September 29, 2016
Mitch McConnell’s pre-election victory lap hit a speed bump on Thursday: Donald Trump. As the majority leader lauded his party’s drama-free management of the Senate, including this week’s tidy negotiations to keep the government open through December, his last press conference before the election veered off course when Trump came up. While the Kentucky Republican […]
September 29, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were on opposite pages Thursday on the prospects of passing criminal justice reform — another hurdle facing proponents hoping to get a bill to the president’s desk this fall. Speaking at a news conference, Ryan (R-Wis.) doubled down on his commitment to advance legislation to […]
September 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Thursday warned that attacks from Donald Trump and his allies on her marriage will “backfire” and are a transparent attempt to distract from Trump’s misogynistic comments. “After his disastrous debate performance and his sexist attack on a former Miss Universe over her weight, Donald Trump is now trying to deflect by […]
September 29, 2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that a new law allowing U.S. victims of terrorism to sue foreign governments may have “unintended ramifications,” despite Congress’s overwhelming vote this week to defy President Barack Obama’s veto of the legislation. Though Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act was easily overridden, many […]
September 29, 2016
Donald Trump’s campaign manager on Thursday said she scolded the Republican presidential nominee for his denigrating comments about women. “Did you reprimand him for that and say to him: ‘Listen, why are you saying women are fat? Why are you calling women fat pigs?’” Joy Behar asked Kellyanne Conway during her appearance on “The View.” […]
September 29, 2016
Noted Donald Trump critic and Iowa radio host Steve Deace went after the business mogul again on Thursday saying he and former Speaker Newt Gingrich were “dumbasses” for continuing to disparage Alicia Machado, the former Miss Universe. In an 11-tweet storm, Deace claimed that he has never heard fellow conservatives use the type of language […]
September 29, 2016
Conservative states are succeeding in getting friendly federal judges to issue broad—often nationwide—injunctions reining in federal government actions, thwarting key parts of President Barack Obama’s agenda and imperiling some aspects of Hillary Clinton’s platform. The tactic—amplified by the 4-4 deadlock in the Supreme Court—has already frozen Obama’s immigration policy, is limiting his efforts to protect […]
September 29, 2016
This weeks article, The Best Kept Secret of The Most Successful Marketers, by LinkedIn, is an important one. It highlights the necessity for strategic patience in terms of creating a successful marketing strategy. There are no instantaneous results when it comes to marketing, and a deep investment in strategy, time, and money are obvious necessities. […]
September 29, 2016
Add the Detroit News to the list of newspapers straying in 2016 from a long history of endorsing Republican candidates for president. But instead of backing Hillary Clinton — as did the Dallas Morning News, Arizona Republic and Cincinnati Enquirer — the Detroit News on Thursday endorsed Libertarian Gary Johnson for president. “We recognize the […]
September 29, 2016
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein tried to capitalize on Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson flubbing a question on world leaders by listing three figures she liked. But none of the ones she listed are leaders of their respective countries. A day after Johnson was unable to name a world leader he admired when asked […]