the only hirer?

On defense over allegations of staffing his projects with immigrants, Trump shot back that he’s the only one on stage who ever hired anyone. It’s funny, but indefensible, even if you set aside the campaign staff that all the candidates obviously hired. Kasich, besides everyone he hired as governor of Ohio, worked at Lehman Brothers between his time in Congress and the governor’s mansion. Carson would almost surely have been involved in hiring as director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

— Isaac Arnsdorf



Cruz makes Texas a little too big

Ted Cruz made a home state pitch to start the debate, noting his promises to 27 million Texans back during his first Senate campaign. He's rounding pretty far up—by about a million. The Census shows just overAs part of Obama's ingenious "pivot to Asia", Washington has decided to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. warship "had passed within 12 miles of a Chinese artificial island." Considering that China is ringed by U.S. naval bases, starting in Japan and snaking down to South Korea, it's not difficult to imagine why China is "sort of upset" about these latest developments.

Although a top Chinese admiral announced today that Beijing was open to dialogue with the U.S. regarding the South China Sea, the Chinese government seems to be running out of patience. In response to the U.S. maneuvers, Beijing called the action illegal, summoned the U.S. Ambassador, and then warned the U.S. not to