former Congressman (R-VA)
Former Congressman from Virginia, he twice chaired the National Republican Congressional Committee; president of the Republican Main Street Partnership
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Tom Davis
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FROM Tom Davis
Which Way, L.A.?
Are the Democrats Going to Fall Out of Power? Last month, when the Wall Street Journal and NBC News asked voters which party they liked best, Democrats and Republicans tied with 41% each. That's a change from the pattern of recent years, when Democrats have come out ahead in so-called "generic" polls. Among voters most intensely interested in this year's midterm elections, Republicans this time around had a 15-point lead.
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Are the Democrats Going to Fall Out of Power? Charlie Cook, one of Washington's respected pundits, says watching the Democrats since August has been like " watching a car wreck in slow motion ." Just one year after a Democratic landslide, Cook is not alone in saying that angry voters might give either the House or the Senate back to the Republicans. Last month, when the Wall Street Journal and NBC News asked which party voters liked best, Democrats and Republicans tied , a change from recent years, when Democrats have come out ahead in so-called “generic” polls. Is President Obama getting the blame for problems he didn't create? Are his party's leaders in Congress making things worse? Is Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown a surprising new voice for bipartisanship? We get a variety of opinions.
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White House budget proposal slashes and burns President Trump's first budget request is considered dead on arrival in Congress — a familiar development in Capitol Hill. We hear what it reveals about the priorities of the new administration. What's likely to die… and what might survive?
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How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?