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    Parties Look to Budget Battles with Sequestration a Reality

    Mar 05, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

    ... in 2014 instead of launch a challenge to Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. And Rep. Tom Graves won't run for Georgia Senate. American Crossroads takes a hit at the president's advocacy effort, Organizing for Action, mocking the group as "Organizing for Access" in a new web video. A 22 ...

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    How Do You Spend $1 Billion in a White House Race Anyway?

    May 30, 2012 10:11 PM EDT

    ... outside groups to accept unlimited funds from very wealthy donors, there were some really vast, big figures that were thrown about. The Karl Rove groups, American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, were talking about raising $52 million. And I thought there's just no way that they are going to raise ...

  • 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Ukraine violence threatens peace deal Keystone delay won’t eliminate the pipeline midterm politics The Jeb scrutiny cometh Where money’s spent as important as how much Ukraine: The fragile peace deal in Ukraine looks to be in serious jeopardy after three more people were killed, this time by pro-Russian separatists. Both...

  • Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Ryan to release latest budget with little fanfare

    Apr 01, 2014 01:24 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Paul Ryan to unveil 2015 budget proposal Improving prognosis for health care law? The race for D.C. mayor Dave Camp to retire The Ryan budget: First, do no harm: Since taking over the House Budget Committee in 2011 Rep. Paul Ryan’s annual blueprints have been heralded on the right as...

  • 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 EDT

    In the battle to win or defend Senate seats in the November’s midterm elections, outside groups have already begun to spend massive sums of money. What role will this money play in shaping the campaigns and outcomes? Judy Woodruff talks to Matea Gold of The Washington Post.