If you follow Washington politics, something you've likely suspected can now be confirmed. According to a new analysis, around two in five ex-staffers of U.S. representatives took their next job in one of the most unlikeable of industries: lobbying.
In news that ought to give pause to mass transit commuters everywhere, 49 are reportedly dead and 550 injured in a gruesome-looking (and sadly not unusual) train crash this morning in Buenos Aires.
It's official: The United Nations nuclear inspections many thought Iran wouldn't let happen, didn't happen.
Continuing with his "Punanny State" segment, Jon Stewart last night turned his attention to Virginia, which is set to require pregnant women to undergo "trans-vaginal ultrasounds" if they want abortions.
Today in questions you didn't ask but are damn well getting the answers to, a Public Policy Polling survey ranked the 50 U.S. states by popularity among voters nationwide. And while Hawaii placing No. 1 in this little popularity contest wasn't a shock, that the Golden State ranked last was.
Proving yet again that the Internet offers free alternatives for things one used to have to pay for (see: the newspaper), a new report today says that cell phone networks lost $13.9 billion worth of revenue to free social media apps in 2011.
Yes, 13,000 points is an arbitrary threshold, but the fact this morning that the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached that mark for the first time since May 2008 lets Obama paint a rosier economic picture just in time for reelection, doesn't it?
The good news for Rick Santorum is that the latest poll numbers from Gallup have him leading Mitt Romney by 10 points; the bad news is that respondents also think Romney, not Santorum, is the GOP's best shot at beating Barack Obama.
"While little data on the phenomenon exists, venture capitalists say they are funding more chief executives under age 21 than ever before," reports Reuters' Sarah McBride.
If Sheldon Adelson is to be believed, expect Newt Gingrich to stay an advertising feature in the race for a long time with up to $100 million in super PAC donations, even though Adelson himself says he doesn't like the influence of rich donors.
Rep. Darrell Issa's all male debate on contraception raised plenty of eyebrows (including our own) and on Monday night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart weighed in as well.
How much would you pay to spend time with Samuel L. Jackson? Jeremy Lin? Snoop Dogg? Karl Rove? These don't have to be hypothetical questions. You actually can pay to meet them and other marquee names. For charity, of course.
Though it took some teeth-pulling, House Republicans made official the deal reached Monday to extend unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut by another 10 months with a 293-132 vote today.
Though it seemed like he might be wavering, casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson has decided to let another $10 million ride on Newt Gingrich's flailing bid for president.
If this were a fun-loving cartoon bear breaking into campers' cabins and stealing food, we'd laugh. But it isn't funny when a well-armed and apparently deranged mountain man does it as one is in southwestern Utah.
The Daily Show host promised several episodes ago to permanently shelf jokes on the other meaning of the word "Santorum," but recent coverage of the candidate made that awfully difficult last night.
Visitors to the White House know that their tours rarely bring them into contact with its famous residents, but today, First Lady Michelle Obama (and First Dog Bo) surprised visitors with a hug-filled meet-and-greet.
Those searching for more signs of "how far American has come" from its ugly racist past have a new statistic to latch onto today.
You can't help but feel some vicarious vindication for Ed Weiland, the low-key FedEx employee who saw Jeremy Lin's potential when so many NBA GMs didn't.
General Motors has posted its most profitable year ever in 2011, coming a long way since being bailed out in 2008 and going bankrupt in 2009.
On The Daily Show last night, Jon Stewart made easy work of a little loophole in insider-trading law for the folks who represent us in Congress.
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