The Washington Times' political blog.
By Seth McLaughlin | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
Sen. Rand Paul introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the federal government to obtain a warrant before they can use drones to collect evidence against or do surveillance on American citizens.
by Tom Howell Jr. | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
During an closely watched hearing on the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, Rep. Jim Jordan revealed what most people suspected about politicians — they like to know what's being said about them.
by Susan Crabtree | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
President Obama will travel to Oklahoma on Sunday to survey the devastation from the deadly tornado that tore through the town of Moore, leaving death and debris in its wake.
by Susan Crabtree | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
The doors of the White House are open for big names in Hollywood even though the sequester ended tours for the public months ago.
by David Sherfinski | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
A handful of conservative congressmen said Wednesday that they will demand a budget that balances in 10 years in exchange for their vote to increase the debt ceiling, saying that Republican leadership promised as much during a GOP retreat earlier this year.
by Stephen Dinan | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the federal government's new borrowing limit is $16.699 trillion — an increase of $305 million over the previous limit in February.
by David Sherfinski | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
Sixty percent of voters think the Obama administration is trying to cover up what happened during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi compared to 28 percent who think the administration is being open and transparent, a new Fox News poll said.
by David Sherfinski | Published May 22, 2013 Comments
CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer asked an straight question, and he got a straight answer.
by Dave Boyer | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
Vice President Joseph R. Biden joked Tuesday night that President Obama is trying to learn to speak in public without a teleprompter.
by Douglas Ernst | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday responded to a reporter's question about Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' fundraising for "Obamacare" by comparing it to questions about President Obama's birth certificate.
by Douglas Ernst | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
Sen. Rand Paul was not happy during Tuesday's Senate subcommittee hearing on Apple's offshore tax practices.
by Stephen Dinan | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a House bill designed to approve building the Keystone pipeline, saying President Obama should have final say over the controversial project to bring oil from Canada to the U.S.
by David Sherfinski | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
Forty seven percent of registered voters say President Obama has done more to unite the country while in office and 47 percent say he's done more to divide it, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll.
by David Sherfinski | Published May 21, 2013 Comments
New numbers from CNN show that President Obama is weathering a recent spate of controversies while the favorability of the Tea Party has ticked up in the wake of revelations that the IRS heavily scrutinized conservative groups applying for nonprofit status in recent years.
by Seth McLaughlin | Published May 20, 2013 Comments
CONCORD, N.H. — Kicking off his remarks at a New Hampshire GOP dinner, Sen. Rand Paul assured the crowd gathered in a ballroom here that he's on their side when it comes to securing their southern border.
By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
