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Nov 05 2012
News
Obama, Romney campaigns brace for battle after Tuesday’s vote
As President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney began their final visits to swing states Monday, their campaigns were already preparing for a complicated  and possibly long  battle over Tuesdays vote.
In the key battleground state of Ohio, a new dispute has broken out over the validity of provisional ballots. That fight increases the possibility that, if
Washington Post
Mar 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Steele Dossier, Hillary Clinton’s Malignant Gift to America
The ‘salacious and unverified’ documents invaded the body politic like a cancer.
The Mueller investigation has concluded, and Mueller’s declaration has now entered the public record: “The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” But it’s worth reflecting on how the
Guest Writer - Right
Nov 04 2013
News
Obama Broke Super PAC Pledge During Campaign
President Barack Obama quietly attended a fundraising event for the allied super PAC Priorities USA less than a month before the 2012 election, despite a campaign pledge to stay away from such functions, a new book reveals.
In February 2012, the Obama campaign gave its blessing to the creation of the super PAC, saying that while the president opposed the Supreme Court's Citizens United
HuffPost
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)
Mar 27 2019
News
Senate Votes on Green New Deal
On Tuesday, “Senators voted 57-0 against [taking] up the nonbinding [Green New Deal] resolution, which calls for the U.S. to shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal and replace them with renewable sources such as wind and solar power… Three Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats, joined all 53 Senate Republicans in opposing the climate plan.
The Flip Side
Dec 16 2014
News
Obama administration tries to play ref as showdown brews at UN over Israel
A showdown is brewing at the United Nations over a push by Palestinian officials and their allies to formally demand Israel withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem within two years, leaving the Obama administration scrambling to stake out its position and ease tensions.
Palestinian officials originally said their resolution would be submitted for a possible vote Wednesday. But
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 14 2014
News
Americans ready for big change in 2016, GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal says
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Thursday that he believes the country is ready for a big change in 2016, though he hasn’t decided yet if he’ll try to be the person to do it.
“If I were to decide to run, I certainly think our country is hungry for a big change,” the Republican governor said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “I think there’s a lot of frustration with both Democrat and
Washington Times
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"
May 07 2019
News
Trump's New Donors Confirm His Populist Politics Were a Charade
You know Donald Trump has lost that anti-establishment new car smell when his campaign is asking Karl Rove for advice. The famous architect of George W. Bush’s campaign and founder of the $100 million super PAC American Crossroads is now reportedly helping Brad Parscale build a high-value fund-raising network to raise money from wealthy Republican donors—including lobbyists, billionaires, and
Vanity Fair
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)