THE HILL - A new poll shows a rise in approval for the Tea Party movement, amid a growing scandal over the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups.
Read more at The Hill.
Former IRS head Douglas Shulman “saddened and dismayed” by scandal, regrets that it happened under his watch
Testifying before a Congressional committee for the first time since the scandal broke, former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman said that he was “saddened and dismayed” to read the Inspector General’s report on the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups and “regrets that it happened under his watch.”
By Katie LaPotin /// May 21, 2013
D.C. Council’s Uber decision illustrates how Democrats’ special interest politics pose problems for Millennials
How is Uber’s presumably Millennial-driven customer base reacting to D.C. Council’s decision to snuff out this technological innovation? Well, let’s just say ‘not well.’
By Gregg Keller /// May 21, 2013
Rand and Reince call on GOP to become inclusive, full-time party in NH speeches
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus argued that Republicans will only be successful in future elections if they work year round to make the GOP more inclusive to Americans from all walks of life – whether they’re young or old, on welfare, from a minority or even bearded and tattooed.
By Katie LaPotin /// May 21, 2013
Low-cost beers jumping in price due to popularity among hipsters
Looks like Americans have another reason to dislike hipsters!
By Arrianne Talma /// May 21, 2013
Crews Search for Survivors in Oklahoma
THE NEW YORK TIMES - Emergency crews and volunteers continued to work through the early morning hours Tuesday in a frantic search for survivors of a huge tornado that ripped through parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs, killing at least 91 people, 20 of them children, and flattening whatever was in its path, including a hospital and at least two schools.
Read more at The New York Times.
By Editorial Staff /// May 21, 2013
Stephen Colbert unveils ‘Obama Scandal Booth’ to discuss president’s never-ending controversies
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert thinks that President Barack Obama and his administration are involved in so many scandals today that he’s come up with a new gadget to help him decide which one he wants to poke fun each night on his show.
By Katie LaPotin /// May 21, 2013
Romney calls for special counsel to look into Obama administration after IRS scandal
While he is admittedly unable to “be objective” about the scandals plaguing his former opponent’s administration in recent weeks, former presidential candidate and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney believes that a special counsel should be brought in to investigate why the Internal Revenue Service was improperly targeting and applying extra scrutiny to the filings made by conservative organizations.
Ray Manzarek, Doors Keyboardist, Dead at 74
THE ROLLING STONE — Doors co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek died today in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.
Read more at The Rolling Stone.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
Americans (and their money) moving from north to south, according to new ALEC report
Americans are moving in droves from the Rust Belt to the Farm Belt, resulting in a major economic shift in the United States, according to researchers at the American Legislative Exchange Council.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn /// May 20, 2013
WH Press Secy Jay Carney: Nobody has been more outraged by the IRS’ conduct than the President
For the second week in a row, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was pummeled during his daily press briefing Monday by White House reporters for the IRS’ admission that it improperly targeted conservative organizations.
Occupy group campaigns for self-proclaimed member of the 1% – former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe
Occupy Roanoke, a subsect of the international movement that blamed America’s problems on the wealthiest one percent of Americans and called for action from the other 99 percent, is doing campaign work for multimillionaire Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia.
By Jack Butler /// May 20, 2013
Majority of Americans believe Congressional Republicans reacting appropriately to IRS, Benghazi scandals
It looks like the American people think that Congressional Republicans were right to be suspicious about the circumstances surrounding Benghazi or the Internal Revenue Service controversies.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 20, 2013
7 signs you’re not prepared for the real world
Just because you’ve walked across the stage at graduation and received your diploma doesn’t necessarily mean you’re ready to enter the real world.
By Arrianne Talma /// May 20, 2013
Colo. gun rights groups, state sheriffs file suit over state’s new gun control laws
Several pro-gun rights organizations in Colorado, as well as 54 of the state’s 62 elected sheriffs, have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state to challenge the legality of its new gun control laws.
North Korea Fires Missiles
WALL STREET JOURNAL — North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula following three similar launches Saturday, again stirring tensions that had appeared to ease after recent threats directed at South Korea and the U.S.
Read more at The Wall Street Journal.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
Monster Oklahoma tornado kills 37
USA TODAY – A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph spent 40 minutes on the ground as it devastated homes, schools and businesses across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon.
Read more at USA Today.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
FBI mourns loss of agents in hostage rescue training
CNN— The FBI is mourning the deaths of two special agents killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Read more at CNN.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
Illinois State Senate approves medical marijuana
FOX ILLINOIS — Legalizing medical marijuana in Illinois is now up to the governor. Both the House and Senate have passed the measure, which would legalize marijuana for those suffering from certain medical conditions.
Read more at Fox Illinois.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
Tears for slain student Andrea Rebello at Hoftra University graduation
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — Grieving Hofstra University students mourned the shooting death of classmate Andrea Rebello in a tearful graduation ceremony on Sunday.
Read more at New York Daily News.
By Editorial Staff /// May 20, 2013
