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Arizona ‘religious freedom’ bill: Attack on gays or shield for some Christians?Arizona lawmakers have passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which would allow business owners – such as photographers or bakers – to cite religious beliefs to discriminate against gays.
Monitor BreakfastCBO chief: Partisan slings and arrows are of no effect on its reportsThe White House didn't like the recent Congressional Budget Office report showing that a $10 minimum wage would cost the economy 500,000 jobs. Director Douglas Elmendorf defends both the report and the CBO's work in hyperpartisan times.
Ted Nugent: Why can't GOP quit 'Motor City Madman'?Ted Nugent draws big crowds. That's why Republicans are willing to take on the outrage he so often provokes. It's also a sign of how deeply polarized the nation's political life has become.
Michelle Obama does sketch comedy with Jimmy Fallon: 'Ew!'First lady Michelle Obama joined the 'Tonight Show' host on a different kind of interview couch Thursday night – in the basement set of a spoof talk show called 'Ew!,' with Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in drag.
Why new Obama budget drops Social Security reform like a hot potatoWith midterm elections and control of the Senate up for grabs, President Obama opted to shelve his 'chained CPI' proposal that would have affected Social Security benefits. Many Democrats welcome the move.
- Why new Obama budget drops Social Security reform like a hot potato
With midterm elections and control of the Senate up for grabs, President Obama opted to shelve his 'chained CPI' proposal that would have affected Social Security benefits. Many Democrats welcome the move.
Scott Walker ex-aide's e-mails: how damaging?Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) faces questions over documents depicting aides' illegal campaign activity during his first campaign for governor. Walker himself is not implicated, but the situation tests his mettle as he runs for reelection – and possibly president.
Ted Nugent on Texas campaign trail. Does he help Democrats more than GOP?Texas GOP gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott took a risk when he invited shock talker Ted Nugent to campaign with him. Now, he's having to answer questions about Nugent. And for what?
Trade deals: why Obama is stymied by members of his own partyAs President Obama meets with leaders from Mexico and Canada, it's fellow Democrats at home who are giving him grief on expanded international trade. The looming fall midterms aren't helping.
Anti-union vote at Tennessee VW plant: biggest election of 2014, or duh?A debate ensues over the import of last week's vote in which workers at a VW plant in Tennessee said no thanks to joining the United Auto Workers – even though Volkswagen itself wouldn't have minded.
- Monitor BreakfastMinimum wage hike would cost 500,000 jobs? CBO director defends the estimate.
A number of economists from the White House and beyond have criticized a CBO report on the effects of potentially boosting the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. But CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf isn’t backing off.
Obama apologizes to art historian. Why did he diss her discipline?His comments pertained to the job market, Obama explained in an apology letter to a professor of art history. Here's how he got in hot water with some art history majors.
Would a $10.10 minimum wage really cost 500,000 jobs? Obama and CBO at odds.While the White House disputed the CBO's prediction, the overall evidence in the new report did imply that the benefits of the minimum wage hike – higher income and reduced poverty – may outweigh the costs.
Rand Paul vs. Ted Cruz: Who's winning tea party voters?While Rand Paul, who is currently leading in polls of GOP voters, backs fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell against a tea party opponent, Ted Cruz openly defies establishment Republican leaders.
Obama stimulus: On 5th anniversary, White House touts millions of jobs createdFive years after Obama signed the Recovery Act, the White House credits the stimulus with saving millions of jobs and contributing to long-term economic growth. Republicans call the plan a failure and a waste of taxpaper money.
Monica Lewinsky: Why GOP can't stop talking about Clinton scandalMonica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton: The scandal is still on the lips of Republican hopefuls, despite warnings the tactic could backfire. The reason: you have to win the nomination first.
Why does myth of US Presidents Day persist?The official name for the holiday celebrated Feb. 17, 2014, is Washington’s Birthday. Here are three theories as to why the name Presidents Day endures.
Why is Mitt Romney talking about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky?Mitt Romney says he's made his last run for office, but he still gets asked about controversial political issues. Sunday it was Sen. Rand Paul's connecting Hillary Rodham Clinton to Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky scandal.
A peek into Obama’s weekend at SunnylandsPresident Obama is kicking back this weekend at Sunnylands, the Camp David of the West. It's a place for high-minded problem-solving – then golf and TV.
America's best first lady: Eleanor Roosevelt tops the list, againEleanor Roosevelt has ranked No. 1 in a poll of scholars over three decades. Abigail Adams, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Dolly Madison finished 2, 3, and 4. At 5? A newcomer: Michelle Obama.
