What Your Politics Say About Your Mental Health
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be depressed, according to a BuzzFeed/SurveyMonkey survey.
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Republicans In Congress Killed A Media Shield Law That Would Have Protected The Associated Press
The defeated bill would have required approval from a federal court before reporters’ phone records were subpoenaed. Darrell Issa, who condemned the AP subpoena Monday, was one of only 21 House Members to vote against the bill.
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Obama Gets Mad, Again
On Monday, a frustrated Obama weighs in on IRS and Benghazi.
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Republicans Ask: Where Is John Boehner?
Worried rank-and-file Republicans say the speaker seems to be “a bit checked out” as new legislative battles loom. His allies say he’s working behind the scenes to move the conference forward.
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Commercial Breaks Made It Hard For Fox News To Be Fair And Balanced During Benghazi Hearings
“We’re trying to get a commercial break. We’re getting lopsided Democrats versus Republicans. We’ll try to rectify that.”
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Obama: I Have The Juice
President tells reporters he can still do stuff. Except when he can’t.
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Former Romney Intern Arrested For Blackmailing Women Into Sending Him Nude Photos
He also has a Facebook profile full of photos of him posing with almost every Republican politician from the 2012 election cycle.
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The 9 Most Embarrassing Republican Youth Outreach Fails
Thanks for the idea, Stephen Colbert!
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The Disastrous Collapse Of Kentucky’s Least Effective Liberal Group
Whatever Progress Kentucky is trying to do, it should probably stop right now.
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GOP Platform Will Never Support Same-Sex Marriage, Says Former Republican National Committee Chair
Ed Gillespie said Sunday Republican opposition to benefits for same-sex couples may change, but the party won’t be embracing marriage rights for gay couples on their platform.
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The Greatest Moments In MLB Opening Day History
Celebrating the best kickoff event in sports.
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North Dakota Republican Apologizes For Alleged Indian Reservation Remark
Rep. Kevin Cramer denies say he felt unsafe, but apologized for his “tone” at meeting with Native Americans
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John Boehner To House Republicans: “The Next Steps Are Critical”
The House speaker sends a memo to his conference during a two-week recess. “The weeks and months ahead will be tremendously important ones for our conference and for our country.”
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Former Secretary Of State Eyes Georgia Senate Run As Tom Price Remains Undecided
If Karen Handel runs, Tom Price won’t, Georgia politics insiders say. And vice versa.
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13 Ways Republicans Can Win The Internet
The Grand New Party.
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Has Obama Charmed Congress? Not Yet
Bread has been broken. But what about gridlock?
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Rand Paul, Marco Rubio Square Off At CPAC
While Rubio sticks to a traditional approach, Paul’s libertarian, reformist message gets the crowd going.
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Sean Hannity Grills John Boehner On Defunding Obamacare
In a radio interview, the Fox News host questions the House speaker’s commitment. “But do you want to risk the full faith and credit of the United States government over ObamaCare?” Boehner shoots back.
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Bolton: Romney, Republicans Losing On National Security
“The entire Republican party has spent four years making a huge mistake really retreating from its historic role as the main advocate of sound national security policies.”
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The House Republican Conference Wants Its Offices To Look Like A Startup
Motivational posters and bright-hued walls. “It’s simple until you make it complicated,” one poster reads.
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House Backs Historic Domestic Violence Protections For Immigrants, LGBT Women
The Senate’s version of the measure passes with mostly Democratic support. First major policy bill in years heads to Obama’s desk.
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House Republicans Avoid Voting To Replace Automatic Spending Cuts
“Passing these sort of things has never helped us in the press in the past,” a House Republican aide says. Efforts to maintain a fragile conference equilibrium.
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Meet The Republicans Telling The Supreme Court To Let Gay People Marry
More than 80 Republicans will send a brief to the justices hearing the case over the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8. Among the most prominent figures are Ken Mehlman, Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Richard Hanna, and several former governors and House members.
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Meet The Most Candid Congressman On Twitter
Republican leaders have tried to get Rep. Justin Amash to tone down his Twitter feed. Not happening.
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Marco Rubio Has A WTF Moment With Water On Live Television
Refreshing.
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Obama To Ask Congress To Avert Sequester With Short-Term Agreement
Wants tens of billions of dollars in spending cuts and revenue increases.
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White House Blames GDP Drop On Republicans
“It’s not a game — it’s the American economy,” Carney scolds.
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Senate May Finally Pass A Budget, But A Hashtag Won’t Be Why
Shifting political landscape in the Senate and successful messaging by House Republicans combine to force first likely budget in years. Sorry, #nobudgetnopay
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Committee To Save The GOP Says Strategy, Not Policy, Is The Problem
Republicans says the party needs to nominate better candidates and improve its technology, but that the platform should stay the same.
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Former RNC Co-Chair Says She Knows Nothing About Washington
Republican Rep. Ann Wagner may be a freshman in Congress, but she was a co-chair of the Republican National Committee. For four years.
