Feb 23 AP: Lawmaker with lavish decor billed private planes, concerts By Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun, Associated Press Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. Continue reading
Feb 23 If you're running for president, you've got to answer the 'gotcha' questions By Domenico Montanaro It's one of those questions. "Is President Obama a Christian?" "I don't know," is not the right way to answer if you're a serious presidential candidate. But that's what Republican Scott Walker said this weekend, trying to punt and play… Continue reading
Feb 23 Congress has no plan to prevent a Homeland Security shutdown this week By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe As some of us have been predicting, funding for the Department of Homeland Security has come down to the final week. Just five days from DHS running out of funding and shutting down, there is STILL no clear off ramp. Continue reading
Feb 22 Clinton family foundation may pose political risk for campaign By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has struggled with some recent bad headlines over large donations given to the foundation by foreign governments in the past two years, and the $200 million-plus the organization has raised since 2013, ahead of… Continue reading
Feb 22 Homeland Security Secretary: Giuliani's Obama remarks 'regrettable' By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he’s disappointed in former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for saying he doesn’t think President Barack Obama loves the United States. Continue reading
Feb 21 Despite faltering economy, Russia will continue defense upgrade By Daniel Costa-Roberts In the face of a moribund economy and growing tensions with the west, Moscow will move ahead with a planned decade-long upgrade of the Russian military, raising 2015 defense spending to 3.3 trillion rubles ($50 billion), a 30 percent nominal… Continue reading
Feb 21 Tobacco companies resist corrective statement about harms of smoking By Pete Yost, Associated Press Bloodied but unbeaten, the tobacco companies have plunged into another courtroom battle in an effort to stave off the humiliation of having to underwrite an ad campaign in which they brand themselves as liars. Continue reading
Feb 21 US may slow military exit from Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch Shields and Brooks on fighting Islamic extremism, Giuliani on Obama By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 20 Gwen's Take: The Jeb and Hillary chronicles By Gwen Ifill Living in the shadows can be such a drag. But it’s demonstrably worse if the shadow is cast by somebody who used to be President of the United States. Continue reading