Opinion · 114th Congress
Paul Ryan Can’t Be Expected to Condemn Trump
Many of us would find it untenable to organize ourselves politically in groups that would be aligned with him.
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Democrats Hit Ground Running as Garland Nominated
Schumer of New York were confident they had a better hand to play with Republicans squeezed between their refusal to weigh an Obama court pick and the disruptive nature of Trump’s growing front-running
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Iowans Less Likely to Vote for Grassley for Holding Up Nominee
If there’s a face besides Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s behind Republicans’ refusal to hold hearings on a President Barack Obama Supreme Court nominee, it’s Iowa Sen.
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This Ad Links Trump to SCOTUS Opening, Bashes Ayotte
Kelly Ayotte, linking her refusal to consider a new Supreme Court justice with the front-runner of the GOP presidential primary.
Supreme Court Fight Spills Into DOJ Hearing
Republicans announced their decision shortly after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on Feb. 13, arguing the next president should fill the vacancy so that voters can have a say in the process.
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Reid: Supreme Court Nominee Coming Soon
Reid called on Republicans to consider the president’s Supreme Court pick, calling their refusal to take up the nominee “unprecedented.”
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On Facebook, Talk Is on Race, Christianity and Trump
This might reflect the flap over Trump’s refusal to disavow the Ku Klux Klan and its former leader, David Duke, who endorsed the businessman late last week.
What We Learned From Thursday’s Debate
He had the key moments in the debate where he stood up to Trump. Went toe to toe with him and got the better of him in several occasions” “Cruz some good moments but he got lost at times.
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What We Learned From Thursday’s Debate
He had the key moments in the debate where he stood up to Trump. Went toe to toe with him and got the better of him in several occasions" "Cruz some good moments but he got lost at times.
McCain Will Hold Gitmo Closure Hearings; F-35 Tester Disputes Safety Assertions
The director of Pentagon weapons testing is questioning claims by the general in charge of the F-35 fighter jet program that potentially deadly flaws in the plane’s ejection seats have been largely fixed
Fight Over Court Vacancy Draws Battle Lines for Interest Groups
Barack Obama’s final year in office.
The Long, Sophisticated Fight to Come Over the Supreme Court Opening
Democrats pounced on the refusal, saying it was an abdication of duty to make such a decision before Obama even picked a nominee.
The Long, Sophisticated Fight to Come Over the Supreme Court Opening
Democrats pounced on the refusal, saying it was an abdication of duty to make such a decision before Obama even picked a nominee.
Scalia’s Replacement Adds Another Divisive Issue to Campaign
The last time the Senate confirmed a nominee in a presidential election year was Justice Anthony Kennedy in early 1988, during Ronald Reagan’s final year in office.
Scalia’s Replacement Adds Another Divisive Issue to Campaign
The last time the Senate confirmed a nominee in a presidential election year was Justice Anthony Kennedy in early 1988, during Ronald Reagan’s final year in office.
Michigan Governor Declines to Testify at Flint Hearing
Rick Snyder will spend Wednesday afternoon presenting his proposed state budget for the 2018 fiscal year in Lansing, a spokeswoman from his office said.
Is an Audit on the Way for Iowa Caucuses?
In an editorial published late on Feb. 3 and in today’s print editions , the state’s newspaper argued, “What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period.
To Honor MLK, Stop Shouting, Start Listening
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” King wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. (Tom Williams/Roll Call File Photo) When the Rev.
To Honor MLK, Stop Shouting, Start Listening
In his 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail, King prefaced his own strong, morally held belief in equality by calling his critics “men of genuine good will” whose words were “sincerely set forth.”
Matt Lewis: Why the ‘Stupid, Gutless’ GOP Refusal to Attack Trump?
Ted Cruz in Iowa, the latest polling has Donald Trump back on top in some surveys and trailing just slightly in others.