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Today's News Tip Sheet. The Independent Breakdown of Today's News. Colbert Gives Fox and CNN a Thorough Shellacking for Yesterday’s Coverage POLITICO – Dems Could Still Blow it on Health CareAlthough the law was upheld yesterday in the Supreme Court, it is not out of the woods yet. There are several ways the Democrats could drop the ball and gut the ACA. Slate – CO Declared a Disaster AreaThe president visited Colorado Springs this morning to survey the damage of a wildfire that has destroyed

The overwhelmingly popular emergence of social media has created an additional layer of transparency in the political world. Facebook and Twitter, two of the most popular social networking sites, have acted as giant microscopes focused on politicians and lawmakers alike. These sites have given politicians the opportunity to appear more personable to the general public, as well as offer a new forum for self-promotion and networking. Their social media presence has also allowed the public the abil

Today the Supreme Court upheld the health care reform's Affordable Care Act. As is to be predicted, politicians had strong reactions both for and against the act. President Obama’s main rival in the November elections, Republican Mitt Romney, lead the pack with talk of repealing the act: “What the Court did today was say that Obama care did not violate the Constitution. They did not say that it is good law or good policy. If we want to get rid of Obama care, we are going to have to replace Pre

Political redistricting is an issue that stirs up partisan bickering like no other. Each side wants to draw up the districts in a way that ensures the best possible scenario for their continued power. The establishment party usually ends up cementing its power by drawing up bizarre districts that ignore geography, demographics, and common sense. The opposition party whines about it, secretly envious of the power. The tired drama was recently repeated in Ohio, where the Republican controlled exec

On April 6, 1992, the first major league game was played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, ushering in a new era for Baltimore and its beloved O’s. From the day it opened through Sunday’s game with the Nationals, 45,894,621 people have seen the O’s play at Camden. But the joy and triumph of that historic moment wasn’t Baltimore’s or Maryland’s alone, but one belonging to all of baseball – America’s Game. The creation of Oriole Park at Camden Yards would initiate a revolution in retro-ballparks,

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has yet to announce the selection of his vice president candidate. Such an announcement is not expected before the Republican National Convention. Yet that doesn't keep plenty of political observers from discussing and speculating who the eventual nominee will be. Washington Post's The Fix and Google have recently teamed up to track news mentions, search trends and YouTube video views for 10 of the most frequently mentioned potential cand

With CSPAN on in the background waiting for President Obama's address to NALEO this afternoon, which I will be live-blogging here, so keep refreshing this page over the next hour, here is one ABC News article I'm reading, which points out that the promises Obama made to this same group four years ago are all still works in progress: The change Obama promised NALEO and Latinos was at once sweeping and bold, from "ending the housing crisis" to creating "millions of new jobs" and expanding minorit

Yesterday, both President Obama and Mitt Romney delivered dueling economic speeches in battleground Ohio. Today, The Washington Post has an extensive fact checking analysis of both campaign speeches. Worth checking out if you are interested in cutting through political rhetoric and examining their claims.

Today in the swing state of Ohio, Mitt Romney and President Obama scheduled competing economic speeches at the same time. Gov. Romney’s speech, which lasted 18 minutes, started a little early to make room for President Obama’s 54-minute remarks. As an audience we were pleased to catch both presidential hopefuls campaign speeches and this is definitely underscored by the tweets we managed to come across. Here are the top twelve funny comments we dug up. 1. June 14, 2012 2. WestWingReportJune

Thinking of having a child? Better have some serious cash. The Department of Agriculture released their annual "Expenditures on Children by Families" on Thursday, detailing the cost of raising a child through age 17. A middle income family in 2011 can expect to shell out $234,900 in order to house, feed, cloth, transport and cover other humanly needs for their new bundle of joy. "For the year 2011, annual child-rearing expenses per child for a middle-income, two-parent family ranged from $12,