Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is in a behind-the-scenes struggle with the White House, congressional Democrats and Washington insiders who have lost confidence in her as both a unifying leader and reliable party spokesperson at a time when they need her most. Long-simmering doubts about her have reached a peak after two recent […] Read More → 
Rich Galen Pregame Prior to President Barack Obama’s speech on ISIS/ISIL/IS, here are my thoughts: Mr. Obama got himself into the position of having to make a major speech by losing focus during a press conference about three weeks ago. While trying to say that the cable news professional commentariat were getting way ahead of […] Read More → 
President Barack Obama is relying on Middle East allies including Saudi Arabia as linchpins in escalating the offensive against Islamic State extremists with airstrikes on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border. In a speech to the nation last night, the president said the U.S. would be joined by a broad coalition of partners for a […] Read More → 
President Barack Obama will tell the public tonight that the U.S. will expand an offensive to destroy Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, using American air power to back local ground forces. Obama will say the offensive fits within a strategy the U.S. has pursued in recent years in places such as Yemen and Somalia, […] Read More → 
President Barack Obama, senior cabinet officials and his defense and intelligence chiefs will meet with U.S. lawmakers this week and next as the administration seeks support for an offensive against Islamic State militants. Obama will deliver a speech to Americans on Wednesday to lay out his “game plan” to halt the Islamist group that has […] Read More → 
Ed Morrissey, It takes a while to get to Senator Marco Rubio’s point here, but it’s worth watching the whole video. Face the Nation’s Bob Schieffer sets the stage by opening with what Rubio wants to hear from Barack Obama on Wednesday as to the strategy for dealing with ISIS. When Rubio tells Schieffer that Obama has […] Read More → 
U.S. President Barack Obama reversed course on Saturday and delayed taking executive action on immigration reform until after November congressional elections, bowing to concerns it could cost his fellow Democrats control of the U.S. Senate. Obama had promised in a high-profile White House appearance in June to announce unilateral measures by the end of summer […] Read More →