Feb 09 Decision time for President Obama on arming Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford President Obama’s meeting today with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington is fraught with all kinds of geopolitical consequences. Continue reading
Feb 05 With an eye on the primary, Jeb Bush signals a campaign against liberalism By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe One of the potential criticisms of Jeb Bush as a presidential candidate is that he doesn’t have the “fire in the belly,” that he’s been out of the game. Well, he was no Fred Thompson at his speech and following… Continue reading
Feb 04 Why shutting down Homeland Security won’t affect Obama’s immigration executive action By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: If DHS shut down, 85 percent of the agency’s workers would still work That includes the agency tasked with carrying out the president’s immigration executive action Some things would stop, including FEMA disaster planning,… Continue reading
Feb 03 Vaccines, measles and science cause issues in 2016 Republican presidential primary By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Christie, Paul waffle on vaccines Christie walks it back; Paul goes further Ben Carson goes the other way, saying vaccines are necessary and “safe” House Republicans vote for the 56th time on whether to… Continue reading
Feb 02 Why Romney’s third quest for the presidency went up in smoke so quickly, and who gains By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: The air comes out of the Romney balloon Bush, Christie, Rubio likely benefit Walker, though, is the one with the momentum Budget day! What’s in Obama’s budget? Well, that ended quickly: We apparently are… Continue reading
Jan 29 Democrats begin to do some soul searching By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe House Democrats begin their annual issues retreat Thursday in Philadelphia. With all the focus on Republicans, their newfound governing majorities in Congress, and the divisions within their ranks between establishment and tea party members, it’s worth pointing out that Democrats… Continue reading
Jan 28 Republicans to vote on repealing Obamacare … again By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: House’s first month has focused on base issues without much chance of getting to the president Why another Obamacare vote? Freshmen want to say they voted against it Law remains unpopular, but people like… Continue reading
Jan 27 Budget outlook shows deficits, health costs down, but debt continues to rise By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Budget cuts and increased revenue have again cut the federal deficit. But the Congressional Budget Office forecasts that under current policy (including the sequester/budget cuts) the deficit will start to rise again in 2018. Continue reading
Jan 26 Four reasons so many Republicans are running in 2016 By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: A weekend full of GOP 2016 At least 17 Republicans have indicated their interest in running this cycle Money, attention, the Obama effect, and history are all reasons so many are throwing their hats… Continue reading
Jan 22 Obama goes on offense post-State of the Union By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama hitting the road Today, he’s in Kansas (before talking to YouTube stars) House abortion bill falls apart Boehner invites Netanyahu; doesn’t tell White House Just one senator (and it’s not the one you… Continue reading