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Senators form drone caucus
A bipartisan duo of U.S. senators has formed a drone caucus, saying they feel the need to help educate themselves and their colleagues on the issues surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles.
McCaskill: Akin makes Michele Bachmann 'look like a hippie'
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said Friday she was "at a loss" for the most recent comments made by her opponent, Rep. W. Todd Akin, who said after their first debate that she was more "ladylike" in 2006 and likened her performance to that of a "wildcat."
MILLER: D.C.'s mace control, part 2
The city clearly takes possession of mace seriously because the penalty is the same for illegal possession of a firearm -- a whopping year in jail and $1,000 fine. Now I understand why Detective Kim assured me the cops wouldn’t arrest me if I used it. Read part two in the series as D.C. residents plead with politicians for the right to defend themselves with guns and mace.
MILLER: Washington warms to gun-toting tourists
Under pressure from Congress and the public, D.C. officials are moving to ease one of the least defensible of their anti-gun ordinances. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, also the Judiciary Committee’s chairman, held a hearing Monday on his proposal to decriminalize possession of a gun or ammunition for nonresidents.
MILLER: D.C. stands for District of Crime
When the Founders chose the swampy marshland along the Potomac River to serve as the home for the federal government, they couldn’t have envisioned it would one day become a cesspool of violence. While crime rates have steadily declined in the rest of the country, the trajectory in the District is up. Or maybe it’s down. It depends on whom you ask.
Soros commits $1.5 million to super PACs
Liberal hedge fund manager George Soros is pledging $1.5 million in new funding for Democratic super PACs, the New York Times reported Thursday, continuing a reversal of tide that has seen lagging super PAC backing President Obama on the upswing as the Mitt Romney super PAC's finances have eroded.
PICKET: FBI Counter-terrorism lexicon skips all references to 'al qaeda'
Could federal law enforcement's own training protocol on what they have been defining as "terrorism" be delaying the investigation of what happened in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th? As I pointed out in a previous post, the FBI training manual after a 2011 purge, does not even include the terms "al Qaeda", "Muslim Brotherhood", or "jihad."
Study: Female GOP politicians look more feminine
If a new academic study is to be believed, Republican women politicians look more feminine than their Democratic counterparts.
Donnelly, Mourdock tied as money floods Ind. Senate race
In a Senate race many thought would be a relatively easy win for the GOP, a new poll released Thursday follows others showing Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly essentially tied with Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in the race to replace Sen. Richard G. Lugar, the longtime Republican incumbent.
Madonna: Obama 'black Muslim' comment meant as irony
Pop superstar Madonna is clarifying her recent comment during a Washington D.C. concert describing President Obama as a "black Muslim," saying she was poking a little fun at voters who doggedly believe the president is Muslim despite his repeated professions that he is a Christian.
Conservative PAC endorses Akin
Rep. Todd Akin now has the Senate Conservatives Fund firmly on his side, as the powerful political action committee sent out its first fundraising plea on his behalf Thursday morning.
Watchdog: Even government agencies fail to pay IRS
Federal agencies may be exempt from paying corporate income taxes but they still have other tax obligations such as withholding and paying employment taxes for their workers, and a new audit released Thursday found they owe $14 million in unpaid taxes.
McCain calls Obama's foreign policy 'feckless'
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican and ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted President Obama's "failed, feckless" foreign policy Thursday morning and charged that Mr. Obama "does not believe that America should lead."
Special teams an early highlight for Navy
A few nuggets of note as the Mids prepare for San Jose State
PICKET: Sec. Clinton says attack in Libya linked to al qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed on Wednesday that the terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya was linked to Al Qaeda.
PICKET: Obama camp asks media to avoid using Sebelius's official title at campaign events
Despite being cited and later excused by the White House for a Hatch Act violation recently, as a result of calling for North Carolinians to vote for President Barack Obama at the annual Human Rights Campaign Gala, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be campaigning for the president in New Hampshire this weekend, reports The Washington Examiner.
Maryland offensive lineman Nick Brigham withdraws from school
Freshman had yet to play for the Terrapins
Poll: Obama, Cardin up big in Maryland
Maryland voters appear to be strongly behind President Obama and Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, according to a poll released Wednesday.
