The shooting happened yesterday but already, Harry Reid is shutting down Senate action on gun control. “We don’t have the votes. I hope to get them, but we don’t have them now,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Tuesday when…
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(AP) — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be the “height of irresponsibility” for lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the near-collapse of the nation’s financial system….
For the second year in a row, Miss New York takes the crown. On Sunday night, Nina Davuluri beat out 52 other contestants to become the first Indian-American woman to seize the Miss America title. “Thank you so much,” the…
In case you missed it, there’s a terrific piece on Governor Christie in the New Jersey media. Written by columnist Tom Moran, it lays bare the basic fact that although Christie has benefited from disaster, he’s actually been a disaster…
Fifty years ago, four little girls went to Church to worship on a Sunday morning. They did nothing wrong, as a matter of fact, going to Church is exactly what most people would consider the right thing to do. But…
Tucked up above 42nd Street in Times Square, situated next to advertisements for Ripley’s Believe It or Not and Madame Tussaud’s, is a new political message that feels out of place in a space touting the latest in fashion and entertainment. The…
“…but he isn’t about to do it — and It can’t be done, obviously.” A couple more faux pas like the one Secretary of State John Kerry made at a briefing on Syria earlier this week and we’ll have achieved…
This piece of statistical evidence will be disputed by the guns don’t kill people, people kill people reasoning of the NRA in 3,2,1… The study, which appears in the American Journal of Public Health, challenges the National Rifle Association’s claim that…
President Obama continued his call for action in Syria whether it be military or diplomatic, and he called on the leaders of Russia and Syria to continue talks with Sec. Kerry on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons. “We’re making…
When it was her turn to share a deep, dark secret during a segment on “The Talk,” host Julie Chen explained that as a young journalist, she underwent plastic surgery to enlarge her “Asian eyes.” Chen, 43, explained that she developed a…
It’s like the battered woman syndrome. Americans keep running back to their economic abusers. A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll is showing some worrisome trends. Americans are beginning to trust the Republicans more than Democrats on issues they’ve proven to…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) praised a former conservative senator best known for his opposition to African American civil rights and gay people on Wednesday, suggesting that the nation would be better off if Congress were still filled with lawmakers who shared his…