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.
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Why Obama won’t end up vetoing lots of new bills
Sometimes filibuster amnesia strikes pundits in the middle of a column.
Read More »Win or lose, Republicans are still big wreck
The GOP base appears no less irate than at any other moment in the Obama era, and the party leadership’s plans look no more coherent or calibrated to the times.
Read More »Thissen: ‘People see we’re making progress’
The Minnesota House speaker is confident the DFL will retain the majority even though conservatives are hopeful of their odds to regain control after two years.
Read More »The Clintons: Democrats’ super surrogates
The Clintons are an asset at a time when many Democrats need a big name to help inspire supporters.
Read More »Foreign crises muffle Dems’ economic message
President Barack Obama’s escalating military campaign in Iraq and Syria has drowned out the economic pitch he hoped would help salvage a midterm election that has been favoring Republicans.
Read More »Islamic State’s cruelty has made a bold new Obama
Barack Obama’s address to United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday was the one of the most important speeches of his presidency.
Read More »Oil group says Iowa Senate race motivates Obama
An oil industry group says the Obama administration is considering a boost in the mandate for using renewable fuels to help a Democrat locked in a tight race for a U.S. Senate.
Read More »Holed below the waterline?
There are reasons to believe that the DFL ship may sink before the November elections.
Read More »Franken, McFadden stake positions on Islamic State terrorist group
Even before Franken went public with his letter of concern, the Republican Party of Minnesota was targeting the Democratic incumbent for what it called "broken promises."
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