The Washington Post details the many fumbles of Jeb Bush’s campaign-in-waiting. From an awkward campaign headquarters inside a DFW terminal hotel (isn’t this a Miami-based campaign?) to awkward candidate responses on the campaign trail, Jeb’s slipped from front-runner to merely one of many vying for the GOP nomination. On Wednesday, former Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn bluntly assessed Jeb’s chances: ‘his […]

Politico reports House leaders are pushing for a Friday vote hopeful they can pass sweeping trade legislation, even as they rush to resolve an 11th-hour hangup over how to pay for aid to displaced workers. Meanwhile, The Hill reports a bipartisan group of lawmakers is clamoring for a House rule change to require all trade deals be made publicly available 60 days before […]

Hoping to jumpstart his somewhat lethargic campaign, Jeb Bush shuffled his political team on Monday, naming tenacious operative Danny Diaz as his campaign manager, reports The New York Times. The Fix Blog explains why you should care. Special: The Currency That May Replace the USD as Soon as This October Politico: Obama Admits No ‘Complete Strategy’ for ISIS The Hill: Obama’s Frustration With Courts […]

The Hill reports several states are exploring their options to save their ObamaCare subsidies, if the Supreme Court rules against the law this month. Two states — Pennsylvania and Delaware — said this week they would launch their own exchanges, if needed, using pieces of the federal exchange, like its website and call center. Other states […]

The AP and Washington Times report that Congress approved and Obama signed, late Tuesday, sweeping changes to surveillance laws enacted after the September 11 attacks, banning the NSA’s bulk phone-records collection program, which triggered controversy following Edward Snowden’s disclosures. Instead, phone companies will hold the records and the government must make more individualized warrant applications therefor. Special: How to Retire Comfortably on […]