Jun 18 Here’s every presidential executive order going back to George Washington By Rachel Wellford Franklin D. Roosevelt issued 3,721 executive orders in his 12 years in office. So far President Obama has issued 227. Continue reading
Jun 17 Is the U.S. heading back into Iraq? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama’s first steps on intervention in Iraq US ‘open’ to coordination with Iran and airstrikes are possible Expect some fireworks with Hillary Clinton on Fox later The importance of Obama’s gay rights push Some… Continue reading
Jun 16 Republican rift highlighted again this week By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Cantor on Sunday shows, shocked by loss House leadership fight McDaniel tries to project momentum in Mississippi Romney back in the spotlight GOP rift: The Republican intra-party divide will again be in focus this… Continue reading
Jun 13 Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Jun 12 Republicans move quickly to fill leadership vacuum left by ousted Cantor By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: McCarthy makes his move to replace Cantor in leadership Cantor, a ‘victim of his own ambitions’ Cantor doesn’t likely change 2014, but 2016 is a different story A warning about volatility in campaigns New… Continue reading
Jun 11 Cantor loss sends jolt through political world By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Cantor falls in stunning upset to Brat Defeat highlights difficulty for GOP on dealing with immigration reform Plenty of questions about Cantor’s campaign strategy House Republicans now without heir apparent to Boehner Obama weighs… Continue reading
Jun 10 Is Clinton’s book tour a prelude to a presidential campaign? By Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Jun 09 How Lindsey Graham keeps beating them all By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Jun 06 Early signs of how Hillary Clinton would be a different president than Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Hillary Clinton’s book tour kicks off next week with with events in New York Tuesday -- when her book is officially released -- and Washington Friday. In early excerpts leaking out, the former Secretary of State addresses Benghazi, her concussion,… Continue reading
Jun 05 Mississippi do-over means neither side’s going down without a fight By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Heading for a runoff in Miss. Millions more to be spent Cochran backers try to change the narrative Bergdahl debate continues to rage – all about closing Gitmo? Cochran, McDaniel set for runoff: Sen. Continue reading