Winning elections and losing power
Under President Barack Obama the Democratic Party has taken an enormous electoral beating.
Less school testing on horizon after Obama weighs in
The Senate Education Committee is considering reducing the time Minnesota schools spend in testing.
Republicans move to block Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Democrats have been touting the fact that demographics are on their side, and that future elections are stacked in their favor. Younger and non-white voters tend to vote for Democrats, while Republicans tend to be older and whiter than average. As the demographics of the country shift, Democrats should benefit. The argument makes sense, but ...
EPA policy flicks switch on power plant fight
Pat Garofalo holds a press conference and a hearing to warn Minnesotans of potential economic fallout from the new federal “clean power plan."
The stranger in the White House
A new book observes President Obama remains a stranger to many of the ways of Washington and to the other power holders in the nation’s capital.
Dayton visits White House
Governor Mark Dayton was among other members of the National Governors Association executive committee who met with President Barack Obama.
A twilight of maybes
For Barack Obama's remaining time in office, there are high ambitions but less power to achieve.
Audacity of Hope?
The nation's leaders need core values, not just ideology, to raise the nation’s morale.
Obama defiant
President Obama has decided to rely upon an aggressive and expansive definition of his executive powers in order to make policy regardless of congressional preferences.
U.S. House speaker, next Senate leader natural allies
Sen. Mitch McConnell joined House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday at the pinnacle of the congressional and Republican power structures in Washington.
Immigration: Obama’s wedge issue
Obama effectively pledged to drive a political wedge into the new Republican majority when he said he’d act unilaterally to ease life for undocumented immigrants.
Why Obama won’t end up vetoing lots of new bills
Sometimes filibuster amnesia strikes pundits in the middle of a column.
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