Lauren Stephens, a conservative activist in Wisconsin and former GOP candidate for Congress, writes: This week, we have a real chance to replace one of the worst RNC leaders in my adult lifetime (and I’m 47!). His name is Reince Priebus. It baffles my mind that anyone could consider voting for him again after the… Continue Reading »
Rowan Scarborough at The Washington Times reports: A West Point think tank has issued a paper warning America about “far right” groups such as the “anti-federalist” movement, which supports “civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government.” The report issued this week by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., is… Continue Reading »
Michael Gormley at the Times Union reports: Legislation to provide financial aid and other assistance to college-bound illegal immigrants is gaining political support in New York a year after the idea withered in Albany and Washington. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act is being pushed by powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Now, fellow… Continue Reading »
Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Karen DeYoung at The Washington Post report: The Obama administration is nearing completion of a detailed counterterrorism manual that is designed to establish clear rules for targeted-killing operations but leaves open a major exemption for the CIA’s campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. The carve-out would allow… Continue Reading »
Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup reports: President Barack Obama averaged 49.1% job approval during his first term in office, among the lowest for post-World War II presidents. Only Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford had lower job approval averages. Obama’s first-term average is most similar to Bill Clinton’s. Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, and Dwight Eisenhower were… Continue Reading »
