What the Veep? If bullets were chocolate


In this photo, Downtown Montessori Academy teacher Jenny Aicher holds a note, May 13, 2013, in Milwaukee, written by Vice President Joe Biden to Myles, a 7-year-old second-grader at the school. (AP Photo/Jenny Aicher)
 
A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in response.
 
 
 

Social Status: Printable pistols
A University of Texas law student has made history and headlines recently by successfully firing the...
 

Ladies First: FLOTUS and Jason Collins team up
A week ago, first lady Michelle Obama tweeted to NBA star Jason Collins that "We've got your back." She's...
 

DC Download: Weekly rewind
Although Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court were on break, this week was packed with plenty of political...
 

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical
Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short...
 

At White House dinner, Obama's got jokes Video
President Barack Obama took time to laugh at himself during the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner,...
 

While talking guns, Biden gets news of explosions Video
Although he hadn't planned on it, Vice President Joe Biden became the first person from the White House...
 

DC Download: Outcry over Obama's budget Video
President Obama's 2014 budget is getting a lot of criticism from all angles, and not all of it is constructive.
 

Gen Y: What plagues us Video
The U.S. government makes it easy to take what you need to pay the astronomical tuition bill each semester,...
 

DC Download: WH responds to North Korea Video
With Congress on break, the White House has been fighting a different battle this week as threats of...
 
 
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Political News


John Gregg for governor... again?
We are still 3 1/2 years from the next election for governor of Indiana, but that doesn't stop John Gregg from laying some…
 

Memorial service honors Gov. Bowen
There was a memorial service in the Statehouse rotunda Thursday for former Governor Otis Bowen.
 

General Assembly eyes veto override
The General Assembly will return to the Statehouse for one day on June 12 to vote on a potential override of a Gov. Mike…
 

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Indiana Politics


John Gregg for governor... again?
We are still 3 1/2 years from the next election for governor of Indiana, but that doesn't stop John Gregg from laying some…
 

Memorial service honors Gov. Bowen
There was a memorial service in the Statehouse rotunda Thursday for former Governor Otis Bowen.
 

General Assembly eyes veto override
The General Assembly will return to the Statehouse for one day on June 12 to vote on a potential override of a Gov. Mike…
 

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White House News


Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict…
 

Some unions now angry about health care…
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor…
 

Kerry's focus on peace talks, not settlements
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement…
 

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Indiana (change)

 
Indiana politics enter a new era as MIke Pence prepares to take over as the next governor.
 
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