Politics Apr 22 Florida race highlights shadowy role of Super PACs Voters in southwest Florida’s 19th congressional district head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates to replace resigned Republican Rep. Trey Radel. Radel, the freshman member who was caught buying cocaine in Washington, D.C., the first member of Congress to…
Politics Apr 21 Putin, Ukraine continue to test Obama Today in the Morning Line: Ukraine violence threatens peace deal Keystone delay won’t eliminate the pipeline midterm politics The Jeb scrutiny cometh Where money’s spent as important as how much Ukraine: The fragile peace deal in Ukraine looks to be…
Politics Apr 18 8 million health care sign-ups take sting out of GOP attacks Today in the Morning Line: 8 million health care sign-ups mean good news for Democrats Reality check: Top seven key Senate races are in very red states But does GOP map expansion recede? Hillary Clinton’s numbers back to politics as…
Politics Apr 17 Obama says U.S. military ‘superior’ to Putin’s Russian forces Today in the Morning Line: Obama again warns of consequences for Russia on Ukraine 2016 women under the microscope Is Obama not “Deporter-In-Chief”? Cold War games: President Obama flexed some American military muscle in an interview with CBS News,…
Politics Apr 16 Outside spending on record-breaking pace Today in the Morning Line: Outside groups spent $56 million already, double this point in 2010 A quarter of that spent in the Big Six Senate races A look at the ad wars in key Senate races 23 donors have…
Nation Apr 15 Little will for American involvement in Ukraine There is little American political will for strong U.S. intervention in Ukraine, a new poll finds. While a majority, 55 percent, say the situation in Ukraine is key to U.S. national interests, 50 percent of Americans don’t think the U.S.
Politics Apr 15 Anything in Washington becomes political, even the Boston bombing Today in the Morning Line: Boston bombing and the year of surveillance scrutiny US-Russia tensions flare over Ukraine Get those taxes in! Health law’s good week Landrieu runs as the insider Boston bombing – one year later: It’s been a…
Politics Apr 14 The race factor in this year’s elections Today in the Morning Line: The race factor – Why Obama, Holder, Clinton are speaking out Study finds whites vote Republican when told of demographic changes Rand Paul going Sister Souljah Hillary Clinton being vetted like it’s 2015 The race…
Politics Apr 11 Sebelius is out, but don’t expect Republicans to embrace health law Today in the Morning Line: Sebelius is out, but GOP opposition to health law will remain The Democratic effort to mobilize minority voters Ryan budget passes House – of Republicans against, more thought it didn’t go far enough Lots of…
Politics Apr 10 Brown campaign to test GOP health care message Today in the Morning Line: The unofficial kickoff to the 2014 midterms Brown’s campaign to test anti-health care message in purple state White House officials attempt to explain botched health care rollout Why Obama’s not LBJ – real power comes…