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Reviled 'stop and frisk' ebbs. So does NYPD job approval. What gives?New York Police Department, under the city's new mayor, has largely halted its unpopular 'stop and frisk' tactic. Yet the NYPD job approval is dropping. An uptick in gun violence may be a reason.
Hillary Clinton book tour: Tougher than she expected?In promoting her book, Hillary Clinton made headlines for saying she and her husband were 'dead broke' in the early 2000s. A bumpy conversation about her switch to support of gay marriage hasn't helped, either.
What did tea party take from Eric Cantor defeat? New life, perhaps.The tea party wing of the Republican Party has been relatively subdued since the government shutdown debacle last fall. The Eric Cantor defeat could rouse it.
George H.W. Bush birthday: five things about him you didn't know (or forgot)President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday with a parachute jump. Here are a few tidbits you may have forgotten, or never known, about America's 41st president.
Did meddling Democrats defeat Eric Cantor?Former Rep. Ben Jones, a Georgia Democrat who played 'Cooter' on 'Dukes of Hazzard,' claims he was instrumental in Rep. Eric Cantor's defeat. Last weekend, Jones posted a letter online calling on Democrats to vote in the Virginia primary. The letter went viral.
Eric Cantor loss: Is Washington overreacting?Eric Cantor's upset is a seismic event for Washington pundits and Republicans scrambling to replace him as House majority leader. But a game-changer for US politics? Not likely.
Partisan America: Divisions deepen in politics, daily life, Pew study findsMutually distrustful diehards on the right and left have grown in numbers over the past two decades, says a new Pew study, which finds that liberals and conservatives also differ on whom they marry and where they live.
Eric Cantor defeated: Did big business just lose to the little guy?David Brat lambasted Eric Cantor for his close ties to big business and Wall Street, perhaps striking a chord with Republicans who want the grassroots to exert more control over their party’s agenda, and corporate interests to exert less.
After Eric Cantor ouster, a skittish GOP and perhaps more gridlockHouse GOP is knocked for a loop by the defeat of No. 2 Republican Eric Cantor, who plans to step down as majority leader July 31. None of it bodes well for congressional accomplishment, analysts say.
Secretary Hagel faces tough questions on 'imperfect' Bergdahl exchangeThe exchange of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Guantánamo detainees riled House lawmakers, who pressed the Defense secretary to explain why the US had 'negotiated with terrorists' and failed to consult with Congress.
Is David Brat really a tea partyer?David Brat, the man who toppled House majority leader Eric Cantor in a primary, shows how vague the term 'tea party' is. It really means 'anti-establishment activist,' one expert says.
Eric Cantor loss: What happened there?Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican, appears to have failed to turn out his voters in Virginia's Seventh District. David Brat's supporters did not. Cantor's team may have ignored trouble signs earlier this year.
Eric Cantor upset stuns GOP, revives tea partyThe pacification of the tea party movement had settled into conventional wisdom in the 2014 campaign season. An outsize victory by unknown David Brat over Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 2 House Republican, upends that view.
Illinois governor signs 'cupcake bill,' pre-teen bakers rejoicePre-teen baker Chloe Stirling became a national celebrity after Illinois bureaucrats shut down her fledgling home cupcake business. State lawmakers unanimously passed a law protecting home microbakers.
Bowe Bergdahl swap: why Obama can't get Congress onboardPresident Obama has sent officials to Capitol Hill several times to try to calm concerns about the Bowe Bergdahl swap. But Congress is still mad – and not just Republicans. Here's why.
Immigration crisis 101: Why the wave of incoming kids, and what to do?'Unaccompanied minors' detained at the border total 47,000 since October – up from 13,000 in all of fiscal 2012. They are swamping US ability to cope, so the FEMA director has been called in. But that's just a short-term solution.
Obama burger run: What's strangest presidential walkabout of all time?President Obama got loose from the White House Tuesday, making a burger run to Alexandria, Va. But that spark of spontaneity pales in comparison with Nixon's adventure with his valet.
Monitor BreakfastPodesta confident that EPA rule on carbon emissions will stickFuture presidents are unlikely to undo the Obama administration's controversial rule to cut carbon emissions from power plants, even if they want to, presidential counselor John Podesta said Friday. Why not?
Hillary Clinton says 'struggled' with debt. How rich is she now?True, the Clintons were in the red when they left the White House. But after income from speeches and books, Hillary Clinton is almost eight times as rich as President Obama.
Is Bridge-gate losing momentum? Key aide says Christie wasn't involved.Gov. Chris Christie's chief of staff told a special state legislative panel that Bridge-gate was the work of two rogue officials. But other key witnesses – and investigations – still lie ahead.
