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MILLER: The new guide to getting a gun in D.C.
One of my goals over the last nine months writing this series, “Emily Gets Her Gun”, was to help other Washingtonians become gun owners as easily as possible. I went through the registration ordeal without taking any shortcuts or using insider information so that I could find every bump in the road or dead end. So here is my guide on how to get a gun in D.C.. The steps are listed in the order I think is quickest, followed by a list of more detailed tips.
McCaskill scores record fundraising quarter
Sen. Claire McCaskill stockpiled $2.6 million from April to June, raising more campaign funds than any other Missouri Senate candidate has in the second quarter of an election year.
Romney campaign fights outsourcing claim as new allegations arise
Mitt Romney's campaign launched a new ad Thursday refuting claims that he shipped jobs overseas as head of Bain Capital, but a news report released Thursday questions whether the presumptive Republican presidential nominee left the company as early as he claims.
PICKET: Reps. Tim Scott and Allen West defend ALEC against leftist smear campaign
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) lost five more corporate donors this week as a result of a smear campaign from a leftist organization known as “Color of Change.” The group, founded by former White House green jobs czar Van Jones, set out to intimidate ALEC’s corporate donor base this year by framing ALEC’s support of state voter ID laws and ALEC’s former work on state stand your ground legislation as racist.
MILLER: D.C. visitors won't get criminal record for unregistered guns, ammo
The Washington Times has confirmed that D.C. city council Chairman Phil Mendelson will introduce a bill this week to partially decriminalize possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition for nonresidents. His legislation will allow those arrested in the District on firearms charges to choose administrative disposition of the charge, which means paying a fine and not getting a criminal record. This change will affect quite a few people, especially tourists to the nation's capital and military passing through the city.
Brown lags behind Warren in fundraising in second quarter
Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts still holds about $2 million more in his campaign coffers than Elizabeth Warren, but his lead has narrowed over the last three months as he raised just $5 million compared to $8.5 million brought in by his Democratic opponent.
Romney blasts Obama for Chavez comments
Mitt Romney and Republicans are taking sharp issue with President Obama's assertion earlier this week that leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was not much a security threat to the United States.
White House accuses Romney of childish tactics on outsourcing
White House spokesman Jay Carney Wednesday accused Republicans of engaging in childhood playground taunts over the issue of outsourcing.
Obama campaign: President could not fit NAACP into schedule
White House spokesman Jay Carney got a little tongue-tied when asked why the president decided to skip the NAACP convention this year, repeatedly referring the question to the campaign.
Fischer swipes key endorsement in Neb. Senate race
Republican Deb Fischer on Wednesday picked up a key endorsement in her race for the open Nebraska Senate seat, stealing away the backing of an influential group that formerly backed the state's Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson.
Poll: Romney-Ryan ticket would put Wisconsin in play
Wisconsin voters favor President Obama comfortably over Mitt Romney but the state could become a toss-up if the Republican challenger chooses Rep. Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Allen releases third TV ad: 'Kay'
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen on Wednesday released the third television ad of his "Virginia Voices" summer advertising campaign in Virginia, all of which feature women Mr. Allen knows well speaking favorably of the former governor and U.S. senator.
Romney accused of a 'reverse Sister Souljah'
Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta accused presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney of attempting to pull off a "reverse Sister Souljah moment" Wednesday when he went before the nation's largest black civil rights organization and vowed to repeal and replace President Obama's health care law.
Dems: GOP lawmakers repealing health care for personal gain
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has opened up a new, personal line of attack on dozens of House Republicans who are expected to vote to repeal President Obama's health care law Wednesday afternoon, accusing them of trying to protect their lifetime government-subsidized insurance coverage.
Cornyn: Tax returns 'distraction' from Obama's 'broken promises'
The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is leaving it up to GOP Senate candidates as to how many years of tax returns they want to release, suggesting Wednesday that the issue has been cooked up by Democrats to draw attention away from President Obama's record in office.
Obama administration waives some insurance penalties
Low-income Americans whose states refuse to expand their Medicaid programs won't have to pay the penalty for failing to obtain health insurance, the Obama administration said Tuesday.
Dems block Obama's tax-cut bill
Republicans, eager to put Senate Democrats on record on taxes, tried to force a vote Wednesday on President Obama's proposal to extend middle-class tax cuts but raise taxes for the rich, but Majority Leader Harry Reid objected, essentially sidelining the president's plan.
Nebraska's Kerrey says critics 'playing with fire'
Nebraska Senate hopeful Bob Kerrey is hitting back against allegations he's a "carpetbagger" who returned to the state for purely political reasons.
Single women give Obama an edge in poll
President Obama's popularity among unmarried women propels him to a 3-point lead over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in a Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday.
