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Hamas's use of human shields is to blame for Gaza toll, Israeli envoy says'When you turn a school into a weapons depot, that鈥檚 a war crime,'聽Ambassador Ron Dermer said at a Monitor breakfast with reporters, voicing dismay at criticism of Israel for the rising civilian death toll in Gaza.
Iran's aid to Hamas has bearing on nuclear talks, House panel chief saysHouse Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce tells a Monitor-hosted breakfast that the rockets Hamas is firing deep into Israel should be a reminder to nuclear negotiators that Iran can鈥檛 easily be trusted.
Transportation chief: US set to ration highway repair funds as of Aug. 1If Congress doesn't come up with a plan soon to replenish the Highway Trust Fund, states can expect rationing this summer, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tuesday.
Rick Perry forestalls discussion of immigration reformTexas Gov. Rick Perry told reporters at the Monitor Breakfast that the 'unaccompanied alien children issue ... has the potential to be an absolute catastrophe.'
Immigration reform? Here's what Obama must do first, a top Republican says.The environment in the House for immigration reform is 'exceedingly difficult,' Rep. Goodlatte says at a Monitor breakfast with reporters. First, Obama must show 'some leadership.'
Boehner serious about suing Obama, House Judiciary chairman saysAt a Monitor Breakfast with reporters, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte said Boehner has been getting advice from constitutional scholars and trial attorneys about a House lawsuit against Obama.
Republican offers Obama a road map for what to do in IraqOutgoing House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers says President Obama needs to begin destroying the rebels' training camps and supply lines in Syria.
Valerie Jarrett defends 'My Brother's Keeper' focus on boysCritics say President Obama's 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative addressing challenges faced by boys of color should be expanded to include girls of color.
Immigration reform still a possibility, says top Obama aide Valerie JarrettWith new leadership in the House, the Obama administration thinks it may have a better chance of securing immigration reform, Valerie Jarrett says at a Monitor breakfast.- Texas Gov. Rick Perry: not yet a 2016 candidate, but sure sounding like oneTexas Gov. Rick Perry describes his 2012 presidential run as frustrating, painful, and humbling. 'Over the past 18 months, I have focused on being substantially better prepared.'
Jay Carney, departing Obama press secretary, pulls back White House curtainAs a former reporter himself, Jay Carney had thought everything that went on behind the scenes at the White House was political. It turns out he was wrong, he says.
Podesta confident that EPA rule on carbon emissions will stickFuture presidents are unlikely to undo the Obama administration's controversial rule to cut carbon emissions from power plants, even if they want to, presidential counselor John Podesta said Friday. Why not?- 'We'll keep an eye on them,' White House's Podesta says of freed TalibanObama counselor John Podesta said Friday the US has ways to monitor the five former Taliban officials released in the swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. He also offered a succinct assessment of what a Hillary Clinton presidency would look like.
Obama's clean-energy push, new EPA rule will prevail, predicts Podesta'We're committed to getting this done,' the White House's John Podesta said Friday of a new EPA proposal to limit carbon emissions from power plants. A business report showing a hit to the US economy contained 'fantasy job loss numbers,' he said.
Leading Democrat: Benghazi is the GOP's new ObamacareThe GOP-led House is forming a select committee on the Benghazi tragedy because 'continuing to focus obsessively on repealing the Affordable Care Act has lost its luster,' Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the DNC, said this week.- Democratic leader needles GOP: tea party has already won civil warDemocratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says tea party candidates might have lost Republican primaries Tuesday, but they've moved the party far to the right.
What a top Democrat thinks will be 'the big issue' in midterm electionsRep. Chris Van Hollen, who has chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, responds to the predictions that Republicans will pick up House seats this year.
Top Democrat offers two ways his party can overcome grim election forecastRep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, said at a Monitor Breakfast that Democrats can 'change that calculus' forecasting losses in midterm elections.
How Gov. Bobby Jindal thinks health-care reform should workLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has unveiled an alternative to the Affordable Care Act, which he sees as 'a flawed law.' His plan takes a state-focused approach.聽
Governor Jindal proposes Republican alternative to ObamacareLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to repeal Obamacare, and now he's put forward a plan to replace it. It features no individual mandate and a voucher-like program for Medicare.
