INSIDE POLITICS
The Washington Times' political blog.
Latest Blog Entries
Voters split down the middle — literally — on Obama as uniter versus divider
Forty seven percent of registered voters say President Obama has done more to unite the country while in office and 47 percent say he's done more to divide it, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll.
Obama weathering controversies; tea party favorability rises: poll
New numbers from CNN show that President Obama is weathering a recent spate of controversies while the favorability of the Tea Party has ticked up in the wake of revelations that the IRS heavily scrutinized conservative groups applying for nonprofit status in recent years.
Rand Paul jokes about a border fence for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. — Kicking off his remarks at a New Hampshire GOP dinner, Sen. Rand Paul assured the crowd gathered in a ballroom here that he's on their side when it comes to securing their southern border.
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, to get posthumous honor
The late astronaut Sally Ride will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, the White House announced Monday.
Obama sets meeting with Chinese president
President Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California on June 7-8, the White House announced Monday.
Bachmann in neck-and-neck race: Democratic poll
A poll shows Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican and the sponsor of the latest bill to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul, is effectively tied with Democrat Joe Graves in her re-election bid.
Senate panel makes bipartisan demand for internal IRS documents
The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee are demanding that the IRS turn over a voluminous cache of information and documents by the end of the month.
Bill would suspend IRS audits for six months
Rep. John Fleming, Louisiana Republican, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the IRS from initiating any new audits for 180 days in the wake of the recent disclosure that the agency employed heightened scrutiny on certain conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
Tea party groups plan IRS protests, legal challenge
Tea party groups plan to protest IRS offices across the country on Tuesday in the wake of recent revelations that the agency placed heightened scrutiny on investigating the non-profit status of certain conservative organizations.
GOP: 'Excuses' dominate Obama's second term
Sen. Roy Blunt said Monday that President Obama is running a "second term of excuses" and that congressional panels should continue to dig into revelations the IRS targeted conservative groups.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' fundraising has made 'Obamacare' donors 'skittish'
Potential donors to a nonprofit that promotes President Obama's health care law are reportedly reluctant to open their wallets in the wake of a scandal-laced week for the administration.
Easy pickings: SNL takes on the IRS
President Obama's rough week continued into the weekend, when "Saturday Night Live" did what it does best.
CBS' Bob Schieffer unleashes on White House official: 'Why are you here today?'
Veteran CBS newsman Bob Schieffer on Sunday morning unloaded on a top White House official, comparing the Obama administration's handling of the ongoing Internal Revenue Service scandal to former President Richard Nixon's initial strategy for dealing with Watergate.
Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer: 'Don't take my word for it' on IRS
When it comes to the unfolding scandal at the Internal Revenue Service, the Obama administration and its critics agree on one thing: Don't take everything the White House says at face value.
CNN poll: IRS, AP and Benghazi haven't dinged Obama's approval rating
Barack Obama may have had one of the roughest weeks of his presidency, but a new CNN poll released Sunday indicates that the IRS, AP and Benghazi scandals haven't dragged down the president's approval rating.
