A member of Pres. Barack Obama’s administration announced another $23 million for food relief efforts in East Africa.
Sen. Al Franken is a contributor to a book urging LGBT youth not to commit suicide because of bullying. “It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living,” by columnist Dan Savage contains an essay by Franken as well as fellow politicians President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, British Prime Minister David Cameron and celebrities Perez Hilton, Ellen Degeneres and Suze Orman. The book is based on a video project of the same name in which thousands of people have lent their voice in support of LGBT youth.
If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who’s rumored to be running in 2012, kicked off the conservative gathering on Thursday with a rousing speech bashing “Obamacare” and Rep. Nancy Pelosi that included an announcement that she was hosting a party Thursday evening — and the bar tab was on her.
Rep. Michele Bachmann was in Montana over the weekend raising money for Rep. Denny Rehberg, who announced his bid to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Bachmann said that Republicans need to take over the United States Senate in order to shut down Obama’s “reign of error,” and she also said she’s become obsessed with repealing “Obamacare.”
Congress returns to the nation’s capital Monday to kick off its lame-duck session. Here’s a rundown of the legislative battles to come.
“Hello, Minnesota! Hello, Gophers! Oh, it is good to be back in Minnesota!” So began President Barack Obama Saturday, rousing a crowd of 11,000 at the University of Minnesota. In town at the tail end of a four-state campaign swing intended to bridge an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats — which, according to a new Newsweek poll, appears to be having some success — the president hailed DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton as “the only candidate who can actually deliver change, who’s actually delivered change before.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann released a new campaign ad late last week that attempts to tie DFL opponent Tarryl Clark to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The ad is Bachmann’s fourth, and is the first ad to forgo
During Monday’s Hot Tea Radio Show U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann told listeners that she’s “fighting for my political life,” called for a repeal of the separation of church and state, and said that tea partiers need to…
Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Michael Savage’s radio program on Monday to make her case that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is personally attacking her. Bachmann didn’t respond when asked whether she was interested in seeking higher office.
As I write this, a delegation including Minnesota Rep. Jim Oberstar and Sen. Amy Klobuchar is en route to Haiti. According to an Oberstar staffer, the bipartisan group lands at around 11:00 and will pay respects to those who…
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