Editor’s note: this piece filed on 3.14.17 is even more relevant now in light of the Trump-Ryan bill to gut Obamacare that passed today. By Dana Milbank Opinion writer March 14 House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) says Obamacare is in a “death spiral,” and he should know: He’s the one who cut the power to Obamacare’s engines […]
By THOMAS KAPLAN and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS May 4th, 2017 ■ President Trump declared victory in the Rose Garden. “I’m president! Can you believe it?” ■ The legislation still faces steep hurdles in the Senate. A narrow victory in the House With the vote Thursday, Republicans recovered from their earlier failures and moved a step closer to delivering their […]
by Tami Luhby May 3, 2017: GOP lawmakers are scurrying to save their health care bill by proposing to pump more money into a fund aimed at helping states and insurers deal with high-cost patients. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to CNN Money story. The latest change: an additional $8 billion over five years to support […]
By Dana Milbank Opinion Writer May 3, 2017 So now it can be told: Bill Clinton cost his wife the presidency. Almost three hours into a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey shed new light on his decision to go public about his agency’s investigations into Hillary Clinton’s emails, first in July […]
By ADAM GOLDMAN MAY 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day, saying Wednesday that any suggestion he affected the vote’s outcome made him “mildly nauseous.” CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NYT story. Mr. […]
By AUSTIN WRIGHT 05/01/17 The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reached a decision that’s sure to disappoint Russia hawks: They’re not taking up a Russia sanctions bill anytime soon. Instead, Committee Chairman Bob Corker of Tennessee and ranking Democrat Ben Cardin of Maryland have agreed to move forward on a measure to counter Russian […]
Oren Dorell May 2, 2017 A former member of the Russian parliament is gunned down in broad daylight in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. A longtime Russian ambassador to the United Nations drops dead at work. A Russian-backed commander in the breakaway Ukrainian province of Donetsk is blown up in an elevator. A Russian media executive is found dead in […]
By Jim Sciutto, Manu Raju and Pamela Brown May 2, 2017 Washington (CNN) Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before he was fired, contradicting the administration’s version of events, sources familiar […]
DOMENICO MONTANARO May 2, 2017 President Trump just seems to have a thing for strongmen. He invited the brutal Philippine leader, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House during a “very friendly” phone call Sunday. On Tuesday, Trump has another call — this one with Russian President Vladimir Putin. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NPR […]
By Steve Benen 05/01/17 11:00 AM To appreciate the strength of partisan tribalism in contemporary politics, consider the evolution of Republican voters’ attitudes towards Russia. The U.S. adversary and its autocratic leader were quite unpopular in GOP circles for many years – right up until Donald Trump started praising the Russian leader and benefiting from Vladimir Putin’s support. CLICK […]
