The U.S. government averted another shutdown early Friday as the Senate approved a landmark bipartisan budget agreement and sent it to President Obama to sign, thus ending five years of fiscal policy bickering between congressional Republicans and the administration, The New York Times reports. WashTimes: Senators Demand Answers About IRS Use of Secret Cellphone Tracking Systems […]

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz dominated Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, chiding CNBC moderators and overshadowing the two front-runners, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, Reuters reports. As for Jeb Bush, his verbal attack on Rubio’s voting record fizzled and his overall lackluster debate performance has placed his campaign in peril, according to AP. WaPo: Paul […]

Ben Carson, having knocked Donald Trump from the top spot in a national poll, enters tonight’s Republican presidential debate with increased momentum, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, pressure will be on Jeb Bush to demonstrate he’s still a viable candidate, according to The Hill. WashTimes: House Republicans Begin Impeachment Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen Politico: Hillary Clinton Tells Colbert: I’d Let Big Banks Fail […]

Ben Carson has overtaken Donald Trump in a national CBS News/New York Times poll of Republican primary voters, and the billionaire developer asserts that “problems are going to start to come out” now that the retired neurosurgeon is in the front-runner spotlight, Newsmax reports. WaPo: China Denounces US Naval Destroyer Sailing Close to Chinese-Built Island AP: GOP, Dems, Obama Reach […]

Free Syrian Army-related groups told Russia that if they are serious about establishing elections and helping the rebels fight ISIS, they should stop bombing their bases and civilian areas, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin’s domestic approval rating hit a new high as Kremlin-controlled media promote Russian entanglements in Syria, according to The Washington Times. The Hill: Poll: […]