Jun 8, 2011 – Alec Baldwin is considering a run for New York City mayor in 2013 now that the Democratic field has erupted in the wake of the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, NBC New York has confirmed. A spokesman for the "30 Rock" funnyman told NBC New York on Wednesday: "I wouldn't...

Jun 8, 2011 – The dominant narrative about former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign goes something like this: Nice guy, great fundraiser, can’t win because of health care. Like all political storylines, this one is overly simplistic — damn media! — and repeated endlessly by many people who have spent very little...

Jun 8, 2011 – by Nick Freiling In case you didn't notice, a Stockton, CA man’s testimony of being arrested and detained by a team of armed government agents for a crime he didn't commit went viral on the internet this morning. He woke up to his door being broken down, and was dragged...

Jun 8, 2011 – Will 2012 be another anti-incumbent year? One of the first casualties of last cycle’s “throw the bums out” fervor says probably not. Former senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah), who lost his bid for a fourth term last May when he was ousted at the state Republican Party convention, said during a...

Jun 8, 2011 – Washington (CNN) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's spokesman Rick Tyler confirmed to CNN Wednesday that the presidential hopeful's campaign trail absence was because of a "planned vacation" with his wife, Callista. With no warning, Gingrich fell off the Republican presidential candidate radar after his last public appearance on...

Jun 8, 2011 – With Mitt Romney headed to the Wolverine State tomorrow for an economy-themed event, Michigan Rep. and potential presidential candidate Thaddeus McCotter is taking a preemptive shot this afternoon at the GOP frontrunner. McCotter, a quirky and media-savvy conservative, is holding an event at a manufacturing company in Plymouth, Mich.,...

Jun 8, 2011 – Reporting from Atlanta— A top Obama administration lawyer defending last year's healthcare law ran into skeptical questions Wednesday from three federal judges here, who suggested they may be ready to declare all or part of the law unconstitutional. Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal K. Katyal faced off against former Bush...

Jun 8, 2011 – Newt Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler has gotten tired of reading Wall Street Journal editorials trashing his boss. So he’s taken to Twitter to start putting out his own opinions — about the Journal’s editorial board. Responding to a piece Wednesday morning lavishing praise on Tim Pawlenty’s economic plan, asking “What...

Jun 8, 2011 – But, as Townhall News Editor Katie Pavlich said, our military should be able to fly with whatever they want, free of charge.…

Jun 8, 2011 – Jamie Dimon has become a heroic figure on Wall Street. During a Q&A session with Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in Atlanta, JPMorgan [JPM 40.69 -0.03 (-0.07%) ] CEO Jamie Dimon questioned whether too much bank regulation—especially new capital requirements—might be slowing...

Jun 8, 2011 – Presidential candidate Ron Paul has vowed never to vote for an increase in the debt limit during an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV. The Texas Republican congressman says his fellow politicians cannot be trusted with the money they have at their disposal, so he will not agree to give...

Jun 8, 2011 – Ben Bernanke made headlines and moved markets Tuesday when he said the economic recovery was lagging the Federal Reserve's expectations. He did, however, say he expects things to pick up in the second half of the year. Speaking at a banking conference in Atlanta, Bernanke was also taken to task...

Jun 8, 2011 – NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The economy is still struggling. And Americans are in for a long and painful adjustment period.

Jun 8, 2011 – The struggling U.S. economy is in even worse shape than it appears, and the Obama administration has done little to help, according to influential economist Martin Feldstein. In a Wall Street Journal column published Wednesday, Feldstein argues that as bad as some headline economic numbers such as gross domestic product...

Jun 8, 2011 – Today, even Barack Obama is worried about the economy. Obama answered questions about the economy for the first time since a report released Friday showed that job growth had slowed sharply, another indication that the economy was no longer in recovery. "I am concerned about the fact that the recovery...

Jun 8, 2011 – NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $6.41 billion in Treasury debt on Wednesday, part of a program that's the centerpiece of the U.S. central bank's loose monetary policy. Dealers offered to sell the Fed $23.45 billion in 2015-2016 notes. After the buyback, Treasury prices...

Jun 8, 2011 – Bahrain's diplomatic charm offensive has run aground due to the government's brutal crackdown on its own citizens. Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is seen as one of the leading reformers within the ruling family, was due to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State...

Jun 8, 2011 – They rode into Washington on an anti-spending wave, but some House Republican freshmen are already enjoying one of the perks of incumbency, spending their office budgets on everything from $1,000-a-month car leases to pricey online advertising contracts. At least 15 GOP freshmen have shelled out tens of thousands of dollars...

Jun 8, 2011 – (CNN) – President Barack Obama's overall approval rating has dropped below 50 percent as a growing number of Americans worry that the U.S. is likely to slip into another Great Depression within the next 12 months, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Wednesday also...

Jun 8, 2011 – in the June issue of Townhall Magazine, veteran journalist Dale Buss takes a look at the many Republican victories in Wisconsin (and … Get the full analysis only in the June issue of Townhall magazine.The potential of this new movement to transform politics in the Midwest … Ohio believes the case for fiscal sanity will carry the day -- this fall and again in 2012.To read the full piece, subscribe to Townhall…

Jun 8, 2011 – President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged European countries and bondholders to prevent a "disastrous" default by Greece and pledged U.S. support to help tackle the country's debt crisis. Obama, whose political prospects have suffered from persistently high unemployment and ballooning U.S. debt, has pinpointed the euro zone crisis as...

Jun 8, 2011 – Have no doubt that this plan is very real, with strong Obama administration support. In January 2010 the U.S. joined 152 other countries in endorsing a U.N. Arms Treaty Resolution that will establish a 2012 conference to draft a blueprint for enactment. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged to...

Jun 8, 2011 – COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A key Ohio Senate committee approved a two-year state budget Tuesday, after adding changes that would prohibit public hospitals from performing abortions, allow charter schools for gifted students, cut legislative pay and make legal tweaks to various privatization plans. The Republican-dominated Senate Finance Committee voted 9-4...

Jun 8, 2011 – A national healthcare-policy expert charged that President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms have “decimated Medicare,” even as a three-judge panel in Atlanta prepares to hear oral arguments on whether those reforms are constitutional. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to provide the most authoritative opinion yet stemming from the...

Jun 8, 2011 – ATLANTA—Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended U.S. efforts to overhaul regulation of financial markets after the financial crisis Tuesday, rejecting suggestions from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. chief Jamie Dimon and other bankers that regulators have gone too far. Mr. Bernanke, speaking before a group of international bank executives, including...