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Supreme Court: Can independent commissions draw redistricting lines?The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on an Arizona law that takes the redistricting process out of the hands of the state legislature. It's good to try to make redistricting less partisan, but that doesn't mean this move is constitutional.
Wisconsin going 'right to work': What鈥檚 the impact for jobs and incomes?The Wisconsin legislature is moving toward passing a right-to-work law that unions oppose. But the arguments on both sides appear to overstate the impact such laws have.
Report: Hillary Clinton evaded government e-mail while secretary of StateHillary Clinton鈥檚 use of a personal e-mail account to conduct government business as secretary of state violated both the letter and the spirit of federal record-keeping laws.聽
Can House conservatives remove Boehner as Speaker? Not likely.No House Speaker has ever been removed from office mid-Congress. One reason is that聽Speakers have the right to choose who will be recognized to make a motion from the floor. Without that recognition, a bid to remove a Speaker goes nowhere.聽
Scott Walker flip-flops on immigration reform: Is that bad?Scott Walker鈥檚 problem is that he clearly has changed positions on immigration reform, which he now dubs 'amnesty,' and it鈥檚 hard to argue that he hasn鈥檛 done so for purely political purposes
Sen. Barbara Mikulski retiring: here's the fight that started her careerWhen Baltimore residents talk about Barbara Mikulski, who grew up and still lives in the city, the first thing they talk about is The Road 鈥� a proposed superhighway that ran into opposition from the future senator.
Bill O'Reilly claims false, admits Fox News: Why that won't hurt him at FoxFox News admits that Bill O'Reilly didn't actually see 'guys gun down nuns in El Salvador' or witness any bombings in Northern Ireland. Why Fox News is unlikely to suspend Bill O'Reilly for his exaggerations.
What do Americans say about Netanyahu's visit to US?One survey found that 48 percent of registered voters disapprove of Republicans' invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress without notifying Obama.聽But Netanyahu is now seen positively by 30 percent of US voters, up from just 24 percent last August, according to a WSJ/NBC poll.
Why Hillary Clinton may jump into presidential race soonClinton associates are now reportedly talking about an April launch, in response to anxious donors. Fundraising is one concern, as well as her ability to deflect attacks.聽
Sen. Barbara Mikulski retiring: Will Martin O'Malley run?Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving female senator in US history, has been a legislative force in her home state and the nation for a generation.聽In stepping down, she鈥檒l create a huge political opening in a state where top-level positions are generally stable.
DHS funding fight gives voice to Republicans' growing pragmatist fringeA bloc of Republican pragmatists, bolstered by November's elections, is frustrated by how its party has handled the DHS funding fight. The question is whether the group can begin to exert any influence.
Netanyahu speech to Congress: Low point in Israel-US relationship?Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 speech to Congress this week is clearly聽a political event, both in the United States and in Israel, impacting the two countries鈥� unique relationship.
Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?A proposal in Brattleboro, Vt., would allow citizens as young as 16 to cast ballots in local elections.聽
Can Scott Walker ride union-busting to the White House?Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made a big impression at the Conservative Political Action Conference, and he鈥檚 leading among Republicans in several polls. His fight with unions, he says, makes him like Ronald Reagan.
Why Homeland Security crisis is about much more than John BoehnerThe deadline fight over DHS funding illustrates Speaker John Boehner's continuing dilemma: How to get things done in Congress when the tea party wing of the GOP in essence filibusters its own caucus in the House of Representatives.
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll again, but Scott Walker comes on very strongRand Paul won a presidential straw poll of conservative activists for the third year in a row. But the bigger news may be Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker鈥檚 strong showing and Jeb Bush鈥檚 mediocre result.
Can John Boehner survive as House Speaker after DHS debacle?With just minutes to spare, Congress and President Obama passed a one-week spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security. It was a big setback for Speaker John Boehner, who lost 52 fellow Republicans on the bill he had pushed.
Is Jeb Bush 'evolving' on same-sex marriage and other gay rights issues?Jeb Bush says he believes in 鈥榯raditional marriage.鈥� But recent comments indicate a softening of his opinion on same-sex marriage, and the presidential campaign team he鈥檚 putting together includes prominent pro-gay-rights Republicans.
Congress passes one-week stopgap DHS fundingLate Friday, Congress passed a one-week temporary funding measure for the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier in the day, a three-week funding bill failed 203 to 224 in the House 鈥� and that was exactly what Speaker John Boehner had promised would not happen with a Congress under GOP control.
Did Jeb Bush survive high-pressure CPAC appearance?Did former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush impress the right-leaning crowd at CPAC, or did they boo him as a squishy RINO, a Republican-in-name-only? Or both?