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Inside Politics Archive: June 2013

• Rep. Trey Gowdy: Only Jack Bauer could coax truth from the IRS

  There may be only one man who can get to the bottom of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Published June 30 2013

• Obama says it's wrong time to visit Kenya

  President Obama said Saturday the "timing" wasn't right for him to visit his father's homeland of Kenya, where a new government is still in turbulent transition. Published June 29 2013

• Obama plans Kenyan 'virtual' town hall meeting

  President Obama will hold a virtual town-hall meeting with young people in Kenya Saturday, even though the president isn't visiting his father's homeland during his week-long tour of Africa. Published June 28 2013

• Key Republican: Senate immigration bill won't pressure House

  Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Florida Republican who has been working on an immigration bill with a bipartisan secretive group in the House, said the pressure for the House to act will come voters and from a broken immigration system, not from senators telling the House to pass the Senate bill. Published June 28 2013

• GOP lawmaker blames new USDA school snack regs for 'death' of the tater tot

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new school snack rules are designed to replace foods of little nutritional value with low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins. But not everyone is enthused. Published June 27 2013

• Sen. Tim Kaine: Virginia vote on same-sex marriage could be different today

  In 2006, Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent for a constitutional ban on gay marriage in the state, but Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says that just 6½ years later, the outcome could be different Published June 27 2013

• 26 percent of Obama supporters say tea party greatest terrorist threat: poll

  About half of all voters see radical Muslims as the biggest terrorist threat to the country, but among those who approve of President Obama's performance, the tea party is not far behind, according to a new poll. Published June 27 2013

• Boehner: Senate bill still DOA in House

  House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that the Senate's immigration bill, which is poised to pass later in the afternoon, is still not going anywhere in the House. Published June 27 2013

• Tight three-way race in Dem primary for NYC mayor: poll

  After his political career was left for dead two years ago, numbers for former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, have ticked up slightly coming in a new poll for the party's primary for New York City Mayor. Published June 27 2013

• Obamacare in critical condition as support collapses

  As the Obama administration kicks its public relations effort for the implementation of Mr. Obama's health care law into high gear, new numbers from Gallup show that 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the law, compared to 44 percent who approve of it. Published June 27 2013

• Bipartisan Senate group forges student loan proposal

  A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday will propose a compromise bill on student loan rates — a bid to end a stalemate that, if unresolved, would allow rates to double on Monday. Published June 26 2013

• Pelosi on Bachmann react to gay marriage rulings: 'Who cares?'

  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was visibly pleased with Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage — and she didn't seem to think much of what Rep. Michele Bachmann had to say about them. Published June 26 2013

• Obama job approval underwater; 61 percent of independents disapprove: poll

  President Obama's approval rating sits at 43 percent, with 51 percent of registered voters and 61 percent of independent voters disapproving of his job performance, according to a new poll from Fox News. Published June 26 2013

• Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP has chance to 'rebrand' with reaction to voting rights ruling

  And, you, there's no doubt that on the Dem side, we're ready to get to work." Published June 26 2013

• Manchin: Obama climate plan 'really a war on America'

  Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, denounced President Obama's newly-unveiled plan to combat climate change as a "war on coal" Tuesday. Published June 26 2013

• Sen. Harry Reid: No deal in sight on student loans

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled Wednesday his chamber is nowhere close to striking a deal on student-loan rates, which are set to double on Monday. Published June 26 2013

• Weiner jumps to lead among Democrats in NYC's mayoral race: poll

  From disgraced former congressman to Hizzoner? A new poll puts former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, at the front of the pack in the crowded race to be the Democratic nominee in New York City's mayoral contest. Published June 26 2013

• Sen. Rand Paul heading to South Carolina, an early primary state, Friday

  Sen. Rand Paul is heading to South Carolina to headline a barbecue hosted by the state Republican party Friday. Published June 26 2013

• Putin is punking Obama so bad 'that it's dangerous': Giuliani

  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani lambasted President Obama's handling of NSA leaker Edward Snowden as Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no plans to turn him over to the U.S. despite missives from the administration. Published June 26 2013

• Obama approval craters in Ohio

  President Obama's job approval rating in Ohio has hit an all-time low among surveys done by Quinnipiac University, with 40 percent of voters approving and 57 percent disapproving of his job performance. Published June 26 2013