The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0. It’...
Rubio spoke before the event, like two hours before Trump took the stage, but Trump never actually invited him onto stage, which if we’re looking for echoes of the past time, we went through this, he did do that with Mike Pence and never afforded any more time to that stage to ...
STU: You do need those people. I don't think the approach of just mocking and belittling everyone who didn't vote for you. Is necessarily the right approach here. But you have eight months. It probably works itself out. The question is, can you get the people who didn't vote at al...
“The ad, which was set at a group therapy session of conservative voters who feel betrayed by Marco Rubio on immigration, featured actor Amy Lindsay, who played a woman telling another group member, ‘Ma...
So here’s some more elementary game theory— on the game known technically as “chicken”— to predict the Rubio-v.-Kasich endgame. This is brought to you by the brilliant graphics editor at The New York Times, Kevin Quealy. Here’s the conclusion: The chance to be your party’s ...
Yes, I did sneak a right hand counter to the body but this isn’t necessary. I pivot clockwise off my front foot to avoid the southpaw’s left hook. My head turns away right as the southpaw’s right hook is coming. Once again, the advantage is held by man with his front foot on...