AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarRomney announces US Senate runverified_publisherCNNSalt Lake City CNN — Mitt Romney said in a video announcement Friday that he will run for the US Senate from Utah, setting out on a glide path to Washington where he will likely play a central role driving the direction of the fractious Republican Party. “I have decided to run for United States …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarInside the Senate's ugly immigration breakdownverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Burgess Everett and Elana SchorIf the Senate was ever going to pass a bill to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, it needed James Lankford. A conservative senator from Oklahoma with a youthful visage, Lankford had been working since September to help so-called Dreamers. The 49-year-old Lankford …
AvatarOliverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDid the FBI miss a warning before Florida school shooting?apnewsarchive.comThe massacre at a Florida high school is again raising concerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have stopped a mass shooting. Last fall, …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarSenate Rejects Immigration Plans, Leaving Fate of Dreamers Uncertain (Published 2018)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Sheryl Gay StolbergWASHINGTON — The Senate summarily blocked three measures on Thursday — including one backed by President Trump — to resolve the fate of the so-called Dreamers, leaving hundreds of thousands of them facing an uncertain future. As senators struck down measure after measure, a week that began with the …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarAnalysis | 52 senators have an A-minus NRA rating or higher — including four Democratsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Philip BumpOne of the ways that the National Rifle Association exerts influence over elected officials is by giving them letter-grade ratings on gun issues. It’s a shorthand for gun-rights voters in the way that the D or R next to a politician’s name is a shorthand for voters in general. If a candidate has an …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarA former GOP lawmaker’s blunt words on gun control: ‘Republicans are not going to do anything’verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Alex HortonAs his fellow Republicans offer thoughts and prayers after yet another mass shooting, former Florida congressman David Jolly wants to burn the gun policy impasse to the ground. “Republicans are not going to do anything on gun control,” Jolly told The Washington Post on Thursday as the nation reeled …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarPaul Ryan says not yet time for political battles on gunsverified_publisherCNNWashington CNN — Amid renewed debate over gun control after Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida, House Speaker Paul Ryan is arguing that now is not the time to wage political battles. “This is one of those moments where we just need to step back and count our blessings,” he told reporters Thursday …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarTrump’s Inaugural Committee Paid $26 Million to Firm of First Lady’s Adviser (Published 2018)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Maggie HabermanWASHINGTON — President Trump’s inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to the first lady, Melania Trump, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity, according to tax filings released on Thursday. The nonprofit group that oversaw …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarSenate immigration debate ends in failureverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Elana Schor and Burgess EverettThe Senate’s drive to clinch an immigration deal sputtered to an end on Thursday, with a bipartisan and White House-blessed proposal both defeated and the Dreamers left in limbo once again. It was a frustrating, if largely expected, conclusion to a much-hyped immigration debate this week that never …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarSchool shooting survivor to lawmakers: ‘You need to take some action’verified_publisherCNNCNN — A student who witnessed Wednesday’s massacre at a Florida school made a direct plea to lawmakers on Thursday to take action, warning more children will die otherwise. “Some of our policymakers and some people need to – they need to look in the mirror and take some action because ideas are great …
AvatarOliverAvatarAvatarTrump’s plan does nothing for America’s real infrastructure problemverified_publisherVox - Matthew YglesiasBad incentives to prioritize the new over the necessary. Infrastructure is a big, complicated subject that defies easy summary. But Marc Scribner’s analysis of the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposals for the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute does a great job of capturing what …
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/15/middleeast/ben-wedeman-rex-tillerson-mideast-intl/AvatarOliverFeb 15, 2018