengell | 12/30/14 02:57 PM

Penn Ave

Obama closes 2014 with higher poll numbers

By Brian Hughes | 12/30/14 01:39 PM

Penn Ave

Campaigns

Voter turnout boomed under Bush --- not under Obama

By Michael Barone | 12/31/14 05:00 AM

In the Obama years, turnout actually declined in both the 2012 presidential and the 2014...

Jeb Bush resigns from another company's board

By Rebecca Berg | 12/29/14 05:49 PM

Jeb Bush is getting his ducks in a row in case he decides to run for president next year.

Voters agree: No to Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney

By Paul Bedard | 12/29/14 10:46 AM

Rasmussen Reports shows voters do not want Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney to run for president in...

Former NAACP head's GOP 'dog-whistle' remark goes unchallenged by AP

By Eddie Scarry | 12/28/14 06:30 PM

When is it okay for inflammatory rhetoric in a news story about the future of a political...

Romney eyeing a 2016 run, longtime friend says

By Kelly Cohen | 12/30/14 10:31 AM

Campaigns

As 2016 race heats up, what will NY Times do with full-time Clinton reporter?

By Eddie Scarry | 12/29/14 01:00 PM

Chozick is the paper's "Hillary Clinton chronicler," according to her Twitter bio.

What Common Core and campus sexual assault policies have in common

By Ashe Schow | 12/29/14 12:31 PM

Why government control of school standards will not play well for Jeb Bush among...

GOP 2016 poll dilemma: To include Mitt or not?

By Byron York | 12/28/14 11:54 PM

If CNN had included Romney in its latest poll, the 'Bush zooms' story probably wouldn't have...

Washington Secrets

Tax dollars at work: 87% of new Obamacare users given federal aid

By Paul Bedard | 12/30/14 11:43 AM

Washington Secrets

Ebola deaths still rising, 7,708 killed

By Paul Bedard | 12/30/14 10:37 AM

The Ebola death toll has reached 7,708 and the CDC is warning families to stay away from the...

Wanted: FBI seeks 'Cyber Special Agents,' even hackers

By Paul Bedard | 12/29/14 12:10 PM

The FBI is hiring a cybersecurity corps and that will even include experienced hackers.

Obama says race relations helped by Ferguson, Garner cases

By Paul Bedard | 12/29/14 08:33 AM

President Obama believes that race relations are improving -- in part because of the...

C-SPAN: Florida 'Fangate,' Woodhouse brothers family feud, top videos

By Paul Bedard | 12/30/14 10:41 AM

"Interview" actor Seth Rogan tops C-SPAN's most-watched list with 6.6 million views.

Pew: Internet and email, not Facebook and Twitter, are top workplace 'tools'

By Paul Bedard | 12/30/14 10:29 AM

Email and the internet are the most valuable digital "tools" used by workers, says the Pew...

Worst liberal media quote of 2014: CNN's Carol Costello's slap at Bristol Palin

By Paul Bedard | 12/29/14 12:43 PM

Carol Costello of CNN wins top Mainstream Media Scream award for slamming Bristol Palin.

Voters agree: No to Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney

By Paul Bedard | 12/29/14 10:46 AM

Rasmussen Reports shows voters do not want Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney to run for president in...