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 […]
A Republican electoral wave took back the United States Senate, moved its House majority to record levels, and won key governor races across the country yesterday, reports Newsmax. By Wednesday morning, Republicans controlled 52 seats in the Senate. Alaska could make it 53 today as Republican Dan Sullivan holds a nearly four point lead but […]
Even Democrats have concluded today will be a good day for the Republican Party, the Washington Post reports. The Post put the odds of a Republican Senate at 97 percent. CNN places the odds at 95 percent. And the New York Times puts the odds at 70 percent. CNN: Some Dems Question the ‘Avoid Obama’ […]