Why Iraq could become Obama’s next big foreign policy crisis
The Corpse Flower Blooms in Washington
Forget the Royal Baby. The real rare-event news of the day is that the Titan Arum, aka the “Corpse Flower,” is finally blooming at the US Botanical Garden Conservatory in Washington, DC.
The Dinner That Got Rep. Peter King Thinking “President King”
Blame it on the chicken scarpariello
The Administrator: New EPA Head Gina McCarthy Has the Toughest Job in D.C.
The new head of the EPA had to wait some five months for confirmation. Now that she’s got the job, the really difficult part begins.
Morning Must Reads: July 22
In the news: the income ladder, tax code, NSA, “government sabotage,” Obama’s approval rating, a “shadowy cartel of doctors,” and Helen Thomas
Iran’s New President Reaches Out, Washington Balks
Updated July 23, 2013, 10:50 a.m.
Last Saturday, incoming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted approvingly that “131 [U.S.] Congressmen have signed a letter calling on President #Obama to give peace a chance with …
Cuccinelli vs. McAuliffe Round 1: The Blow by Blow of The First Virginia Debate
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wasted no time at their first formal Virginia gubernatorial debate Saturday morning. Cuccinelli said the state must choose between “Union Terry or Frugal Ken.” McAuliffe said the choice was between “rigid ideology and mainstream compromise.”
Cuccinelli …
White House Reporter Helen Thomas and the Presidents She Interrogated
From John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, Helen Thomas covered a half-century of presidencies as White House correspondent. In memory of the ground-breaking journalist, who died Saturday at 92, take a look at shared moments with the …
The Secret Communion on the Moon: The 44-Year Anniversary
The date, July 20, 1969, will forever be known as the day the United States of America put the first man on the moon. What most people do not know is the date also marks when Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin celebrated the first and only …
Beware “Underwear 2”: TSA Chief Offers Rare al Qaeda Bomb Details
A “next generation” device that could have slipped past airport security, and the evil genius behind it
Obama Speaks: “Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”
President Barack Obama addressed the state of race relations in America, less than a week after George Zimmerman was acquitted Saturday on self defense grounds for killing the unarmed black 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
WATCH: President Obama’s Remarks on the Trayvon Martin Case
“You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago.”
Motor City Meltdown: Long Road Ahead for Detroit’s Record Bankruptcy
After decades of decline, the city of Detroit, once the cradle of the U.S. auto industry and middle-class urban prosperity, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday.