Senate Judiciary chair Grassley has breakfast with Garland
By ALAN FRAM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley had breakfast Tuesday with the man whose elevation to the Supreme Court he has vowed to block and told him the…
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Cranking up pressure, Garland ready for first Senate visits
By ALAN FRAM President Barack Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court prepared for his initial courtesy calls with senators Thursday as Democrats began the next phase of their drive to…
Son of late PM Pierre Trudeau becomes Canada’s new leader
By ROB GILLIES Canadian voters reclaimed their country’s liberal identity sending Justin Trudeau — the son of one of the country’s most dynamic politicians — to the prime minister’s office…
Harper battles Liberal icon’s son in Canadian elections
By ROB GILLIES Canadians voted Monday to decide whether to extend Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s near-decade in power or return Canada to its more liberal roots. Harper has trailed…
Party ousts Australian PM Abbott for more moderate rival
By ROD McGUIRK Australia’s ruling conservatives ousted beleaguered Prime Minister Tony Abbott as party leader Monday evening in a change that could signal a different Australian response to climate change…
Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies
By SYLVIA WINGFIELD and MARK PRATT Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate,…
Mario Cuomo, a giant in NY, liberal politics, dies
By DAVID KLEPPER and MICHAEL HILL Mario Cuomo had a loud and liberal voice that inspired a generation of politicians to turn to public service, and a story of humble…
A FRESH START FOR HILLARY CLINTON AND LIBERALS?
By KEN THOMAS FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in New Orleans. Liberals may be giving Hillary Rodham Clinton…