President Obama left China yesterday with a deal for deeper greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States in exchange for China setting a target to cap emissions in the future, reports Newsmax. While Obama promised to reduce U.S. emissions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025, China only agreed begin reducing its carbon emissions by 2030. […]
The Obama administration estimates 9.1 million Americans will sign-up for Obamacare when the new open enrollment period starts Saturday, reports the New York Times. That total is 30 percent less than the Congressional Budget Office previously estimated. Daily Beast: Rand Paul – Obama’s ISIS War is Illegal WaPo: Former Romney Advisers Trying to Talk Mitt […]
The Daily Mail reports Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is rumored dead after a U.S. led airstrike against ISIS on Friday. Iraqi officials have publicly said they believe Baghdadi was wounded in the attack. WS: Obama Angrily Cuts Biden Off in Meeting with GOP Leaders Fox: Obama Renews Vow for Executive Action on Immigration Roll Call: Immigration […]
A federal appeals court for Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee upheld those states’ bans on gay marriage Thursday. The ruling conflicts with decisions from other appellate courts and sets up a likely showdown in the Supreme Court, reports the Associated Press. Politico: McCain – ‘Pleading’ with President Obama Not to Do Executive Amnesty WSJ: Obama […]
Senator Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner are already at work on a Republican agenda for the next Congress. They share details in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal. Politico: The Democrats’ Lost Generation The Hill: 100 Year Majority for House Republicans? Rush: GOP Elected to Stop Obama, Not Work with Him […]