Politics

Senate toughens Iran penalties over nuke program

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Intent on weakening Iran economically, the Senate on Monday approved tough new penalties on the Tehran regime to thwart its nuclear ambitions....

American Scene: Man survives plunge over Niagara Falls

BUFFALO — A man plunged at least 180 feet Monday over Niagara Falls and survived - only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.

Police say witnesses reported seeing the man climb over a railing at 10:20 a.m. Monday and "deliberately jump" into ...

Targeting John Roberts

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
The left tries to intimidate the High Court on ObamaCare.


Cory Booker's Apostasy

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
It's now an offense against Obama to defend capitalism.


McGurn: The Dumbing Down of Joe Biden

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
As the punch line for late-night television jokes, the vice president relieves comics from having to tell any jokes at Mr. Obama's expense.


Nicholas Owens: The Red Tape Diaries

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
One small business owner's struggle against bureaucracy.


Bobby Duffy: Europe's Anti-Immigrant Voters

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
Majorities in France, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Spain and Germany want to reintroduce border controls.


Alan Blinder: The Long and Short of Fiscal Policy

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
The economy is too shaky to go cold turkey. We need more stimulus now and deficit reduction later.


Joel Kurtzman: The Market-Driven Energy Revolution

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
Prices more than policy are driving the U.S. boom in oil and natural gas production.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
Rich Karlgaard on Facebook's poor stock performance.


Mary Ann Glendon: Why the Bishops Are Suing the U.S. Government

Opinion Journal - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
The main goal of the contraception mandate is not to protect women's health. It is a move to conscript religious organizations into a political agenda.


How the euro crisis will affect you

CNN - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
The European financial crisis is poorly understood in the United States.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
CHICAGO (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney's ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background....

Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election....

Wis. governor works to meet voters before recall

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett began a final push Saturday to connect with voters in person before next week's historic recall election, appearing at farm breakfasts and restaurants and rallying campaign workers....

Wis. recall leaders struggle to gain momentum

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Amid signs that the effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker is losing ground, Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders are preparing a fundraising and get-out-the-vote push to regain momentum in the final weeks before the June recall election....

Criticism 'not a distraction' for Obama

CNN - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-29 22:42
President Obama says Mitt Romney's record in business is "not a distraction" but central in the presidential election.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics
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