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Mainstream Scream: Ashley Judd calls Hillary Clinton best since Jefferson, Washington

By Paul Bedard | 02/02/15 02:04 PM

Actress and activist Ashley Judd calls Hillary Clinton the most overqualified candidate...

PETA puts NBC Today show on notice over puppy mascot

By Paul Bedard | 02/02/15 11:31 AM

PETA hopes that the Today show's guide-dog puppy won't spark an run on dogs in puppy mills.

Redskins spent $180,000 lobbying to keep name, Patriots all in for Democrats

By Paul Bedard | 02/01/15 10:20 AM

The Washington Redskins spent $180,000 to lobby for its name in 2014.

Zogby Report Card: Look out, Obama is on a tear

By Paul Bedard | 01/31/15 07:00 AM

President Obama is on a tear, and his approval numbers are starting to show it, says John...

Shock: Employers, not media, 'most credible' source of political info, 31%-3%

By Paul Bedard | 01/30/15 04:25 PM

For the first time in 2014, the Internet and employers were the top political source for...

Jeb Bush immediately becomes conservatives' Enemy No. 1

By Paul Bedard | 01/30/15 12:16 PM

Jeb Bush becomes the de facto front-runner with Mitt Romney pulling himself out of the 2016...

Report: Al Sharpton owes over $900,000 from 2004 presidential campaign

By Paul Bedard | 01/30/15 09:10 AM

Al Sharpton still owes $900,000 from his 2004 presidential bid, and another $4.5 million in...

Eric Cantor lands at Harvard

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 10:37 AM

Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has won a gig at Harvard University's Institute of...

Clinton campaign delay mocked as a money grab

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 09:14 AM

Hillary Clinton's delay in announcing her campaign is mocked as a way to get more speaking...

GOP doubles 2014’s Senate votes in under 3 weeks

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 06:02 AM

In under three weeks, the new GOP-run Senate has more than doubled votes on amendments than...

Forbes: Obama trying to destroy Netanyahu, suck up to Iran

By Paul Bedard | 01/28/15 11:59 AM

Steve Forbes writes that President Obama is trying to destroy Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

GOP to 'American Sniper' critic Michael Moore: 'Stop insulting our military'

By Paul Bedard | 01/28/15 09:35 AM

Hollywood critics of snipers face GOP Senate petition demanding that they "stop insulting...

Jeb's 'ask them to leave' likened to Romney's 'self-deportion' by Latino group

By Paul Bedard | 01/27/15 04:32 PM

A pro-immigration Latino group is blasting Jeb Bush's demand that immigrants on expired...

Oscar poll: 7 in 10 say Hollywood not biased against minorities

By Paul Bedard | 01/27/15 11:59 AM

Despite the outcry, most Americans do not think this year's Oscars are racially biased.

Bernie Sanders threatens to run as independent, says Dems weak on helping middle class

By Paul Bedard | 01/27/15 09:05 AM

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders may challenge Democrats in a third-party 2016 bid.

17 nuke plants in blizzard's path, may close in high winds

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 04:58 PM

The operators of 17 East Coast nuclear power plants are bracing for the blizzard barreling...

The first shot: Clinton vs. Palin

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 12:22 PM

Obama's Internet 'takeover' means 'massive' taxes, warns Sen. Mike Lee

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 09:28 AM

President Obama's plans to regulate the internet will lead to massive new taxes, warns Utah...

Zogby Report Card: Obama didn't cower in speech, but won't get much done either

By Paul Bedard | 01/24/15 05:00 AM

President Obama gets high grades for defiance, though he won't get many goals accomplished.

EPA, IRS loved by Democrats, hated by GOP: Pew

By Paul Bedard | 01/23/15 09:32 AM

Americans are deeply and politically divided over the IRS and EPA, says a new Pew survey.

Auction: $800,000 sought for diary of Nazi Adolf Eichmann, Holocaust architect

By Paul Bedard | 01/23/15 08:00 AM

Nazi death camp chief Adolf Eichmann's jailhouse diary has surfaced and is headed to auction.

Obama readies massive overtime expansion

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 12:47 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders says salaried workers earning up to $50,000 could become eligible for...

Coattails: Obama must reach 50% approval for Clinton to win

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 10:18 AM

Hillary Clinton needs half of all Americans to approve of Obama to win, a new U.Va. study says.

House immigration plan slammed, spends $10b and deports no illegals

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 06:22 AM

Palin joins push for 'Convention of States' to throttle Obama

By Paul Bedard | 02/02/15 01:10 PM

Sarah Palin has put her support behind an effort to limit President Obama's powers through...

Elections over, Obama turns to racial divide

By Paul Bedard | 02/02/15 09:16 AM

NRA steps up push for Sunday hunting

By Paul Bedard | 02/01/15 11:02 AM

One of the NRA's biggest events, the Great America Outdoors Show, will feature a push for...

Most admired: Hillary Clinton more than Michelle Obama

By Paul Bedard | 01/31/15 02:11 PM

President Obama and Hillary Clinton are America's most admired, but are beat out as the...

Super Bowl poll: Katy Perry, ads are the draw

By Paul Bedard | 01/30/15 01:13 PM

Nearly seven in 10 plan to tune in to the Super Bowl to catch Katy Perry's halftime show.

Patton 'toe tag' proves accidental death, not assassination claimed by Bill O'Reilly

By Paul Bedard | 01/30/15 11:40 AM

The deathbed "toe tag" of Gen. George S. Patton proves he died of crash injuries, not...

Indiana Gov. Pence pulls plans for 'JustIN' news site

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 02:13 PM

Under fire, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence killed plans for an Indiana news site.

Poll: GOP has green light to defund Obama's executive orders, stop amnesty

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 09:17 AM

A new poll finds a majority of voters support GOP efforts to stop President Obama's worker...

Mark Levin inks 5-year radio deal, readies for 2016 election

By Paul Bedard | 01/29/15 07:02 AM

Top-rated talk show host Mark Levin wins a five-year extension for his popular show.

Department of Education nearly fails 'plain writing' rules with 'D'

By Paul Bedard | 01/28/15 06:31 PM

The Education Department gets a "D" for failing to clearly comply with federal "plain...

Mitch Daniels says he would have won 2012 GOP nomination, rejects 2016 bid

By Paul Bedard | 01/28/15 11:43 AM

The former Indiana governor thinks he would have eventually lost to Obama in 2012 had he run.

Conservatives slam patent reform as secret Obama gift to Google

By Paul Bedard | 01/28/15 09:11 AM

A fight over patent reform divides the GOP, with critics calling it "crony capitalism" for...

Auschwitz at 70: CNN's Blitzer reveals his ties to Nazi camp, interviews survivors

By Paul Bedard | 01/27/15 01:55 PM

Wolf Blitzer hosts special Wednesday on the Auschwitz death camp which took the lives of his...

China's Hong Kong, 10 others top U.S. in 'economic freedom'

By Paul Bedard | 01/27/15 10:07 AM

Regulations and high taxes are hurting U.S. economic freedom, says a new Heritage study.

Drone-like 'quad copter' flown into White House is Amazon 'Top 10' toy

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 05:04 PM

Mainstream Media Scream: Bryant Gumbel calls NRA 'pigs'

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 02:38 PM

Worst liberal media comment of the week goes to Bryant Gumbel cursing the NRA as "pigs."

Uh-oh: Hillary's lead over Bush, Romney shrinks; Catholics abandon

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 11:13 AM

Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are catching up to Hillary Clinton in the latest Zogby Analytics poll.

Obama not joining world leaders at Auschwitz anniversary, sends Treasury's Lew

By Paul Bedard | 01/26/15 08:31 AM

Obama won't attend the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau...

Poll: Rubio surges to second, just 3 points behind Romney

By Paul Bedard | 01/23/15 12:19 PM

Joni Ernst gets a GOP promotion

By Paul Bedard | 01/23/15 08:57 AM

Documents: Cops wanted to hit 'Meet the Press' then-host David Gregory with gun charge

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 06:28 PM

Veto #1: House vote to cut off abortion funding

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 12:11 PM

The House plan to restrict taxpayer funding for abortion could face the first presidential...

Poll: School choice emerges a huge issue, Romney over Bush 32%-18%

By Paul Bedard | 01/22/15 10:18 AM

"The poll of 1,800 likely voters was done by Democratic polling firm Beck Research for a...

SOTU price tag: $41 billion --- zero spending cuts

By Paul Bedard | 01/21/15 02:33 PM

Obama proposed spending of up to $41 billion in his State of the Union address, said a...