David Eldridge
Articles by David Eldridge
Rep. Mike Rogers: Putin playing chess; Obama playing tick-tack-toe
Don't count Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, among those applauding the tentative deal between the Obama administration and Russia over chemical weapons in Syria. Published September 15, 2013
Hickenlooper: No national message in Colorado gun-control recalls
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says last week's victory by gun-rights voters in the state's recall elections shouldn't be seen as a litmus test for the rest of the nation — or even the rest of the state. Published September 15, 2013
Rep. ‘Buck’ McKeon: Obama can win Syria votes by undoing sequester cuts
Two key Republican lawmakers made it clear Sunday that if the White House wants their support on a strike against Syria, President Obama will have to restore funding to the U.S. military that was cut under sequestration. Published September 8, 2013
Rep. Jim McGovern on not backing Obama: ‘Friends can disagree’ over Syria
Rep. James P. McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat and one of the president's most reliable allies in Congress, said Sunday he can't support Mr. Obama's call for authorization of a military strike on Syria. Published September 8, 2013
Sen. Rand Paul: Obama trying to ‘save face’; no reason to go to war over Syria
Sen. Rand Paul isn't buying the Obama administration's public relations blitz to build public and congressional for an attack on Syria. Published September 1, 2013
Rep. Mike Rogers: Congress will back Obama on Syria
Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the powerful House intelligence committee, predicted on Sunday that Congress eventually will back a military strike on Syria. Published September 1, 2013
Priebus stands by call for GOP to boycott NBC, CNN over Hillary Clinton film projects
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday defended his call for the party to boycott NBC and CNN if the networks follow through with plans to produce and air separate film projects on Hillary Rodham Clinton. Published August 11, 2013
Tavis Smiley: Obama’s race speech ‘weak as Kool-Aid’
President Obama's personal remarks Friday on his reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict have been praised by many, including the parents of Trayvon Martin, but black talk-show host Tavis Smiley says it's too little too late. Published July 21, 2013
Rep. Michael McCaul: Right Napolitano replacement could help immigration reform
The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security says President Obama could help move immigration reform through the House if he picks a new Homeland Security chief who has credibility on law-and-order issues. Published July 14, 2013
CONCERT REVIEW: Paul McCartney at Nationals Park
An energized, ebullient Paul McCartney — bounding from guitar to piano and back, clearly enjoying himself — showed a packed house at Nationals Park that his longtime rival Mick Jagger isn't the only graying 1960s icon with a time machine. Published July 14, 2013
Rep. Mike Rogers: Egyptian military deserves continued U.S. support
Rep. Mike Rogers said Sunday that the Egyptian military is a stabilizing force and should continue to receive U.S. aid, despite its role in deposing a democratically elected government. Published July 7, 2013
Sen. Charles Schumer: ‘Serious consequences’ for Russian decision to help Snowden
President Vladimir Putin's decision to allow Edward Snowden to land in Russia will have "serious consequences" for U.S.-Russian relations, Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Sunday. Published June 23, 2013
Reince Priebus: Fixing IRS is a chance for GOP, Democrats to come together
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday said the revelations of abuse at the Internal Revenue Service have created an opportunity for lawmakers in both parties who would like to move forward with tax reform. Published June 2, 2013
Senators say Holder can’t ‘review’ himself on news media snooping
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s direct involvement in the Justice Department's decisions to spy on the press should disqualify him from heading any review of the unfolding controversy, Republicans said Sunday. Published May 26, 2013
Heckler brings Obama speech to a halt
President Obama's speech on resetting the war on terror ground to a halt halfway through when an anti-Gitmo heckler repeatedly interrupted. Published May 23, 2013
Sen. Susan Collins: Hearings raise new questions about response to Benghazi attacks
Pushing back against critics who have said no new information emerged from last week's Benghazi hearing, Sen. Susan Collins said Sunday the congressional inquiry raised important questions about the military response to the 2012 terrorist attack. Published May 12, 2013
West Virginia teen returns to school with NRA shirt, classmates’ support
A West Virginia teen who was arrested and suspended for wearing a National Rifle Association T-shirt to school returned to class Monday wearing the same shirt that got him into trouble. Published April 22, 2013
Texas lawmaker: Older brother likely received training in Chechnya
The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Sunday he thinks 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers suspected in last week's Boston Marathon bombing, may have been trained by a terrorist organization in Chechnya. Published April 21, 2013
Marco Rubio: Visit by Jay-Z, Beyonce to Cuba was ‘hypocritical’
As Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, on Sunday called the entertainers' visit to the communist island "hypocritical," The Associated Press reported that two other Cuban-American politicians want to know why the Treasury Department approved the trip. Published April 14, 2013
Immigration draft lays out contentious points plan to reward, select immigrants
The immigration reform bill that senators are writing in secret would move U.S. policy to a points-based system that would reward immigrants who are taking care of disabled parents at the same level as those who have earned master's degrees in high-tech fields, according to a draft of the legislation reviewed by The Washington Times. Published April 14, 2013
