Jan 21 President Obama draws a line in the sand with State of the Union By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: President Obama extends olive branch… to Democrats Eleven proposals the president made in State of the Union Fact checks galore – your links to the four best What was trending on Facebook, Twitter? A speech… Continue reading
Jan 20 Don’t expect Congress to act on much of what Obama proposes in the State of the Union By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Just two of the 18 items President Obama asked Congress to work on in his 2014 State of the Union became law Expecting little congressional action, the White House has taken to executive action and… Continue reading
Jan 19 What exactly is in President Obama’s State of the Union proposals By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama unveils tax increases on wealthy, credits for the middle class It’s the latest round of economic populism from this president Here’s everything else he’s proposed over the last two weeks ahead of the… Continue reading
Jan 15 It wasn’t the ‘Do-Nothing Congress’ after all By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe We now know just how productive the last Congress was — thanks to one of the more underappreciated reports in U.S. government, the Resume of Congressional Activity.This one-page sheet summarizes the activity of each Congressional year and the report for… Continue reading
Jan 13 2016 here we come! By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The jockeying for the White House in 2016 kicked into a second gear with former candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum making headlines. Continue reading
Jan 12 Who blinks first between Obama, Republicans? By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe On Tuesday, President Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders for the first time since Republicans took control of the new Congress. So far, both sides are taking hard-line postures. Continue reading
Jan 08 5 things you might not have known about Mitch McConnell By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe, Domenico Montanaro Today in the Morning Line: McConnell wrote his thesis on “The Great Compromiser” His real name’s not Mitch He once sought the support of Democratic-leaning groups like major unions Obama heads to Phoenix to talk housing Immigration action in the… Continue reading
Jan 07 Split power is the new normal in American politics By Rachel Wellford, Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Just two presidents in the last 50 years have not experienced a Congress fully controlled by the opposition party 16 of the 24 times the opposition party has fully controlled Congress have been in just… Continue reading
Jan 06 What to watch on Congress’ first day back By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Welcome to the 114th Congress. Both the House and Senate, which will have a new majority leader in Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, will gavel in for the new Congress at noon today. The chambers each begin with a prayer, but… Continue reading
Dec 18 Obama’s ‘transformative’ Cuba moment By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Explaining Obama’s move on Cuba The generational shift — even among Cuban Americans — on Cuba policy The Obamas talk about their personal experiences dealing with race Obama goes big on Cuba: Whether you agree… Continue reading