All Decoder
Joe Biden calls his job a [expletive deleted]. Is he actually right?Speaking at the Harvard Institute of Politics, the vice president made fun of his own job Thursday night. He's not the first.
George W. Bush says Jeb 'wants to be president.' Really?In an interview with 'Fox & Friends,' former President George W. Bush said of his brother, 'I think he’d be a great president.' But it's unclear whether the former Florida governor is up for a 2016 run.
GOP 'wedding dress' ads: Can you wear white at a second election?The College Republican National Committee has released a controversial series of ads that depicts a bride-to-be shopping for her gubernatorial choice.
Secret Service director quits: Here's why Congress was extra-mad with herEven a deeply partisan Congress rallied quickly around the view that it's time for Julia Person to go. Her responses at a hearing Tuesday failed to convince lawmakers that she was willing to deal with the lapses forthrightly.
Paul Ryan says he won't run in 2016 if Mitt Romney does. Is that a hint?Romney's former running mate say he won't run if the former Massachusetts governor decides for a third try at the White House. Does this mean Ryan suspects Romney might be preparing to get the gang back together for 2016?
Should Secret Service have shot White House fence jumper?White House fence-jumper incident sparked outrage across party lines, as the House Oversight Committee grilled Secret Service Director Julia Pierson on the ease with which White House defenses were breached.
Focus of House hearing: 'What's wrong with Secret Service?'Ahead of Secret Service Director Julia Pierson appearing Tuesday before a House committee, new reports indicate that the recent White House intruder made it deep into the Executive Mansion before being apprehended.
White House fence jumper may have gotten deep in building. Consequences?A new Washington Post report suggests that White House fence jumper Omar Gonzalez got much deeper into the building than the Secret Service admitted.
Ben Carson will almost surely run for president. Is that good (or bad) for GOP?Carson’s a star on the conservative media circuit. At the Value Voters Summit in D.C. over the weekend, he finished second in the presidential straw poll to Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas. But as a non-politician, Carson faces long odds against actually winning the nomination.
Is Obama passing the buck on underestimating Islamic State?Some don't like how President Obama handled a question about the Islamic State during a '60 Minutes' interview. Some think he threw his Director of National Intelligence under a bus.
Boehner backs ground troops against Islamic State 'barbarians'House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that President Obama might have to send in ground troops against the Islamic State because they're 'barbarians.'
How fast will White House push Eric Holder replacement?For the White House, lining up a Holder successor in a few weeks, before the new Congress takes over, would be moving pretty fast. As of Friday, there did not appear to be any real front-runner for the post.
OK, who's trying to push Mitt Romney into 2016 race?The conventional assumption that former Governor Romney will simply fade away into private life is wrong, writes the well-connected Byron York. Why might Republicans want Romney to run again?
GOP fundraising off Obama 'latte salute.' Appropriate?The National Republican Senatorial Committee created a pop-up web site, Semperlatte.com, that charges Obama’s 'latte salute' is indicative of a 'larger pattern.'
Obama coffee-cup salute: 'Big deal' or 'so what'?On Tuesday, President Obama held a coffee container while performing a kind-of salute to a Marine guard while exiting the presidential helicopter. Partisans are now weighing in.
White House fence jumper: How badly did the Secret Service mess up?After fence-jumper Omar Gonzalez made it inside the White House before being arrested, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is scheduling a rare recess hearing next Tuesday on the Secret Service and its practices.
Donald Trump doesn't know who runs Senate. Do voters?Donald Trump is being roundly mocked for tweeting that GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell should be next Speaker ... of the House, a job currently held by fellow Republican Rep. John Boehner.
Who called Senator Gillibrand 'chubby'? His identity matters.It was the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D) of Hawaii, The New York Times reports. His comment could be written off as just a grandpa being inappropriate. But there's more to the story.
Will White House become fortress after Omar Gonzalez intrusion?After Omar Gonzalez, a veteran carrying a small knife in his pocket, made it inside the unlocked White House door, executive branch officials are considering extra measures to beef up White House security.
Joe Biden gaffe week: What did he say now?Biden capped off a week full of unfortunate word choices Friday by reminiscing fondly about disgraced Sen. Bob Packwood ... at a Democratic Women's Leadership Forum.
