Jun 13 Dave Brat avoids the press for days after defeating Majority Leader Cantor By Alan Suderman, Associated Press For the three days since Dave Brat took down House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary Tuesday, he's been holed up in his suburban home, avoiding the reporters and TV trucks waiting out front. While the world wants… Continue reading
Jun 13 Bowe Bergdahl returns to U.S. for treatment after 5 years of Taliban captivity By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, returned to the United States early Friday to continue his medical treatment. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby,… Continue reading
Jun 13 Tea party challenger enters race for majority leader By Quinn Bowman House Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is no longer the lone Republican vying for the majority leader position Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., vacated earlier this week. Idaho’s Raul Labrador, first elected in 2010 when the tea party wave swept Republicans into… Continue reading
Jun 13 Which federal agencies do lobbyists target most? By Elizabeth Shell Of the nearly 250 agencies tracked by the Center for Responsive Politics, it’s hardly surprising that the ones responsible for making the laws, the U.S. House and Senate, top the list at No. 1 and 2, respectively, of the 10… Continue reading
Jun 13 Obama on Iraq security: We can't do it for them By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing a range of options for countering the violent Islamic insurgency in Iraq, but he warned government leaders in Baghdad the U.S. will not take military action unless they move to address deep-seeded… Continue reading
Jun 13 Kerry: Iraq insurgency threatens U.S interests By Lara Jakes, Associated Press The U.S. is citing its years of fighting in Iraq as a reason for considering new military action to battle a growing insurgency there but not in neighboring Syria's civil war. Continue reading
Jun 13 Playing whack-a-mole: Hit or miss on politics and policy By Gwen Ifill Had a bad week? One that made you cry? One where you got smacked sideways by a setback you never saw coming? John Boehner has some advice for you: change the subject. That's the option the speaker of the House… Continue reading
Jun 13 Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Militants in Iraq took the city of Mosul and captured two more cities as they advanced toward their goal of taking Baghdad in an unfolding crisis that is already having political ramifications for President Barack Obama back in the United… Continue reading
Jun 12 As rivals drop out, McCarthy lone candidate for majority leader By Quinn Bowman Rep. Pete Sessions dropped out of the race for Majority Leader Thursday evening, leaving Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the lone remaining candidate for the second most powerful post in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Pew study finds more polarized Americans increasingly resistant to political compromise By PBS News Hour A major study by the Pew Research Center finds the increasing polarization in the U.S. is not just in our politics. American adults are less likely to compromise and often decide where to live, who to marry and who their… Continue watching