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Inside Politics Archive: April 2013

• Obama statement on Baucus doesn't mention health care

  President Obama's statement on the retirement of Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, conspicuously makes no mention of the role he played in shepherding the Affordable Care Act through the Senate. Published April 23 2013

• Mukasey disagrees with key Republicans, Obama on handling of Boston bombing suspect

  Michael Mukasey, U.S. attorney general from 2007 to 2009 under President George W. Bush and a former federal judge, says both President Obama and some key Republicans are focused on the wrong legal issues in dealing with Boston bombing suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev. Published April 23 2013

• Report: Sen. Max Baucus to retire, opening up seat in red state Montana

  Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, plans to retire in 2014, according to The Washington Post. Published April 23 2013

• Top Dem: 'Cruel' to use Boston bombings to stop immigration

  The Senate's senior Democrat said Monday that lawmakers who are calling for a delay in immigration legislation because of last week's Boston Marathon bombings are "cruel." Published April 22 2013

• Obama to attend memorial service in Texas after Bush library opening

  Thursday will be an emotional roller coaster for President Obama and first lady Michelle. Published April 22 2013

• Ted Nugent: Bombing suspect should be hanged in public

  Rock musician and conservative political pundit Ted Nugent wants Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to receive an old-school punishment with a long New England history: a public hanging. Published April 22 2013

• Citing Constitution, House rejects recess appointee's testimony

  A House committee chairman said Monday that he will not accept testimony from Richard Cordray, the chairman of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, because he was one of the recess appointments that a federal appeals court ruled were made in violation of the Constitution. Published April 22 2013

• Pro-life, stem-cell bill signed into law by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback

  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday signed a law to create the first-of-its-kind center to study and advance therapies with adult stem cells. Published April 22 2013

• Donald Trump: Is hospitalized Boston bombing suspect 'eligible' for 'Obamacare'?

  Leave it to Donald Trump to link the simmering controversy over President Obama's health care law to the Boston Marathon bombings. Published April 21 2013

• Sen. Cornyn surveys the damage from Texas plant explosion

  While many Americans trained their eyes on the outskirts of Boston, Sen. John Cornyn surveyed the damage left by a massive deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in his state of Texas. Published April 19 2013

• Sequester: IRS to shut down for five days

  The IRS will shut down entirely for five days this year in order to try to meet its slimmed-down budget under the sequesters, a labor union that represents Treasury Department employees said on Friday. Published April 19 2013

• Reuters erroneously reports George Soros' death

  Days after 80-year-old conservative mega-financier Bob Perry died, the Reuters news agency erroneously posted an obituary for George Soros, his liberal counterpart. Published April 18 2013

• Kerry urges Capitol Hill to be 'patient' on Iran

  Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Thursday called on lawmakers in Washington to "be a little patient" with ongoing diplomatic talks between Iran, the U.S. and others in the international community over Tehran's suspected drive to obtain nuclear weapons. Published April 18 2013

• Former Rep. Gabby Giffords pens emotional gun control plea in The New York Times

  An emotional and forceful New York Times op-ed penned by former Rep. Gabby Giffords is gathering attention Thursday morning, one day after the Senate voted down a measure to expand background checks on gun sales in the wake of tragedies such as the deadly 2011 Tucson shooting that left her seriously injured. Published April 18 2013

• House GOP hypocrites for criticizing 'Obamacare' efforts

  A key Democratic congressman said Thursday it is "a little crazy" for House Republicans to criticize the Obama administration's efforts to implement and education the public about the federal health care law, considering they've denied it funding and try to dismantle it at every turn. Published April 18 2013

• New S.C. campaign ad tells ex-Gov. Mark Sanford to take a hike

  A new campaign ad is reminding South Carolina voters of former Gov. Mark Sanford's bizarre fall from grace in 2009. Published April 18 2013

• Napolitano: 'Couldn't believe' anyone would credit fed ammo-buying reports

  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday her office was slow in shooting down Internet rumors about massive federal government ammunition purchases because she didn't think the reports — and the news outlets such as Drudge Report that carried those reports — were credible. Published April 18 2013

• Obama pens paean to Coburn

  They are often political opponents, but President Obama has written an poignant piece praising Sen. Tom Coburn, a conservative Oklahoma Republican, as part of Time magazine's story on the 100 most influential people in the world. Published April 18 2013

• Sen. Joe Manchin says fight over background checks for guns is not over

  Sen. Joe Manchin III struck an optimistic tone on Thursday despite the defeat of a bitterly fought measure that would expand background checks on certain gun sales. Published April 18 2013

• House bill would set up panel to umpire clash over federal, state marijuana laws

  A House lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a panel to referee the legal clash between federal and state laws over marijuana. Published April 18 2013