NEWS
November 22, 2013 | By David Lauter
WASHINGTON - Voters have seen in the last few years that divided government leads to gridlock, and Republicans should make the case in 2014 and 2016 “to give this party a chance” to run both the White House and Congress, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told reporters Friday. "Instead of sufficient checks and balances,” divided government has delivered “a lot of gridlock,” Walker said at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. The audition season for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination is already well underway, with potential candidates making speeches in key states, meeting party activists and testing out their message with national political reporters.
NEWS
September 25, 2013 | By Paul Whitefield
As a filibuster against Obamacare, it was a flop. But as the opening salvo in a presidential campaign, Sen. Ted Cruz's 21-hour (more or less) talkathon Tuesday and Wednesday worked just fine. And that, after all, was the point of Cruz's tilting at windmills. After vowing to speak against Obamacare until he couldn't stand, Cruz sat on Wednesday morning. Then, the Senate voted 100-0 (yep, that means our guy Cruz too) to move ahead on a spending plan to keep the government running.
NEWS
July 9, 2013 | By Daniel Rothberg
Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker, has rarely shied away from controversy. But on Friday, Walker seemed wary to draw much attention to a contentious abortion law he signed. The bill requires ultrasounds as a pre-condition for an abortion and bars procedures from doctors without admitting privileges to local hospitals. Walker did not sign the law in public. There were no announcements or celebrations. Instead, his office issued a generically-titled news release: “Governor Scott Walker Signs Several Bills Into Law.” The statement goes through each of the 18 bills signed that day, assigning no greater or lesser importance to each one. Politically, Walker is in a difficult place on abortion.
ENTERTAINMENT
March 26, 2013 | By Jenny Hendrix
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is drawing heat over his choice of ghostwriter for a forthcoming book. As the National Review online reported, Walker will team up with former George W. Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen on the book, which according to a source will "tell his story. " The book, which is not yet titled, will be published by Sentinel, an imprint of the Penguin Group. Thiessen, a Washington Post op-ed columnist, supports "enhanced interrogation" in the war against terror, as spelled out in his 2010 book "Courting Disaster.
ENTERTAINMENT
January 25, 2013 | Ed Stockly
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Clinton and Biden 2016 prospects; Inaugural address: Chuck Todd, NBC; Kathleen Parker, the Washington Post; Kelly O'Donnell, NBC; Chris Frates, National Journal. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC; Sunday 5:30 a.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today Hoda Kotb.
NEWS
September 25, 2012 | By Morgan Little
WASHINGTON -- Bipartisanship may not be in vogue this year, but there's still one thing that can bring political opponents together - a blown call in a "Monday Night Football" game. The NFL, which is relying on substitute referees while the league's officials sit out due to an ongoing labor dispute, has been criticized throughout the season after a series of controversial calls. But the situation reached a tipping point Monday, when Green Bay Packers safety M.D. Jennings intercepted a pass in the end zone on the final play of the game - until he didn't.