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Major Garrett is National Journal Correspondent-at-Large and Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News. Prior to National Journal, Garrett reported for Fox News, where he was the Chief Wh...

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ALL POWERS May 21, 2013

Obama Pushes to Accommodate, Not Protect, Freedom of the Press

Unconstitutional. Sweeping. Secretive. Abusive. Harassing. Read more »
ALL POWERS April 30, 2013

Obama Appears at a Loss to Define the Way Forward in Syria

The fuzzy red lines and rhetoric blur what comes next. Read more »
ALL POWERS April 23, 2013

Was the Ball Dropped in the Tsarnaev Questioning?

To paraphrase Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz: This is our @#$&%! Constitution. Read more »
ALL POWERS April 9, 2013

The Lives of Thatcher, Reagan, and Pope John Paul II Prove Presence Counts, Remembering Doesn’t

It is both cruel and instructive that the three pivotal and decisive foes of communism—Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II—had, in all likelihood, no memory of their world-transforming triumph when each stepped into the great beyond. Read more »
ALL POWERS March 26, 2013

The Ghost of Paul Simon Haunts Obama

The late Sen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., warned in the '80s and '90s that Democrats would eventually have to cut government in ways they opposed. Read more »
ALL POWERS March 19, 2013

Empty-Handed Tourist?

JERUSALEM — President Obama arrives in Israel less burdened than any previous U.S. president by the diplomatic malignancy known as the peace process. Read more »
ALL POWERS March 12, 2013

Washington Gets Back to Its Day Job

After years of busting its deadlines, Washington rediscovers what matters with the latest round of budgets. Read more »
ALL POWERS March 5, 2013

Living With the Nuances, Ironies, and Flexibility of Sequestration

Now that sequestration is here to stay, we all have to learn to live with it. Read more »
ALL POWERS February 26, 2013

Tennessee Williams Offers Window Into the Mendacity That Defines the Sequester

The playwright captures its essence better than any D.C. politician. Read more »
ALL POWERS February 19, 2013

The Hidden Obstacles to Legal Immigration Reform

If you think questions of legalization, border security, and fundamental party politics are the biggest obstacles to immigration reform, think again. Read more »
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Norm Ornstein: Washington Inside Out

GOP’s Switch on Financial Disclosure Wins Gold Medal in Hypocrisy Olympics

9:30 p.m.
The IRS scandal evolved from the broader reality that the GOP has changed its financing mantra from “disclosure” to “secrecy.”
Major Garrett: All Powers

Obama Pushes to Accommodate, Not Protect, Freedom of the Press

May 21, 2013
The Justice Department’s secret subpoena of AP phone logs begs questions about Obama’s attitude toward the First Amendment and government scrutiny.
Charlie Cook: Off to the Races

Republicans’ Hatred of Obama Blinds Them to Public Disinterest in Scandals

May 20, 2013
Republicans are so focused on their bitter battles against Obama, they can’t see how little impact the “scandals” have had on public opinion.
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