Nov 12 2016 is all about Hillary Clinton and the GOP drama By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe If she were a Republican, she’d be the elephant in the room. In many ways, the 2016 election is all about Hillary Clinton. She leads in all the polls. Republicans have been taking aim at her since she stepped down… Continue reading
Oct 31 Forget 2014, everyone wants to talk about 2016 already By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe The presidential election has begun already, right? We are still four days from voting happening Tuesday to decide these much poured-over midterm elections. And yet, there are a slew of headlines already about the next presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 31 Boehner pulls House border bill amid conservative revolt By Erica Werner, Associated Press Minutes from a vote on legislation to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border, and hours from scheduled adjournment for the summer, a conservative revolt left the speaker with no choice but to pull his border bill from… Continue reading
Jul 24 FAA reverses ban on U.S. flights to and from Tel Aviv By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel. The end of the ban, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas… Continue reading
Jul 17 Still no consensus on border plan as Congress hurtles toward summer recess By Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Still no consensus on border plan Pew poll finds support for accelerating legal process Clinton, undecided leading the 2016 pack Plus daily trivia and Line Items Congress still searching for consensus on border plan:… Continue reading
Jun 06 Texas GOP looks to recognize therapy aimed at turning gays straight By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press The Texas Republican Party would endorse psychological treatment that seeks to turn gay people straight under a new platform partly aimed at rebuking laws in California and New Jersey that ban so-called "reparative therapy" on minors. A push to include… Continue reading
May 27 Could Texas GOP voters steer the state further right? By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has been one of the most powerful figures in Texas since 2002, but he could be ousted Tuesday by GOP voters who appear ready to steer the state even further to the right by backing… Continue reading
Apr 07 Here's your guide to every major 2016 presidential contender By Associated Press 2014 is a year of auditioning, positioning, networking and just plain hard work for people who might run for president in 2016. There's plenty to do, and the pace has quickened since The Associated Press last took a broad look… Continue reading
Jan 28 Ted Cruz takes on Obama for acting without Congress By News Desk Mr. Cruz used his editorial as an opportunity to critique what he said was Mr. Obama's use of "executive fiat" on issues from immigration laws to federal welfare. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire' Shields and Brooks on who will come out ahead after the shutdown 'cease-fire'… Continue watching