Philip Klein
I take John’s point that the Muslim Brotherhood has managed to prosper under Mubarak, but the problem with these types of arguments is that we can’t say what would have happened had he not been in power. If, after the…
Earlier this afternoon, I had the chance to speak with Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett about the status of the legal fight to overturn the national health care law in the wake of Judge Roger Vinson’s decision to strike…
Pretty stunning scenes out of Egypt this morning, where pro-Mubarak forces were charging crowds of protesters on horse and camel, attacking the demonstrators, according to Al Jazeera. Several protesters showed what they said were police ID’s being carried by their…
The Senate Judiciary Committee is having a hearing today on the “Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.” You can watch live here.
The Senate Judiciary Committee just concluded its hearing on the constitutionality of the national health care law. There were many illuminating points made in the roughly two and a half hour hearing, but there was one in particular that I…
Sen. John McCain has called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Moments ago, McCain tweeted: Regrettably the time has come 4 Pres. Mubarak 2 step down & relinquish power. It’s in the best interest of Egypt, its people…
Republican efforts to repeal the national health care law have failed in the U.S. Senate, by a 47 to 51 vote. All Republicans voted for it, and all Democrats who voted, voted no. Earlier, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to overturn…
Sens. John McCain and Mark Kirk both expressed concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood gaining power in Egypt, but offered widely divergent views about preventing that outcome. Kirk argued that Egypt needed a new strong man, while McCain argued that the…
Democrats announced on Tuesday that they have chosen Charlotte as the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, hoping to signal the political media that they plan on competing in all parts of the country as they did in 2008….
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will introduce the bill to repeal the national health care law today, as an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration bill. “Everybody will have an opportunity to go on record,” McConnell just said at a…
