In the news: the 2014 State of the Union, and the crises in Syria and Ukraine
Miscellany
Morning Must Reads: January 28
In the news: Obama to give 2014 State of the Union; congressional negotiators reach an agreement on a farm bill; House Republican leadership will call for a path to legal status for illegal immigrants; Obama to raise minimum wage …
Morning Must Reads: January 27
In the news: the 2014 State of the Union; America’s Afghanistan exit may hurt its drone mission; Turkey reacts to emerging market slide; House GOP set to push immigration reform; Britain’s Conservatives push minimum wage hike; and …
Holder: Banks Should Be Able To Handle Pot Money
The biggest problem for the booming legal marijuana industry today is where to put its piles of cash. The nation’s top law enforcement official is now encouraging a solution
Morning Must Reads: January 24
In the news: Industries see climate change as an “economically disruptive force”; Davos debates austerity; Syrian peace talks crumble; Grimes takes on Mitch McConnell; National Journal announces the 30 most influential out Washingtonians
Morning Must Reads: January 23
In the News: U.S. accuses security check firm of fraud, Clinton foes file FEC complaint, why social mobility is still a dream, and what’s prettier in print
Morning Must Reads: January 22
In the News: Divisions at Peace Talks on Syria, Gov. McDonnell Speaks Out, Abortion, and Troops in Afghanistan
Morning Must Reads: January 21
In the News: Obama Facing Pressure over State of the Union Address, Report Points Fingers at Assad in Syria, Why Hillary Might not Be a 2016 Shoe-in, and Wendy Davis’ Biography
Obama on Marijuana Legalization: ‘It’s Important for It to Go Forward’
Reasoning based in biased criminal justice system
Morning Must Reads: January 17
In the news: Syrian rebels speak out on cease-fire; President Obama to reform the NSA; Senate passes appropriations bill; Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to retire; W.Va. spill site was inspected in 2010
Morning Must Reads: January 16
In the news: Obamacare, the Oscars, an Appropriations bill, a “stealth war” on abortion, a White House education summit, and what’s prettier in print
Morning Must Reads: January 15
In the news: European intelligence agencies secretly met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s delegates; the President plans NSA reforms; domestic drones; two of the largest trade bills ever envisioned; the 2014 midterms; …
Morning Must Reads: January 14
In the news: Iran sanctions, Syrian rebel infighting, an appropriations bill, new Obamacare enrollment figures, West Virginia’s water supply, unemployment insurance, and the Weather Channel