Rubio Couldn’t Escape the MIA Label
Sometimes one fact solves a complex riddle. Before he dropped out Tuesday night, I struggled over the course of the campaign to understand why Marco Rubio didn't fare better in the Republican...
View ArticleIn Primary Politics, There Really Is No Place Like Home
Disappointing results in Florida for GOP Sen. Marco Rubio shows just how devastating a home-state loss can be. In fact, only one presidential candidate in the modern primary era has ever won his...
View ArticleQuiz: How Well Do You Know the Dome?
The dome. It's one of the most recognizable symbols of American democracy. And for the last two years, it's been getting a facelift.Take our quiz to see how well you know the U.S. Capitol and what it...
View ArticleOutsider Candidate Claims Boehner's Old Seat
Anti-establishment conservatives couldn’t get one of their own elected speaker of the House after John A. Boehner decided to call it quits, but they are on the cusp of taking over his western Ohio...
View ArticleSome Black Leaders See 'Incomplete' Obama Court Legacy
President Barack Obama has made diversifying the federal judiciary one of the defining features of his time in office. For that reason, his selection of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court on...
View ArticleHouse Members Call for Resignations Over Flint
Michigan’s governor and the nation's top environmental official pointed fingers at the other as they testified Thursday on the water crisis in Flint, but they both agreed on one thing: The city’s...
View ArticleSessions: Trump Not 'Trigger Happy'
Donald Trump is not "trigger happy" when it comes to foreign policy, said his chief Senate supporter.“I think you’d have a foreign policy that when we identify an enemy, [Trump] would move with...
View ArticleRoll Call March Madness Gets Last-Second Picks
Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., has made his March Madness picks on the Roll Call bracket and showed a lot of hometown spirit. The Providence local chose fellow Rhode Island Democrat to win the...
View ArticleRyan on Presidential Nomination: 'It Is Not Me'
Speaker Paul D. Ryan has said over and over again he will not be the Republican presidential nominee in the event of a brokered convention, and on Thursday he requested that speculation be put to...
View ArticleSenate Allows Casey to Testify in Fattah Trial
Sen. Bob Casey will be allowed to testify in the upcoming federal corruption trial of fellow Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Chaka Fattah.The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday allowing Casey to do so....
View ArticleWomen Senators Among Members Joining Obama in Cuba
A cadre of U.S. business leaders and politicians joining President Barack Obama during his historic Cuba visit illustrates the allure the island nation has for commercial interests.Obama and first lady...
View ArticleSenate Votes to Pursue Contempt in Sex Trafficking Probe
For the first time since Whitewater, the full Senate voted to move forward with civil contempt proceedings.And unlike the circumstances of the 1995 investigation into then-President Bill Clinton,...
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Interest Groups Take Supreme Court Fight to Battleground States
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, facing a tough re-election fight, will be targeted by protesters on Monday. (CQ Rolll Call)If Sen. Kelly Ayotte is trying to avoid the tumult over holding hearings on Supreme Court...
View ArticleReport: U.S. Sees New South China Sea Activity
Reuters reports that "the United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the...
View ArticleGPS Satellites Built to Last
On a cold (by Florida standards) morning at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Space Launch Complex 41, the U.S. Air Force’s newest Global Positioning System satellite – GPS IIF-12 – blasted off into...
View ArticleU.S. General: EU Referendum Could 'Weaken' NATO
BBC News reports that "If Britain votes to leave the European Union it could have a negative impact on the Nato alliance, a senior US military commander has warned.""Lt-Gen Ben Hodges, head of the US...
View ArticleAnti-Crime App Seeks to Help Military Bases
Reuters reports that "The U.S. Army is using a new crime reporting application for smart phones called "iWatch Army" at 17 U.S. bases to boost its anti-terrorism and anti-crime efforts, with another...
View ArticleUS, South Korea Hold Military Exercise
Fox News reports that "the U.S. and South Korea conducted a big military exercise Saturday, storming a simulated North Korean beach defense as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to rise and Kim...
View ArticleRocking the Natural History Museum
Lawmakers are invited to celebrate the nation’s infrastructure at the Natural History Museum on Wednesday.The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, a mining group, is hosting a reception at the...
View ArticleMembers to D.C. Metro Manufacturer: Don’t Make Us Look Bad
In an effort to keep funding and confidence in the system secure, a bipartisan group of D-M-V lawmakers are asking the manufacturer of Metro's new trains to provide regular updates to the system...
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