We know 2015 could very well be a year of big gridlock in Washington as an Obama White House and Congressional Republicans lock horns in epic policy battles. But the ghost of government shutdowns past could also haunt us as both sides carve lines in the partisan sands over a number of budget disagreements. The […]
Charles Ellison
Charles Ellison is Politics Contributor for theRoot.com and Washington Correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune. He can be reached via Twitter @ellisonreport
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Jeb Bush to World: 2015 is “My Year”
Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor and next-in-line beneficiary of probably the most presidentially active dynasty in modern American politics, wasted no time to start his New Year off with a bang. In a blow-the-spot-up signal that he’s definitely got his eye on the Republican presidential nomination for 2016, the son and brother of Bush Presidents […]
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In the New Year, Economy Shapes Political Battlefield
Among the many things most – if not all – of us will be thinking hard about at the top of the New Year is money. How much of it do we have in our pockets and how much would we like to make, as a resolution, in 2015. And one of the foremost thoughts […]
