Aug 05 Fine Art Can Be Funny and Offensive: Victor Navasky on Political Cartoons By Katelyn Polantz Slide Show: A collection of cartoons that rocked art and politics. One can write a number of things about David Levine's 1984 cartoon of Henry Kissinger, shirtless in bed, on top of an anthropomorphized globe. But seeing the cartoon… Continue reading
Aug 05 Congress Breaks for Recess with Plenty of Business Left to Finish Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Rep. Keith Ellison, D.-Minn., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D.-N.Y., leave the Capitol as Congress begins its summer recess Friday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Barack Obama turned 52 Sunday, celebrating privately with family and… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Unfinished Business as Congress Leaves for August Break Brooks and Marcus on Unanswered Questions as Congress Leaves for August Break… Continue watching
Aug 02 Senate Approves Obama's Nominee for UN Ambassador Samantha Power, senior director of multilateral affairs with the U.S. National Security Council waves to family members as she speaks during a nomination announcement with President Barack Obama, and Susan Rice, then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Power was… Continue reading
Aug 02 Gwen's Take: Toes in the Sand, Eyes on the Page It is true that when I want a little getaway reading, I normally download or pack a nice piece of fiction. But this year, I couldn't resist doing a deep dive into three really good books about Washington. It… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Sens. McCaskill, Ayotte: Keep Military Sexual Assault Cases in Chain of Command Sens. McCaskill, Ayotte: Keep Military Sexual Assault Cases in Chain of Command… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch NSA Collects 'Word for Word' Every Domestic Communication, Says Former Analyst NSA Collects 'Word for Word' Every Domestic Communication, Says Former Analyst… Continue watching
Aug 01 Ex-NSA Analysts: Agency Collecting All Electronic Communications By Larisa Epatko William Binney and Russell Tice were working for the National Security Agency as analysts when they learned about its wiretapping program -- the controversial post-9/11 program in which the NSA collected phone and Internet activity without getting warrants first for… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch NSA Collects 'Word for Word' Every Domestic Communication, Says Former Analyst Ex-NSA Analysts on Their Top-Secret Discoveries… Continue watching
Aug 01 Blacks, Hispanics More Optimistic than Whites A new poll that shows minorities' continued optimism about their economic future comes at a time when President Obama is promoting his economic message. Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON -- Americans' attitudes about their economic future are sharply divided… Continue reading