Politics Jul 12 Kasich: Trump’s ‘wrecking ball diplomacy’ causing deep resentment among vital allies After President Trump’s departure from a tense NATO summit in Brussels, Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, says he is very concerned about the fraying of a relationship that has kept the peace for 70 years. “Words matter, approaches matter,” said Kasich,…
Politics May 31 Outgoing ICE director says separating parents and children is ‘sad’ but part of the job Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan says he sees a lot of sad situations with parents being separated from children, but he has a job to do. Homan, who has served under six U.S. presidents and will…
Politics Feb 01 Overheard live at the GOP retreat Congressional Republicans are holding a retreat in West Virginia this week to set the party's policy agenda for the upcoming year.
Politics May 02 Retired coal miners get health care fix, but pension problems remain On Monday, lawmakers announced they reached a permanent solution for miners by glomming a health care fix onto the new government funding bill on track for passage this week. Funding for the miners provision would rely on trade fees, called…
Politics Feb 07 Executive power: A quiz President Trump has been in office less than three weeks, but he’s already signed nearly two dozen executive orders. The flurry of actions on health care, immigration and other issues have generated a lot of attention — and some confusion…
Politics Jan 27 Your cheat sheet for executive orders, memorandums and proclamations Donald Trump has signed more than a hundred executive order since taking office on policies covering immigration, health care, abortion and trade. But what exactly do they mean? Is there a difference between an executive order and an executive action?…
Politics Oct 21 Our politics team picks the strangest things on the campaign trail this week In an exceptionally strange race, what are the strangest things that happened on the campaign trail this week? Members of our politics team offer their picks.
Politics Jan 05 The nuance you may have missed in Obama’s gun control plan President Barack Obama unveiled a series of measures to cut gun violence. But amid the news today, many critics ignored the nuance in his choice of words. The president referred to these measures as executive actions, not executive orders. Why?…
Politics Dec 06 What did the candidates think of Obama’s national security address? Following President Barack Obama’s address to the nation Sunday, the candidates jockeying to have his job in more than a year reacted to the president’s strategy for defeating ISIS and terror threats at home.
Politics Oct 28 What’s at stake for tonight’s GOP debate? Next, the GOP presidential hopefuls take the stage for their third debateWednesday in Boulder, Colorado, a town that is less-than-favorable to Republicans. Here’s your quick primer on Colorado’s political geography.