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MILLER: David Gregory’s legal jeopardy
President Obama wants more gun-control laws, but perhaps he should care more about enforcing the ones already on the books. He granted an exclusive interview to NBC’s David Gregory Saturday, even though the “Meet the Press” anchor is under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for possession of an unregistered “high capacity” magazine in the District.
Obama deploys troops to Africa to defend U.S. Embassy
With rebels advancing on the capital city of the Central African Republic, the U.S. has deployed about 50 combat troops to neighboring Chad to support the evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel and American private citizens, President Obama notified Congress in a letter Saturday.
Charles Mitchell's double-double spurs Maryland rout
Freshman has 19 points and 14 rebounds as Terps win 11th straight
Oliver Stone: Obama-era America is 'Orwellian'
Filmmaker Oliver Stone says President Obama has played a key role in turning the United States into an "Orwellian" society.
Rep. Bass predicts public will back Democrats in 'fiscal cliff' fallout
Is the post-"fiscal cliff" blame game already under way? A couple of Capitol Hill's more liberal lawmakers, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, and Rep. Karen Bass, a California Democrat who is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, took swipes at their Republican colleagues on Saturday.
Obama to appear on NBC's 'Meet the Press' on Sunday
President Obama is set to make a rare Sunday news show appearance this weekend on NBC's "Meet the Press," the network has announced.
Obama's 'deja vu' regarding the 'fiscal cliff'
Resolving the fiscal cliff: Is it drama, comedy, kabuki theater, New Year's Eve countdown or a psychic event? It could be something from the cosmic realm, judging from a statement President Obama made late Friday after his White House meeting with House and Senate leaders about solving the crisis.
Terps unlikely to settle on set rotation anytime soon
Turgeon has played at least 10 players in every game so far
Shouting anti-abortion protester removed from Senate chamber
An anti-abortion protester was forcibly removed from the Senate's public gallery Friday after he began shouting just as the Senate recessed for lunch.
TWIT: The Week in Tweets, Dec. 28
Sweeping up the last remnants of 2012 and preparing for the New Year.
Forget about a conservative 'makeover'
It's been easy sport for pundits and critics to declare conservatism either dead or dying in the weeks following the presidential election. An extreme makeover, they say, is the only remedy.
Obama will host Congressional leaders at White House
With just a narrow window remaining to strike a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, President Obama will meet with Congressional leaders Friday afternoon at the White House.
Gallup: 54 percent have favorable opinion of NRA
The National Rifle Association, which has become entangled in the national debate over gun control in the wake of the recent shootings in Newtown, Conn., has a 54 percent favorability rating among Americans, according to Gallup.
Markey announces run for Kerry's Senate seat
Rep. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, will run for the U.S. Senate seat likely to be vacated by John Kerry, who President Obama recently announced as his selection to be the next U.S. Secretary of State, the Boston Globe reports.
The 10 most 'ridiculous' lawsuits of 2012
Yes, there was a Dallas Cowboys fan who sued the team over a "hot bench," and a woman who wanted $5 million for leftover gas. These and more are the winners in the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012, released Thursday and based on a year's worth of online votes.
'Apocalypse' dominates the English language in 2012
It's not the end of the world. Well, not yet, anyway.
Schatz hitches ride with Obama back to D.C.
President Obama invited Hawaii's new Sen.-designate Brian Schatz to ride back with him to Washington, D.C., on Air Force One Wednesday night.
Vacuum in the State Department
Interesting to note that about half of America's ambassadors overseas are "political appointees" — essentially generous friends of the White House who have financed many a campaign, says one veteran of that realm.
