1776 COALITION 10/27/2015

Bevin gets testy as he and Conway debate at EKU With a little more than a week to go until Election Day, tempers are flaring in the race for governor, and Republican Matt Bevin brought some sharp elbows and questionable claims to Sunday night's debate against Democrat Jack Conway. The... Read More Supporters In Congress Make New Attempt To Revive The Export-Import Bank On Monday a bipartisan group of House members will try to revive the Export-Import Bank, a federal government agency that finances exports — which its critics deride as little more than a slush fund for big corporations. The agency, known... Read More Obama turns to climate deal The Obama administration is ramping up its efforts to get the American public behind its goal for a strong global climate change deal in Paris in December. With weeks to go until negotiators meet to hash out a final international... Read More Gun lobby pushes to loosen restrictions on silencers Gun rights groups are putting their might behind Republican legislation that would ease restrictions for firearm owners looking to buy silencers. Roundly panned by gun control advocates, the Hearing Protection Act introduced this week by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) aims... Read More Rick Santorum to Newsmax: Obama’s DOJ Most Politically ‘Corrupt’ Ever The Justice Department under President Barack Obama is the most "corrupt … that we've ever seen" after disclosing Friday that it would not prosecute the IRS in the targeting scandal, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told Newsmax TV. "This Justice... Read More Trump mocks Jeb, Rubio on their home turf in Florida Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Saturday mocked fellow contenders Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) at a rally in their home state of Florida. Trump teased Bush, a former Florida governor, for his recent decision to lay off... Read More