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Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, is in the race for House majority leader.  Labrador this afternoon announced his candidacy for the House’s No. 2 post, giving Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., currently in the No. 3 slot as majority whip, a challenger for the job. “I am running for majority leader because I want to help create a…

Defeat at the polls for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor sent shock waves through the House of Representatives. The Virginia Republican’s primary loss also left GOP lawmakers scrambling to solidify candidates to fill his leadership seat. As of tonight, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy appeared to be closing in on the prize. >>> Update: Labrador Takes on…

Hillary Clinton was on the hot seat today about her announcement last year that she supported same-sex marriage. In a tense interview, Terry Gross, host of NPR’s Fresh Air, asked the former First Lady if “political calculations” motivated her stance on gay marriage or if her opinion changed once she left the White House. Clinton…

MADISON, Wis.—Don’t tell cheeseheads how to make their cheese. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration learned this recently when word surfaced the agency might be thinking of banning the longstanding practice among cheese makers of using wooden boards to age their products. Yesterday, the FDA cut the cheese rhetoric—and seemed to be backing off its…

Fueled by public health concerns, mobile food vendors increasingly face regulations that either outright ban them or restrict where and when they can operate. But a new study from the Institute for Justice finds food trucks might be safer than most sit-down eateries. The study, called “Street Eats, Safe Eats,” takes on the perception that…

Today former U.S. president George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday. He is known for his funky sock collection, but there’s much more to the former president than crazy footwear. 1. In 1943, Bush was the youngest pilot in the Navy at the time. 2. During World War II, he flew 58 combat missions for…