In what was seen to be the best hope for gun control advocates, a bipartisan background checks amendment has now been killed. The amendment, created by Republican Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), failed to get pass a Republican-led filibuster. The cloture vote passed in 54-46, […]
The two Democratic candidates for the Massachusetts Senate special election have both suspended their campaigns. Rep. Ed Markey announced he would be suspending his campaign, then four minutes later, Stephen Lynch announced he would do so, too. So far, none of the Republican candidates have publicly said they are suspending […]
Yesterday, the bipartisan group, No Labels, sent out an email to its supporters trying to recruit a new member of Congress. They wanted their members to convince Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) to join their bipartisan caucus. No Labels group of members, called “Problem Solvers, work and meet with each other […]
The White House has released the President’s and First Lady’s tax returns. The couple made over $600,000 in income. The couple also donated almost one-fourth of their income to thirty-three charities. complete_return_president_obama_2012
A TKNN-Thumb instapoll (instant poll) shows that 58% of Americans feel we are prepared in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack. 42% felt we are not. A report came out today from the Defense Intelligence Agency that said that North Korea does have nuclear weapons. However, if those […]
