The battle to remove the military’s chain of command from investigating sexual assaults has intensified as a pair of Tea Party senators has allied with 33 of their more liberal colleagues in the effort.
Morning Must Reads: July 17
In the news: Syria’s DIY weapons, Bank of America, New York health care premiums, Liz Cheney, and the rebirth of Eliot Spitzer and John McCain
Scott Walker’s Big Gamble
With his new budget, the Wisconsin governor has angered his party’s right, spelling trouble for a man who appears eager to run for president in 2016.
GOP Claims High Ground in 2014 Battle for the Senate
It’s shaping up to be an unpleasant 2014 for Democrats in the U.S. Senate.
Inhofe Fundraises Off Environmental Protests at His Google Fundraiser
Last week Google upset environmental groups when it feted one of the Senate’s most conservative Republicans, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe. A day later, he began raising money off their protests and Google’s support.
Senate Steps Back From Nuclear Brink, Inches Toward Cordray Nomination
The Senate voted 71-29 to move forward with the nomination of Richard Cordray for the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Tennessee Republican Bob Corker, who predicted Cordray would pass the procedural hurdle …
Maya Angelou Reacts To Zimmerman Trial, Evokes Civil Rights Era
“What is really injured, bruised, if you will, is the psyche of our national population.”
Morning Must Reads: July 16
In the news: filibuster reform, Egyptian riots, Gitmo, the dollar, Goldman Sachs, House Democrats, and the “Queen of Suck-Up City.”
No Deal, Despite Progress, After All-Senate Nuclear Option Meeting
The U.S. Senate huddled as a whole behind its old chamber doors Monday night, long after the nearby cafeterias had been shuttered, to debate without cameras or a public gallery for over three and a half hours the rule change …
Weiner and Spitzer Both Rise to Top in New York City Poll
Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated. Former Representative Anthony Weiner is top dog in the New York City mayor’s race, while former governor Eliot Spitzer is leading in the race to be the city’s next …
The Christian Witness of Trayvon’s Mother
If there is one person who has sustained Sybrina Fulton through her son Trayvon Martin’s death, it has, without question, been Jesus Christ.
Morning Must Reads: July 15
In the news: Syria, Snowden, the nuclear option, Zimmerman, China, Bill Gates, and India’s last telegram
The American Horse Slaughter Lobby Fights To Hold Ground
The traditional view of American horse slaughter was best captured in a 2007 federal circuit court ruling. “The lone cowboy riding his horse is a cinematic icon. Not once in memory did the cowboy eat his horse,” wrote one judge …