THE HILL — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that he doesn’t trust members of his own party to negotiate a budget conference report.
Read more at The Hill.
Boehner: ‘Inconceivable’ that Obama didn’t know about IRS targeting
WASHINGTON POST — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview aired late Wednesday that it’s “inconceivable” someone didn’t inform President Obama about the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups.
By Editorial Staff /// May 23, 2013
Board Votes To Close 49 Chicago Elementary Schools
CBS CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday voted to close 49 elementary schools, in what is believed to be the biggest single mass shutdown of schools in U.S. history.
Read more at CBS Chicago.
By Editorial Staff /// May 23, 2013
A Florida teacher suspended after allegedly inappropriately touching a student with a banana
A teacher at North Marion High School in Florida was suspended for three days without pay after allegedly touching a female student inappropriately with a banana, according to Ocala.com.
By Arianne Talma /// May 23, 2013
Official: Dead Boston bombings suspect involved in 2011 slayings
CNN— Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple homicide outside Boston along with a Chechen killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law enforcement official told CNN.
Read more at CNN.
By Editorial Staff /// May 23, 2013
Caffeinated Toothbrush: Colgate Files For Patent On Product
POLICY MIC — Do you find brushing your teeth boring? Do you not have enough caffeine in your life already? Do you crave “a tingle, a hot or warm massage, or a heating or warm, soothing sensation” after every meal?
Read more at Policy Mic.
By Editorial Staff /// May 23, 2013
Obama administration’s announcement on drone strikes too little, too late
After nearly two and a half months of pandering, the White House has decided to finally come clean on its use of drone strikes against Americans both in the U.S. and abroad.
By Katie LaPotin /// May 22, 2013
[WATCH] Former IRS Head Doug Shulman fails GOP Congressman’s Constitution quiz
Not only was former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman unaware that his former employees were improperly targeting conservative organizations under his watch, he doesn’t know what’s in the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution!
By Laura Byrne /// May 22, 2013
Mark Ruffalo: “Everyone’s had it” with Obama Administration’s AP phone probe
President Obama better watch out, because actor Mark Ruffalo is about to unleash the wrath of the Hulk on him.
By Laura Byrne /// May 22, 2013
Rep. Raul Labrador: IRS scandal could lead to repeal of Obamacare
According to Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador, one potential benefit of the Internal Revenue Service scandal is that it may increase the public’s support of the House’s efforts to repeal and replace President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 22, 2013
Local professional athletes donate to Oklahoma tornado relief funds
In the wake of destruction caused by massive tornado in Oklahoma on Monday that left at least 91 dead, two professional athletes with Oklahoma roots have gone above and beyond the call to help out their fellow Sooners.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 22, 2013
Cookie Monster visits the Hill to announce new Sesame Street and USO military base tour
From Sesame Street to North Capitol Street, Cookie Monster is on the move. The beloved children’s character visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to announce the Sesame Street Outreach and United Service Organization’s upcoming tour of military bases throughout the world.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 22, 2013
Obama to visit tornado-struck Oklahoma town as feds pledge aid
LOS ANGELES TIMES — With the president scheduled to visit Moore, Okla., over the weekend, officials of the Obama administration on Wednesday again pledged to help the city recover from the damage of Monday’s tornado no matter how long the process takes.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
Pritzker’s offshore holdings cloud Commerce bid
THE WASHINGTON TIMES - During his campaign for re-election, President Obama and his team accused Mitt Romney of “betting against America” for investing in offshore accounts that shielded the Republican challenger from paying U.S. taxes.
Read more at The Washington Times.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
Arrest Warrant Issued for “Dead” Rapper Tim Dog
WREG MEMPHIS — A Desoto County,MS judge has issued an arrest warrant for Rapper ‘Tim Dog’ who is supposed to be dead.
Read more at WREG Memphis.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
Former Miss America might challenge McConnell
CBS NEWS - Heather French Henry, a former Miss America title holder from Louisville, said Tuesday night that public and private figures are urging her to mount a bid to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
Read more at CBS News.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis calls jurors “mentally f—king retarded”
“Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis isn’t head-over-heels for the jurors that found him guilty of assault and false imprisonment earlier this month – in fact, he thinks they’re “mentally f-ing retarded.”
By Arianne Talma /// May 22, 2013
IRS’s Lerner had history of harassment, inappropriate religious inquiries at FEC
THE WEEKLY STANDARD — Perhaps no other IRS official is more intimately associated with the tax agency’s growing scandal than Lois Lerner, director of the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Division. Since admitting the IRS harassed hundreds of conservative and Tea Party groups for over two years, Lerner has been criticized for a number of untruths—including the revelation that she apparently lied about planting a question at an American Bar Association conference where she first publicly acknowledged IRS misconduct.
Read more at The Weekly Standard.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
Senate Democrats propose student loan bailouts
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION — Following closely on the heels of Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s recent proposal to subsidize student loans through the Federal Reserve, another senator is taking aim at student loan debt with a bill that would give a borrowers a huge break but leave taxpayers scrambling to make up the difference.
Read more at The Daily Caller.
By Daily Caller News Foundation /// May 22, 2013
Eric Garcetti wins Los Angeles mayor’s race
USA TODAY — Eric Garcetti has won the race to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles, becoming the first Jew elected mayor in the city’s history.
Read more at USA Today.
By Editorial Staff /// May 22, 2013
