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Catherine Thompson is a reporter for Talking Points Memo. Before joining TPM, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She is a graduate of New York University, where she served as the deputy managing editor of NYU's student newspaper, the Washington Square News. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.
Craig Cobb won't be finding spiritual enlightenment anytime soon.
The self-described white supremacist, who's been trying to turn the town of Leith, N.D. into an all-white enclave, was returned to jail Monday after being transferred to a state hospital, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
Marco Rubio hit back at Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Friday for implying the Florida senator hadn't looked at the new budget deal.
"I knew full well all the details of the important parts that were in it," Rubio said on "CBS This Morning." "In fact they had been leaked days in advance, they had been leaked hours in advance."
Hinting at the possibility of a 2016 presidential bid, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Thursday said he didn't think the criticisms his fellow Republicans aimed at the budget deal he crafted with Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) would put a dent in his political plans.
Jon Stewart on Thursday couldn't handle the level of "crazy" that was Fox News host Megyn Kelly and a panel discussing historically "verifiable" facts about a fictional character like Santa Claus.
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt isn't going to let the "selfie" photo she took with President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron see the light of day.
A new poll found that on the eve of the first anniversary of last year's elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., support for stricter gun-control laws has dropped to its lowest level since the tragedy.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is keeping the door open for another presidential run.
Huckabee told the New York Times Thursday night that he's "mindful of the fact that there's a real opportunity" for him in the 2016 race, but will only jump in if he has the finances to sustain a bid in the long term.
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt was called a "Danish hellcat" by one American columnist for her self-portrait with President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron at Nelson Mandela's memorial service.
The Fox News host went off on Harris' article Wednesday, insisting it was a "verifiable fact" that Santa was white. Kelly argued if the image of a white Santa made Harris "uncomfortable," that didn't mean the image "has to change."
