The Making of a Presidential Debate

By: Robert Bluey (Diary)  |  November 22nd at 11:53 AM  | 

Republican presidential candidates turn their attention to foreign policy and national security tonight at a debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. It airs on CNN at 8 p.m. ET. Over the past few days, workers transformed an empty auditorium at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., into a full-scale television set. As the final preparations were made, Heritage got a behind-the-scenes look | Read More »

They’re All In: GOP Candidates Will Debate Foreign Policy, National Security on Nov. 22

By: Robert Bluey (Diary)  |  November 4th at 05:00 PM  | 

The eight Republican presidential candidates have confirmed they will attend the Nov. 22 debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute on CNN. The debate will focus exclusively on foreign policy and national security. The debate will take place in Washington, D.C., at a location to be announced shortly. It will air nationally on CNN and CNN en Español and worldwide on CNN | Read More »

Why McConnell’s Plan Is Bad for America

By: Robert Bluey (Diary)  |  July 15th at 03:30 PM  | 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s politically motivated plan to raise the debt limit “does nothing for the good of the country,” according to The Heritage Foundation’s David S. Addington, who outlined the think tank’s concerns on The Foundry this afternoon. “The McConnell Plan would put America deeper into debt and achieves nothing toward the vitally important objective of getting federal overspending and overborrowing under control,” | Read More »