Departing Congress members have only over three months left in office. The next Congress is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2025. The list of departing lawmakers is already long but can be expected to grow after the Nov. 5 general election. It’s virtually certain that it will expand shortly after Election Day when Rep. […]
When a radical right party wins a state election in Germany, the headlines write themselves. This month’s victory for the Alternative for Germany was greeted in much the same way across the world. CNN labeled AfD “the first far-right party to win since 1945.” London’s Daily Telegraph went with “first since the Nazi era.” Germany’s […]
As Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro continues to ignore calls to cede power and admit defeat in the country’s presidential election in July, the United States took action on Thursday, issuing sanctions against his regime. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 16 government officials believed to be Maduro sympathizers and complicit in the […]
As Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) prepares to debate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) in their Oct. 1 vice presidential bout, Vance will privately debate a Walz stand-in. Advisers will analyze that exchange and give feedback about what to say, how to say it, and what to avoid like the pandemic. Those advisers who look to the […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing a conundrum over her criticism of former President Donald Trump’s tax plan. Harris has been torching Trump’s proposal to extend his signature tax cut legislation as a giveaway to the wealthy that would add to the deficit, but she supports extending the biggest part of it. “My opponent … […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) latest government funding feud with hard-line Republicans has senators lying in wait — for now. Top senators in both parties are giving Johnson space to negotiate a short-term spending deal, but they warn that the upper chamber may soon be forced to step in to avert an Oct. 1 shutdown. […]
EXCLUSIVE — “Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has cut ties with a political consultant the Washington Examiner reported this year has a history of working for groups linked to Palestinian terrorist factions. The reason for the Tlaib campaign’s decision is unclear, and her campaign manager, Carolina Toro-Roman, as well as the consultant, Rasha Mubarak, did […]
We usually associate the word “iconic” with images, not sounds. After all, the word’s origin refers specifically to sacred images. But if ever the word “iconic” could be applied to a voice, it deserves to be attached to the majestic, incomparable baritone of James Earl Jones, the peerless actor who died this week in Dutchess […]
The Biden administration‘s Department of Justice has dropped nearly half of the obstruction charges pending against defendants involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot following a significant Supreme Court ruling in June, according to recent data. In June, the Supreme Court determined that the DOJ had applied an overly broad interpretation of a statute that […]
As it turns out, having a pro-criminal mayor in a city run by Democrats since 1931 in a state run by Democrats who want to help criminals get out of jail makes crime in said city worse. Violent crimes in Chicago are up 7.2%, and robberies, aggravated assaults, and aggravated battery from August 2023 to […]
