Michigan’s Justin Amash Defeats Establishment Backed Challenger
Despite a high profile effort to oust him, the most prominent libertarian Republican in Congress survived his primary challenge yesterday.
Today’s Counterfactual: Tea Party Incumbent Loses to Establishment Republican in House Primary
David Trott’s victory in Michigan’s District 11 Republican House primary marks the first time this year a Republican Establishment candidate has upset a Tea Party Incumbent.
Social Issues Now Benefiting Democrats
Once something that generally benefited Republicans, social issues are now becoming a wedge issue for Democrats.
Viet Xuan Luong Becomes First Vietnamese-American General
Viet Xuan Luong pins on a brigadier general’s star today, becoming the first Vietnamese-American officer to achieve that rank.
Republican Congressmen Keep Talking About Impeachment
For a party that says its not interested in impeachment, the GOP sure keeps bringing it up.
House Republicans Are Dooming Their 2016 Nominee With Latino Voters
Republicans in the House seem determined to make life difficult for whomever wins the GOP nomination in 2016
GOP Congressman: DREAMers Cannot Be Trusted To Serve In The Military
Once again, Republicans demonstrate why they have problems with Latino voters.
Tea Party Set To Lose Its Final Two Battles In Kansas And Tennessee
The Tea Party v. “establishment” battle in the GOP has been pretty one-sided this year.
Chris McDaniel Files Incredibly Weak Challenge To Mississippi GOP Primary Results
Six weeks have passed since the primary, and Chris McDaniel has revealed he really doesn’t have much to complain about other than the fact that he lost.
As Gaza War Winds Down, What Happens Next?
The war in Gaza seems to be winding down, but the underlying issues remain.
Immigration Legislation: Veto Players in Action
The current immigration debate is yet another great example of how our system works (so to speak).
Sanity Prevails In Case Of Sexting Teen Charged With Child Pornography
In some sense, justice has prevailed.
Hobby Lobby Is Not An Issue That Will Bring Voters To The Polls In November
Once again, we are reminded that the fact that people feel strongly about an issue does not mean it’s one that will cause them to get out and vote.
Bill Clinton On Eve Of 9/11: I Passed On Killing Bin Laden Because Civilians Would Have Died
Some words from the past, apparently uttered mere hours before the world changed forever.
Obamacare Subsidies Court Challenge Headed To Supreme Court
Another Obamacare case is heading to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear if they’ll agree to hear it, or when they’d hear it if they did.
July Jobs Report Not A Home Run, But Still Pretty Good
While not as big as previous months, the July Jobs Report was still mostly good news.
72 Hour Gaza Ceasefire Collapses In Less Than Two Hours
A glimmer of hope in Gaza is quickly snuffed out.
