Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Nothing Political About Investigations? Travis County, Texas, district attorney Ronnie Earle (search), who’s leading an investigation into a group founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search), says there’s nothing political about his investigations into Republicans. Just last week, though, he was …

I don’t want to drop this Wal-Mart thing just yet. Because, actually, I think it’s a contagion in American business. Service stinks. And here’s the kicker. When things get bad, it really starts to stink. Not everywhere. And not with everyone. But with enough. Just look at McDonald’s. There’s nothing …

To watch “The Talking Points Memo” click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thank you for watching us tonight. We would like to welcome our new viewers in Erie, Pennsylvania, watching on Cablevision. We hope you like The Factor. The ACLU has gone over the line. That is the subject of …

Whitney Houston | Man Ray Party| Michael Jackson Whitney’s New Single Blasts the Press Whitney Houstonis back, and she’s taking no prisoners. Houston’s new single, called “Whatcha Lookin’ At,” was leaked to radio stations in New York yesterday behind the backs of Arista Records executives. Pandemonium ensued since Whitney’s new …

COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Throughout America, political campaigns are not just emphasizing what candidates say, but what they drive. On the campaign trail for Florida governor, Janet Reno toured the sunshine state in a red pickup truck. During his campaign film at the 2000 Republican National Convention, George W. Bush …

To watch “The Memo” click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. More abuse of working Americans. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. U.S. Airways is bankrupt. United Airlines in trouble. American Airlines laying off thousands of workers, 8,000 to be exact. And …

Would you bail out Enron? A lot of shareholders got burned. Many folks’ retirement savings have been wiped out. So would you have Uncle Sam bail ’em out? I say no, and here’ s why: Where do we draw the line? What about all those Lucent shareholders who saw fortunes …

And now the most intriguing two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: Missed The Grapevine? Watch it! She Just Keeps on Going …The German Justice Minister, who lost her parliamentary election, and now apparently her cabinet post as well, after likening President Bush’s handling of the Iraq …

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday that completely overhauls the troubled Immigration and Naturalization Service. The 405-9 romp in effect scraps the INS and creates a new office “Agency for Immigration Affairs” in the Justice Department headed by the associate attorney general for immigration affairs. …

WASHINGTON – Anyone wanting to understand the dynamics behind the Sept. 11 attacks in an academic settingis having no trouble finding offerings on American campuses these days. Georgetown University this spring offers “The U.S., the Middle East and the War on Terrorism.” At Harvard, there’s “The Economics of National Security” …