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Politics Archive

Archives for January 2015

Politics
Report: Man who flew drone over White House lawn had been drinkingReport: Man who flew drone over White House lawn had been drinking
Politics

The device was unarmed, and officials say it posed no threat.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
Steward of Capital Marissa Mayer Serves Up a Pile of Yahoo Dough to Wall Street in Q4 Earnings CallSteward of Capital Marissa Mayer Serves Up a Pile of Yahoo Dough to Wall Street in Q4 Earnings Call
Technology

A tasty handover of the stake in the Chinese Internet juggernaut

By Kara Swisher
Congress
Boehner’s preparing to sue Obama again — over immigrationBoehner’s preparing to sue Obama again — over immigration
Congress

But how broad is the suit going to be?

By Dara Lind
Technology
Wall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba StakeWall Street Gets What It Wanted From Marissa Mayer: Here’s the Yahoo Plan to Spin Off Rest of Alibaba Stake
Technology
Yahoo Slightly Misses on Q4 Revenue, but Who Cares? Because Alibaba Spinoff!Yahoo Slightly Misses on Q4 Revenue, but Who Cares? Because Alibaba Spinoff!
Technology

Also because Wall Street has the focus of a gnat.

By Kara Swisher
Politics
Republican governors are using Obamacare to make Medicaid more conservativeRepublican governors are using Obamacare to make Medicaid more conservative
Politics

Governors like Indiana’s Mike Pence have incredible leverage with the White House right now. And they’re not wasting it.

By Sarah Kliff
Politics
Students were tear gassed and pepper sprayed more than 300 times in Alabama schoolsStudents were tear gassed and pepper sprayed more than 300 times in Alabama schools
Politics

School police officers used a tear gas and pepper spray combination advertised as the strongest available.

By Libby Nelson
Politics
The Rent is Too Damn High guy is getting evicted from his rent-controlled apartmentThe Rent is Too Damn High guy is getting evicted from his rent-controlled apartment
Politics

Rent control alone is never going to fix America’s housing affordability problems.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Tax-Focused Q4 Is Also About What’s Next for Post-Alibaba YahooTax-Focused Q4 Is Also About What’s Next for Post-Alibaba Yahoo
Technology

It will be nice to talk about something other than how to sell an investment in a tax-efficient manner.

By Kara Swisher
Politics
What Washington gets wrong when it talks about the deficitWhat Washington gets wrong when it talks about the deficit
Politics

The latest bad news from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that growth policy is more important than budget policy — even to the budget.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Apple Led Q4 Smartphone Shipments in ChinaApple Led Q4 Smartphone Shipments in China
Technology

Samsung dropped into third place.

By Reuters
Politics
Politicians love the middle class. They just don’t know what it is.Politicians love the middle class. They just don’t know what it is.
Politics

No one knows who is in the middle class.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
The Koch network plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the 2016 electionsThe Koch network plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the 2016 elections
Politics

The identities of the network’s donors can be kept secret.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Watch Joe Biden surprise Ellen for her birthdayWatch Joe Biden surprise Ellen for her birthday
Politics

Biden talked about Obamacare — and gave Ellen a present.

By German Lopez
Syria
The number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new recordThe number of foreigners fighting in Syria and Iraq just hit an alarming new record
Syria

According to a new study, historic numbers of foreigners are volunteering for militant groups in Iraq and Syria. That’s not just a problem in those two countries.

By Zack Beauchamp