Rosalind S. Helderman and Ed O’Keefe at The Washington Post report: House Republicans are weighing a plan to raise the nation’s legal borrowing limit for just a few months, a move that could shift debate over the debt ceiling into March, when Congress will face other major fiscal decisions, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Thursday…. Continue Reading »
Paul Foy at The Standard-Examiner reports: A juice bar that charges liberals $1 more than conservatives says those on the political left are happy to oblige in this oil town – “all three of them,” the owner jokes. But wait. Do conservatives favor almond milk with blended avocado? Yes, says George Burnett, a conservative who… Continue Reading »
Elspeth Reeve at The Atlantic reports: The federal government delayed the arrest of an illegal immigrant interning for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez until after the November election, a story previously reported by the Associated Press but now backed up by government documents. The Homeland Security department was worried the case “had the possibility of garnering… Continue Reading »
CBS Chicago reports: A South Side alderman is asking for City Council hearings on an unorthodox gun control measure that would allow for GPS tracking of firearms. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports Ald. Willie Cochran (20th), a former police officer, has suggested that global positioning system chips be embedded in new guns, and… Continue Reading »
Michael Warren at the Weekly Standard reports: Republican senator Ted Cruz of Texas said Thursday that Barack Obama is “high on his own power” with regard to the president’s announced efforts on gun control. Speaking on Laura Ingraham’s radio talk show, Cruz, who was just elected to the Senate last November, said “this is a… Continue Reading »
