Politics

At the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner, one of the jokes told by President Obama was at the expense of fizzling GOP star, Marco Rubio, and his parched moment during his response to the POTUS’ State of the Union address, reports the The Hill. “As I begin my second term, our country is still facing enormous challenges,” then pau ...

Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate, after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running, while also easing some of the effects of $85 billion in budget cuts. The House legislation, approved Wednesday on a ...

(CNN) -- With no deal in place in Congress, $85 billion in sweeping federal spending cuts will take effect Friday, targeting everything,...

(CNN) -- Had it not been for Rosa Parks and others of her era, President Barack Obama said he wouldn't be unveiling...

In a reception this evening Rep. John Lewis will receive an award for his "long-standing support of the U.S. museum field" and "his strong...

No progress to report in efforts to stave off looming government-wide spending cuts, President Barack Obama on Tuesday singled out for praise the few Republicans who say they’re open to aspects of his approach, seeking to turn up the heat on GOP leaders ahead of Friday’s deadline. ...

The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo from the Obama Administration claiming their gun control plan will fail. The obtained memo...

A Wells Fargo analysis declares Georgia is at "high risk" if sequestration hits March 1, primarily because Georgia is among second tier states with...

(AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Americans don’t need semi-automatic weapons to protect their homes because a couple of blasts from a shotgun will scare off intruders. “Buy a shotgun, buy a shotgun,” the vice president encouraged those worried about defending themselves. He was speaking in an online video as part of a Fac ...

Former US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was charged Friday with scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. His wife was charged with filing false income tax forms. Federal prosecutors filed a charge of conspiracy against the former congressman and charged his wife, Sandra, with one count of filing false joint federal income tax returns for the years 2006 through 2011. Both agreed to plead guilty in plea deals with federal prosecutors. ...