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Jan 14 2019
News
How the new 2020 primary schedule gives Beto and Kamala a critical boost
When Marco Rubio was humiliated in the 2016 Florida Republican presidential primary by eventual nominee and ongoing international scourge Donald Trump, he was the first serious GOP candidate to lose a home-state primary since George H.W. Bush lost Texas to Ronald Reagan in 1980. The longstanding home turf primary advantage held by presidential candidates is one of the main reasons that the new
The Week - NewsJun 28 2013
Opinion
President Obama doesn't get all he wanted on immigration
The Gang of Eight and the White House clashed repeatedly in the final week of the immigration reform debate as a fundamental disagreement over running up the Senate vote led the administration to resist key changes. The White House grudgingly accepted the border security deal with Republicans and pushed back at efforts this week to make additional...
PoliticoApr 23 2013
News
Sen. Baucus Angers Dems by Retiring
Senator Max Baucus a Montana Democrat and chairman of the powerful Finance Committee has decided to not seek re-election next year ABC News has learned. It is a decision that surprised and angered some Democrats given his vote last week against expanding background checks in the gun debate ...
ABC News (Online)Mar 24 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Will GOP pay any political price for budgetary hocus-pocus?
Congressional Republicans face a major test this week as they seek to pass a budget that makes both fiscal and defense “hawks” happy, and the big story right now is that Republicans may not resolve the impasse between the warring camps. But they very well might — and at that point, a bruising political battle with Democrats will unfold as Republicans move towards a Congressional vote on
Washington PostAug 15 2015
News
President Obama has had an eventful year. His approval rating hasn't budged.
2015 has been an eventful year for Barack Obama. He made a historic nuclear deal with Iran, two of his Supreme Court appointees voted to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, he's fought with the left to advance his trade agenda, and he gave a speech on race and gun violence that was hailed as the best of his presidency.
And none of that has caused his approval rating to budge in the
VoxOct 17 2019
Opinion
Is the impeachment process fair?
Impeachments that are conducted according to House rules are lawful, no matter the outcome
Last week, the White House legal counsel wrote to congressional leaders stating President Donald Trump’s legal views of the impeachment investigation now being conducted by the House of Representatives. The essence of Pat Cipollone’s letter argued that the impeachment investigation is illegitimate
Andrew NapolitanoJan 16 2020
Analysis
Will Any 2020 Candidate Offer an Alternative to Trump's Trade Protectionism?
The Trump administration's "phase one" deal with China will keep many tariffs in place, but Democrats don't seem to have the guts to stand up for freer trade.
Whether President Donald Trump wins re-election this year, his protectionist economic views and skepticism about the benefits of foreign trade are likely to continue guiding federal policy for the foreseeable future.
Indeed
ReasonDec 04 2019
News
Havard law professor says Trump's Ukraine call is enough to impeachment: The latest
The House impeachment inquiry could become even more combative and theatrical Wednesday, as the Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing into whether to recommend the potential removal of President Donald Trump.
The Judiciary Committee has focused on whether Trump obstructed justice in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election.
USA TODAYJan 15 2020
News
New WNBA CBA to include salary bump, other cash compensation increases
The WNBA and the players' union have come to tentative terms on a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a significant salary bump for the league's highest-paid players, going from an annual base salary of $117,500 to $215,000.
The new CBA also includes other cash compensation increases, changes to free agency, travel improvements, additional motherhood and family-planning
ESPN.comMar 18 2015
News
White House Incensed Loretta Lynch Might Get Blocked By The Senate
In February United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Loretta Lynch was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee, placing her attorney general nomination on the Senate floor for a vote. Now, she's having a difficult time getting confirmed. Republicans don't like her approval of President Obama's executive amnesty and some Democrats don't believe she's been tough enough on
Townhall