In the news: your phone records, PRISM, U.S.-China summit, and John Dingell
Dingell Becomes Longest-Serving Member of Congress
Today, after 57 years, 5 months, and 26 days, Dingell becomes the longest-serving member of Congress ever.
Samantha Power Is Skeptical of United Nations’ Strength
Obama’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, realized the limits of the international organization’s effectiveness firsthand during the Bosnian war.
Obama-Xi Sunnylands Summit: What to Expect
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet for at least six hours this weekend in an unprecedented informal summit that stands to reshape the relationship between the two world powers for the next …
Once Strident, College Republicans Now Seek Moderate Tone For the GOP
TIME speaks with the Chair of the College National Republicans about Obamacare, “big government,” an immigration tone shift, and gay marriage.
Obama Administration Declassifies Phone Records Seizures, Condemns Leaks
Following more than 24 hours of unrelenting scrutiny and criticism, the Obama administration moved late Thursday to declassify information on the Federal Bureau Investigation and National Security Agency blanket seizures of …
North Korea Puts Nuclear Threats on Hold in Favor of Business, Skiing and Mushrooms
Proving once again that the North Korean government is like New England’s weather—if you don’t like it, wait a few minutes—Pyongyang is now saying it is reconsidering its April order to South Korea to abandon the Kaesong …
Morning Must Reads: June 6
In the news: Verizon’s telephone records, Power and Rice, North Carolina, prettier in print, the House’s immigration group, and Kim Jong-Il’s sushi chef.
Obama Returns To Tar Heel State, The One That Got Away
The “Red State” swing state proved to be vexing for Obama and Democrats. Will it stay that way?
At the Intersection of Rice and Power
In Samantha Power and Susan Rice, Obama taps a more activist overseas team
Silicon Valley Is Trying To Hack Washington D.C. (Just Watch The YouTube Video)
Silicon Valley, as Facebook’s Sean Parker says, is “starting to come into a realization of our own power” in politics.
In the ArenaMagazine
How a Nation Unwinds
Over the past forty years, the nation has unwound from its former rigor.
In the ArenaNational Security
All Hail Donilon
Les Gelb is right. Tom Donilon has been a terrific National Security Adviser. He kept us out of stupid entanglements. Let’s hope that Susan Rice will do the same.