Either Michelle Obama really doesn’t like to be interrupted while eating, or she really doesn’t like John Boehner. The First Lady was having none of it when the House Speaker slapped her on the arm to get her attention while she was eating at an Inauguration Day luncheon. Watch Obama give Boehner the classic eye-roll [...]

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Shortly after the Supreme Court issued its ruling upholding President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the photo below quickly started going viral on Twitter. The photo, which shows House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) laughing and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) frowning, likely captures the essence of each person’s reaction to the ruling. The humorous photo was actually [...]

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The GOP-led House of Representatives voted this afternoon to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over documents related to the botched Fast and Furious gun-running operation. Today’s 255-67 vote marks the first time in American history that the head of the Justice Department has been held [...]

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This morning, a federal appeals court ruled that a law that denies federal benefits to gay married couples is unconstitutional. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Massachusetts ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, is discriminatory against married same-sex couples [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Friday morning, May 11, 2012: – Boehner tries to re-focus election on economy – Hudson trial enters second day of deliberations – Suicide bombings kill dozens in Syria – British royals anchor the weather Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yuOgroLf4M

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Today, President Barack Obama called for tighter controls on lawmakers in order to confront “the corrosive influence” of money and corporations in Washington D.C. as he signed into law an insider trading ban necessary to restore trust in the U.S. government. Obama said the STOCK Act made it clear that members of Congress who might [...]

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Didn’t we just go through this? President Barack Obama has requested yet another $1.2 trillion increase in the debt limit, representing the second such increase in less than a month. Obama also requested, and was granted, a $1.2 trillion increase on December 28. This will be the last request the president will be able to [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Monday, December 19, 2011: – John Boehner rejects Senate payroll tax bill – Vaclav Havel dies – Troops return home from Iraq – Gas prices aren’t feeling the joy of the season

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