Category: Washington
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I’ll take politics for 100, Alex. America’s oldest stall tactic. What is the Filibuster?
Have you ever heard or said to someone, “you’re talking that to death?” That saying paints a pretty accurate picture of what a filibuster does. “Using the filibuster to delay or block legislative action has a long history,” describes the United States Senate website. For decades, members of Congress have used the filibuster to stop…
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If you know the name Kony, you should know who the Alawite sect in Syria is too
In the past week, social media has facilitated the rise in awareness of the atrocious acts of Ugandan guerrilla group leader Joseph Kony. Likewise, awareness of the nonprofit group, Invisible Children, behind the movement to bring down Kony has grown and along with it, gained opponents who claim the organization isn’t using it’s legitimate as…
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Government shutdown or NFL lockout?
Yesterday, The Daily Beast dared readers to test their knowledge of the NFL and the U.S. government. A government shutdown looms and the NFL is locked in a labor dispute. But which conflict costs the most? And which has the most bitterly embattled players? Undoubtedly, both conflicts are going to cost Americans a whole chunk…
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How do you explain this to your kid?
So today I miraculously heard something on the news worth reporting that wasn’t already being covered at work. Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, resigned this morning. If you’re not from around D.C. you may or may not have heard. She is in the movie “Waiting for Superman.” She was praised by…
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Protesters at U.S. Supreme Court
So I woke up and walked to the U.S. Supreme Court today. There were literally hundreds of people. Half had spent the night on the sidewalk. This is the story I wrote for The Daily Caller with a fellow intern. I don’t agree with what the Westboro Baptist Church and supporters say, but I do…
Jessica Puente 