Ron Elving appears in the following:
Heading Into Iowa, GOP Candidates Clash But Fail To Derail The Trump Express
Friday, January 15, 2016
Donald Trump did not dominate the sixth debate among the most prominent Republican candidates for president, but he may have been its prime beneficiary.
Trump held his own through an evening of challenges from the FOX Business Network moderators and from six rivals with him on stage. There were plenty ...
Obama Closes His Run Of Speeches To Congress With Appeal For Broad Reform
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
It was perhaps fitting that the most memorable passage of President Obama's final State of the Union speech should come near its end.
After nearly an hour on the podium, Obama paused and slipped into a mode more suited to a pulpit. In the next few minutes, the president tried ...
Victory Lap? Final State Of The Union Speeches Reflect And Look Ahead
Monday, January 11, 2016
Politics In The News: State Of The Union Preview
Monday, January 11, 2016
Obama's Final State Of The union
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Politics In The News: The Primary Brackets
Monday, December 28, 2015
'Twas The Night Before Christmas, 2016 Presidential Politics Version
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Or A Virtual Visit From St. Marco
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, who first published his version 192 years ago today.
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the land
Not one candidate spoke — no, not even Rand.
Not a voice could ...
Clinton, Rivals True To Form In Third Debate — As Are Their Critics
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Not many minutes had passed in Saturday night's Democratic presidential debate before the issue that was expected to supply some drama had been raised, addressed and dismissed.
Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized for his staffer who downloaded data that belonged to the campaign of Hillary Clinton. Sanders apologized to his ...
Bernie Sanders Campaign Sues DNC After Breach Of Voter Database
Friday, December 18, 2015
All Eyes On Trump Once Again, But His Rivals Feel The Pressure
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Donald Trump entered the fifth Republican debate of this presidential contest on Tuesday night as the national front-runner by leaps and bounds. Other candidates have risen and fallen, but the legion of Trump's support has not wavered.
If anything, the billionaire's backing has swollen to even greater proportions since his ...
Next Week In Politics: Previewing The Republican Debate
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Trump's Call To Bar Muslims Echoes Crises From The Past
Wednesday, December 09, 2015
Perhaps it was fitting.
Donald Trump was touting his (now globally famous) proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. — and he was standing onstage at an event commemorating Pearl Harbor.
Trump and his supporters rallied this week on the deck of the USS Yorktown, anchored off the shoreline ...
Trump Statements On Muslim Immigration Recall Past Episodes Of U.S. Exclusion
Tuesday, December 08, 2015
Sure, We Want An Honest And Trustworthy President, But It's Complicated
Sunday, December 06, 2015
Americans say they like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton the most for president, but they don't think they're honest and trustworthy.
Such a lack of trust, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, might be astonishing if we were not already accustomed to hearing about it — about our politicians ...
Poll: 1 In 5 Americans Trusts The Government
Monday, November 23, 2015
This Isn't The First Time Americans Have Shown Fear Of Refugees
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Political leaders in the national and state capitals this week began raising barriers against refugees coming to the U.S. from Syria and Iraq. They were responding to a sense of fear in the land that refugees might bring with them some of the dangers they were fleeing.
Such fears escalated ...
Clinton And Rivals Cross Swords In Second Debate, But Cause No Wounds
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton entered the second debate of the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with far less to prove than she had in the first, and, in the end, she probably achieved far less as well.
But for the time being, at least, she may be able to afford it.
...French Media Report At Least 60 Dead In Paris Attacks
Friday, November 13, 2015
Fourth Debate Fails To Scramble GOP Field
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The fourth debate among the leading Republican candidates for president filled the historic Milwaukee Theatre with cheers, laughter and occasional boos, but it probably did not alter the dynamics among the eight featured contestants.
No one seemed to stumble or scintillate so notably as to change the pecking order with ...