Many pro-life politicians have been communicating to women that they don’t understand the concerns of women
With Egypt in Crisis, Is Obama Playing it too Safe?
Once again, Middle East turmoil offers Obama few good options
Bush and Obama: Together in Tanzania, Briefly
Two presidents, and their wives, hold an improbable African reunion.
Meet Mitch McConnell’s New Challenger: Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, announced she will challenge the Republican Senate leader
Senate Democrats Release ‘I’m Just a Budget’ Song
The video highlights the fact that it has been 100 days since the Senate passed a budget. Republicans have blocked efforts to negotiate differences between the House and Senate budgets
Self-Interest Could Sink Immigration Reform
Only 38 of the House’s 234 Republicans, or 16%, represent districts in which Latinos account for 20% of the population or more.
Moral Mondays: Religious Progressives Protest North Carolina Policies
Almost every Monday since late April, hundreds of protestors have gathered in Raleigh to oppose the state’s budget cuts to unemployment benefits, healthcare funding, education, and other social benefits.
Morning Must Reads: July 1
In the news: Cairo protests, Croatia, the Republican case for immigration reform, George W. Bush and Edward Snowden, Texas oil, and the battle of Gettsyburg.
Why Our Health Care Lets Prices Run Wild
Of all the oddities of the U.S. health care system, one stands out: we spend far more on health care per person than other industrialized nations yet have no better health outcomes.
On Rubio, It’s Bloomberg vs. Bloomberg
The New York mayor’s pro-gun-control group and pro-immigration-reform group have fought and celebrated, respectively, the same man, Senator Marco Rubio
McAuliffe’s Claim Jump on Coal
Coal has Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe split between the interests of the North and South.
Obama’s Long-Awaited Trip to Africa
In his first trip to Africa since reelection, President Obama visits Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania to promote democracy and the continent as a growing market for U.S. businesses.
Morning Must Reads: June 28
In the news: immigration reform, student loan rates, South Africa, Aaron Hernadez, Jon Corzine, and congressional facial hair