Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria  —  Obama Seeks Support on Syria: American presidents generally want support from three places: Congress, the American people and allies abroad.  In the case of a possible military strike in Syria, support may be in short supply.

Obama sends Syria resolution to Hill  —  The White House has sent Congress a draft resolution authorizing the use of American military force in Syria, with a narrow focus on interdicting chemical weapons — or their use — by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Mary Cheney Criticizes Her Sister on Same-Sex Marriage  —  Mary Cheney, the younger sister of Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Senate candidate, sharply criticized her sister's stance on same-sex marriage and urged her own Facebook friends to share the message.  —  Posting on Facebook on Friday evening …

To pee or not to pee: Women sell positive pregnancy tests on Craigslist for $25 each. . . and there is no shortage of motivated buyers  — One seller writes ‘Wanna get your boyfriend to pop the question?’, while some buyers are motivated by revenge  —  A number of women across the country …

IRS Scandal Didn't Happen To The Tea Party; It Was Invented By The Tea Party  —  JennyBeth Martin rallies the troops on May 16, 2013  —  Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an amazingly dishonest profile of Jenny Beth Martin, head of the national Tea Party Patriots organization.

President Obama Announces Next Steps on Syria, Heads to Golf Course  —  WASHINGTON — Roughly half an hour after announcing his administration would seek congressional approval for military intervention in Syria's civil war, President Obama left the White House for the golf course.

Rally For Gun Background Checks Quickly Becomes Pro-Gun Event  —  It was a rally organized by gun-control supporters, but by the end, it looked more like an NRA rally.  —  “As a gun owner, I'm a responsible person and I think it's responsible to ask to have all gun owners have a background check,” said Blanche Luczyk.

The parody shirt the NSA doesn't want you to wear  —  The politically themed T-shirt company Liberty Maniacs is in hot water for its latest spoof design  —  Two days after the world learned the National Security Agency logs practically every American phone call, the agency had started cracking down on entrepreneurs who made fun of it.