Bill Daley Announces Gubernatorial Run in Illinois

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 30, 2013

President Obama’s former White House chief of staff Bill Daley confirmed on Tuesday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of Illinois in 2014. He launched his campaign with a ...

Court Upholds Decision Striking Down Bloomberg’s Soda Ban

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 30, 2013

A Manhattan court of appeals has upheld the March ruling that blocked Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to prohibit the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. The unanimous panel ...

More Green-Paint Vandalism on D.C. Monuments

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 29, 2013

The Washington City Paper reports that green paint splatters have been found in one of the lower-level chapels at the National Cathedral and on the statue of scientist Joseph Henry, which ...

Surprise: Experiment Finds D.C. Least Honest City in the Nation

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 29, 2013

Believe it or not, Washington, D.C., seems to be the least honest place in America. Earlier this month, the New York–based company Honest Tea placed unmanned kiosks in 61 locations across the ...

Weiner On the Loose

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 26, 2013

Channeling the iconic image of King Kong straddling the Empire State Building, next week’s New Yorker cover offers a brilliant take on the Anthony Weiner ...

Steve King Doubles Down: ‘It Was An Objective Analysis’

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 26, 2013

Representative Steve King of Iowa isn’t backing down from his controversial remarks about the children of illegal immigrants, saying Friday that he is guilty only of offering “an objective analysis.” King ...

Cruz: Republicans Should Stop ‘Meaningless’ Votes and Actually Defund Obamacare

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 25, 2013

Senator Ted Cruz has issued an appeal to conservatives across the country: Demand that their representatives in Congress defund Obamacare. On Sean Hannity’s radio show Thursday, Cruz criticized Republicans who “want meaningless show ...

Pelosi: Weiner Needs to ‘Get a Clue’ and Seek Therapy Away from Limelight

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 25, 2013

House minority leader Nancy Pelosi offered comments on the latest Anthony Weiner scandal at a press conference today. She called the New York City mayoral candidate’s actions “reprehensible” and “disrespectful ...

Pa. County Issues Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Despite State Ban

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 25, 2013

An official in Montgomery County, Pa., issued at least five marriage licenses to gay couples this week in defiance of the state’s law defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Bruce ...

Military Chaplain’s Religious Column ‘Offends’ Atheists

By Lindsey Grudnicki July 25, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Reyes came under fire from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation earlier this week for posting a column titled “No Atheists in Foxholes: Chaplains Gave All in World War ...