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By Paul Bedard |
06/14/13 06:25 AM
Tired of waiting for President Obama to make good on his inaugural promise to tackle global warming, eco-activist Robert Redford has called on the public to press the president to act, questioning Obama's "courage of his convictions."
In a new TV ad and YouTube campaign for the Natural...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/14/13 06:20 AM
Facing federal warnings that this summer's stink bug invasion will be the worst ever, House lawmakers have OK'd a bill demanding that the Agriculture Department make the bug Public Pest No. 1 and speed efforts to kill it.
On Thursday, the House included language in a spending bill that directs...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/13/13 01:20 PM
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday slammed the administration's funding and arming of Israel's foes, including Egypt, and said it is likely that if Muslim nations attack Israel as feared, American taxpayers might be partly responsible. Addressing the Faith & Freedom...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/13/13 11:25 AM
With the Reagan presidency slowly being squeezed out of grade school history classes by more topical subjects, fans of the Gipper are pushing the country to remember the 40th president for his rich life story and historical impact.
The latest effort comes from Susan Allen, wife of former Sen....
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By Paul Bedard |
06/13/13 10:20 AM
The latest investigative video from the anti-abortion group Live Action unveiled Thursday shows an Albuquerque, New Mexico abortion doctor comparing the injection used to kill a fetus to a flu shot.
The shocking video provided to Secrets features recordings from Dr. Carmen Landau, of Southwest...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/13/13 10:10 AM
That was fast--but not unexpected. The media frenzy over the IRS scandal, which dominated the Big Three networks for two weeks, has practically disappeared from the news, according to a new report.
The dominant story in May when ABC, CBS and NBC crawled over each other for new details and...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/12/13 03:20 PM
He hid it well as president, but as a retired chief executive looking for any way to get a laugh or brighten somebody's day, George H.W. Bush has revealed his secret craving: crazy-colored socks.
On Wednesday, his 89th birthday, Bush showed off his latest purchase to Secrets, colorful Superman...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/12/13 03:10 PM
Roger Ailes has won a $250,000 Bradley Foundation Prize for creating Fox News Channel, deemed by the group to be a thoroughly American institution.
Ailes and three others, including former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, will receive their awards and cash stipends Wednesday night at the John F....
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By Paul Bedard |
06/12/13 02:10 PM
Two-term Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander has pulled off a surprise for Washington-based Tea Party groups eagerly looking for a more conservative alternative to make a primary challenge in 2014: He's already the movement's cup of tea.
A new poll from Vanderbilt University's Center for the Study...
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By Paul Bedard |
06/12/13 01:15 PM
President Obama took a bachelor's road trip to Massachusetts Wednesday to help Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Edward Markey, taking advantage of being away from his fit wife to grab a cheesburger lunch.
Shortly before noon, Obama and his posse stopped at Charlie's Sandwich Shoppe (motto:...