VIA “wsj.com” by Anton Troianovski, Laurence Norman, and Julian Barnes MUNICH—The diplomatic scramble to calm the resurgent Ukraine crisis spilled into the open here on Saturday, as Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko urged an immediate cease-fire, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel countered calls from some U.S. senators for the West to deliver weapons to Ukraine. The […]
VIA “nytimes.com” by Michael D. Shear WASHINGTON — President Obama personally added a reference to the Crusades in his speech this week at the National Prayer Breakfast, aides said, hoping to add context and nuance to his condemnation of Islamic terrorists by noting that people also “committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ.” But […]
VIA “vice.com” by Kevin Lincoln With their recent pledge to spend $889 million on the 2016 presidential election, it’s time to recognize a weird truth about American politics: The Koch brothers, namely Charles and David, with an assist from David’s twin William, have a financial influence on par with the two major political parties. Who […]
VIA “nytimes.com” by Trip Gabriel DES MOINES — In the early jockeying among presidential candidates, Iowa’s Republican leaders see signs that their state, which once seemed on the brink of political irrelevance, is back in the game. Jeb Bush has hired the state’s top Republican strategist as a likely national campaign manager, and Mr. Bush […]
VIA “washingtonpost.com” by Sean Sullivan Republican members of Congress on Tuesday declared President Obama’s $4 trillion budget plan to be a legislative nonstarter, as they decried new taxes it would require to pay for an ambitious slate of proposed programs. “It’s dead on arrival,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called it […]
VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by Tom Bevan Hillary Clinton may be delaying her official presidential announcement until the summer, but pollsters are under no compunction to wait that long—and a new survey of key swing states from Quinnipiac University helps explain why Clinton is dragging her feet: She can afford to. Voters in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania […]
VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations, pushing past tight federal spending caps to fund an ambitious public works program and provide middle-class tax relief. Obama’s budget, which will set off months of wrangling […]
VIA “washingtontimes.com” by Cheryl K. Chumley Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is being held captive by rebels who have attacked his compound, just as the U.S. military has moved the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort McHenry into the Red Sea, in position to take aboard evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Yemen […]
VIA “New York Times” President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of The Union Address
VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by Scott Conroy CONCORD, N.H. – When he’s working a room, Rick Perry moseys and struts, doling out one firm handshake and “Good on ya” after another. Chris Christie likes to bombard his crowds with bear hugs and kisses on the cheek, impressing everyone with his ability to recall the names of people […]
