Jun 25

Establishment order restored in midterm elections

Today in the Morning Line: Cochran, the new “Comeback Kid” Cantor loss looks more like an aberration than a trend Hillary Clinton talks with NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill Cochran survives runoff against McDaniel: They say lightning never strikes the same…

Jun 24

Tuesday’s primary test: How real is the ‘Cantor Effect’?

Today in the Morning Line: Mississippi Senate GOP runoff headlines Primary Day Other races to watch include Democratic gubernatorial primary in Maryland and Senate GOP primary in Oklahoma Biden touts his working-class roots at White House event New CBS…

Jun 23

Incumbents beware: Challengers look to join the ‘Brat Pack’

Today in the Morning Line: Tuesday’s elections feature current officeholders trying to hold on In Mississippi, Cochran’s hopes might rest with black voters Charlie Rangel in tough fight – does he become first Democratic incumbent to lose? Hillary Clinton…

Jun 13

Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama

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…

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…

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…