Republican Convention drama: Trump campaign stops rules rebellion
By Stephen Collinson, Tal Kopan and Tom LoBianco, From CNN Republicans who hoped to force a roll call vote on the RNC rules were rebuffed Monday afternoon Party activists, including some from the anti-Trump movement, are trying to limit access…
Trump to Ed Klein: Being ‘Rebel’ won’t work, make nice with GOP establishment
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump says he will seek to get along with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other party leaders for the general election, Ed Klein writes in a blog post to be published…
Mich. Republicans spark Virgin Islands delegate fight
By Chad Livengood, From Detroit News Lansing Bureau A Michigan political feud has boiled over in the Caribbean islands, where state operatives are enmeshed in a battle for Republican delegates who may decide the party’s presidential nominee. The imbroglio in…
The Editor Speaks: When political parties are so out of touch with their own supporters
We have a lot to learn from the US Republican Party and I hope our politicians are taking note. Especially the ones who belong to a party. What is happening now in the USA is a lesson none of our…
Donald Trump may not get the nomination, but he has already won
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In his speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, President Obama took care to urge his fellow citizens not to equate the extremism of ISIS with the beliefs of Muslims as a…
Trump’s deportation rhetoric crushing to GOP
By George Will From Newsmax It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of…
Fed’s Yellen Faces Delicate Balancing Act After Bernanke’s Goodbye
From newsmax Janet Yellen will take the helm of a Federal Reserve facing a significantly different economic landscape from the one that dominated Ben Bernanke’s tenure as chairman, confronting her with different decisions as well. Bernanke’s eight years leading the…
