Jun 30, 2014 – workers has been among the labor movement's greatest prospects for adding to its diminishing ranks, and over the past decade, national … Even though Harris wanted no part of the public sector union, didn't join it, and objected to its political activity, she was nevertheless … The Washington Post reviews three different CBS News polls that show public opinion all over the map, due in part to question wording…

Jul 19, 2014 – "The bullying of small countries by big ones, the trampling of justice and decency in the pursuit of national aggrandizement, and reckless … The great news is that fundraising does not miss a beat, campaigning does not miss a beat, and demonizing political opponents does…

Jul 18, 2014 – One of those ongoing probes is the US Attorney's investigation, which is in the news just today as the chief prosecutor slapped down … But if he aims to test that proposition, he'll have to convince primary voters that would make for an acceptable national nominee, … But after a lengthy review, dominated in some quarters by his political opponents, he himself has remained in the clear.…

Jul 18, 2014 – The national government would move away from the present presidential system towards a parliamentary system. … Iraq: Parliament on Tuesday elected Salim al-Jubouri as its speaker, in the first political breakthrough. … Several Israeli news sources reported that Qatar was instrumental in persuading Hamas to reject the ceasefire agreement because it…

Jul 18, 2014 – This week National Journal unveiled its “Against the Grain” awards, an evaluation of campaigns, candidates, and ads at what could … It meant an immediate national rolodex upon announcing her campaign and a cleared primary field, the result of which has meant she’ … In fairness, Nunn, and national forces desperate for Harry Reid to keep his majority, have ensured she’ll have the resources to wage…

Jul 17, 2014 – from expanding” DACA, “which allows those who have come here illegally to stay,” Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier told Breitbart News … The only check on this power is political, not legal. … Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) told National Review's Joel Gehrke.…

Jul 14, 2014 – Republicans picked Cleveland to host their 2016 national convention, and the city, writes the Plain Dealer's Stephen Koff, "is … Yet Cleveland's reaction is no different from Boston's when it was chosen to host the 2004 Democratic National Convention. … National Journal reported two years ago on research by economists at Holy Cross who "reviewed every national political convention hosted…

Jul 13, 2014 – The fact that any American --let alone the national press, Congressional Democrats, and the White House – might not be agitated is … But to the national press and the Democrats in the Congress, this appears not to be a major concern. … He currently is acting as a political hack and is part of the problem, not part of the solution.…

Jul 12, 2014 – The inevitable political pressure is to skimp on care for the sick in order to spend on benefits for the healthy. … Here’s the bad news: our health care system is going to look increasingly like the systems in Britain and Canada. … Only we don’t call the new system socialized medicine or national health insurance. We call it ObamaCare.…

Jul 12, 2014 – Now consider two quotes from the President, one cited by CBS News, the other by NBC News: “We’re not just going to be waiting … These are the comments of a man frustrated that he is hemmed-in not only by political opposition but the Constitution itself, whose … Frustration is part and parcel of political engagement: No one gets everything desired, ever.…

Jul 11, 2014 – Carolyn Ryan, the New York Times Washington bureau chief, bluntly talked about "the national funk we're in, the sort of national malaise … Washington Post chief political analyst Dan Balz said the crisis at the border was bad news for Obama and for Democrats. … "Try as they might in their daily attempts to sugarcoat the bad news and/or blame it all on the Republicans, even the liberal news…

Jul 10, 2014 – Several news items reported that official teams are checking Muslim homes to ensure the residents are not observing Ramadan. … Tunisia will host a meeting of foreign ministers from the six countries neighboring Libya to discuss ways of helping it deal with political … leaders will "exchange points of view on the forms of support that the neighboring states can offer Libya to help it launch a national…

Jul 10, 2014 – His philanthropy has been mentioned, though it is often his political philanthropy, not his cultural philanthropy. … He and his aides, Dan McMichael and Dick Larry, recognized that a political movement needed a communications network. … Finally, it needed political leaders. Along with Lynde and Harry Bradley, Joe Coors, Bill Simon,and John M.…

Jul 27, 2014 – at the Export-Import Bank, but Veronique de Rugy of Mercatus is the go-to expert on this issue, and she has a new article at National … Check out these excerpts from a British news report on over-zealous enforcement by German cops. … Disrespect for politicians is called political speech, and it’s (supposedly) protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution.…

Jul 27, 2014 – I’m not sure what political point that you are trying to make is, but I’m of the opinion that self-dealing amongst our political class … Private investment, in contrast does spending money- even political donations- with a return in mind. … Before joining Townhall, I was both a political consultant and a writer. I wrote mostly about the stock market.…

Jul 25, 2014 – Anyone who thinks the cultural left is going to stop its political correctness with the Washington Redskins isn't reading USA … Brady wasn't just reporting on this San Francisco political correctness. He used the opportunity to push it. … Friedman "says high suicide rate among Native youth makes Indian mascots an issue of public health, not political correctness."…

Jul 25, 2014 – Please tell me it is not another one connected to mismanagement of our national borders, deceptions and politicization of our criminal … But, alas, also old news. This is the new scandal. … The Obama White House – despite all the above bad news – suddenly claims to have made “record deportations” last year. Really?…

Jul 24, 2014 – The small cabal around Barack Obama—particularly political strategist David Axelrod and consigliere Valerie Jarrett—weren’t about to … “Obama’s three most important foreign policy advisers were David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett, and John Brennan, deputy national security … According to the Clintons, who later described their lunch with friends, Caroline was stunned by this news.…

Jul 24, 2014 – southern border with Fox News' Sean Hannity, appearing on The Blaze with Glenn Beck. … The political benefit to Gov. Perry will likely last. … platform and a second look from the national media.…

Jul 23, 2014 – CNN's latest national survey includes a number of noteworthy nuggets, including the "Affordable" Care Act fallout verdict referenced … Asked whether the law has helped or hurt their families, respondents shared the bad news: As we've seen in … And that could create a whole new wave of political and affordability problems that can shape perceptions of Obamacare.…

Jul 23, 2014 – DPRK National Defense Commission. … That is an important department of the most powerful political organization in North Korea. … A special forces operation by the National Guard is more credible.…

Jul 22, 2014 – A new NBC News/Marist poll found that Paul would be the top GOP vote-getter against Hillary Clinton in critically important Iowa and … New Hampshire; political reporter Chuck Todd duly has proclaimed Paul the Republican front-runner. … The tech crowd ate up Paul's jeremiads on another case of big government: National Security Agency overreach.…

Jul 21, 2014 – A Google search for “racism” will produce a long list of articles from the most recent week’s news claiming racism on issue after issue … of national concern. … And if so, perhaps all the rhetoric about race we’re hearing reflects more Democratic political operations than realities of America…

Jul 20, 2014 – accessibility to those drugs, the violence required to develop and market the drugs (especially south of our border), and thus the political … a never-ending turf war amongst drug lords — the lefty site gloried with a Tweet: “A history lesson that you’ll never see on Fox News … Conservatives, meanwhile, prefer hitting one note over and over: build a wall, build a fence, and send down the National Guard.…

Aug 8, 2014 – way the Israeli Defense Forces are conducting this war,” calling on Israel and the West to recognize Hamas’s “legitimacy as a political … As reported on May 21st by Arutz Sheva’s Israel National News, Senior Hamas official Salah Bardawil stated that, “Hamas’s platform … And Israel and the West are to welcome Hamas’s “legitimacy as a political actor”? How wrong of Mr. Carter and Ms.…