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Dec 13 2014
News
Spending Vote Offers a Glimpse of the Future Dynamic in Washington
The wrangling between the White House and Congress over a $1.1 trillion spending bill is the first test of how political forces unleashed by the midterm elections and impending 2016 campaigns will influence governing here.
The fight foreshadows two years of legislative battles defined by tensions not just between the two parties—as has been the case since the Republican takeover of the
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 04 2014
News
Rand Paul, Still Mum, Lays 2016 Groundwork
Sen. Rand Paul hasn't said whether he will seek the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. But his aggressive groundwork seems to point to no other outcome.
In recent weeks, the Kentucky Republican announced political hires in quick succession in Iowa, New Hampshire and Michigan— states key to winning his party's nomination. Staffers mention a future campaign headquarters in Louisville and
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 04 2015
Opinion
Op-ed: LDS political history shows plenty of failures
In the November general election, Utahns again picked Republicans by an overwhelming margin. On Dec. 6, the Tribune reported that among the 11 most senior LDS Church leaders, nine are registered Republicans, including President Thomas S. Monson. Two are unaffiliated and none are Democrats.
In a church that emphasizes obedience, being taught that "following the prophet is always right"
Aug 03 2014
News
As Democrats avoid Obama, Romney is in demand on the midterm campaign trail
President Obama thumped Mitt Romney in the 2012 election, but now their political standings seem reversed. During a summer in which Democratic candidates are keeping their distance from an unpopular president, Romney is emerging as one of the Republican Party’s most in-demand campaign surrogates.
Over three days in mid-August, Romney will campaign for GOP Senate and gubernatorial
Washington Post
Mar 06 2019
News
Progressives come to Omar's defense
Progressive allies of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are rushing to her defense as the House prepares to approve a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that is largely seen as a rebuke of the outspoken lawmaker’s remarks about Israel.
Omar’s progressive allies largely stayed quiet during other recent controversies regarding Israel, which led to an apology from Omar.
But this time, Omar
The Hill
Oct 17 2015
News
Donations to Donald Trump’s Campaign Outpace Self-Funding
For months, Donald J. Trump has highlighted his credentials as a politician who was financing his own campaign for president.
No longer.
Mr. Trump revealed in a filing Thursday to the Federal Election Commission that the vast majority of the money he raised and spent this summer as he rose to the top of national polls came not from his own coffers, as it had in the spring, but
New York Times (News)
Jun 05 2019
News
2020 Census Battle
“Last week the challengers in the dispute over the decision to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census notified the Supreme Court about new evidence. The new evidence, the challengers argued, indicated that a Republican redistricting strategist played a key role in the decision, which was intended to create an advantage for whites and Republicans in future elections. [On Monday
The Flip Side
Jul 26 2014
News
Michele Bachmann: Gay community wants to let adults "prey on little children sexually"
Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said this week that the gay community wants to repeal age of consent laws "so that adults would be able to freely prey on little children sexually," reports Brian Tashman of Right Wing Watch.
Bachmann, who is not running for re-election to her House seat, made the comments Wednesday on a conservative talk radio show, Faith & Liberty. The former
Vox
Jan 18 2022
Headline Roundup
Ally or Adversary? Perspectives on Dr. Anthony Fauci
Two years into America's bout with COVID-19, White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci remains one of the pandemic's most divisive figures.
Fauci has led the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. He was named to the initial coronavirus task force in January 2020 and was named the Biden administration's top COVID-19 adviser in December 2020. Public
Washington Post
Newsweek
National Review (News) 
Oct 10 2015
News
Blasts in Ankara, Turkey’s Capital, Kill at Least 86
Two devastating explosions struck Saturday morning in the heart of Ankara, the Turkish capital, killing more than 80 people who had gathered for a peace rally and heightening tensions just three weeks before snap parliamentary elections.
At least 86 people were killed and 186 were wounded, said the health minister, Mehmet Muezzinoglu.
The blasts, which appeared to be the
New York Times (News)