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Thom Tillis questions food workers' mandate to wash hands. Legitimate or gross?The senator caused hand wringing among health experts by suggesting that requiring restaurant workers to wash their hands after going to the bathroom was government overreach. His remarks come amid a debate over the extent to which the government is responsible for promoting public health.
Jordan king cites Clint Eastwood film as model for Islamic State fightJordan's King Abdullah reportedly told United States lawmakers that he intended to fight the Islamic State like Clint Eastwood's character fought in 'Unforgiven.' But the US might have misgivings about that.
Senators fight on Tuesday, lunch on Wednesday. New face of bipartisanship?While Americans wonder if partisan bickering in Washington will ever stop, that's the wrong question. The battling won鈥檛 end. But it can coexist with cooperation.
Poll: Huckabee slams on Beyonc茅 might boost him in IowaFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says that Beyonc茅 is 'mental poison.' He's leading the polls in Iowa, where 40 percent of likely GOP caucus attendees say that this view of her is 'about right.'
Monitor BreakfastClub 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
Hillary Clinton trounces GOP foes in latest poll. Why that's not a big dealA new poll shows Hillary Clinton ahead of potential Republican rivals in聽three critical swing states: Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Why that doesn't mean much at this point in the 2016 presidential race. 聽
Vaccine uproar: Driven by partisan politics?Likely presidential hopefuls from Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton to Republican Gov. Chris Christie have weighed in on the vaccine debate. Polls show the difference of opinion on vaccination among Republican and Democratic voters is modest, if it exists at all.
President Obama's road to nowhere near the US CongressIf you ask anybody in Congress, in either party, how much interaction the president and his team has had with them or their legislative staff, and they will tell you none.
Can Republicans govern? Budget 2016 could be biggest test.Republican leaders vow to show that they can govern effectively by following through on a budget. But that will take compromises both within the Republican caucus and with the president.
Chris Christie: Can the governors' governor upgrade to the White House?Chris Christie has raised money, networked, and wheeled and dealed tirelessly for his fellow GOP governors. Now the governors' governor will be trying to leverage that experience for his own ambitions.
Why Obama's 'dead on arrival' budget isn't such a bad thing after allRequiring the president and Congress to present public estimates of revenue and spending, debt and deficits, and for Congress to vote on them, is one of the distinguishing strengths of US democracy. Of great concern, however, are possible changes to the Congressional Budget Office.
Chris Christie calls for 'balance' on child vaccinations. What's his point?New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that 'parents need to have some measure of choice' in vaccinating of children. The topic is fraught with political sensitivities.
Budget 2016: Obama moves left, testing RepublicansPresident Obama's 2016 budget seeks higher spending on education, roads, and bridges, and a boost to middle class incomes. Republicans want to spend more on defense. The search for common ground is on.聽
Why Mitt will run in 2016 ... Oh, never mind!Next question: Why didn鈥檛 Mitt run? At this point, I don鈥檛 know. I suspect no one else except Mitt himself does either. But that鈥檚 not going to stop many pundits from saying, 'I told you so.'- How these two women guided the Keystone bill through a divided SenateGOP Sen.聽Lisa Murkowski and Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell, even though they disagreed on the outcome, shepherded the Keystone pipeline bill through a divided Senate with trust and good-faith negotiations.聽
Mitt Romney is out: Now, nobody can winAmid all the聽punditry about candidates who are absolutely certain to lose, just remember the similar comments about nearly everyone who has gone on to win.
Lindsey Graham explores presidential run. What on earth is he thinking?So far there鈥檚 been no groundswell of Lindsey-mania or Graham-mentum among the GOP鈥檚 uncommitted. But Graham is from an important primary state and may be looking to influence the direction of the Republican Party.
Romney says no to 2016. Who wins?Mitt Romney told supporters Friday that he will not run for president in 2016. Jeb Bush is a big winner. But so, too, are Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Marco Rubio.
Mitt Romney to announce 2016 plans today: Is he in?Update: He's out!
Did Congress just make the US-Israeli relationship even more partisan?It鈥檚 hard to see how Prime Minister Netanyahu is helping the long-term interests of his country by becoming involved so openly in a partisan political dispute in Washington.
