Harry Mount
Reported minutes ago on Twitter by Kerry Picket and others, the recent cloture vote to end Republicans’ filibuster of Chuck Hagel’s nomination has failed. This means there were less than 60 aye votes, but the precise margin is difficult to…
This report from the British Daily Express has been making the rounds online: Yesterday, as a task force of 125 officers, some riding Snowcats in the rugged terrain, continued their search, it was revealed that Dorner has become the first human target for remotely-controlled…
John Brennan’s confirmation hearing was hot news yesterday. Yet by about 10 a.m. or so this morning, coverage of Brennan’s nomination had been pushed off the virtual front pages of sites like Politico, the Huffington Post, and the Washington Post to…
Protesters, mostly identifying themselves as members of Code Pink, have interrupted the early proceedings of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, which is considering President Barack Obama’s nomination of John Brennan to direct the Central Intelligence Agency. Eventually Chairwoman Dianne…
Coming to you directly from the Hart Senate Office Building chamber where the Select Committee on Intelligence is conducting a hearing with John Brennan considering his nomination for the directorship of the Central Intelligence Agency: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) began…
Senator and Republican presidential prospect Rand Paul gave a highly anticipated speech today at the Heritage Foundation, asking his fellow Republicans and citizens to fundamentally rethink American foreign policy. Appealing to the theory of George Kennan and the practice of…
Whole Foods Founder & CEO John Mackey is a man on many missions. He advocates good eating and wholesome living, of course, but he also has a higher calling. He wants to defend liberty. He wants to champion capitalism in…
Today’s CQ Roll Call newsletter illustrates one of the biggest obstacles to a functional gun regulation debate: With no mention of banning AR-15-style rifles or jumbo ammunition clips, the [Mayors for Illegal Guns Washington-area Super Bowl] ad underscores how quickly…
And is it true? Are the long-held dreams of a thousand bachelor teachers, their shoulders sprinkled with dandruff and chalk-dust, coming to life? Is the great Latin revival happening? After half a century of decline, when the teaching of Latin…
