"For the Senate, it’s $10.5 million. For the House, it’s $1.7 million," according to MapLight.org, a nonprofit organization that compiled figures for all of last year’s races. "The figures are the average amount for all the winners from 2012. The cheapest seat went to Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who won...
The World According to Dick Cheney, a documentary about America’s most powerful and polarizing vice president ever, debuts Friday on Showtime. But as National Journal’s reports, “the subject is none too happy with the product. Cheney has told friends he’s disappointed that the producers showcased the internal politics surrounding Bush...
Good News. Retail sales rose at the fastest rate in five months, Reuters reports, giving hope the economy is gaining momentum. Sales increased 1.1%—the largest hike since September, and well above the 0.5% predicted by economists.
[Everyone knows that] The College of Cardinals elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, to be known as Francis I, as supreme leader of the Catholic Church -- he’s the first pope from the Americas. NJ’s political advice for the new pope: focus on messaging, leverage your larger-than-life personality, and use...
Just a day before it was to go into effect, New York City’s ban on large sugary drinks was invalidated by a New York State Supreme Court judge, The New York Times reported. The ruling blocks the city from enforcing the ban. After the ruling, Mayor Michael Bloomberg vowed to...
“I'm still far removed from the modern lexicon of people who are actually cool. So, I'm very careful not to try to use lingo that's above my coolness pay grade.” –Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on trying to be hip on Twitter as the Senate's youngest member. (BuzzFeed).