Headline News: Politics

(The Washington Post) The Republican Party is actively working to recruit more women to run for public office, but they still face “institutional barriers” to getting involved in GOP politics at the ground level, Republican State Leadership Committee President Chris … Continue reading →

There’s a reason that many eyes were on Plaza Towers Elementary as Moore, Oklahoma began to assess the damage from a deadly, devastating tornado that blasted through the town Monday evening and killed at least 51 people: the school was leveled, … Continue reading →

There’s a reason that many eyes were on Plaza Towers Elementary as Moore, Oklahoma began to assess the damage from a deadly, devastating tornado that blasted through the town Monday evening and killed at least 51 people: the school was leveled, … Continue reading →

We write to express our serious concerns regarding the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill, S. 744. We oppose this bill and urge you to vote against it when it comes to the Senate floor. No matter how well intentioned, the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish Democratic … Continue reading →

* Seven Al Zarooni horses positive for anabolic steroids * BHA to take no further action pending outcome of trainer appeal (Adds details) LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St … Continue reading →

DENVER (AP) — In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots. It’s the latest — and most substantial … Continue reading →

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ state treasurer is being accused of repeatedly taking cash payments, sometimes in a pie box, from a broker who saw his share of business with the state increase in recent years. Martha Shoffner made … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama crosses the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, May 19, 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/ …The Justice Department spied extensively on Fox News reporter James Rosen in 2010, collecting his telephone records, tracking his movements in and out … Continue reading →

* Seven Al Zarooni horses positive for anabolic steroids * BHA to take no further action pending outcome of trainer appeal (Adds details) LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St … Continue reading →