Tag: Barack Obama
Donald Trump finally explains how he’ll get Mexico to pay for...
Donald Trump would try to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by targeting billions of dollars in remittances sent by immigrants living...
GOP senator meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, says hearings...
A Republican senator said Tuesday she is "more convinced than ever" that there should be hearings on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee after...
Robert Bentley signs on to Texas immigration lawsuit
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley announced Monday that he has signed an Amicus Curiae, along with six other states, to the United States Supreme Court to support...
GOP Congress’ incomplete: Stalled bills, no court nominee
Congress increasingly is being defined by what it's not doing this election year.
The Senate returns this week with a strong majority of Republicans saying...
Donald Trump’s abortion flub shows risks of ‘winging it’ on policy
It was a question sure to come up at some point in the Republican primary campaign.
"What should the law be on abortion?" asked MSNBC's...
Barack Obama shortens prison sentences for 61 drug offenders
President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working to give...
EPA aims to cut methane leaks from natural gas companies
The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new partnership with 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from natural gas...
Barack Obama’s executive actions challenged by multi-state coalition
On Monday, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the state has joined 26 others in filing a merits brief with the U.S. Supreme Court opposing executive...
Martin Dyckman: Politics mars the Supreme Court nomination process
The maxim that "no good deed goes unpunished" is often borne out in politics these days, and if President Barack Obama hasn't taped it...
Wisconsin-based ‘Cheesehead Revolution’ challenged by Donald Trump
A trio of Wisconsin Republicans looking to inject the party with their own youthful, aggressive brand of conservatism ushered in the "Cheesehead Revolution." Their...
