Morning Must Reads: February 19
In the news: Obama bullies the press, Reagonomics gets a facelift, Simpson-Bowles Round II, and Dave Chappelle, political visionary.
Articles from Contributor
Mark Sanford Releases First Ad, Asks for Second Chance
Former Gov. Mark Sanford appeals to the “God of second chances” in his bid for South Carolina’s first congressional district.
Morning Must Reads: February 18
Happy Presidents’ Day! Here are today’s top stories.
Elizabeth Warren Puts Financial Regulators on Trial
Senator Elizabeth Warren shows she’s a firebrand in her first banking committee hearing.
Bloomberg Picks Gun Control as Key to Illinois Special Election
Robin Kelly, a former Cook County Administrator, gets a big boost from a billionaire for being on his side on the gun control debate.
Morning Must Reads
In the news: a Congressman’s long lost daughter, Warren Buffet’s ketchup, Keystone XL pipeline protests, and the neurological differences between Democrats and Republicans.
Morning Must Reads
In the news: the creation of the world’s largest airline, huge asteroids, the chuck Chuck Hagel movement, and Scott Brown’s debut on Fox.
Will Ferrell Dives Into L.A. Mayor Race
The comedian endorses former City Council President Eric Garcetti in one of the funniest ads ever.
Morning Must Reads
In the news: burning cabins, Jack Lew, fracking, SOTU, and free preschool.
Marco Rubio’s Gulpgate
Sen. Marco Rubio had a dry mouth during the Republican Address to the Nation, leading to an awkward, off-screen grab for a Poland Spring bottle. UPDATE: Rubio responds.
“They Deserve a Vote”
In the most emotional moment of the State of the Union, President Obama proclaimed that the families of the victims of gun violence “deserve a vote” in Congress on a gun control bill.
Morning Must Reads
In the news: nuclear North Korea, busy Democratic Senators, a Fox immigration poll, safe commercial jets, and the State of the Union.
Morning Must Reads
In the news: drones, Saturday mail, Bloomberg’s British empire, GOP’s upper hand on sequestration, unfortunate tweets