Bush’s Made-for-TV Press Event
The White House was so anxious to have it on all four major networks that it was willing at the last minute to move up the press conference a half…
Some FAQs on Military Base Closings
In the next two weeks, military communities across the country will learn whether the Pentagon wants to close their hometown bases, modify missions or leave them just the way they…
Iraqi Prisoner ‘Leash Lady’ Cops Plea
Lynndie England, the U.S. soldier pictured holding a naked Iraqi detainee on a leash in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal that damaged U.S. credibility around the world, will plead guilty…
Senate Staff Interviews Bolton Critic
The Senate committee weighing John Bolton's troubled nomination for U.N. ambassador on Friday interviewed former deputy CIA director John McLaughlin, who has been described as having clashed with Bolton on…
Congress Approves Big Bucks Budget
The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a $2.6 trillion budget plan for next year that calls for new tax cuts and spending reductions over the next five years.…
Barry Goldwater’s Warning
Shortly after his 1964 monumental presidential loss, the late Sen. Barry Goldwater, icon of the Republican conservative movement, made a self-deprecating speech to the Gridiron Club that still stands as…
Republican Flip Flop on Tom DeLay
After the House ethics committee admonished Republican leader Tom DeLay three times last year, the House GOP leadership vowed that wasn't going to happen again.…
One of The Lucky Ones
It is good to be home. It is even better to be home in one piece. There is, I will admit, a little bit of guilt associated with both of…
Strange Bedfellows Battle National ID Plan
A coalition of 600 organizations reflecting views across the political spectrum on Thursday launched a last-minute lobbying blitz urging Congress to scuttle a proposal to federalize driver's licenses. …
Bush Bets His Future on Social Security
With his approval numbers headed for the dumpster, President Bush on Thursday attempted to break a political deadlock on overhauling Social Security with a proposal to limit the growth in…
