Politicians

Rep. Frank Wolf, VA-R, has been one of the most vocal critics of the 2012 tragedy at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. A new report from the New York Times that shows no link between the attack and al-Qaeda shows just how wrong Wolf and others were about the polarizing event.

Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions.

In January, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, ascended to the powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee. Six weeks later, Hensarling was joined by representatives of the banking industry for a ski vacation fundraiser at a posh Park City, Utah, resort.

After a hacker broke into Bush family email accounts, the internet lit up like a Christmas tree as photos of nude self-portraits painted by George W. Bush went viral.
Now, Bush is talking about the paintings, telling the Dallas Morning-News he likes to shake up stereotypes and finds painting a way he can express himself "in a way that's unique."

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When the questioning turned to Rep. Bachmann’s ethics problems from her 2012 presidential campaign, aides closed in blocking reporters and photographers and ushered her out of the room.

The White House will recognize a group of outstanding openly LGBT state and local elected and appointed officials as “Harvey Milk Champions of Change.”

A prepared text of his speech, obtained by the New York Times, indicates Petraeus will apologize for the affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to lock in $85 billion in widely decried spending cuts aimed at restraining soaring federal deficits — and to avoid a government shutdown just a week away.

No one symbolizes the so-called "old" GOP more than U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe on many issues, and one of them is gay rights. Inhofe once claimed proudly on the Senate floor, for example, that there was never a "homosexual relationship in the recorded history of our family."