Thomas O'Ban is a journalist who contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2010 and 2011. He covered a range of political topics for the magazine, including congressional profiles of rising Republican figures like James Lankford and Jaime Herrera, as well as news on the Obama administration and social conservative movements like the March for Life.
President Obama announced today that Commerce secretary and former Washington state governor Gary Locke--a third generation Chinese-American--will replace possible presidential candidate Jon Huntsman in April as the U.S. ambassador to China. The Associated Press reports:
In this week's New York Times magazine, Matt Bai has a 6500-word profile on New Jersey Governor Christie.
New Jersey governor Chris Christie presented his budget for fiscal year 2012, challenging the state legislature to adopt his proposed $29.4 billion plan that would feature business tax cuts, property tax relief, pension reform, and a slight bump in education spending.
On October 31, Islamist extremists took hostage the congregation of Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church in Baghdad and slaughtered 58 men, women and children, wounding 78 others. Most of the slain were worshipers, and two were priests. The tragedy generated a weak response from the Obama…
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A year ago, 42-year-old Republican congressman James Lankford was running a youth camp in Oklahoma, and was holding planning sessions for camp activities.
William Galston, senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institute, writer for the New Republic, and founding board member of the recently launched No Labels project, predicts, “the key to Democratic Party success over the next two years will be its strategic response to Obama.”
The last time Jaime Herrera of Washington state was on Capitol Hill, Republicans taught her a valuable lesson.
The last time Jaime Herrera of Washington state was on Capitol Hill, Republicans taught her a valuable lesson.
RiteAid has taken President Obama off the shelves.
America’s bid to host the 2022 World Cup has fallen short. But it wasn’t for lack of trying: Eric Holder has been in Zurich, advocating for the competition to be hosted by the U.S., and the attorney general was joined by Bill Clinton and actor Morgan Freeman.