Cassi Pollock

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14 people who think Tim Kaine is the biggest dad of all time

Beltway Confidential

14 people who think Tim Kaine is the biggest dad of all time

Cassi Pollock · July 28, 2016 3:04 am

The former House speaker weighed in on a variety of issues in a Washington Examiner interview. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gingrich: Vladimir Putin is ‘like a bully’

Cassi Pollock · July 28, 2016 1:16 am

"I think the average American is going to say, 'Gosh, doesn't them hacking into this suggest them hacking into Hillary's private email server?", said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gingrich: ‘Very possible’ DNC hackers have Clinton’s private emails

Cassi Pollock · July 27, 2016 4:59 pm

U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, D-Hawaii, has died following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his office announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais )

Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai dies at 49

Cassi Pollock · July 20, 2016 8:14 pm

TSA employee misconduct grew by 29% from fiscal 2013 through 2015, and 35% of airports experienced an increased number of allegations, according to a report.

National Security

GOP lawmaker: TSA has ‘egregious misconduct’ that’s ‘unconscionable’

Cassi Pollock · July 7, 2016 3:19 pm

A state auditor told Congress Wednesday that Ohio's food assistance program is likely suffering from "millions of dollars" in fraud and improper spending, and suggested similar results are happening in other states. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Auditor tells Congress: ‘Millions of dollars’ of food stamp fraud

Cassi Pollock · July 6, 2016 10:16 pm

Citing the attacks in San Bernardino, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, said the threat isn't going away. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

McCaul: When you vote, ask yourself if you feel safer

Cassi Pollock · July 3, 2016 4:01 am

The Twittersphere was focused only on one thing: What was going on with the garbage backdrop? (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

11 of the best reactions to Donald Trump’s garbage speech backdrop

Cassi Pollock · June 28, 2016 7:18 pm

Bills of similar content have been met with mixed success in other state legislatures, and more than 20 states are looking into shared-parenting measures.

Missouri looks to equalize child custody laws

Cassi Pollock · June 27, 2016 4:01 am

"This whole, 'Let's open Cuba up to everybody,' they just denied the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee a visa application," Michael McCaul said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Cuba denies visas for House lawmakers

Rudy Takala, Cassi Pollock · June 24, 2016 5:07 pm

Perdue: ‘Shocking’ GOP CEOs would back Clinton over Trump

Cassi Pollock · June 23, 2016 4:00 pm

Under the nine-month pilot, set to start in July, 5,000 California volunteers will report and simulate payment for the amount of miles they travel. (AP Photo)

California is going to try charging drivers by the mile

Cassi Pollock · June 20, 2016 4:01 am