May 1, 2014 – With no discernable skills beyond self-promotion, he has his own TV show on an NBC News network, not some public access channel. … The president and the attorney general made a pilgrimage to speak at Sharpton’s group, National Action Network. … Some people simply hate and will stop at nothing to exploit differences for their own personal or political gain.…

May 20, 2014 – Kentucky: Despite garnering national attention upon first launching his campaign, Tea Party candidate Matt Bevin’s hopes of unseating … Most political observers therefore acknowledge that McConnell will easily secure his party’s nomination yet again. … Nevertheless, a recent Morris News Service/Fox5 poll shows that the race is very much up for grabs.…

May 20, 2014 – "We have rebuffed the National Guard soldiers' attack. … It was not aimed at seizing power and excluding any political side peaceful towards the political process, but it is an absolute alignment … Thus far, three Zintan "brigades" have been identified as part of the Libyan National Army.…

May 19, 2014 – these "problems" at the VA actually exist just yet; only that "allegations" emanating from within "bureaucracies" have seeped into news … action was taken until the news network exposed it this month. … It was a virtuosic political play at the time, of course.…

May 19, 2014 – And reflexively rushing to exploit Veterans' deaths for political gain could backfire. … Don't forget, though: Part of this scandal is that the recent revelations are "old news" at the VA. … action was taken until the news network exposed it this month.…

May 19, 2014 – The electricity mandates were supported by Republicans in 2008, and the approach to repealing them is illustrative of how Ohio’s political … Unfortunately, the chatter has begun in earnest, and Kasich’s time as a Fox News host means that national commentators whose opinions…

May 18, 2014 – Besides being the only National Security Advisor to perhaps have ever used the word "danged" in public, (How does one dang? … Why did you lie to the American people on five Sunday news shows? … There will be an after life to your current political hackery.…

May 18, 2014 – So the political tide among conservatives and Republicans may be turning in favor of immigration reform. … As Reagan taught us, strength at home in the domestic economy is vital to strength abroad in national security. … Other polls from Gallup, CNN/ORC, Fox News and CBS News agree.…

May 16, 2014 – WASHINGTON - It is a sign of Barack Obama's receding presidency that Hillary Clinton is drawing more attention from the national news … media and political power brokers. … Obama was trying to make news of his own Wednesday, but not the kind that lands on the front page, or leads the nightly news.…

May 15, 2014 – The national media continue to tout Georgia's soon-to-be-open U.S. … candidates and, at the same time, are strong conservatives in a state where moderate-to-conservative views still dominate the political … Much of the national media is convinced that Michelle Nunn, who is currently running ahead of each of the potential GOP nominees in…

May 14, 2014 – First, National Journal writes that while rates are increasing across the country, experts worry that consumers in certain states will … , every state has its own risk pool, and some are looking less sustainable than others: Despite Obamacare's strong national … So although nationwide statistics are important for judging the law's political success, the substantive tests for the law's future…

May 14, 2014 – A year before most of us knew that the National Security Agency was routinely collecting our phone records, Ron Wyden warned that … In the year since news reports based on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the existence of the phone record … Whether or not Obama's conversion is sincere, it reflects a new political reality.…

May 13, 2014 – CBS News reports: A Veterans Affairs employee at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been placed on … administrative leave after CBS News obtained an email showing an employee directing his staff on how to game the appointments system … While the political lessons about single-payer are no doubt important to underscore, more than anything, it's a national disgrace the…

May 13, 2014 – Most conservatives talk and act as if bad economic news disturbs the left as much as it disturbs them. It doesn't. … Almost everywhere the left is in control -- in California, for example -- the economic news is awful. … There is one overriding philosophical reason and one political reason for this.…

May 13, 2014 – Western news outlets have concentrated on the disruptions, lack of verification processes, confusion because of a shortage of polling … It said that the soldiers were from the 93rd Dnipropetrovsk Mechanized Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. … Members of the National Guard reportedly seized ballot papers and electoral rolls.…

May 13, 2014 – columnist Peter Roff and, in Politico, National Review’s editor Rich Lowry, in Politico. … Yet political hypocrisy is at worst a venial sin. Reid is committing a mortal political sin. … Overnight, McCarthy’s immense national popularity evaporated.…

May 13, 2014 – The subject line of the first five messages is 'Statement by the Director of Public Affairs for National Intelligence Shawn Turner … That is code for "as they fit the Obama administration's political and selfish agenda." Isn't it amazing? … ABC News reported that retired Air Force Brig. Gen.…

May 11, 2014 – Here’s some of what was reported by the Dallas News. Former President George H.W. … Writing for National Review, Deroy Murdock is justly irked that President George H.W. … …Bush’s tax hike was a political betrayal for Republicans and other voters who believed him when he pledged to the 1988 GOP National…

May 30, 2014 – What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show? Mad Men 6. … Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena. … There wasn’t a clear moment that I decided to enter the political arena. I was involved in politics at a very young age.…

May 29, 2014 – But we do have some good news. A French politician is acknowledging the Laffer Curve! … By the way, France’s national auditor also admitted that tax hikes were no longer practical because of the Laffer Curve. … On a completely different subject, here’s the most persuasive political ad for 2014.…

May 29, 2014 – In the international arena, as a news story in The Chicago Tribune recently noted, the president has been compelled to adopt a "measured … Obama is stymied on Capitol Hill because he lacks the political power or popular standing to get his way. … Some of those things are desirable -- immigration reform, say, or significantly curbing surveillance by the National Security Agency…

May 29, 2014 – Others may have taken a three-day weekend for Memorial Day, but the news never stops. … And yet Europe's political elite sounded surprised (don't they always?) … by the news that their continent is still full of different interests that often clash. Violently.…

May 27, 2014 – It was the hottest political issue in America. It was constantly in the news. … He responded, ”I first learned about it from the same news reports that I think most people learned about this. … Thus spake former National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor on Thursday after Fox News Channel anchorman Bret Baier asked him…

May 24, 2014 – The scandal is already generating some very good political cartoons. Here’s A.F. … to share some good news. … still would like to move forward with this scheme to distort the political process.…

May 23, 2014 – Comment: While this contract is headline news for geo-political analysts today, implementation and its real impact are in the future … News reporting is showing several trends. … A third trend is an emerging political contest between Hifter and the Libyan government.…