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DeMint to GOP elders: Game over, pals. Insists conservatives must drive agenda
Sporting his new hat as the head of the Heritage Foundation, former Sen. Jim DeMint said Saturday that conservatives should not rely on the GOP establishment to deliver the movement's message. He said it is time to take matters into their own hands.
MILLER: The assault weapon myth
Gun grabbers aren’t subtle. Flanked by uniformed police officers and a wall of black rifles, Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday unleashed the most restrictive ever national “assault weapon” ban in the Senate. The California Democrat and the assembled anti-gun officials directly referenced last month’s horrific shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School no fewer than 45 times. They will let no tragedy go to waste.
Obama calls Clinton one of the nation's greatest secretaries of state
CBS is touting some of the highlights of this Sunday night's "60 Minutes" interview with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a rare side-by-side sit-down with the two former rivals.
Gov. Walker: Conservatism thriving in states
Despite taking their lumps in the November election, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Saturday that Republicans should be "optimistic" about the future because the conservative movement is thriving on the state level.
Thune: Senate budget key to reining in 'out-of-control' spending
Echoing other Republicans who in recent days have hammered the Democrat-led Senate for its failure to approve a budget, Sen. John Thune said Saturday a spending blueprint is the key to bringing the growth of the federal government under control.
28 percent of Republicans would veto women in direct combat
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say that, given the opportunity, they would vote to allow women to serve in combat roles.
Class seeks to 'heal' teachers infected with racism
Like clockwork, every few months a gaggle of academics come up with a program that could only come from the mind of race-obsessed educators. Now, Fox News reports that The Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association is offering workshops to help "heal" teachers infected with racism.
NRA VP LaPierre to appear at Senate Judiciary hearing next week
Wayne LaPierre, vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, is scheduled to appear as a witness before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Sen. Patrick Leahy announced.
A 'stinging rebuke' to President Obama
The decision by a federal appeals court declaring President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional is going to hurt.
Pakistan bans 'Zero Dark Thirty,' no Obama U.N. speech planned
It probably won't come as a shocker to most Americans, but "Zero Dark Thirty" is banned in Pakistan. Citizens should remember, though, that after the Sept. 11 Benghazi terror attacks, the State Department spent more than $70,000 on Pakistani television ad buys disavowing a YouTube video almost no one had seen.
GOP donor: Gays must be protected from Islamic shariah law in U.S.
An influential GOP donor said Friday that Republicans should do more to make sure that gay men and lesbian women do not fall victim to the sort of Shariah law practiced by hard-line Islamists.
MILLER: Feinstein's list of 157 banned guns
Sen. Dianne Feinstein released a list of 157 rifles, handguns and shotguns that will be banned if her legislation passes Congress. It would be illegal to manufacture, buy, trade or import any of these firearms, along with any others that have a detachable magazine and one cosmetic feature like a pistol grip.
Senators seek permanent ban on Hill spending earmarks
A pair of senators are renewing their fight to permanently ban earmarks, citing fears their colleagues are clamoring to set aside funds for pet projects despite a two-year moratorium on the practice.
Survey: Majority of Americans approve Medicaid expansion
A new survey finds that more Americans believe their state should expand its Medicaid program than those who oppose such a move, although the results are sharply divided along party lines and reflect the political debate raging in statehouses across the country.
MILLER: Did Dianne Feinstein pull a David Gregory?
Sen. Dianne Feinstein displayed 10 rifles at a press conference in a Senate office building Thursday that are illegal in the District of Columbia. The California Democrat declared that the guns were legal, due to a prearranged deal with the Metropolitan Police Department. She used the firearms as a prop while announcing her new super-charged “assault weapons ban.”
Top 'Fast and Furious' official to resign
Republicans expressed satisfaction Thursday at news Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, the top Justice Department figure who had knowledge of the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation, is resigning.
Washington Times readers say 'no' to women in direct combat
A new online poll of Washington Times readers reveals that most do not approve of women serving in direct combat.
Newest threat to Islam: Lego Star Wars
"Star Wars Episode VII" has started production for a summer 2015 release, but the universe is under attack now — with charges of "insensitivity" by the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria.
Biden heads to Richmond on Friday to talk gun proposals with Kaine
Vice President Joseph R. Biden will head to Richmond on Friday with other administration officials and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, "to discuss the Administration's efforts to reduce gun violence," the White House said in a terse statement Wednesday.
NRA member on school armed guard idea: 'Don't think that's productive'
A lifetime National Rifle Association member said Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing on gun violence that he doesn't think putting an armed guard in every school — an idea being pushed by NRA leadership — is productive.
