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Palin: 'I'm having coffee with Elvis.'
Both Sarah Palin and mainstream news media are tweaking The Washington Post after one of its writers ran afoul of parody.
House tears down Obama 'failometer'
Rep. Steve Stockman, a conservative Texas Republican, said Tuesday that House officials have banned him from posting a billboard tracking President Obama's failures in office.
I drank fracking fluid, says Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper went to unusually great lengths to learn firsthand the strides the oil and gas industry has made to minimize environmental harm from fracking.
Senate Dems, GOP far apart on guns at Judiciary hearing
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee argued during a Tuesday hearing that a balance can be struck between combating gun violence with new laws and protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights, while Republicans said it would be unwise to enact new laws until the current ones are more vigorously enforced.
Mainstream media mum on Menendez prostitution scandal
Allegations of shady campaign contributors and prostitutes are usually the ingredients of a political scandal that send the media into a feeding frenzy. Unless the figure is a Democrat.
MILLER: O’Malley emails licensed hunters to push gun control
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is using his executive power to get the personal emails of citizens with hunting licenses. The second-term Democrat is using the information in an attempt to divide gun owners to build support for his extremist legislation to abridge Second Amendment rights.
No. 2 Defense Department official: I'll give back 20 percent of salary
The No. 2 civilian in the Defense Department said Tuesday he will refuse part of his salary this year in order to feel the kind of pain that other civilian workers will feel if the automatic spending cuts due March 1 take effect.
Majority of Americans approve of drone strikes
While U.S. drone strikes have faced new scrutiny in recent weeks, a majority of the public continues to support the program.
Biden: Taking away guns 'a bunch of malarkey'
Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Monday characterized suggestions that he has ever favored confiscating guns as "malarkey" — a term the garrulous Mr. Biden used in last fall's vice presidential debate to rebut his opponent, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
McConnell: Obama should address rising health costs in State of the Union speech
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday dared President Obama to address the unintended consequences of "Obamacare" in his State of the Union address.
White House disagrees with Pelosi on 'spending problem'
If the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem, Democratic leaders are not quite in agreement on the question of federal spending.
Ted Nugent to be guest at State of the Union
While other members of Congress are hosting gun-control advocates for Tuesday's State of the Union address, Rep. Steve Stockman has given one of his visitor's gallery tickets to Ted Nugent, the conservative gun-rights supporter.
Feds recoup $4.2B in fraudulent health care payments
The federal government recouped $4.2 billion from fraudulent health care payments in fiscal 2012, the Obama administration said Monday, calling it the best return on investment since the government began a program 16 years ago to try to collect on bad payments.
House committee releases 'Keystone clock'
With respect to approving the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama officially has been put on the clock.
Obama praises retiring Pope Benedict XVI
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama said they were sending "our appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI" Monday after the 85-year-old Roman Catholic pontiff unexpectedly announced his retirement because of failing health.
Senate committee sets vote on Hagel nomination
Senate Democrats will press ahead with Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary — and they have the support of Sen. John McCain, a senior Republican who says the Armed Services Committee has properly vetted the nomination.
Report: No insurance, no pension for Navy Seal who shot Osama bin Laden
An investigative story in Esquire contends that the federal government "largely abandons" elite and highly-trained soldiers when they leave the service.
Gabby Giffords' gun-control fight goes national as her super PAC cuts first TV ad
The political action committee founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, released its first television ad Monday — one day before President Obama's State of the Union address, in which he is expected to address gun control in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings in December.
Education Secretary Duncan to return to NBA celebrity game
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will make his third appearance in the NBA's All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night, taking the court alongside former athletes and Hollywood stars.
For glum Republicans: 'Watch party' for Rubio's rebuttal to the State of the Union
A cheerful Florida official has organized a public "watch party" for Sen. Marco Rubio's official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.
