Conservatives vs. Rubio over immigration reform
Legalizing immigrants too costly, Heritage Foundation and National Review complain, in worrying sign for reform
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 1:20 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot
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Howard Kurtz faces the rarest threat of all: Pundit accountability
In a strange glimpse into alternate reality, CNN's media critic faces tough questioning on his own show
Monday, May 6, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 21Politics Opening Shot, Howard Kurtz
Terry McAuliffe is the worst, Terry McAuliffe reveals
Political operative's book tells charming stories of treating his wife horribly to schmooze and raise cash VIDEO
Friday, May 3, 2013 2:07 PM UTC 32Politics Video, Opening Shot
Howard Kurtz comes out as illiterate
The longtime media reporter's disastrous, mean-spirited take on Jason Collins' coming out (UPDATE)
Thursday, May 2, 2013 2:01 PM UTC 31Politics Opening Shot, Howard Kurtz
Why Obama hates journalists
The president's rare press conferences do nothing to convince him that reporters are essential for democracy
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:41 PM UTC 31Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
GOP creates Ted Cruz, now thinks he’s a jerk
The Tea Party's favorite senator is what happens when you care more about activist love than legislating VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 62Politics Video, Opening Shot, Ted Cruz
What if Simpson and Bowles threw a debt-reduction party and nobody came
The godfathers of unnecessary deficit plans write a plaintive Op-Ed as the world moves on
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 12:00 PM UTCBusiness Opening Shot, Simpson-Bowles
Senate fixes the (part of the) sequestration (that affects rich people)!
Just in time for members to fly home, Congress averts the one cut it cares about. Hint: Not Head Start!
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 12:05 PM UTC 44News Opening Shot, U.S. Senate
Bush family furiously selling itself to Americans once again
George W. Bush's mess of a presidency is whitewashed as Jeb airs out some unpleasant past business of his own
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 69Politics Opening Shot, George W. Bush
CNN’s “Crossfire” talk shows CNN still doesn’t get what’s wrong with CNN
In case you were hoping for the new incarnation to be smarter, CNN is talking to Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 12:15 PM UTC 19Media Video, Opening Shot, CNN
Well-off people soon to finally be inconvenienced by sequestration
Why scheduling changes to the DC-to-New York air shuttle might finally end sequestration
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 49Media Opening Shot, Sequestration
Murdoch’s horribly irresponsible tabloid is doomed
He (and it) won't be around forever
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC 18Media Opening Shot, newspapers
The Internet’s shameful false ID
Updated: This morning's reports make clear: Citizen detectives smeared a missing college student
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 12:56 PM UTC 81News Opening Shot
Minority of useless undemocratic legislative body blocks modest gun control legislation
The gun measure failed because of dumb filibuster rules, not Joe Manchin's supposed "lack of confidence"
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 93News Opening Shot, Gun Control
Whoops! Turns out debt doesn’t ruin economies
A paper justifying international austerity measures had a couple of mistakes that totally undermine its argument
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 73Media Opening Shot, Debt, Austerity
Let’s not be terrorized
We can't stop people from putting bombs in trash cans. Catch who did, and let's honor Boston by returning to normal
Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 2:31 PM UTC 41News Opening Shot, Boston Explosions
Fighting for political life, Mitch has LaPierre’s back
He'll do anything to avoid or win a primary, which means sabotaging gun control, plus other confusing moves
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Mitch McConnell
Pretending to know about North Korea
Want to know what's going on in the Korean peninsula? So does the entire American press
Friday, Apr 12, 2013 1:09 PM UTC 23Politics Opening Shot, North Korea, War
Wall Street Dem covers up her past and runs again
Remember Reshma Saujani, the hedge fund congressional candidate? She's back, but don't mention the hedge funds
Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 11:45 AM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Reshma Saujani
The liberal media’s gift to Mitch McConnell
The unloved Senate minority leader is exploiting that Ashley Judd meeting leak to get a bit of conservative love
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 11:46 AM UTC 29Politics Opening Shot, Mitch McConnell
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