What’s The Big Deal About Retailers Opening On Thanksgiving?
It may not strike most people as “fun,” but there’s nothing wrong with retailers being open on Thanksgiving Day.
Report: Julian Assange Will Not Be Prosecuted In Connection With Manning Case
The Justice Department is reportedly not planning to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in connection with the Bradley Manning case.
No, The Iranian Nuclear Program Deal Isn’t Like Munich
The opponents of the temporary deal reached in Geneva have been making some ridiculous historical analogies.
U.S. Challenges China’s Claim Of Expanded Air Defense Zone With B-52 Patrol
China sends a message, and the U.S. responds. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Challenge To ObamaCare’s Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pair of cases that implicates both the First Amendment and two Federal Laws.
Republicans Regain Lead In Generic Congressional Ballot, For Now At Least
The Generic Congressional Ballot has shifted again, but how long will this trend last?
Congress Trying To Undercut Obama’s Iran Deal?
Some Members of Congress are talking about pushing a bill imposing new sanction on Iran despite the deal reached in Geneva yesterday.
Poll: Obamacare Woes Lead To Doubts About Obama’s Leadership
More bad poll numbers for the President and his party.
Mark Herring Declared Winner Of Virginia Attorney General’s Race, But It’s Far From Over
We have a certified “winner” in the Virginia Attorney General’s race, but where it heads from here is still up in the air.
GOP Out Of Step With Nation On ‘Pathway To Citizenship’ For Illegal Immigrants
Republican hardliners are pushing a position on immigration that is completely out of sync with the nation as a whole.
What’s Wrong with this Picture?
We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries
White House Photographers Bristle At Lack Of Access
Another conflict between the Obama Administration and a news media that is frustrated about the extent they are being controlled by being refused access.
Texas May Block Biology Textbook Because Of Evolution
Once again, some groups in Texas are trying to block approval of a science textbook because it is too deferential to Evolution.
U.S., World Powers, Reach Temporary Nuclear Deal With Iran
Small steps from both sides in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, but too early to say that we’ve reached a solution.
No, We Don’t Need To Allow People To Make Cellphone Calls On Airplanes
Imagine all these people talking on the cellphones during a long flight, or even a short one.
John F. Kennedy A Conservative? No, Not Really
Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.
GOP On ObamaCare: Goodbye Repeal/Defund/Delay, Hello ‘Let It Burn’?
The GOP seems to be shifting strategy on the Affordable Care Act.
Political Impact Of Filibuster Changes Will Be Minimal To Non-Existent
Yesterday’s change to the filibuster rule is likely to have little impact outside the beltway and the political chattering class.
Do Barack Obama And Mike Bloomberg Want To Ruin Family Thanksgiving Gatherings?
Guess what’s coming to the dinner table.
Senate Goes (Partly) Nuclear, Limits Filibusters For Some Nominees
It wasn’t a Thermonuclear move, more like something the size of Hiroshima, but today the Senate took an historic move nonetheless.
Time To Start Thinking About Another Government Shutdown ‘Crisis’?
Are we headed for another Federal Government shutdown, or will Congress actually do its job this time?
Army to Discharge Sex Offenders Regardless of When Convicted
The Secretary of the Army has ordered discharge proceedings to begin on all convicted sex offenders.
Will Another Senate Showdown Over Filibusters Lead To The ‘Nuclear Option’?
After the GOP blocked a series of Obama judicial nominees, Democrats are again threatening to go nuclear on filibuster reform.