May 21 Watch Will Democrats face a more united GOP in November? By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s congressional primaries in Kentucky, Georgia and Oregon gave a boost to candidates favored by the Republican establishment as opposed to their more conservative opponents. The results raised GOP hopes to stretch the political map to take back control of… Continue watching
May 21 Primary results boost Republican hopes of taking over the Senate By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Pieces falling into place for GOP A very bad night for the tea party Explaining why, in anti-Washington climate, incumbents, including McConnell, are doing so well Wolf wins big in Pennsylvania Obama to meet with… Continue reading
May 14 Congress is about to get even more polarized By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: 2014 midterms will make polarization worse The man who would be the longest-serving member in the House disqualified from the ballot Bitcoins: A whole new world The tea party responds Interviewing Bill Clinton Just… Continue reading
May 13 Can the tea party get its groove back? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Tea party could get first win of cycle – but other side isn’t playing Tough primary season likely to continue for tea party Losing the element of surprise Races to watch in West Virginia… Continue reading
May 08 Republicans sideline tea party-approved candidates in push for unity By Philip Elliott and Laurie Kellman, Associated Press With a Senate majority in reach, the Republican Party and its allies are using campaign cash, positions of influence and other levers of power to defuse what they consider challenges by weak conservative candidates before the 2014 midterm elections and… Continue reading
May 01 Does the tea party still have the juice? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The midterm election primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with elections in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana. Get this: There are 13 states with primaries in May. It’s always nice when instead of just talking about races, you get… Continue reading
Mar 24 Republican governors wrestle with unpopular Common Core education standards By Bill Barrow, Associated Press More than five years after U.S. governors began a bipartisan effort to set new standards in American schools, the Common Core initiative has morphed into a political tempest fueling division among Republicans. Continue reading
Mar 05 Former IRS official refuses to testify on agency’s targeting of conservative groups By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the agency’s tea party scandal once again refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing Wednesday that quickly devolved into political bickering between Democrats and Republicans. Lois Lerner… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Transportation Secretary warns of dwindling highway funding By PBS News Hour This week the U.S. Transportation Secretary warned the federal Highway Trust Fund may run out of money later this year. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Bob Cusack, Managing Editor for The Hill, about the logistics of the fund and how state… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Rep. Huelskamp: Tea party GOP lost the shutdown battle, but not the wider debate Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., believes Americans are disappointed with the "status quo" deal… Continue watching