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Dec 13 2012
News
U.S. Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue, Republicans Losing Public Opinion Wars
Negotiations are expected to continue Thursday on the "fiscal cliff" with Republicans at a growing public opinion disadvantage and approval ratings for President Barack Obama rising to levels not seen since the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Senior Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota said on MSNBC late Wednesday that he thought Obama and House of Representatives Speaker John
HuffPostApr 24 2019
News
Democrats want to challenge Trump’s foreign policy in 2020. They’re still working out how.
The push for a progressive foreign policy, explained.
President Donald Trump is heading into the 2020 election with a pretty solid foreign policy success story to sell American voters — and Democrats are struggling (but working) to come up with a coherent message to counter it.
In just two years in office, Trump has achieved several big foreign policy wins: ISIS’s caliphate has
VoxAug 19 2013
News
Regulation nation: Obama brings ‘high water mark’ in rules
The nation’s regulatory climate has hit epic highs under President Obama’s White House, despite the administration’s oft-repeated rhetoric of the need to create a freer business atmosphere and open the doors to economic growth. “It would be difficult for anyone to pretend that this isn’t a high water mark in terms of regulation,” Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former director on the nonpartisan
Washington TimesFeb 24 2020
News
Behind Bernie Sanders, a passionate grassroots army – with a sting
Senator Sanders’ grassroots army has made him the Democratic front-runner. But the party faces a conundrum over his most ardent foot soldiers, whom the senator so far has failed to rein in.
The supporters who have propelled Bernie Sanders to the front of the Democratic field range from septuagenarian social justice warriors to millennials saddled with student debt. But they share this
Christian Science MonitorJan 11 2021
Perspectives Blog
It's Time to Think About a Third Party
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political center. It seems logical that a competitive political marketplace would welcome another
Dan SchnurJul 24 2019
News
Senate Passes Bill Securing 9/11 Compensation Fund
The Senate approved legislation that would extend funding to cover claims by victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for the rest of their lives, clearing the last legislative hurdle before the bill goes to President Trump’s desk.
The bipartisan bill passed Tuesday on a vote of 97-2, with two Republicans, Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky, voting against it. Both men
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 09 2024
Headline Roundup
EU Court Says Switzerland’s Handling of Climate Change Violates Human Rights in Landmark Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of 2,000 elderly Swiss women suing their government over its handling of climate change in a landmark ruling on Tuesday.
The Details: The group of women argued their government’s inadequate efforts to combat climate change put them at increased risk of dying due to heatwaves. Based in Strasbourg, France, the court said the Swiss
CNN Digital Reuters The Telegraph - UKApr 10 2019
News
Barr Deflects Accusations on Mueller Summary, Now Investigating Obama's FBI for Trump Campaign Wiretaps
US Attorney General William Barr faced off for the first time Tuesday with House lawmakers about his handling of the Mueller report. Now he's back on the hot seat testifying before a Senate subcommittee Wednesday.
Barr is responding to Democratic criticism over his summary of Mueller. He says the redacted report will be released next week, but that may not be good enough for Democrats
CBNOct 04 2012
Opinion
Strengthening State Fiscal Policies for a Stronger Economy
Strengthening state economies and creating jobs – now and into the future – will require sensible, forward-looking state fiscal policies. States need to invest adequately in education, health care, transportation and workforce development. To do that, they need to generate sufficient revenue, and they need to do so in an equitable and transparent manner. This paper is a guide
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesSep 28 2012
Opinion
The Case for Competition in Medicare
Abstract: Rapidly rising Medicare spending is a major cause of the federal governments budget problems. Proposals to reform Medicare and slow its spending fall into one of two categories: more government micromanagement or empowerment of health care consumers in a functioning marketplace. Those who promote top-down spending controls optimistically assume that federal regulators can accomplish
The Heritage Foundation