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The Foxhole: Chase Untermeyer on Reagan’s Navy, two Bush White Houses, and Churchill’s war counsel

The first time Chase Untermeyer shook hands with George H.W. Bush was in October 1963, when the latter was chairman of the Republican Party for Harris County, Texas. Three years later, when Untermeyer was a student at Harvard University and…

How do you solve a problem like the Clintons?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Monday, March 23, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)…

Harry Reid: The poster child for term limits

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid is announcing he will not seek re-election to another term. The 75-year-old Reid…

White House chief florist resigns – wilted under pressure from first lady?

The sudden departure of the longtime White House florist has the scent of scandal. The official story is that Chief Florist Laura Dowling simply left her position earlier this year. But a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox…

Lawmakers push to strip pensions for child predator teachers

Laurence Hill is a convicted rapist. His victims were 10- and 11-year-old girls he taught in a Seattle school. He served five years in prison for his crimes, and the Seattle School District paid his victims a $3 million settlement.…

Buckle up, Israel: It’s your turn to face the wrath of Obama

March 23, 2015: President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington during the White House Science Fair. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) First he comes for the banks and health care, uses the IRS to go after…

Virtually impossible for top White House, State Department officials to miss Clinton’s private email address: security expert

March 10, 2015: Hillary Rodham Clinton listens during a news conference at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) A senior information security professional with intimate knowledge of federal systems has raised new security concerns about former Secretary of State…

Stop slamming Starbucks: Why ‘Race Together’ campaign matters

Can I just get a cup of coffee – hold the rant on race? This week Starbucks is giving its staff the option to write “Race Together” on its paper cups of coffee. The idea is to ignite coffeehouse crosstalk,…

Maryland Democrats jump at shot for Mikulski’s Senate seat while Republicans stay on sidelines

FILE: Undated: Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, Washington, D.C. (AP) Maryland Democrats are pouring into the race to replace party member Sen. Barbara Mikulski, but her announced retirement appears to have caught Republicans by surprise with top prospects still on the…