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| 2015 Golden Globes: Flat jokes, but pleasing upsets |
| In a fairly routine but mostly satisfying Golden Globes ritual Sunday night, outgoing co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were not quite as edgy as they had promised everyone they would be. But whatever sharp barbs viewers were hoping for in their jokes instead came from upsets in plenty of categories. Read full article » |
| Both parties agree: Economic mobility will be a defining theme of 2016 campaign |
| Presidential hopefuls in both parties agree on at least one thing: Economic mobility, and the feeling of many Americans that they are being shut out from the nation’s prosperity, will be a defining theme of the 2016 campaign. Read full article » |
| Democrats, in a stark shift in messaging, to make big tax-break pitch for middle class |
| Senior Democrats, dissatisfied with the party’s tepid prescriptions for combating income inequality, are drafting an “action plan” that calls for a massive transfer of wealth from the super-rich and Wall Street traders to the heart of the middle class. Read full article » |
| A small band of moderate Democrats could be key to the GOP Senate’s success |
| Some of the most influential senators in the new Congress are neither in the majority nor among the longest-serving. They don’t show up on the Sunday-morning talk shows, and they aren’t talking about running for president in 2016. Read full article » |
| Losing marijuana business, Mexican cartels push heroin and meth |
| SAN YSIDRO, Calif. — Mexican traffickers are sending a flood of cheap heroin and methamphetamine across the U.S. border, the latest drug seizure statistics show, in a new sign that America’s marijuana decriminalization trend is upending the North American narcotics trade. Read full article » |
| ‘Downton Abbey’ recap: Lady Mary’s road-trip romp |
| There wasn’t much to untangle this week at Downton. Mary prepped for an illicit getaway. Edith plotted to spend more time with her child. Daisy studied math. Rose begged for a radio. (Oh, Rose). Lady Grantham eyed a visitor. Lord Grantham acted all surly. And a policeman visited. Read full article » |
| Aided by overturned Dez Bryant catch, Packers beat Cowboys 26-21 in NFC playoffs |
| GREEN BAY, Wis. — With one good leg and one unworldly arm, Aaron Rodgers was suddenly helpless on the sideline, craning his neck at the scoreboard along with his shivering congregation, all of them packed parka to parka inside frigid Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon. When Rodgers saw Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant stretch his arm on the video replay and slam the ball against the frigid turf, he knew. Read full article » |
| Federal government, some school systems to open on delay Monday |
| Following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Monday:Governments Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| With Romney and Bush in the picture, GOP’s 2016 field gets tricky and more interesting |
| Two months ago, the 2016 presidential race was shaping up as a sort of “American Idol” for the next generation of Republican stars. Today, it looks a little like a reunion tour for a famous band from way back when. Read full article » |
| The Iowa straw poll has survived. So far. |
| Iowa Republicans voted Saturday to keep the Ames Straw Poll for one main reason: It's a cash cow.Despite continuing questions about its usefulness and a campaign by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R), among others, to bring it to an end, it will be back this year as the earliest informal vote of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. Read full article » |
| The county economic recovery, in 5 maps and charts |
| The recovery is continuing moderately for the nation’s counties, but on one measure most are behind: In 19 out of 20 counties, unemployment has yet to recover.While economic activity and housing prices have recovered in about half of the nation’s counties, unemployment rates are still below pre-recession levels in 95 percent of counties, according to a new report from the National Association of Counties. (Click here for individual county profiles.) Nearly four in five Northeastern and Midwestern counties still have a jobs gap. And the report makes clear the uneven nature of the national economic recovery. Read full article » |
| House considers bipartisan bill to ‘rein in excessive regulatory costs’ |
| The House this week is scheduled to consider a bipartisan bill designed to prevent federal regulations from becoming too costly.The measure would change the process for analyzing and formulating new regulations, requiring agencies to adopt “the least costly rule considered during the rule making,” with limited exceptions. Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| It’s time for Vermont to get in on New Hampshire’s primary spoils |
| Now that the Vermont legislature has returned to Montpelier, I’d like to suggest again that it consider a plan to alter New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary. I’ve said this before, and nobody paid any attention. Things have not gotten better. Read full article » |
| Fred Hiatt: The cracks in China’s crackdown |
| Through the wild swings of Chinese history since its Communist revolution in 1949, there has been one constant: Outsiders have rarely understood what was happening while it was happening.During the Great Leap Forward, from 1958 to 1961, 30 million people or more starved to death in a Mao-created famine. The West had little clue. Read full article » |
| E.J. Dionne: Degrees of opportunity |
| Permit me to declare my bias: I came to revere community colleges for very personal reasons and learned to admire them because they are central to restoring social and economic mobility in our nation.My late mother spent most of her work life as a teacher and a librarian. Her passions were to get every kid she encountered to love reading and to encourage students to become the first in their families to seek higher education. Read full article » |
| Robert Samuelson: Volcker, Reagan and history |
| It’s important to get history right — and economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has gotten it maddeningly wrong. Krugman recently wrote a column arguing that the decline of double-digit inflation in the 1980s was the decade’s big economic event, not the cuts in tax rates usually touted by conservatives. Actually, I agree with Krugman on this. But then he asserted that Ronald Reagan had almost nothing to do with it. That’s historically incorrect. Reagan was crucial. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Suspect in 2002 Md. slaying eluded capture for 12 years after switching identities |
| Last spring, a successful music promoter who went by the name Dennis Alfredo Graham presented his passport at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. He checked in for a flight to Jamaica and started to walk away. Read full article » |
| D.C. area forecast: Some ice early, then cold rain (UPDATES) |
| WEATHER GANG | Be extra careful on untreated roads, driveways, and sidewalks this morning. Read full article » |
| Md. teachers union launches campaign to maintain funding for schools |
| The Maryland State Education Association has launched a radio campaign and online petition drive urging state elected officials not to slash educational funding when the General Assembly returns this week for its annual 90-day session. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Wizards vs. Hawks: Sloppy Washington suffers most lopsided loss of the season, 120-89, against Atlanta |
| ATLANTA — Toward the end of the third quarter Sunday afternoon, Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce glanced up at the scoreboard at Philips Arena and hastily crunched some numbers. The Wizards were shooting 55 percent from the floor. The Atlanta Hawks were shooting 43 percent. Seventeen years of NBA experience taught Pierce the combination should have equaled positive results. Read full article » |
| Damian Lillard dunks all over Los Angeles |
| Damian Lillard had himself a game against the Lakers on Sunday. He scored 17 of his 34 points in the final eight-plus minutes of the game, leading the Trail Blazers to a 106-94 win at Staples and helping Portland become the first NBA squad with 30 victories. Read full article » |
| DeAndre Jordan angered by ‘Let’s go Heat!’ chants during Clippers’ home game |
| Apparently, not everyone jumped off the Heat’s bandwagon when LeBron James left the team. Or perhaps everyone did, but some decided that didn’t like what they saw from LeBron’s Cavs and climbed back on. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings for Jan. 12 |
| NHL7 p.m. Colorado at Washington»Comcast SportsNet, WJFK (106.7 FM),WFED (1500 AM)7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia»NHL NetworkNBA7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Boston»NBA TV Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Shrinking IRS struggles to keep up with growing number of tax-exempt charities |
| The Internal Revenue Service is losing ground in its oversight of charities as it struggles with budget and workforce declines, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The IRS audited 0.7 percent of charities in 2013, down from 0.81 percent in 2011, the GAO said. By comparison, the agency audited individuals and corporations at rates of 1 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, in 2013. Read full article » |
| Is federal hiring fair and open or do ‘special hiring authorities’ get in the way? |
| The federal hiring process, often a headache for those seeking a spot on Uncle Sam’s staff, remained a maze even after the Obama administration implemented reforms almost five years ago. Now, a new Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) study says the complex matrix of ways people get hired — or not — into the federal service can undermine confidence in a hiring process that should invite the very best. Read full article » |
| New GOP Senate looks to blast Obama at confirmation hearings |
| Look for some fireworks soon as the new GOP Senate starts hearings on Obama’s two cabinet nominees: Loretta Lynch for attorney general and Ashton Carter as secretary of defense.There doesn’t appear to be any indication so far that Lynch or Carter will personally come under fire at the hearings, which may be held the end of this month or the first week in February. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| The Middle East is full of ancient, mysterious religious sects. The Islamic State is wiping them out. |
| When I met Mirza, a Yazidi nursing a leg he broke trying to rescue his people from the brutal Islamic State, I was fascinated by his religion. The Yazidis believe that nothing is outside the mercy of God. Even Lucifer, they think, has been redeemed and restored to favor; his tears of repentance extinguished the fires of Hell forever. Read full article » |
| What happens when your dog gets Alzheimer’s |
| Zeigfield waddled, rather than walked, into my examination room. I’d been seeing this obese Dachshund at my veterinary hospital for most of his 17 years, treating back problems, mild skin disease and regular episodes of what veterinarians tactfully call “dietary indiscretion” (in Zeigfield’s case, eating a batch of chocolate chip cookies, part of an old sock, and a half-bottle of his owner’s Prozac). Read full article » |
| Islam preaches tolerance of critics, no matter what the Charlie Hebdo attackers believed |
| From the fatwa on author Salman Rushdie to the attack on the offices of French weekly Charlie Hebdo, the phenomenon of anti-blasphemy actions remains prominent in the Muslim world.At first glance, the problem appears to be quite simple. For many years, there has been much talk about the conflicts between blasphemy and free speech within Islam. Some go further and argue about the “intrinsic hostility between two civilizations: Islam and Europe,” as the philosopher Talal Asad puts it. Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| On Kerry’s India visit, action on trade and climate change are priorities |
| AHMEDABAD, India — Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived Sunday in this city where Mohandas Gandhi set the stage for India’s independence from Britain, with the top U.S. diplomat seeking to boost trade ties and promote sustainable energy. Read full article » |
| Watchdog blames Afghan government and donor countries for lax oversight of police |
| Afghanistan is unable to adequately track personnel and pay within its police force despite more than 13 years and billions of dollars of outside assistance, a U.S. watchdog said Monday, highlighting concerns about security forces as the United States and other Western nations withdraw. Read full article » |
| Watchdog: Afghanistan unable to properly track, pay police |
| Afghanistan is unable to adequately track personnel and pay within its police force despite more than 13 years and billions of dollars of outside assistance, a U.S. watchdog said Monday, highlighting concerns about security forces as the United States and other Western nations withdraw. Read full article » |
| The free-speech hypocrisy of some world leaders marching in Paris |
| On Sunday, at least 1.5 million people marched through Paris in a dramatic display of solidarity after extremists killed 12 people at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and four at a kosher grocery last week. A police officer also was fatally shot. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| Churches step in with alternative to high-interest, small-dollar lending industry |
| Every month for about three years, Nina McCarthy followed the same routine after payday. She’d go into a Check Into Cash near her home in the Richmond area, and pay off an open-end loan for $700 or $800 — and then she’d take out a new one for the same amount, never accumulating interest in the process. Read full article » |
| Save money, eat better with these fast recipes |
| There are times in your life when you realize something’s got to change.I had such an epiphany on New Year’s Eve. My family and I were returning home from service at our church. We were hungry and wanted something fast. We stopped at McDonald’s at about 10:30 p.m. The restaurant was short-staffed, so it took an hour to get our food. We then had to rush so we could get home in time to watch the broadcasts of the celebration at Times Square. Read full article » |
| Deciphering financial markets in the short term is a losing game |
| One of the underlying principles of much of the daily news coverage of financial markets is that every effect must have a clear and rational cause. The yield on U.S. Treasury securities is plummeting — the all-wise, all-knowing bond market is giving us a message about deflation that lies ahead. U.S. stocks are tanking — investors are selling to protect themselves against difficult times the market sees ahead. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| Robots are sneaking up on Congress (along with four other tech trends) |
| One of the best Twitter accounts — inside the Beltway or out — belongs to former representative John Dingell (D-Mich.), who announced his retirement with self-effacing posts such as “Added the ‘F’ word to my Twitter bio” and “Also retiring: the underscore in my username.” He’s also tweeted an inside joke to master Photoshopper @darth, posted incredible#TBT selfies and called out the Environmental Protection Agency for tweeting about Kim Kardashian. Read full article » |
| Justice Department seeks to dismiss most of Twitter’s First Amendment lawsuit |
| The U.S. government wants a federal court to dismiss most of a lawsuit filed by Twitter alleging that it violated the firm’s First Amendment rights when it restricted the firm’s ability to reveal information about national security requests for user data. Read full article » |
| Trivia Crack, an app to quiz yourself and show off your smarts |
| triviacrackQuiz yourself and show off your smartsAre you a trivia buff? Do you live to prove your knowledge of the little things? Then it may be time for you to try Trivia Crack.Like the classic game Trivial Pursuit, the app challenges players with questions in a variety of subjects such as sports, science and history. The app lets you play with friends or strangers. Read full article » |
| The Weekly Itch, Vol. II |
| The Itch is back! Welcome to my weekly roundup of innovation, tech, creativity and humor.Cool tech of the week Out: Selfie sticks. In: Nixie. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Jon Hamm and others discuss a ‘super painful’ (but ‘satisfying’) end to ‘Mad Men’ at TV press tour |
| PASADENA, CALIF. — As usual, there’s not much to reveal about the upcoming season of “Mad Men,” the acclaimed and highly secretive AMC drama that returns Sunday, April 5, for its final seven episodes.“There’s no version of this ending that is not super painful for me,” Jon Hamm, the show’s star, told journalists at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour here Saturday morning. Read full article » |
| The spirits of Shenandoah National Park |
| For much of the year, Shenandoah National Park is a gorgeously overgrown place. The underbrush sneaks over the trails, threatening to erase them. Off-trail, the views are densely wooded in every direction, tangled in Virginia creeper and prickly greenbrier. Read full article » |
| ‘Glee’ season premiere: Back as the underdog for the final time |
| It’s comforting to watch the Season 6 premiere of “Glee” and realize that, seriously, some things never change. Rachel Berry is still a well-intentioned monster. Football players and cheerleaders run McKinley High School. And, wouldn’t you know it, happiness hater Sue Sylvester is still trying to get rid of that pesky glee club. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: How a mom can help a 12-year-old who’s afraid of being home alone |
| Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn:My daughter just turned 12, and she refuses to stay home alone, even for short periods of time. She’s never had separation issues, never a problem dropping her off at school or a friend’s house. She is a bit of a worrier and says she’s afraid someone might try to break into the house. She has also said she doesn’t want to grow up, wear a bra, etc. Any suggestions? Give it more time? Am I missing any big red flags? Read full article » |
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