Cheney: As a Republican, I choose Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell.  —  Last week, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the Republican Party is in “deep trouble” because it is “getting smaller” and being led by far right polarizing figures.  Specifically, he said that Rush Limbaugh …

Edwards Staff Had Affair ‘Doomsday’ Strategy  —  During our Roundtable discussion on “This Week” we discussed Elizabeth Edwards' candid interview with Oprah about her husband's affair.  —  ABC columnist George Will suggested former Sen. John Edwards was irresponsible to campaign for the Democratic Party nomination.

The Air Force 1 flight over NYC can't possibly have been made for the purpose of taking that photograph.  —  Perhaps others are already saying this, and I'm just pointing out the obvious.  But here goes.  —  The official story is: Botched photo op, now fully compensated for by the resignation …

King Abdullah: ‘This is not a two-state solution, it is a 57-state solution’  —  How has the Pope's visit gone?  —  I think it's gone extremely well.  I said to His Holiness that this is the right time.  You're coming here on a spiritual pilgrimage with a message of peace …

Newt Gingrich: “McCarthyist” Obama Wants To “Put Terrorists On Welfare” (VIDEO)  —  HuffPost coverage of the Sunday show appearances of Sen. John McCain and former Vice President Dick Cheney coming soon...  In an interview that was fiery even by his standards, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused …

Chávez seizures fuel Venezuela oil fears  —  A fresh round of expropriations in Venezuela has raised fears that the Opec producer's already declining oil output could sink to its lowest level in the past 20 years.  —  Troops were mobilised over the weekend to assist Venezuela's state …

Obama: Healthcare reform no ‘luxury’  —  President Barack Obama, planning a meeting at the White House on Monday with “stakeholders” in the health care debate, also plans a midday public address on “reforming the health care system to reduce costs.”  —  “We cannot continue …

Friendship With Conservative Thomas Complicates Supreme Court Chances for Georgia's Sears  —  Friendship With Thomas May Complicate Chances for Left-Leaning Georgia Judge  —  One day in the early 1990s, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas telephoned Leah Ward Sears to introduce himself.

Be the Party of No  —  It's the route to Republican landslides.  —  Republican leaders in Congress have created something called the National Council for a New America (NCNA).  It describes itself as “not a Republican-only forum” but one that seeks to “engage people in a discussion …

Obama: ‘Boehner ... is person of color’  —  President Barack Obama's top quips from his after-dinner speech at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner:  —  “Good evening.  You know, I had an entire speech prepared for this occasion.  But now that I'm here, I think I want to try something a little different.

Pelosi makes surprise visit to Iraq  —  In a brief, unannounced trip to Iraq, Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for better intelligence gathering there before the U.S. withdraws most of its combat troops from the country, according to news reports.  —  Pelosi, a longtime critic of the war …