Tag Archives: Paul Ryan
Trump Gets There, The Young Don’t Like Her
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Now He’s There: Donald Trump finally endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election after earlier saying he was “not there yet.” It may be an attempt to pull together the Republican Party that’s fractured and crumbling under the Trump candidacy. …
Ryan Sticks With Trump, Who to Watch
Friday, August 5, 2016
Party Unity: House Speaker Paul Ryan is still behind Donald Trump for president, even though Trump refuses to return the favor. It’s a perfect illustration of the dilemma faced by professional Republicans with an upstart candidate. Do they turn against …
London Attack, Trump Melts in August
Thursday, August 4, 2016
London Attack: An American woman was killed last night in a random knife attack in London’s Russell Square that also left five people injured. The killer, a 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali origin, was quickly captured. Investigators say the suspect …
Between Grief and Rage, “Go” Away
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Dallas: President Obama walked a fine line yesterday at the Dallas memorial for five murdered police officers, recognizing the loss while trying to be conciliatory and asking for understanding of people who have marched in protest of unjustified police killings. …
Britain Votes to Leave EU, Court Blocks Obama
Friday, June 24, 2016
Britain Votes to Go: In a shocker for the world and a decision with enormous economic and political consequences, Great Britain has voted 52-48 percent to leave the European Union. Despite pre-election polling that had it too close to call, …
Russian Track Banned, Grieve and Repeat
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Мошенники: In an unprecedented punishment, the international governing body of the sport has banned the entire Russian track and field team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this summer. Sebastian Coe, the former middle distance runner who heads the international …
State Dept. Dissent, Blame All Around
Friday, June 17, 2016
Permawar: More than 50 State Department officials signed an internal letter criticizing President Obama’s reluctance to order direct strikes against the military of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. The letter was filed in the State Department’s internal “dissent channel” that allows …
The First Woman, Sticking With Donald
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
The First Woman: Ninety-four years after women won the right to vote in the United States, Hillary Clinton last night won enough delegates to become the first woman to be a major party’s nominee. Reaching to mark a moment in …
Hillary Hits Hard, Faint Endorsement
Friday, June 3, 2016
Foreign to Policy: As emotions heat up, Anti-Trump protesters clashed with the candidate’s supporters in San Jose last night. Punches were thrown and a little blood spilled. Police broke up several big fights. Earlier in the day in California, in …
Ryan Says No Way, Candidates Complain
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
No Means No: House Speaker Paul Ryan called a press conference yesterday to say, don’t even think about it, he’s not going to step into the Republican nomination melee and declare himself a candidate for President. Sounding a bit like …