The Feds: We begin today in Washington, where two events have rocked the political world in very different ways. On Saturday night, Joseph “Beau” Biden, III, son of the Vice-President, died at the age of 46, losing a battle with brain cancer that was largely
…And the World: We begin today in Ireland, which in a dramatic result, voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex marriage in the famously uber-Catholic country. The vote is the first national referendum to allow such nuptials (although US States like Maine have held them), but it
…And the World: We begin today in Iraq, where a strategic city has fallen to ISIS. Despite gains against the radical extremist group, the city of Ramadi is now under their control. The move represents a grave setback for the countries new prime minister Haider
…And the World: We begin today in Great Britain, where the Labour party is undergoing soul-searching as Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron unveils the first all-Tory cabinet in 18 years. Cameron’s party won a surprising majority in last week’s election and the heads rolled in
…And the World: We begin today in Israel, where the announcement that Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman would not join Prime Minister Benjanmin Netanyahu’s government has potentially epic consequences for the Middle Eastern democracy. Leiberman said the decision came amid the other deals Bibi has cut
…And the World: We begin today in Nepal, where the earthquake that struck Katmandu has now believed to have killed 3,800 and some estimates peg the death toll at over 4,000. The city is in chaos, but one common denominator unites many of the victims:
…And the World: We begin today in Italy which is reporting that hundreds are feared dead after a boat filled with migrants fleeing Libya capsized. The illegal crossings have left leaders in European countries scrambling. Comparing it to the situation in Bosnia twenty years ago, Italian Prime
The Feds: We begin today in the United States where it finally happened after much anticipation and waiting. Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady, former senator, former Secretary of State announced her campaign for president. Announcing in a video that emphasizes the people Clinton wants “champion”
SPRINGFIELD—A relatively simple agenda for the City Council was dispensed with quickly tonight with ease and few questions. By this point in the municipal political calendar, even the most mundane of agendas can become drawn out affairs, but mercifully little of that happened at this
…And the World: We begin today in Kenya, where following last week’s terrorists attack on a university that left 150 dead, mostly students, the government is responding by bombing training camps of Shabab. The Somalia-based Islamist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Adding to the intrigue, the