Georgia Sen. Isakson Discloses Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Sen. Johnny Isakson disclosed Wednesday that he has Parkinson’s disease, but will run for re-election next year. The Georgia Republican, currently in his second Senate term, said he is in the “early...
View ArticleSubmarine Warfare in House As Members Debate Best Method for Funding
Republican will be pitted against Republican in Congress Wednesday, as members of the House Armed Services Committee go up against congressional appropriators over how best to fund a new generation of...
View ArticleBill Clinton Riffs on Pot, Email, at Clinton Global Initiative America
Bill Clinton cracks jokes on email and marijuana at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative America meeting.
View ArticleHow Online Spying Is Like Online Dating
Digital espionage is a lot like online dating: You can pretend to be someone you’re not, though your true self usually comes through. See the alleged Israeli espionage campaign against the Iran nuclear...
View ArticleWhite House: Those Weren’t Cigarettes in President Obama’s Hand
President Barack Obama wasn't reaching for a cigarette in a photo that went viral in recent days, the White House said Wednesday.
View ArticleCuban Interests Section Hoists a Flagpole, But No Flag (Yet)
In a sign that an embassy opening is approaching, the Cuban Interests Section installed a flag pole on its front lawn Wednesday. But no flag yet flies atop it.
View ArticleWhy Trade Promotion Bill Is So Hard to Pass Through Congress
John Feehery: One man’s job-creating trade agreement spells the end of another man’s job, and that's why it's been so hard for trade promotion authority to pass this Congress.
View ArticlePaul Ryan Seeks to Bar Obama From Tweaking Immigration, Climate-Change Law
Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) is seeking to prevent President Barack Obama from using trade agreements to make changes to U.S. laws on immigration and climate change, a move aimed at reassuring...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind the Fight Over Defense Bill and Obama’s Veto Threat
Jim Manley: The real issue is the not president's threat to veto the Defense Department authorization bill but sequestration.
View ArticleDe Blasio to Skip Clinton Rally, Praises Rival Sanders
One of Hillary Clinton’s rivals for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination received an informal boost Wednesday from a curious source: Mrs. Clinton’s former campaign manager, New York City Mayor...
View ArticleOn Eve of Trade Vote, Bernie Sanders Pressures Hillary Clinton to Speak Up
With the House headed for a climactic vote on trade policy, Sen. Bernie Sanders Thursday lashed out at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for failing to stake out a clear position on legislation...
View ArticleGeorge Pataki Cancels Campaign Events After Son-in-Law’s Stroke
Former Republican New York Gov. George Pataki canceled scheduled campaign stops in his presidential bid this week after his son-in-law suffered a stroke, his campaign said Thursday.
View ArticleRacial Gerrymandering – As Bad as the Other Kind
Linda Killian: With gerrymandering concentrating minority voters in some congressional districts, candidates from both parties have little incentive to really compete for minority votes.
View ArticleAnti-Hillary Clinton Group Refuses to Change Name, Defying FEC Order
An anti-Hillary Clinton group is refusing to change its name from Stop Hillary in an escalating dispute with the country's election watchdog agency.
View ArticleLabor Secretary Jumps Into Trade Fight With Unions
U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez jumped into the fight over trade legislation Thursday. He sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to support a workers-aid bill that unions are publicly calling...
View ArticleChris Christie Says Many Colleges ‘Drunk on Cash’
Gov. Chris Christie endorsed income-sharing agreements and other proposals to help make college tuition affordable, while attacking teacher unions for impeding change on the public school level.
View ArticleNew Evidence Health Spending Is Growing Faster Again
Like Californians waiting for the record drought to lift, health cost watchers like me have been waiting for health spending to begin to grow more rapidly again as the economy strengthens. It looks...
View ArticleBachelor Lindsey Graham Envisions a White House Without a First Spouse
Is a spouse a prerequisite for the presidency? Unmarried Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is testing the question whether the White House could be a bachelor pad.
View ArticleShoring Up the Highway Trust Fund: A Bridge Too Far?
Linda Killian: A modest increase in the gas tax is a simple and straightforward way to fund this nation’s transportation needs.
View ArticleFew Democrats Change Their Trade Tune From 2002
Ahead of one of the most consequential votes of his second term, President Barack Obama is finding that few lawmakers of his own party are willing to give him what they didn’t want to give George W....
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