Tag: George W. Bush

Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey, where off-year gubernatorial elections are often seen as predictors of mid-term elections the following year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats rebuke Trump by electing governors in Virginia and New Jersey

W. James Antle III · November 7, 2017 11:15 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie was in enemy territory Monday, campaigning in Northern Virginia where there has been stronger support for Democrats in past elections. Gillespie faces Democrat Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

No mention of Donald Trump at Ed Gillespie’s last rally before Virginia governor’s election

David M. Drucker · November 7, 2017 3:45 am

The dynasties at the top of the two major parties for the past quarter-century are under attack from within as never before. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Clinton and Bush dynasties face challenges from inside their own parties

W. James Antle III · November 5, 2017 11:01 am

"If one presidential candidate can disassemble a political party, it speaks volumes about how strong a legacy its past two presidents really had," the White House said in a statement obtained by CNN.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House bites back at Bush family legacy after Trump criticism

Mandy Mayfield · November 4, 2017 6:00 pm

Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush expressed their disapproval of President Trump in a new book by historian Mark Updegrove. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

George H.W. Bush calls Trump a ‘blowhard’, George W. Bush worries he will be ‘last Republican president’

Daniel Chaitin · November 4, 2017 12:22 pm

Brennan's past is checkered with intelligence mishaps. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

John Brennan’s intelligence failures have hurt our security and our democracy

Jennifer Kerns · November 2, 2017 3:52 pm

Republican Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake, both from Arizona and both members of the Gang of Eight, have said that a mix of mass legalization and border security should be the starting point of any immigration debate. The White House doesn't necessarily see it that way. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

For Republicans, ‘Gang of Eight’ was no grand immigration bargain

W. James Antle III · November 2, 2017 4:01 am

"I know what it's like to live there," Laura Bush said. "I know how difficult every decision is and what the scrutiny is by everyone that has an opinion, every single person has an opinion on the people that live there, and I'm certainly aware of that."(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Former first lady Laura Bush: Melania Trump is ‘doing a lovely job’

Naomi Lim · November 1, 2017 8:43 pm

Schumer made the remarks after Trump criticized him in a series of tweets and said he was responsible for Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the attacker, entering the country through the diversity visa lottery program. (AP)

Chuck Schumer: Difference between Trump, Bush after New York tragedies ‘could not be starker’

Al Weaver · November 1, 2017 3:59 pm

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis testified during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday, during which he discussed the aging authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, passed after the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Jim Mattis: If Trump wanted, he could send US combat troops after Boko Haram

Travis J. Tritten · October 30, 2017 11:24 pm

Former President George W. Bush throws the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

George W. Bush tosses a strike in first pitch at Game 5 of the World Series: Watch

Kyle Feldscher · October 30, 2017 1:57 am

Cook County officials said on Friday that former President Barack Obama has to report for jury duty in November. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Barack Obama to report for jury duty in Chicago next month

Kyle Feldscher · October 28, 2017 3:31 pm