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It looks like the level of corruption within Congressman Joe Garcia’s camp runs deep. Not only has Garcia’s chief of staff resigned while two other staffers’ homes have been raided by police, but now we are seeing former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez speaking in support of disgraced Congressman Garcia. This is the same Mayor Raul ...

Today, Speaker Boehner will unveil a statue of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass in the U.S. Capitol. It is also the celebration of Juneteenth- a holiday that recognizes the abolition of slavery. In celebration of Douglass’ life and this special day, here are 9 interesting facts about him. 1. Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in ...

A new CNN poll out this morning shows that 47 percent of respondents believe the White House was directly involved with the IRS scandal—up from 37 percent just last month. To make things even worse, a majority of Americans still believe the scandal is “very important” to the nation. These polls are just more bad ...

The Statue of Liberty has been in the hands and looking over the waters of Americans for 128 years. Lady Liberty arrived at the New York Harbor 128 years ago on June 17, 1885 and Americans have celebrated the memorial as a symbol of American freedom ever since. On June 17, 1885, Americans enthusiastically lined ...

As President Obama is traveling to Northern Ireland for this week’s G-8 Summit, he’s receiving some bad news at home. A CNN poll out this morning shows a precipitous drop in his approval ratings. Just 45 percent of respondents approve of the job he’s doing—as opposed to 53 percent just one month ago. What’s striking ...

Today is Flag Day! Celebrate the stars and stripes today. Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the ...

The Associated Press is reporting that ObamaCare may turn out to be too expensive to cover workers who make lower wages.   “It’s called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama’s health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including employees at big chain restaurants, retail stores and hotels. ...

It’s hard to believe that five years ago today we lost a giant. On June 13, 2008, Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert died at the age of 58. Tim was the preeminent political journalist of his time. You weren’t anyone in Washington until you could go toe-to-toe with Tim. He was famous for dragging quotes ...