Tag: Philip Wegmann

As the election draws to a close, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., has been courting the millennial vote. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Ayotte works to win votes, pint by pint

Philip Wegmann · October 22, 2016 1:01 pm

While serving in the U.S. Senate, Evan Bayh didn't really dream about being back home again in Indiana. In fact, a new Associated Press report reveals that during his final year in the Senate, he didn't spend a single night in his Indianapolis condominium. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, pool)

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While in the Senate, Evan Bayh didn’t sleep at his ‘home’

Philip Wegmann · October 21, 2016 8:19 pm

Rubio's challenger, Patrick Murphy, embellished his academic record and exaggerated his business experience. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Does Obama know who he’s stumping for in Florida?

Philip Wegmann · October 21, 2016 6:54 pm

From the candidates' first meeting in Hempstead, New York to their last in Las Vegas, Nevada, neither fielded a single question about climate change. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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Why didn’t debate moderators ask about the environment? Because Americans don’t care

Philip Wegmann · October 21, 2016 12:02 am

Sean Hannity told the Washington Post that Paul Ryan was "a saboteur" who's working to thwart the GOP nominee and needs "to be called out and replaced." (AP Photo)

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Freedom Caucus ignoring Sean Hannity’s call to challenge Ryan for speaker’s gavel

Philip Wegmann · October 20, 2016 5:21 pm

Pundits and politicians have been quick to point to laws like D.C.'s handgun ban as a root cause of violence. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Despite Clinton’s claims, DC gun ban did little to ‘protect toddlers’

Philip Wegmann · October 20, 2016 3:41 am

The Republican presidential nominee made waves when he invited the sitting president's estranged half-brother, Malik Obama, to be his guest for the debate. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo/File)

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Obama family feud won’t help Trump beat Clinton

Philip Wegmann · October 20, 2016 1:12 am

Trump the 2016 candidate strikes a sharp contrast with Trump the 2013 businessman. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Donald Trump was for globalization before he was against it

Philip Wegmann · October 19, 2016 11:02 pm

Trump's proposal would require former lawmakers to wait five years before becoming lobbyists. (AP Photo/ Brennan Linsley)

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Trump lobbying rules could cut short post-congressional careers

Philip Wegmann · October 19, 2016 9:15 pm