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Politics Archive

Archives for January 2015

Politics
Reports: Mitt Romney says he’s considering 2016 presidential bidReports: Mitt Romney says he’s considering 2016 presidential bid
Politics

Will the third time be the charm?

By Andrew Prokop
Criminal Justice
One of the alleged Charlie Hebdo shooters called a French reporter. Here’s what he said.One of the alleged Charlie Hebdo shooters called a French reporter. Here’s what he said.
Criminal Justice

He told a reporter he was sent by al-Qaeda in Yemen. In another call, the man who held hostages in a kosher grocery store said he was targeting Jews.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
The biggest winners in Obama’s free college plan: middle-class studentsThe biggest winners in Obama’s free college plan: middle-class students
Politics

The most important part of the proposal isn’t that community college would be free — it’s that it would be universal.

By Libby Nelson
Syria
Even Hezbollah says Muslims should worry more about ISIS than cartoonsEven Hezbollah says Muslims should worry more about ISIS than cartoons
Syria

Here’s why Hezbollah’s leader is saying that the Charlie Hebdo cartoons are less troubling, from an Islamic point of view, than ISIS’s rampage in Iraq and Syria.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
The California Senate scramble: who might be in, and who’s outThe California Senate scramble: who might be in, and who’s out
Politics

Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom are the top two contenders.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
JD.com and Tencent to Invest $1.55 Billion in BitautoJD.com and Tencent to Invest $1.55 Billion in Bitauto
Technology

Bitauto’s sites provide information on new and used vehicles for Chinese car buyers.

By Reuters
Climate
Nebraska court upholds Keystone XL pipeline. It’s all up to Obama now.Nebraska court upholds Keystone XL pipeline. It’s all up to Obama now.
Climate

This was the last obstacle standing in the way of the project.

By Brad Plumer
Religion
Terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo: what we know and don’t knowTerrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo: what we know and don’t know
Religion

The gunmen killed journalists and police officers, then escaped.

By Dara Lind, Amanda Taub and 2 more
Politics
Obama announces plan to encourage more risky mortgage lendingObama announces plan to encourage more risky mortgage lending
Politics

They say the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
The Charlie Hebdo attack, explainedThe Charlie Hebdo attack, explained
World Politics

What you need to know about the terrorist attack on a French satirical weekly.

World Politics
The New Yorker honors Charlie Hebdo with a brilliant coverThe New Yorker honors Charlie Hebdo with a brilliant cover
World Politics

A big illustration for free speech.

By German Lopez
Politics
Obama’s plan to make community college free, explainedObama’s plan to make community college free, explained
Politics

Free college can be a surprisingly controversial idea – especially since the White House won’t say how they’d pay for it.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
Welcome to January jobs dayWelcome to January jobs day
Politics

Here’s what to expect and what to watch for in the Friday jobs report

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Politics
Rand Paul on Charlie Hebdo: France is too welcoming to Muslim immigrantsRand Paul on Charlie Hebdo: France is too welcoming to Muslim immigrants
Politics

“I haven’t seen any Christians or Jews dragging Muslims through the streets, but I have seen the opposite.”

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
No, Scott Walker didn’t demolish the legal case against ObamacareNo, Scott Walker didn’t demolish the legal case against Obamacare
Politics

But he definitely didn’t help it.

By Sarah Kliff