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Baltimore violence and Martin O'Malley's mayoral legacyIf former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley decides to run for president, what will he say about his time as mayor of Baltimore?聽
Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson join Republican 2016 raceCarly Fiorina is likely to be the only prominent woman to seek the GOP 2016 聽nomination, Ben Carson is the only likely African-American.
Rick Santorum's Bruce Jenner comment puts new twist on 'culture war'Conservative Rick Santorum, speaking of transgender Bruce Jenner, says 鈥榤y responsibility as a human being is to love and accept everybody.鈥� The political culture war may be shifting on LGBT issues.
Chris Christie: Will 'Bridge-gate' put an end to his presidential bid?Close allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have been implicated in a political dirty trick involving traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge. Christie claims no involvement, but his presidential bid is faltering.
Bridge scandal charges may prove a mixed bag for ChristieChris Christie's supporters hope the developments will the governor to put the scandal behind him less than a year before the first presidential primaries.
Bernie Sanders: Liberal Democrats' savior or Ralph Nader spoiler?Sen. Bernie Sanders has jumped into the 2016 presidential race. He insists he won鈥檛 be a 'spoiler' undercutting Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. But the memory of Ralph Nader in 2000 remains.
Hillary Clinton's honesty called into question in new pollNearly four in 10 Democrats, and more than six in 10 independents agreed that "honest" was not the best word for the聽presidential candidate.
Monitor BreakfastJohn 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
US tax code as Gordian knot: Why Paul Ryan needs two whacks at tax reformTop priority is to lower the corporate tax rate to help US firms compete with trading partners lowering their own rates. With a new president, Congress can take a second whack at reducing the individual rate.聽
Ex-Christie ally pleads guilty in Bridge-gate. Whither governor's 2016 plans?David Wildstein, a former high school classmate of Gov. Chris Christie, pleaded guilty Friday to the first charges handed down in the Bridge-gate scandal.聽
Why party lines don't capture what's interesting about US politicsParty polarization is overused as an explanation in American politics. That lens misses the outliers in both parties, who fall out on regional, demographic, and ideological lines.聽
Just how left-wing is Bernie Sanders?Bernie Sanders rails against billionaires, wants to break up the six largest banks, and thinks that Obamacare didn't go far enough. But he's also an established dealmaker and relevant on Capitol Hill.聽
Monitor BreakfastPaul 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.
Congress is working (again) and it's a pleasure to watchBoth Republicans and Democrats have an even shot of getting their amendments considered in both the House and the Senate. Bipartisanship is breaking out in unlikely places.
Can Congress help Obama get a stronger Iran deal?Both parties say that strong bipartisan support for an Iran bill in the Senate would give the US greater leverage to negotiate a better nuclear deal with Iran.
What Hillary Clinton says about Baltimore violenceIn a speech Wednesday, Hillary Clinton will call for body cameras on police and changes to the criminal justice system, including an end to 'mass incarceration,' says an aide.聽
Will Bernie Sanders nudge Hillary Clinton to the left?Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont is becoming a Democrat and running for president. He fills a void left vacant by liberal darling Elizabeth Warren.
Jeb Bush's astonishing money machine: brilliant or dodgy?Jeb Bush set up a massive super PAC that will go on autopilot the moment he declares his candidacy for 2016. Critics say it's a move that runs afoul of the spirit and even the letter of campaign finance laws.
Could Supreme Court take gay marriage off the table in 2016?Yes, but not immediately and not entirely. Even if the Supreme Court rules for gay marriage, the issue won鈥檛 disappear for Republican presidential candidates.聽
If you think your tweets and Facebook posts don't matter, think againThat edgy quote in the college newspaper could show up years later at a job interview. So could a Facebook photo or tweet that seemed fun at the time but not so easy to defend 20 years out. Big Brother is watching.
