With ideological extremism on the rise in Congress, President Barack Obama argued during his State of the Union that America must reform its elections.
Hoover Institution fellow Richard Epstein discusses: whether the House can really pick a non-member as Speaker; whether a new case out of Wisconsin can upend gun laws; whether China has fallen afoul of international law with its claims concerning offshore islands; and whether we reached a peak in fantasy football?
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's withdrawal Thursday from the race to be the next Speaker disappointed some in Silicon Valley who hoped he would be a more tech-savvy leader, and some who wanted the gavel to return to California.
With less than a week to go before Sunday's deadline for Gov. Jerry Brown to act on a bevy of bills, lawmakers and activists are anxiously awaiting word about the fate of some of the year's highest profile legislation.
