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Dec 13 2019
News
Victory for Boris Johnson’s all-new Tories
The Conservatives’ capture of the north points to a realignment in British politics. Will it last?
BRITAIN’S ELECTION on December 12th was the most unpredictable in years—yet in the end the result was crushingly one-sided. As we went to press the next morning, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was heading for a majority of well over 70, the largest Tory margin since the days of
The Economist
Dec 04 2016
News
A Problem Like Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison (or Keith E. Hakim, or Keith X. Ellison, or Keith Muhammad, etc.) is campaigning for office. Not for the safe House seat he holds, but for the leadership of the Democratic party, a job until recently held by the hilariously incompetent and boundlessly vapid Debbie Wasserman Schultz (who was forced to resign — “resign” here meaning “transfer formally to the Clinton campaign” —
National Review (News)
Sep 24 2019
News
Boris Johnson Suspended Parliament Unlawfully, UK Supreme Court Finds
The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was acting unlawfully when he suspended Parliament in August for five weeks, a move which anti-Brexit campaigners claimed was intended to thwart their attempts to prevent Britain leaving the European Union.
In a shock ruling which strongly went against the government on every count, the Supreme Court in London
Breitbart News
Aug 06 2019
News
2020 sweepstakes: Dem candidates compete to give away billions in taxpayer $$
"Medicare-for-all" and free community college are just the starting point. Some candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are going beyond promising gobs of government benefits and proposing a more straightforward approach -- simply giving away money.
Candidates like Cory Booker, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang are among those pitching cash handout plans this
Fox News Digital
Nov 05 2019
Opinion
Impeachment bombshells highlight Trump's power grabs
President Donald Trump seems to sense a chance to leverage expansive, uncheckable power everywhere he looks.
A common thread is emerging from the impeachment bombshells, court fights and multiple scandals all coming to head this week inside the one-year mark to the next general election. It's a picture of a President and his men who subscribe to a staggeringly broad interpretation of
CNN (Opinion)
Dec 12 2019
Opinion
The Articles of Impeachment Are Very Weak
The charges range from insignificant to implausible to inane.
Democrats rolled out two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, alleging abuse of power and obstruction.
As noted over the weekend, I had to correct myself when writing that the impeachment inquiry that led to this point was a “rush to judgment.” The judgment was made long ago. The president has
National Review (News)
May 25 2012
News
N.C. Democrats try To Shake Off Pre-Convention Blues
The Democratic Party will hold its national convention in Charlotte this September. The choice of venue was a signal that North Carolina would be a key part of President Obama's re-election strategy.
But the state's Democrats have suffered a few blows lately.
NPR (Online News)
Apr 03 2019
News
House panel approves subpoena for Mueller report
The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to authorize a subpoena to compel the Justice Department to hand over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report to Congress.
The committee voted 24-17 along party lines to approve a resolution authorizing subpoenas for Mueller’s report, including accompanying exhibits and other attachments, as well as its underlying evidence, at a
The Hill
Jul 30 2015
Opinion
Political polarization is what paralyzes us
NEIL GABLER has discounted political polarization as the cause of congressional inaction (“Is America too old to be bold?”). In fact, both parties have discovered that driving their bases to the poles is key to winning elections. Party strategists have discovered that it is much easier and cheaper to motivate the base than it is to convince centrists and the undecided.
This electoral
The Boston Globe
Mar 18 2015
News
Benjamin Netanyahu rival concedes defeat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leading campaign rival, Isaac Herzog, says he will not take part in a national unity coalition government but will instead seek to work in the opposition, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin had previously announced his preference for a national unity government under terms negotiated by the election’s two top-
Politico