Cheryl K. Chumley

Hillary Clinton gets Hollywood love as stars begin fundraising

Barely were the votes tallied in Tuesday's Democratic disaster, and Hollywood's hottest and wealthiest had already moved into fundraising mode for their presumed pick for 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

November 6, 2014

Charlie Rangel doubles down on South as ‘slave-holding states’

Rep. Charlie Rangel isn't budging, and in post-Election Day televised comments, he reiterated, rather than repudiated, his earlier expressed views on race — that the South was still pro-slavery and under the impression the Confederacy won the Civil War.

November 6, 2014

Obama, Democrats losing favor with women voters

Democrats didn't just lose several Senate seats to Republicans on Election Day — they lost a substantial number of one of their core voting blocks, women, when compared to years past.

November 6, 2014

Hillary Clinton gets some friendly advice: Run from Obama

As if the Democratic devastation on Election Day weren't message enough — now aides and allies of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say she ought to flee as far as possible from President Obama, particularly if she's looking to run for the White House in 2016.

November 6, 2014

Chris Matthews to Obama: ‘Dammit, you [can’t] run a government on common ground!’

MSNBC's Chris Matthews was a bit outraged in the hours after President Obama's press conference on the midterm turnout, slamming the commander-in-chief's vow to reach out to the soon-to-be Republican majority in both houses of Congress as contrary to good governance.

November 6, 2014

Starbucks’ new dress code: No nail polish, no big diamond rings

Seattle-based Starbucks has released an updated dress code for employees — and au naturale seems the order of the day. Among the rules for baristas: No fingernail polish. No stone-set engagement rings. No watches, No bracelets. No wristbands allowed, the New York Daily News reported.

November 6, 2014

Duncan Hunter: U.S. tried to pay cash to win Sgt. Bergdahl’s freedom

Rep. Duncan Hunter wrote a letter to the Pentagon alleging that U.S. authorities tried to pay cash to win the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive for nearly five years by the terrorist Haqqani Network in Pakistan.

November 6, 2014

RNC’s Reince Priebus: Obama has been ‘lying to Hispanic voters’ for a year

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said he doesn't care what President Obama says on immigration — his track record shows he talks a big talk, but hardly follows it through with walk.

November 6, 2014

Obama goes Yoda on Obamacare: ‘Repeal of the law, I won’t sign’

President Obama summoned his inner Yoda to say, post-Election Day party drubbing and in rather backward grammatical fashion, that no matter how many new Republican faces come to Capitol Hill, he's not repealing Obamacare.

November 6, 2014

Army manual: It’s OK to use ‘Negro’ to describe blacks

The U.S. Army has given its stamp of approval to the use of the term "Negro" when referring to blacks or African Americans, a newly published regulation states.

November 6, 2014

Hollywood executive Gavin Smith’s remains found in woods

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office officials said they've found the remains of Gavin Smith, a Hollywood executive who went missing after visiting a friend in 2012.

November 6, 2014

Russia’s Putin picked as most powerful person in world, for second time

For the second time in as many years, Forbes chose Russian President Vladimir Putin — not President Obama — as the most powerful person in the world.

November 6, 2014

Eric Holder writes of ‘Issa and his idiot cronies’ in Fast and Furious investigation email

Attorney General Eric Holder tipped his disdain for Rep. Darrell Issa and his legislative cohorts on the Fast and Furious investigation, outright slamming the representatives as idiots on a political witchhunt, according to a just-surfaced email.

November 6, 2014

Hong Kong democracy protesters clash with police

Protesters in Hong Kong, demanding more democracy from their government, clashed with police for about four hours on Thursday, witnesses and authorities said.

November 6, 2014

John Boehner: ‘We are humbled’ by GOP wins

House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans will take the momentous win from the voters and rise to the massive responsibility given to lawmakers to bring about long-delayed reforms.

November 5, 2014

Montana Klansman vows to bring racial diversity to ‘new’ KKK

A member of Montana's Ku Klux Klan said he's recruiting for new faces to join — and not necessarily white ones.

November 5, 2014

Gary Johnson tosses hat in White House ring for 2016

Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson said Republicans may take over Capitol Hill, but his eyes are on the White House: He's running in 2016.

November 5, 2014

Jerusalem terror attack leaves 1 dead, 13 hurt

One person was killed and 13 more injured in east Jerusalem when a Palestinian man smashed his car into a crowd at a rail platform in an apparent act of terrorism.

November 5, 2014

#CowboysUK: Yes, that’s Dallas’ unfortunate London promo, leaving Twitter laughing

The social media folks for the Dallas Cowboys have gone into damage control, trying to turn back the laughter that's come from a recently tweeted announcement of the team's upcoming London game, unfortunately billed with the hashtag #CowboysUK.

November 5, 2014

Rand Paul taunts Hillary Clinton on Twitter: She’s ‘yesterday’s news’

Sen. Rand Paul had a good Twitter laugh at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's expense over the midterm wins for Republicans, using the hashtag #Hillaryslosers next to photographs of candidates she endorsed.

November 5, 2014