There was a lot to be learned in Iowa last night. The top Republican finishers showed a clear distinction between the old guard versus new blood. The old way of doing business doesn’t cut it, and the American people agree.
A bedrock principle of our Constitution is that those charged with a crime are guaranteed a trial by jury. This prudent provision restrains government power and guards against dangerous abuses of it.
After the events of recent days, Democrats can be pardoned if their groans about Debbie Wasserman Schultz leading the DNC in a presidential election year grow louder.
After his surprisingly strong third place in showing in Iowa on Monday night, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., turned his attention to South Carolina on Tuesday, unveiling an ad featuring U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, endorsing him.
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Even as Iowa left both former U.S. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., declaring victory, from her perch as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., insisted it was a good night for her party.
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Only in the most dire emergencies is the South Florida Water Management District allowed to back-pump stormwater into Lake Okeechobee.
Whoever wins the nominations, the most successful campaigns of 2016 provide us with a clear picture of where the center of gravity is today in both parties and, hence, where America is going.
This winter has brought extraordinary amounts of rainfall to South Florida. In response, the South Florida Water Management District has taken extraordinary actions to fulfill its mission of providing flood protection for residents and businesses within the 16 counties the agency serves.
Residents of the Granite State like to insist, “Iowa picks corn, New Hampshire picks presidents.” But Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Barack Obama won in Iowa even as Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton stumbled in the Hawkeye State and still sat in the Oval Office.
