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Dec 03 2020
Perspectives Blog
An Unexpected Collaboration: Billionaires George Soros, Charles Koch Fund Veterans Groups With Common Goals
Dan Caldwell and Will Fisher worked on the same cause, but on opposite sides of the aisle.
Caldwell, then-Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America, a conservative veterans advocacy organization, recalled the time he first met Fisher, the Director of Government Relations of VoteVets, a progressive veterans advocacy organization. It was on the set of a November 2018 Washington
Marcia Beckford
Nov 18 2014
News
Some Republicans Lean Away From Government Shutdown Tactic
Americans For Prosperity — the group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers — has met quietly with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill in recent weeks, cautioning them against fighting the president’s promised executive order on immigration with a strategy that could lead to a government shutdown.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey echoed that sentiment on Monday in a private meeting
New York Times (News)
Feb 03 2015
Opinion
OPINION: What we've forgotten about the danger of childhood diseases
More than 100 people in 14 states were reported to have measles last month, with most cases linked to exposure to the disease at Disneyland from December 15 to December 20. President Obama urged parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. And yet three potential Republican candidates for the 2016 presidential election have suggested in recent days that parents should have a choice in
CNN Digital
Feb 21 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
During the final presidential debate last fall, Donald Trump touted what he considered his biggest immigration accomplishment. "We got rid of catch and release," he boasted. Joe Biden could have easily let the wonky phrase slide past him, focusing on poll-tested attacks of Trump's policy of punitively separating immigrant families at the border. But in a move that undoubtedly stunned the
Reason
Nov 12 2012
News
In Debt Talks, Obama Is Ready to Go Beyond Beltway
President Obama, emboldened by his decisive re-election and lessons learned over four years in office, is looking to the renewal of budget talks with Republicans this week as a second chance to take command of the nations policy debates and finally fulfill his promise to end gridlock in Washington, associates say.
New York Times (News)
Apr 12 2019
News
Rod Rosenstein Calls Out 'Bizarre' Reactions to AG Barr
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called the pushback to Attorney General William Barr's actions surrounding the Russia report "bizarre," saying in a new interview that Barr is doing all he can to follow the law and make as much of the report public as possible.
"He's being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he's trying to mislead people, I think is just completely
Newsmax (News)
Aug 03 2012
News
Does Mitt Romney Have a Problem Being Wealthy?
Having money, on balance, is a net positive in life, but studies of happiness caution that great wealth doesnt necessarily improve well-being.
For Mitt Romney, it may actually be an impediment. In his campaign for president, Romneys personal fortune has proved to be a tender subject as well as the source material for many of his worst gaffes. If only his wealth could rest demurely in
Bloomberg
Nov 07 2013
News
Rand Paul: Moderate Like Christie Has Little Chance in 2016
The sweeping re-election of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proves moderates are an integral part of the Republican Party, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says.
"There's room in the Republican Party for moderates, like Chris Christie. They seem to be the only ones that are winning in the Northeast," Paul told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
Newsmax (News)
Jun 20 2012
News
Obama's Immigration Move Disrupts Rubio's Dream
With a single policy directive last week, President Obama took control of an issue of special importance to Hispanics this election year. Obama announced illegal immigrants younger than 30 who are brought to the U.S. as children and who meet other standards will not be subject to deportation.
NPR (Online News)
Oct 24 2015
News
John Boehner Races Time on Debt Limit
Departing House Speaker John Boehner doesn’t want to leave increasing the debt ceiling to Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican expected to win an election to succeed him this coming week.
But Mr. Boehner (R., Ohio) has little time and few options to dispatch one of the most politically repellent issues for Republicans. That is likely to leave him with no other choice than to bring
Wall Street Journal (News)