Bernie Sanders is headed back to Iowa
The senator will start his trip on Feb. 19 with a town meeting at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The following day, on Feb. 20, Sanders will headline…
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Much Too Responsible
The United States and Europe have a lot in common. Both are multicultural and democratic; both are immensely wealthy; both possess currencies with global reach. Read the whole story at…
Budget aide to assume climate role at White House
READ: Clinton emerges from hiatus with updated vision for the future Deese, 36, briefly served as the acting director of Obama’s budget office last year. He was a central figure…
Steve King’s ‘deportables’ tweet a headache for 2016ers
#Obama perverts "prosecutorial discretion" by inviting a deportable to sit in place of honor at #SOTU w/1st Lady. I should sit with Alito. – “These Romney-style ‘self deport’ type comments…
Rabbi Jack Moline Becomes New Head Of Interfaith Alliance
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rabbi Jack Moline, a congregational rabbi who briefly led the nation’s top Jewish Democratic group, is the new head of the Interfaith Alliance, a staunch voice in Washington…
Obama goes on offense
Yet Democrats should not get too excited. Speeches can be moving and they certainly can inspire, but the situation on Capitol Hill remains dire for proponents of liberal reform. Republicans…
Personal stories, fewer new policies: Obama to deliver new kind of State of the Union
“The President was tired of the old approach” of delivering a long laundry list of ideas, said one key Democratic party source who was briefed on the latest draft of…
Barbara Boxer’s retirement sets off wild scramble
Top Democratic contenders weigh California Senate run “There’s an entire generation of Democratic politicians who have been waiting for an opportunity like this one,” said Dan Schnur, executive director of…
House OKs Keystone XL pipeline
The vote was 266-153, with more than two dozen Democrats joining nearly all Republicans to pass the measure. It was the first time the legislation passed in the new session…
President’s gamble fails as rival wins Sri Lanka election
Rajapaksa acknowledged the defeat on his official Twitter account Friday, writing: “I value and respect our democratic process and the people’s verdict, and look forward to the peaceful transition of…
A world of thrills and chills for 2015
A year ago, who would have believed that a brutal militia would take over parts of Syria and Iraq, forcing the U.S. to re-enter the Middle East fray? Who would…
Cuomo’s ‘eloquent voice for the voiceless’ remembered
New York Rep. Nita Lowey, who worked with him as assistant secretary of state before she was elected to Congress, said part of his power was how he couched the…
Ebola Fast Facts
Facts:Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by one of five different Ebola viruses. Four of the strains can cause severe illness in humans and animals. The fifth, Reston virus,…