Obama’s drone speech will probably be maddening
His proposed reforms appear positive, but will he continue to ignore the real arguments against his policy?
Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:15 PM UTC 17Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama
How policy nihilists in the Senate doomed LGBT immigrants
Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC 41Politics Opening Shot
Aloof, shifty Obama: Nixon times ten thousand!
Our evil president managed to both mastermind the IRS flap and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 44Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS
Three scandals, Beltway style
Sorry, AP phone logs. In DC's game of scandal, you lose to the IRS and Benghazi!
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 13Politics Opening Shot, Sunday shows
Kinsley loves austerity because it is “spinach”
The liberal pundit supports a worthless international initiative
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:59 PM UTC 76Media Opening Shot, Michael Kinsley
Sorry, Media Matters, no one actually wants your talking points
What if a liberal group defended Obama and no one cared?
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:49 PM UTC 43Media Opening Shot
The 21 fiercest things Richard Nixon ever did
Powerful, moving images of Richard Nixon that will restore every true late-'60s/early-'70s kid's faith in humanity VIDEO
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:09 PM UTC 28Politics Video, Opening Shot
Which Obama scandal will inevitably lead to impeachment?
The GOP's second-term scandal machine is operational! Will Obama be sunk by the IRS, the AP or Benghazi?
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:59 PM UTC 102Politics Opening Shot, IRS
Good riddance, Barbara Walters
Veteran newswoman retires to spend more time with her craven obsession with power
Monday, May 13, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 151Media Opening Shot, Barbara Walters
GOP Cabinet boycott reaffirms Senate is archaic embarrassment
Republicans try the "you did it first" defense after attempting to sabotage yet another Obama appointee
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:18 PM UTC 70Media Opening Shot
GOP successfully scream “Benghazi” until people pay attention to them
The conservative scandal-creation apparatus still has juice, but it's not as effective as it was against Clinton
Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 141Politics Opening Shot, Benghazi attack
The truly worrying thing about Mark Sanford’s win
Adultery is the least offensive thing about our newest member of Congress
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 11:51 AM UTC 70Elections Opening Shot, Mark Sanford
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
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 29Politics 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
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