by Shane McKeon | Feb 8, 2016 | Politics
Ben and Jerry are in New Hampshire today, but they’re not selling ice cream. They’re pitching a 74-year-old candidate for president – their old pal Bernie Sanders. In a recent interview, they recalled Sanders’ first election victory – a sqeaker. “I remember...
by Alex Duner and Ethan Cohen | Feb 8, 2016 | Politics, Topics
MILLSFIELD, N.H. — Most motorists driving north on Route 26 in New Hampshire would roll through Millsfield without realizing it. The unincorporated township doesn’t have a stoplight, let alone a post office or grocery store. It has a single restaurant, a small beef...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 4, 2016 | Environment, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON — In the midst of a deepening investigation of the ongoing public health crisis in Flint, Michigan, U.S. House Republicans Wednesday looked past local and state failures and focused on indicting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. While members of the...
by Nick Hagar | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
With the wild ride of the Iowa caucuses behind us, it’s clear that few accurately predicted the outcome on the Republican side. Most of the major pollsters missed calling the Cruz’s victory: FiveThirtyEight didn’t see it, nor RealClearPolitics nor even the vaunted Des...
by Alex Lederman | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Members of the Freedom Caucus urged other Republican lawmakers Wednesday not to negotiate with Democrats, or play games on a budget deal. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said at the Heritage Action Conservative Policy Summit that Republicans must break the...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
President Barack Obama made the first visit of his presidency to a U.S. mosque Wednesday, traveling to the Islamic Society of Baltimore — which includes a house of worship, K-12 school and health clinic. Follow along as we live blog Obama’s speech starting at...
by Alex Duner | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
One of the most telling statistics from Monday’s Iowa caucuses was the margin with which Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton among young caucus goers. Entrance polls found that voters ages 17 to 29 overwhelmingly preferred the 74-year-old socialist candidate, 84...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential campaigns should spend more on hiring and turning out people of color as the electorate grows more diverse, a Center for American Progress fellow said Tuesday. In an event at the left-leaning think tank, author Steve Phillips said...
by Tyler Kendall | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Technology CEOs are “arguably the most powerful group in the country” and they aren’t humble when it comes to making their positions known, according to an expert on Silicon Valley. Advocating for free markets, less regulation and more...
by Ethan Cohen | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON– Democratic lawmakers will need to work hard to safeguard President Barack Obama’s executive actions on gun violence, a member of left leaning think-tank said Tuesday. “What the president did was quite remarkable,” said Chelsea Parsons, vice president...
by Ethan Cohen | Feb 1, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON– For many Americans, politics is more of a drag than something they get excited about. However, that’s not the mindset of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “Hooray for Politics”...
by Julia Jacobs | Feb 1, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Presidential campaign rhetoric on the Islamic State often revolves around airstrikes and boots on the ground, but experts said Monday the candidates should be talking about the importance of fighting terrorism at its roots. “You have to try to bring some...
