

Politics Feb 25

Hispanics are one of the largest and fastest-growing voting blocs in the country and stand to be a political powerhouse over the next two generations. A new report shows that the country is getting more diverse, more educated and older.
By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Politics Feb 24

With four days left until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding (Friday at midnight), the politics remain complicated but the options for Congress are simple: (1) Let DHS funding run out, (2) Fund the agency for the…
By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Politics Feb 23

As some of us have been predicting, funding for the Department of Homeland Security has come down to the final week. Just five days from DHS running out of funding and shutting down, there is STILL no clear off ramp.
By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Politics Feb 19

Today in the Morning Line: The president defends his words on terror A problem for the White House Can you tell which quotes are from President Obama and which are from former President George W. Bush? Word play: Leading…
By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Feb 18

By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Today in the Morning Line: Scott Walker doesn’t have a college degree. Should anyone care? Nine presidents — two on Mount Rushmore — didn’t have college degrees But just one president in the last 114 years didn’t have one…
Feb 17

By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford
Today in the Morning Line: Federal judge halts Obama’s executive action the day before it’s set to take place Obama administration to appeal decision Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling of foreign policy Why Jeb Bush has to talk about…
Feb 12

By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
For someone who is supposedly not running yet for president, Jeb Bush is running what is pretty close to a full-on presidential campaign.
Feb 11

By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe
Today in the Morning Line: Details emerge of Obama’s request to Congress for military authorization to fight the Islamic State group A brief history of war power tension The U.S. hasn’t declared war since WWII, plus all 11 times…
Feb 10

By Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford
Don’t get us wrong, Morning Line is not painting a picture of blossoming bipartisanship at the U.S. Capitol. But, slowly, quietly, a few green shoots are sprouting, nearly unnoticed in the shadow of dark (also true) headlines about partisan divide.
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