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Child migrant crisis: why Congress is getting nowhere on solving itAmericans are puzzled why lawmakers can't come to terms on child immigrant crisis. But the politics are tough and the issue has morphed into a debate about immigration.
Republicans dismiss impeachment as Democratic ploy, but may still face dilemmaRepublican leaders say they have no intention of impeaching President Obama. Then again, they said they had no intention of shutting down the government in 2013, either.
Does Obama face a 'competence' problem?With an array of crises facing President Obama, his competence has come under scrutiny. But that might be the wrong way to look at the situation.
Is Obama鈥檚 leadership style to blame for his foreign policy problems?President Obama is not enjoying the best of times in his foreign policy, which has resulted in criticism. But President Bush went about things in exactly the opposite way and was also pilloried. Maybe this foreign policy thing is just hard.聽
The failures of Obama鈥檚 leadershipSome of the charges that President Obama is 'mailing in' his second term are silly. But he can give the impression of being disengaged, and he has no one to blame for that but himself.
Majority of Americans say children who have crossed the border should be treated as refugeesA new poll suggests that America is perhaps open to accepting the children crossing the border illegally. That's different from much of what you see on TV.
Hobby Lobby could be creating new gender gap problems for RepublicansCould the Hobby Lobby ruling help Democrats get voters to the polls in key Senate battleground states in November? Perhaps a little. But a little could mean a lot.
Monitor BreakfastRep. Steve Israel: why 'impeachment' talk is a winner for DemocratsRep. Steve Israel calls on Republicans to drop talk of impeachment and lawsuits. But he also notes that Democrats raised $1 million in a day on that theme, which could also deliver higher voter turnout in November.聽- Why Obama is taking four Kansas City letter writers to dinnerPresident Obama will dine Tuesday with four people who wrote letters to him: A man who thanked Obama for a student loan, a single mother, a teacher in a GED program, and a woman who is active in her neighborhood association.
Good news on health costs, but threats to Social Security and Medicare persistFinance experts caution against thinking that slower growth in the cost of health care means Congress can rest easy about so-called 鈥渆ntitlement bombs鈥� ticking in the federal budget.
7 numbers to remember about the VA compromise planCan Congress pass the bipartisan plan announced Monday to fix the VA? Well, Congress's track record isn't great. But there are a few reasons to be optimistic. Seven, in fact.
VA fix 101: what the $17 billion emergency bill would doThe chairmen of the Committee on Veterans鈥� Affairs in the Senate and House聽announced an agreement Monday on a $17 billion emergency veterans bill that聽seeks to address a national care crisis.
Ukraine crisis: How far will Obama go to get Russia to back down?President Obama and four other western leaders agree to tougher sanctions on Russia. But Mr. Obama is unlikely to go further, as he aims to avoid a proxy war with Russia.
No, the presidency has NOT become more difficultThere's an argument going around that it's 'virtually impossible' to be president today because of the power of the job and partisanship surrounding it. But there are problems with both those assertions.
Why Sarah Palin launched her own online TV networkThe Sarah Palin Channel, which went live Sunday, aims to 'cut through the media鈥檚 politically correct filter.' It also includes a clock calculating the time left in the Obama administration, out to the second.
Is Putin to blame for MH17 tragedy? Hillary Clinton has harsh words.Hillary Clinton has again made sharp comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he is partly responsible for the crash of MH17. In recent months, she has been one of Putin's most vocal critics.
Obama to 'unlock' cellphone rights: How free will you be?Congress passed a bipartisan bill to allow customers to unlock their cellphones and use them with any carrier. President Obama says he'll sign the bill. But the battle isn't over.
Has impeachment talk gone too far?Both parties are openly talking about impeachment when, politically speaking, it's going nowhere. The chatter shows how impeachment 鈥� or at least talk of it 鈥� is evolving as a useful political tool.
Governors chafe at quiet dispersion of child border crossersGovernors are learning secondhand that some of the unaccompanied child border crossers are being sent to their states to live during deportation proceedings. Some are not happy at the lack of communication or coordination.
Why Democrats love all the 鈥榠mpeach Obama鈥� talkAt a Monitor breakfast Friday, an Obama aide said that House Speaker John Boehner鈥檚 move to sue President Obama has 鈥榦pened the door to Republicans possibly considering impeachment.鈥�
