September 29, 2016
Evan Bayh has pushed back hard against Republican attacks on his post-Senate career as he attempts a comeback in Indiana. “My opponent is attacking me as a lobbyist,” Bayh says in a recent campaign ad. “That’s just a lie.” The truth is more complicated: Because of loopholes in public-disclosure laws, former senators like Bayh can […]
September 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s preparations for taking over the federal government are as wildly different as their campaigns for the White House — and for once, Trump’s operation is the more elaborate one. While the Republican’s campaign is marked by light staffing, a scant policy agenda and the nominee’s gut-instinct style on the stump, […]
September 29, 2016
Monday night was live from Hofstra. Saturday night is live from New York. While Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton argue over who won Monday night’s debate, inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the winner in the all-important satirical showdown is still being scripted. That’s where the cast and crew of “Saturday Night Live” gathered Monday night to […]
September 29, 2016
In January 2003, Bill Clinton attended the 80th birthday of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, his friend and partner in pursuit of Middle East peace during the 1990s. Onstage at a gala celebration in Israel, a twinkly-eyed Clinton sang along with a teenage pop star to John Lennon’s homage to world peace, “Imagine.” Clinton […]
September 28, 2016
Chalk up another billionaire’s endorsement for Hillary Clinton. America Online co-founder Steve Case publicly endorsed the Democratic nominee in an op-ed published in the Washington Post on Wednesday, writing that she “represents the best choice for the United States — and our best hope to remain the most innovative and entrepreneurial nation in the world.” […]
September 28, 2016
Donald Trump continued his attacks on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado on Wednesday night, but he also took credit for saving her from being fired from the beauty pageant. Trump, who has derided Machado by calling her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping” — references to her weight and Hispanic heritage — recently reignited their longstanding […]
September 28, 2016
President Barack Obama said there are “dangers” to Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Muslims on Wednesday, saying it represented a “slippery slope.” Actually, Obama denied that he was referring specifically to Trump during a CNN town hall for service members at Fort Lee, Virginia. But he spoke about the risks involved when people “aspiring to become […]
September 28, 2016
We are in the midst of an epic media freak-out. It is a subset of a larger liberal panic over Donald Trump’s strength in the general election. The mood of the center-left is, “America, how dare you?” Or, as a headline on a recent Thomas Friedman column put it, “Trump? How Could We?” The outraged […]
September 28, 2016
President Barack Obama wants Colin Kaepernick to think about the pain he’s causing military families the next time he takes a knee during the national anthem. Obama was asked about the controversy over the football player’s protest move during a CNN town hall with members of America’s armed forces community on Wednesday. Kaepernick, a quarterback […]
September 28, 2016