Politics Jun 12 Republicans move quickly to fill leadership vacuum left by ousted Cantor Today in the Morning Line: McCarthy makes his move to replace Cantor in leadership Cantor, a ‘victim of his own ambitions’ Cantor doesn’t likely change 2014, but 2016 is a different story A warning about volatility in campaigns New…
Politics Jun 11 Cantor loss sends jolt through political world Today in the Morning Line: Cantor falls in stunning upset to Brat Defeat highlights difficulty for GOP on dealing with immigration reform Plenty of questions about Cantor’s campaign strategy House Republicans now without heir apparent to Boehner Obama weighs…
Politics Jun 10 Is Clinton’s book tour a prelude to a presidential campaign? It’s the million-dollar question that Hillary Clinton so far isn’t answering, but the carefully orchestrated publicity campaign for her new memoir has all the trappings of a presidential run. The former Secretary of State kicked things off Monday the way…
Nation Jun 09 Will the European Central Bank’s negative interest rate be an economic positive? After the European Central Bank announced the largest ever use of a negative interest rate, Making Sen$e caught up with two central bank watchers for a closer look at how the ECB differs from the Fed and how both central…
Politics Jun 09 How Lindsey Graham keeps beating them all Mention Lindsey Graham’s name at a tea party rally, and the boos rain down. But despite angering some conservatives with his support for matters ranging from comprehensive immigration reform to President Obama’s nominees for the Supreme Court, the South Carolina…
Economy Jun 06 Jobs report: Nonfarm payrolls surpass pre-recession level The economy added 217,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate stayed the same as the previous month at 6.3 percent. The payroll number exceeded consensus expectations of about 213,000 jobs, but more significantly, this is a landmark month because…
Politics Jun 06 Early signs of how Hillary Clinton would be a different president than Obama Hillary Clinton’s book tour kicks off next week with with events in New York Tuesday -- when her book is officially released -- and Washington Friday. In early excerpts leaking out, the former Secretary of State addresses Benghazi, her concussion,…
Politics Jun 05 Mississippi do-over means neither side’s going down without a fight Today in the Morning Line: Heading for a runoff in Miss. Millions more to be spent Cochran backers try to change the narrative Bergdahl debate continues to rage – all about closing Gitmo? Cochran, McDaniel set for runoff: Sen.
Politics May 23 Why 2014 might not be a done deal for Republicans Today in the Morning Line: Two names that could stop the Republican Senate takeover: Pryor and Begich Three more arrested in Mississippi in Cochran case Democratic candidates turn on Shinseki Castro’s turn in the national spotlight The GOP’s narrow…
Nation May 22 Why your baggage handler may be on food stamps Although Alaska Airlines has challenged in court the $15 an hour minimum wage at Seattle-Tacoma airport, they recently raised the starting wages for some of their contractors to $12 an hour. But not all airport contractors have received a raise,…