All Monitor Breakfast
Why Bob Corker sees trouble ahead for bill reforming NSA surveillanceSen. Bob Corker says he was 'shocked' to learn at a classified briefing Tuesday how little data the NSA is actually collecting. That revelation could be a game changer in the Senate, he says.
Why Democrats are reluctant to support the Trans-Pacific PartnershipRep. Sander Levin expressed concern Thursday over secrecy and insufficient worker protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal with 11 other Pacific Rim nations.
John Kasich 鈥榦ptimistic鈥� about resources for 2016 presidential runGov. John Kasich (R) of Ohio told reporters at a Monitor lunch that, as a presidential candidate, he would tout his experience 鈥� including expanding Medicaid. And he could deliver Ohio, essential for winning the presidency.聽
Paul Ryan on Baltimore: 'We need to get in communities and engage'In the wake of riots in Baltimore, Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday said it's time to discard a top-down, bureaucratized approach to poverty that measures success by money spent on programs.
Climate change, cyberattacks are growing threats to grid, says US energy chiefUS energy infrastructure is outdated and increasingly vulnerable to threats, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told reporters at a Monitor-hosted breakfast in Washington.
As Senate debates Iran, Energy secretary vows to stay 'open' with CongressOn Monday, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz pledged to be 'completely open' with Congress. He addressed several issues raised by skeptics.
Senator Wyden: Congress may block government access to encrypted consumer devicesIt is going to be hard for members of Congress to defend the federal government鈥檚 position on this issue, particularly after the NSA 'overreach' on surveillance, said the Senate聽Intelligence Committee member.
Carly Fiorina wants to take away Hillary Clinton's 'gender card'The former Hewlett Packard CEO said that a female Republican nominee would be a game-changer in the 2016 election, forcing Clinton to run exclusively on her record.聽
How one Senate conservative sizes up the GOP presidential candidatesSen. Mike Lee is friends with Republican presidential candidates Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, as well as Sen. Marco Rubio, who is expected to throw his hat in the ring on Monday evening.
GOP pollster: Candidates seen as antigay will never win voters under 30GOP pollster Whit Ayres praised Indiana鈥檚 political system at a Monitor breakfast on Wednesday for adapting 'remarkably quickly' to the 'value conflict' that has erupted over its new religious freedom law.
Is McConnell 'out of bounds' to ask governors to defy EPA?Senior White House official says Senator McConnell's plea to governors to refuse to submit compliance plans to the EPA on coal-fired power plants is 'way outside the bounds of the position that he was elected to.'
Why Pakistan would welcome delayed US withdrawal from AfghanistanPakistan's ambassador to Washington, Jalil Abbas Jilani, told reporters at a Monitor Breakfast Tuesday that the country has seen heightened militant activity along its border as US troops have drawn down in eastern Afghanistan.
Chief White House forecaster: 2015 will be a 'good year'President Obama's chief economist told reporters at a Monitor-hosted breakfast that 'three broad trends' will largely dictate the course of the US economy in 2015.
Jindal targets GOP establishment: 'America doesn't need two liberal parties'Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dismisses the idea of limiting the number of Republican primary debates as a push for a less-conservative GOP presidential candidate.
OMB Director: Baby boomer retirement means US living with more debtThe federal budget for fiscal year 2016, whose drafting Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan supervised, projects federal debt next year will total $18.6 trillion. Speaking at a Monitor breakfast, Donovan said, 'We are dealing with ... the pig in the python.'
Club for Growth: John McCain may face conservative primary challengerSen. John McCain is up for reelection in 2016. The new president of the conservative Club for Growth, David McIntosh, told a Monitor breakfast Tuesday the club will 'watch carefully' for primary potential.聽
Marco Rubio: Congress won't fund 'a fake embassy' in CubaAt a Monitor breakfast on Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio, the lead Republican critic to opening of diplomatic relations with Cuba, said there is a 'huge threshold' that needs to be crossed before funding can go forward or an ambassador appointed.
Marco Rubio: Jeb Bush won't sway my plans for 2016GOP Sen. Marco Rubio must decide by early May whether he'll run for reelection to the Senate or run for president. He said Wednesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's recent announcement about 2016 hasn't affected his own thinking.
Social Security disability funds running low: how Democrats would solve problemRep. Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, commented on the Social Security system as part of his week-long push to carve out a more appealing Democratic economic platform.
Goodlatte on immigration: Congress should take Obama to courtIf聽Wednesday's聽effort by the House to deny funds for the president's executive action on immigration doesn't work, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee says Congress should pursue litigation.