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Game day prep: Current Terps vs. North Carolina
Running down the roster's work to date against North Carolina
Obama to host state dinner for British PM Cameron
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, for an official state dinner in March, the White House announced Friday.
PICKET: New poll shows Santorum more competitive against Obama than Gingrich
Rasmussen has come out with new polling information showing that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is as competitive against President Barack Obama as current GOP presidential front runner former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
PICKET: Trump leaves would-be debate participants Rick and Newt in the cold--endorses Romney
So much for sticking around until the very end of the Newsmax-Donald Trump debate forum. Although the Trump debate never came to be, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum were the only Republican presidential candidates willing to participate in Mr. Trump's December debate, while all of the remaining candidates at the time declined to do so, including former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
Under fire, administration clarifies contraception mandates
Under fire from Catholic groups, senior administration officials went out of their way Thursday to explain President Obama's decision to require Catholic hospitals, charities, colleges and other nonchurch entities to cover contraception in insurance plans.
PICKET: Rep. Waters - 'No question that Mr. Corzine violated many of the rules of the game'
Former New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine took a hit from fellow Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters of California today at a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
Groundhog Day invoked during health debate
While Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday in Pennsylvania — predicting six more weeks of winter — he also was getting a nod on Capitol Hill.
Terps respond but fall short after Turgeon's ejection
Miami survives in double overtime, 90-86
MILLER: D.C.’s gun re-registration backlog
A gun owner who has cleared the District’s 17 registration hurdles still isn’t home free. To continue exercising the Second Amendment right to keep arms, individuals have to renew registration certificates every three years and show up at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) every six years to be fingerprinted.
Emily Miller interviewed on "Fox and Friends"
Senior Editor Emily Miller was on "Fox and Friends" to talk about her efforts to get a legal gun in Washington, D.C. She was interviewed by Fox News' Dave Briggs about The Washington Times' series "Emily Gets Her Gun." The video of the interview is below:
Reviewing Maryland's 2007 recruiting class
As one crop of players enters, looking back on the group that signed with the Terrapins five years ago
PICKET: Why Newt lost Florida
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lost the Florida primary on Tuesday night to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The defeat was a blow to Mr. Gingrich who came in 14 points behind Mr. Romney in a distant second place in the winner take all primary state. Mr. Gingrich could not roll his momentum from South Carolina into Florida.
PICKET: Rep. West switches districts to run in W. Palm Beach area
Rep. Allen West, Florida Republican, is leaving his redrawn Fort Lauderdale district to run in the smaller West Palm Beach district.
Obama toots own horn at auto expo
President Obama took a victory lap of sorts for the resurgence of the U.S. car industry Tuesday, stopping by the Washington Auto Show in a surprise visit to proclaim that the bailed-out industry is "back."
Obama raises $55M; Bachmann lands in debt
President Obama raised $55 million towards his re-election in the fourth quarter of 2011, the most major of a deluge of significant campaign filings expected Tuesday showed.
MILLER: My testimony at D.C. city council (VIDEO)
I testified on Monday before the District of Columbia Council’s Judiciary Committee about my experiences and reporting on the gun registration process in the city. Below is the video of my oral testimony, followed by the extensive grilling I got from the committee’s chairman, Phil Mendelson, Democrat At-Large. The text of my statement is below the video.
Va. House, Senate pass ban on mandatory labor pacts for construction projects
Va. Assembly approves ban on mandatory labor agreements for state-funded projects
