• Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy

    Brooks and Capehart on Trump allies clashing over immigration policy

    Dec 27, 2024 11:40 PM EST

    ... better in fact some of the other American values. He's saying the work ethic is there for immigrants. Now, this took off. This lit a fire in the MAGA community over immigration. David, is this -- this is an example of Republican Party at crossroads still.You said last week ...

  • Tillerson hopes to mend strained U.S.-Turkey ties

    Tillerson hopes to mend strained U.S.-Turkey ties

    Jul 10, 2017 12:16 PM EST

    ... also said he hoped that the U.S. and Turkey could replicate an agreement reached last week between the U.S., Russia and Jordan for a ceasefire in southwestern Syria in the north of the country. Speaking to Turkey-based American diplomats in Istanbul, Tillerson said he believed the two ...

  • When Republicans have an edge on this poll question, they usually win big

    When Republicans have an edge on this poll question, they usually win big

    Oct 20, 2014 01:22 PM EST

    ... In an early morning order Saturday, the Supreme Court said that Texas can use its strict voter ID law in next month’s elections. In a new ad, American Crossroads hits Alaska Sen. Mark Begich for Congress’ failure to approve open drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The New ...

  • Control of the Senate could be decided by funding push for female candidates

    Control of the Senate could be decided by funding push for female candidates

    Aug 20, 2014 01:47 PM EST

    ... backs female contenders who support abortion rights. The Emily's List network of committees raised more than most other outside groups, including the GOP-backed American Crossroads and the anti-tax Club for Growth. According to campaign finance documents filed Tuesday, one of the newest benefactors for Emily's List ...

  • Former Justice Stevens: Campaign money isn't speech

    Former Justice Stevens: Campaign money isn't speech

    Apr 30, 2014 08:44 PM EST

    ... speech rights. Campaign donations pay for ads, of course. But that money also pays for polling, operatives' salaries and offices -- the nuts and bolts of a campaign operation that aren't necessarily speech. The Karl Rove-supported American Crossroads super PAC raised almost $5.2 million last month from three ...

  • Putin, Ukraine continue to test Obama

    Putin, Ukraine continue to test Obama

    Apr 21, 2014 01:07 PM EST

    ... are found in contempt of Congress. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised their Republican counterpart by $400,000 in March. Getting back to fundraising after a year off, American Crossroads raised more in March than in the previous 14 months combined, but their fundraising base includes three corporations and just ...

  • Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Apr 01, 2014 01:24 PM EST

    ... says her trek recalls “images from the disastrous trip to Washington by the heads of Detroit’s automakers five years ago during the automotive crisis.” American Crossroads released a new TV ad Tuesday in support of Thom Tillis’ campaign for the GOP nomination in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate ...

  • Outside groups start fundraising early ahead of Senate midterm elections

    Outside groups start fundraising early ahead of Senate midterm elections

    Feb 07, 2014 02:52 AM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Senate Democrats face a tough map in this November's midterm elections, having to defend 21 seats, compared to 14 for Republicans. Among the top targets for Republicans are seven seats currently held by Democrats in states that Mitt Romney won in 2012: Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana ...

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    Pope Benedict XVI Cites Advancing Age and Poor Health for Resignation

    Feb 11, 2013 04:00 PM EST

    Pope Benedict XVI announced early Monday his intention to step down from the Roman Catholic Church's highest office by the end of the month. He cited his advancing age -- he is 85 years old -- and bad health as his reasons for his resignation. He is the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory...

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    Obama, Boehner Still Talking, but No Closer

    Dec 12, 2012 02:08 PM EST

    House Speaker John Boehner talks to reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have picked up the pace of their negotiations over the fiscal cliff, but they do not appear any closer to reaching an agreement to averting nearly $500 billion in automatic tax...