From AP, “Labor Department reports 157,000 jobs added in January, unemployment rate ticks up to 7.9%.” … After department’s annual revisions, hiring was stronger over the past two years than previously thought. Perhaps the biggest news from the report: The November and December jobs numbers were revised upward -- to...
Following up on a post last week, The Fix reports that, “A Republican-backed plan to change the way certain states allocate electoral votes has fizzled as quickly as it sprung onto the national consciousness. The slate of upcoming 2014 governor’s races is a major reason. … the Republican governors in...
Great Infographic from Measure of America
Roll Call reports that the FEC announced that individuals will now be able to contribute $2,600 to a candidate during both the primary and general elections … The new upper limit on calendar-year donations to a national party committee will now be $32,400, and total federal contributions over a two-year...
The vice president is forming a team to lay the groundwork for a potential presidential run in 2016. Among current Biden strategists, insiders describe Mike Donilon as the first among equals, while people close to Biden say Steve Ricchetti, a Clinton White House deputy chief of staff, is on the...