The Washington Times' political blog.
By Dave Boyer | Published February 15, 2012 Comments
President Obama will speak at the groundbreaking of the Smithsonian Institution's $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture on Feb. 22, the White House announced Wednesday.
by Paige Winfield Cunningham | Published February 15, 2012 Comments
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday she didn't consult with Catholic bishops before revising a contraception mandate they've been fighting.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 15, 2012 Comments
A new study says dropping the paper dollar in favor of a $1 coin would save the federal government $4.4 billion over the next three decades, chiefly because the coins wouldn't need to be replaced as often, reducing the cost per unit.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 15, 2012 Comments
Rep. Michele Bachmann, while admitting she loves the dance floor, has dispelled rumors she would be on the popular TV show "Dancing With the Stars" next season.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 14, 2012 Comments
While the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has attacked President Obama's new mandate that religious institutions pay for their workers' contraception, the group also has pushed more quietly for a Democratic proposal to extend the unemployment insurance benefits.
by Paige Winfield Cunningham | Published February 14, 2012 Comments
The number of Americans obtaining health insurance through their employer continued to decline last year, with 44.6 percent taking advantage of employer-sponsored coverage.
by Dave Boyer | Published February 14, 2012 Comments
President Obama offered a love-inspired stimulus plan on Valentine's Day, telling men to splurge.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 11, 2012 Comments
Sen. John Cornyn says Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is "playing politics" with the nation's anti-terrorism efforts and has compromised national security and put the lives of military personnel at risk.
by Valerie Richardson | Published February 11, 2012 Comments
Colorado Republicans were breathing a sigh of relief after state Rep. Laura Bradford announced Friday that she would remain in the GOP, following a two-week kerfuffle that imperiled the party's one-vote hold on the state House.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 11, 2012 Comments
European Parliament Member Daniel Hannan told a gathering of conservative activists in Washington Saturday that the Obama administration's "Europeanization" agenda has the U.S. "screeching toward the cliff" of socialism.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 11, 2012 Comments
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says President Obama deserves little credit for the military operation that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying it was a "success 20 years in the making."
by Sean Lengell | Published February 11, 2012 Comments
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took his push to overhaul his state's school systems — and his fight with teachers unions — to Washington Saturday, telling a gathering of conservatives activists that unions are holding back his reforms.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 10, 2012 Comments
Florida Republican Rep. Allen West told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday that conservatives mustn't "sit back on our laurels" won during the Republicans' sweeping 2010 midterm election success and press ahead to control all of government.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 10, 2012 Comments
A top official with the National Rifle Association said Friday that President Obama will move to "destroy" gun rights and "erase" the Second Amendment if he is re-elected in November.
by Sean Lengell | Published February 10, 2012 Comments
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee expressed solidarity with a growing movement by the U.S. Catholic bishops to fight President Obama's new mandate that religious institutions pay for their workers' birth control, telling a gathering of conservative activists Friday that "we're all Catholics now."
By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
