President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son has an approval rating of only 22% according to a poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research surveyed 1,251 adults in the days since the president announced he was pardoning his son Hunter from the federal gun and tax fraud convictions, including those offenses he “may […]
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) will leave behind the gridlock of Washington politics in January as he takes on a new role as Indiana’s next governor. Braun has promised to bring a business mindset to Indianapolis, successfully campaigning on his years building an auto parts company in his hometown of Jasper. MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE […]
District in disarray A unified Republican government interested in flexing greater control over Washington, D.C., is almost certain to make life rough for the deep-blue district. Democrats have total control over the district. Presidential candidates with a “D” next to their name have never received less than 74% of the vote there since 1980. President-elect […]
(The Center Square) – Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have been hinting that tax increases will be necessary to deal with a projected operating budget deficit of between $10 billion and $12 billion – or more. They are pointing to the failure of three out of four ballot initiatives last month as an endorsement of […]
Robert Kennedy Houton is imploring members of the Democratic Party to set aside scorn for President-elect Donald Trump in his quest to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Houton, no relation to the famous presidential Kennedy family, could play the proverbial Robert F. Kennedy Jr. role in the race for DNC leader. […]
Officials in Washington, D.C., are eyeing the looming Republican trifecta with uncertainty, debating whether returning to a “resistance” mindset will be more effective than finding ways to work with President-elect Donald Trump. Republicans, led by Trump, made criticism of the district a familiar talking point on the campaign trail. They criticized soaring crime rates in […]
The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose slightly to $3.02 on Wednesday, bucking the trend of downward fuel costs. It was less than a one-cent increase from Monday’s price of $3.011. Despite the rise, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is still less expensive than a week ago, […]
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has a little over 40 days remaining as an employee of a presidential administration. Yet, despite his time as transportation secretary coming to an end, many are convinced Buttigieg has a bright political future. And, with his residential move from Indiana to Michigan after his failed 2020 presidential campaign, some […]
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Ronald Johnson as U.S. ambassador to Mexico. Johnson is a former U.S. Army Green Beret officer who served from 1984-1998 before retiring as a colonel. He was also a former CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer. Just as he has for his previous nominations, Trump announced Johnson’s in a post on Truth Social. […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says his coming six-year term will likely be his last in the Senate. The lawmaker will be 89 at the end of it. “I’m 83 now,” he told Politico to questions about whether it will be his final one. “I’ll be 89 when I get out of here. You can do […]
