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Boehner: 'Fiscal cliff' talks going nowhere
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Friday said ongoing talks between the White House and Republicans to avoid a "fiscal cliff" at year's end are at a "stalemate," and accused President Obama of failing to negotiate in good faith.
Gallup: Yes, Democrats, liberals favor socialism
Are Democrats and liberals really socialists? Looks like it. Numbers from a new Gallup Poll provide some backing for claims made by GOP rivals and conservatives over the years: 53 percent of Democrats and 62 percent of liberals give a "positive review of socialism," the pollster found, compared to 23 percent of Republicans and 25 percent of conservatives.
Source: San Jose State accepts Military Bowl bid
Spartans to play in Dec. 27 game at RFK Stadium
PICKET: (VIDEO) Obama switches from 'forward' to 'fair and balanced' to campaign for Dem tax plan
President Barack Obama was at a K'NEX manufacturing toy factory in the Philadelphia on Friday arguing for the Democratic tax plan.
PICKET: NY Congressman argues he won't re-sign ATR pledge due to new district number
Here's a new excuse for breaking the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) pledge. The office of Rep. Chris Gibson, New York Republican, now says that he "doesn’t plan to re-sign it for the 19th Congressional District, which he now represents (the pledge is to your constituents of a numbered district).” Gibson, like many other House members this year, was redistricted since first being elected in 2010.
PICKET: UN nuclear agency hacked by group threatening to release information on agency staffers
The Overseas Security Advisory Council Bureau posted information from Security IT Magazine SC confirming that the Vienna based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was recently hacked by a group calling itself as Parastoo.
PICKET: Boehner - Filibuster rule change bills 'dead on arrival'
House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, made it clear that any bill that came to the House from the upper chamber as a result of Senate Democrats changing the rules on the filibuster would be "dead on arrival."
Boehner says Senate rules change would spark House backlash
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that if Democrats change Senate rules to limit filibusters, any bill they send over to the House under the new procedures "would be dead on arrival."
Lieberman: Benghazi 'outlawed territory'
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman said Thursday that Benghazi, Libya was "a kind of outlawed territory" at the time a Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate there claimed the lives of four Americans.
White House threatens veto of Democrats' own defense bill
The administration Thursday threatened that President Obama will veto the defense policy bill now being debated in the Democratic-controlled Senate, signaling the potential for another year-end fight between the White House and Congress on what's considered must-pass legislation.
House Democrats pick familiar faces for leaders
House Democrats made their leadership lineup for the upcoming 113th Congress official Thursday, with the top three spots unchanged and only one new face in the group.
PICKET: Norquist to critics - 'I'm not gonna crack or step back'...Says Rep. King was 'side-swiped' when first asked about ATR pledge
Despite reports that members of the Republican Party are turning their backs on tax reformer Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, as Democrats and news anchors question if he is losing influence on Capitol Hill, it does not seem Norquist is shaken up any by the daily attacks over his organization’s taxpayer pledge, which is signed by 258 members of Congress.
Grateful Biden hits D.C.'s new Costco
Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal backed President Obama's re-election bid, and on Thursday, Vice President Joseph R. Biden returned the favor.
Obama singles out Rice for high praise during Cabinet meeting
At his first Cabinet meeting since the election, President Obama Wednesday thanked administration leaders for their service and the low-turnover among their ranks during his first term, singling out U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice for specific praise.
RG3: Obama shot down offer to play hoops
Washington Redskins rookie quarterback sensation Robert Griffin III is letting the world know that President Obama has chickened out of playing basketball with him one-on-one — or at least has declined his standing offer so far.
Obama to host private lunch with Romney
Mitt Romney will have a private lunch with President Obama at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the Republican nominee lost the election to the president on Nov. 6.
MILLER: Kim Rhode’s guns
Olympic skeet shooter Kim Rhode has a bigger reason that most spend time picking out the perfect gun. Mrs. Rhode made history in London this summer by becoming the first U.S. athlete to medal in an individual sport in five consecutive Olympics. She is very enthusiastic about her firearm collection.
Bolling drops bid for Virginia governor
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced Wednesday that he is suspending his campaign for Virginia governor in 2013, clearing the field for Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II to take the Republican nomination in what undoubtedly will be one of the most closely-watched political races next year.
