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GOP Rep.: 'If babies had guns, they wouldn't be aborted'
Rep. Steve Stockman, who bills himself as the most conservative congressman in Texas, is promoting a new campaign bumper sticker that suggests fetuses should employ their Second Amendment rights.
Veep meets 'Veep' as Louis-Dreyfus lunches at White House
Move over, Joe Biden. The other vice president is in the White House.
Mother of Sandy Hook victim asked to speak in weekly presidential address
President Obama has asked the mother of a victim of December's school shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., to speak in this week's presidential address.
Texas official slammed for re-tweeting noose image after gun vote
A liberal advocacy group in Texas is blasting the chairman of the state's Railroad Commission for re-tweeting a link on Thursday to an image that includes the names of the 16 Republicans who voted to advance gun legislation in the Senate alongside a picture of a noose and the word "TREASON."
James Carville: Obama 'likes' upsetting his liberal base
President Obama is taking flack from some liberals for his Fiscal 2014 budget proposal that includes changes to future Social Security payments, and for his apparent willingness to address entitlement reform as part of a larger deal with the GOP.
Republicans introduce bill to protect crosses, other religious symbols on war memorials
Two congressional Republicans want to end, once and for all, the attempts of atheist groups and others to remove religious symbols from war memorials.
U.S. ups nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels
The White House on Thursday confirmed reports that the United States has increased its nonlethal assistance to Syrian rebels in recent weeks to try to accelerate the toppling of Syrian President Bashir Assad.
Obama to discuss North Korea with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
President Obama will meet with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the White House Thursday afternoon, and the two leaders will discuss U.S. efforts to work with allies in South Korea and Japan, as well as Russia and China, to persuade Pyongyang to tone down its bellicose rhetoric.
Rep. Darrell Issa schedules hearing on Postal Service Saturday delivery decision
One day after the U.S. Postal Service abruptly changed course and announced it would keep delivering mail on Saturdays, a top House Republican has scheduled a hearing to examine the agency's motivations.
Obama has more planned on the gun-control front, adviser says
President Obama will keep seeking more gun-control measures no matter what the outcome of the current Senate debate, a top White House official said Thursday.
ATM fees jump 20 percent
ATM fees have jumped 20 percent over the last five years, and some banks are now charging as much as $5, according to a new government audit released Thursday.
NASA seeks more money to fight killer asteroids
Just months after the planet was buzzed by a pair of "near-Earth objects," President Obama's proposed new budget for NASA is seeking more money to track killer asteroids in the future.
Rep. Dave Camp passes on Mich. Senate race
Rep. Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican who is chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, said Thursday he is not gunning for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin in 2014. saying he is more focused on passing comprehensive tax reform during this session of Congress.
Dr. Ben Carson cancels Hopkins speech after gay-marriage protests
Conservative darling and neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has canceled a scheduled commencement speech at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine after an uproar over his gay-marriage stance, The Baltimore Sun reported.
Bill Richardson: Let's sit down with North Korea (again)
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson still believes that sitting down and talking to North Korean leaders is the best way to avoid war.
