Most of the heat is expected to be directed at Marco Rubio. | AP Photo CHARLESTON, S.C. – Establishment Republicans are bracing themselves for a circular firing squad as the 2016 GOP candidates gather here for Thursday's debate.Source: 5 things to watch in tonight’s GOP debate...
Will Nevada matter in the presidential race? My heart says yes; my head says … maybe.Source: Why Nevada Matters in 2016: Jon Ralston...
There’s more than meets the eye in the ongoing dustup over whether Ted Cruz is eligible to serve as president, which under the Constitution comes down to whether he’s a “natural born citizen” despite his 1970 Canadian birth.Source: Under Ted Cruz’s own logic, he’s ineligible for the White House...
Ted Cruz has spent years honing his debate strategy, in which he always tries to maintain a strong sense of control, no matter the question. | Getty Wolf Blitzer didn’t think Ted Cruz had sufficiently answered his question. Neither did Hugh Hewitt. Or Maria Bartiromo.Source: How Ted Cruz wins debates...
As America heads into another presidential election year in the midst of pitched battles over the right to vote, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law today released a six-part agenda to secure our elections from misconduct while maintaining fair access to the ballot.Source: New Paper: How to Protect Election Integrity Without Disenfranchising Voters...
The Supreme Court will decide whether former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell was rightly convicted of corruption for his efforts on behalf of a businessman who bestowed money and gifts on the governor and his family.Source: Supreme Court will review corruption conviction of former Va. governor Robert McDonnell...
Hillary Clinton battled Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Sunday night’s debate to present herself as a left-wing torchbearer of President Obama’s legacy on health care.Source: Hillary Clinton: ‘I Know How Much Money Influences the Political Decision-Making’...
Carly Fiorina’s presidential campaign may be fizzling out. But her campaign could have an impact far beyond the 2016 race with the questions it's raised about U.S. campaign finance rules.Source: GOP 2016: Emails Show Carly Fiorina Super PAC Helps Out At Campaign Events, Despite Coordination Rules...
On the eve of the 2016 elections, voters across the board are both more fed up than ever with the political system, and more convinced that nothing will ever change.Source: Can Republicans Embrace Campaign-Finance Reform?...
WASHINGTON — After he left Wall Street to enter politics eight years ago, Representative Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, began fielding the occasional question of when he intended to run for president. “It has come up in jest any number of times,” said Mr.Source: It May Be Time to Resolve the Meaning of ‘Natural Born’...
