Sep 12, 2017 – Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus now says it's an idea whose time has arrived: “I just think the time has come,” Baucus told NBC News … Klein argued that Republicans' face-plant on 'repeal and replace' helps illustrate why imposing single-payer would be a very heavy political … For decades, Democrats had tried and failed to pass some sort of national healthcare plan, and the biggest obstacle had always been…

Sep 12, 2017 – Trump’s other big news this week was blindsiding Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan to cut a deal with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi on … a short term extension of the national debt limit. … Reviewing all these developments affords political animals a certain respite from frenzy fatigue and gives a chance simply to discuss…

Sep 29, 2017 – Warning: Offensive Language At a time when discussions of race and racism are constantly in and out of the news cycle, another incident … As a nation that is already polarized down political lines and becoming polarized along racial lines by the day, it is important to … For those who protest NFL players for taking a knee during the national anthem, for those who consider the players to be unpatriotic…

Sep 29, 2017 – ’s NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, every player, staff, and coach stood with linked arms for the national … Chairman George McCaskey released a statement, saying, “This divisive political situation has unified our franchise for the present … (Fox News) Statement from Chicago Bears Chairman George H.…

Sep 28, 2017 – Concerning protesting the national anthem, Colin Kaepernick fired it off last year. … She saw the neo-populist wave coming long before anyone in the liberal news media did. Some still fail to see it. … Standing for the Star-Spangled Banner should not be a political battle. It’s literally the easiest thing to do.…

Sep 28, 2017 – Via ABC News, videos like these have been making the social media rounds.   … paraphernalia in response to football players taking a knee to protest. https://t.co/Ec5CRF7TZu pic.twitter.com/fUKQX4chHX — ABC News … The symbolism may feel good in the moment, but the nihilistic destruction of valuable goods to make a political statement makes me…

Sep 28, 2017 – The combination of constant news, social media and a filterless firehose of opinion has created a deluge of political news, comment … The pace of political news is so fast, and the changes are so abrupt that many Americans may find it easier to dismiss the topic altogether … At some point, our ability to consume political news could be overwhelmed by confusion. Take this past week as an example.…

Sep 28, 2017 – It's only $78.99 and commemorates Veterans Day, the national holiday in November established to honor all military veterans. … Police are prohibited from engaging in political activity in uniform. … What did the political left want? It wanted a revolt of the gladiators on national television. And it got what it wanted.…

Sep 27, 2017 – The national anthem isn't played at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree or the awarding of the Pulitzer Prizes. … by players or politicians with a disruptive political agenda. … Treating the national anthem as merely a prelude to sports is anything but.…

Sep 27, 2017 – The national media remain obsessed over President Trump's tweets, especially when they can be interpreted as racially inflammatory … Showy protests during the national anthem dishonor the military and insult this country and all who live here. … ABC News buried that poll in a dumpster. Instead they spun. They always spin for Obama.…

Sep 26, 2017 – President Trump and the NFL are locked in a duel, though the American people overwhelmingly side with the former on standing for the national … Yes, we can lament how everything is political. … Rooney said the players intended to "stay out of the business of making political statements by not taking the field."…

Sep 26, 2017 – Because the left dominates the news media, the entertainment media and academia, Americans are swimming -- actually, drowning -- in … people say with a straight face that Trump is the divisive party with regard to his conflict with players refusing to stand for the National … the left -- the media, academia and the Democratic Party -- it is not professional athletes who have refused to stand for the national…

Sep 26, 2017 – Actually, the fate of the political class, both Democrat and Republican, depends on a Strange victory. … Unlike most politicians, especially conservatives, he put his political and judicial career on the line. … They saw Brooks having better access to money and political machinery, perhaps.…

Sep 25, 2017 – The three groups are The National Council of La Raza, the National Urban League, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. … Fox News reported in June that this practice was stopped by the Justice Department in June: The Justice Department announced Wednesday … funds should go first to the victims and then to the American people—not to bankroll third-party special interest groups or the political…

Sep 25, 2017 – Left and right both agreed on the major news of the day. Beyond that, there was little agreement to be found. … Therefore, protesting during the national anthem should be avoided since it is perceived as unpatriotic. … No political figure in memory has been able to drive the news like Donald Trump drives the news, shifting our attention from North…

Sep 24, 2017 – They followed through on their collective gesture, which their head coach insists was designed to avoid a political spectacle. … Anthem. — David Johnson WPXI (@DavidWPXI) September 24, 2017 Meanwhile, fans booed players who knelt in Detroit, where the national … I'll leave you with this CBS News profile of Villanueva a few years ago:…

Sep 22, 2017 – The United Kingdom's National Health Service is contending with long wait times, funding deficits and deteriorating patient care. … The news has been filled for years with horror stories about wait times and poor care (or no care) within Veterans' Affairs (despite … It will be used as a tool against political opponents. The IRS discriminated against conservative not-for-profit applications.…

Oct 11, 2017 – He communicates with his base differently, which drives the news media and pundit class insane. They can’t pin this guy. … …Trump enters the contest with a job approval rating that is certainly at least marginally better than what the current national polls … Throughout the 2016 election, most analysts tracked the national polling, which failed to capture Trump’s strength in key battleground…

Oct 11, 2017 – On that front, the GOP received welcome news this week when a prized recruit to run against hyper-vulnerable liberal Claire McCaskill … Susan Collins Will Make an Important Announcement About Her Political Future on Friday https://t.co/hC7GsKxXmn — Townhall.com (@townhallcom … ) October 11, 2017 I'll leave you with this column from National Review's Jim Geraghty, reacting to Steve Bannon's announced plans…

Oct 11, 2017 – The fall of top Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has dominated the news. … It’s now making it’s way into the political arena, as Weinstein gave oodles of money to Democrats. … to appear at a political event with Weinstein later this month and that his campaigned "canceled it" when they heard he was going…

Oct 11, 2017 – With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? … First of all, there is no single license for NBC or any other national television network. … And it is extremely unusual for any station's license to be taken away for any reason, much less for a political vendetta.…

Oct 11, 2017 – The Times "gutted" the piece after Weinstein, who was not just a Hollywood player and political rainmaker but also a major advertiser … I can't wait for Sean Hannity to ask Bill O'Reilly -- ousted from Fox for his crude sexual behavior -- to opine on the latest news … No wonder Weinstein thought he could buy off Hollywood by promising to attack the National Rifle Association.…

Oct 10, 2017 – Blackburn called out Twitter’s “double standard” pointing out that they show NFL players protesting during the national anthem but … "It is astounding to me that Twitter, which is an important outlet, would choose not only to censor a political ad but that they would … censor a pro-life message,” she told Fox News.…

Oct 10, 2017 – Not only are there few cultural touchstones between the news deliverer and the consumer but also there are often no news stories that … It's not merely all politics that are local; all news is local. … , not because they are unintelligent but because they don't trust the national news organizations.…

Oct 10, 2017 – Much newspaper ink is being spilled and nightly news time spent discussing Weinstein after an investigative story by The New York Times … The Republican National Committee issued a press release demanding Democratic politicians who received donations from Weinstein return … Denunciations of Weinstein are coming from all quarters of the political spectrum, though the Hollywood crowd has been mostly silent…