Lynch Conundrum Continues
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Republicans in Quandary Over Vote on Loretta Lynch
Senate Republicans do not want to be held responsible for rejecting the historic nomination of Loretta E. Lynch, the first African-American woman picked to be attorney general. But they also are in no hurry to see her confirmed because of her defense of President Obama’s immigration policies.
That contradiction showed signs of being self defeating on Friday, when a visibly emotional Mr. Obama elevated the issue at a news conference by saying “Enough! Enough!” about the record delay, after a call the day before from Jeb Bush, one of the...
From the Center
From Loretta Lynch to Iran, Obama's had enough of the GOP
With a tone of outrage and eye-rolling dismissiveness, President Barack Obama and his White House team are working out their aggressions on Republicans. Well into the final quarter of Obama's presidency the White House approach is, if you can't join 'em, beat 'em.
Even with a whiff of bipartisanship in the air, the president is going on offense and building on a strategy employed since Democrats lost control of the Senate. Disagree with a Republican? The White House approach is to single a lawmaker out, pic
From the Right
‘Embarrassing’: Angry Obama Blasts Senate Republicans Over Loretta Lynch Nomination
President Barack Obama on Friday blasted Senate Republicans for holding up the nomination of Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general, calling it “embarrassing” and dysfunction that “goes too far.”
President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the White House, April 17, 2015 in Washington. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
“What we still have is this crazy situation where a woman who everybody agrees is qualified — who has gone after terrorists, who has worked with police officers to get gangs off...
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