The public’s suffering from President Joe Biden’s inflation-plagued economy has sunk to the level that cost former President George H.W. Bush his reelection. Economic confidence under Biden is stumbling anew, and Gallup, which has studied the matter for decades, said it is down to levels seen in 1992, when Clinton adviser James Carville famously scribbled […]
Donald Trump is widely expected to appeal his conviction in New York after a jury on Thursday found the former president guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. To begin the process, Trump, the first former president to become a convicted felon, will turn to the state’s Appellate Division, First Department, to weigh his […]
President Joe Biden has a fresh chance to make inroads with independent voters following former President Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case. But if the president fails to do so, in polling and on Election Day, the verdict could end up validating fears about the strength of his reelection campaign. Republicans are adamant […]
In a Saturday Night Live skit spoofing the 1988 presidential debates, Dana Carvey portrayed George H.W. Bush emitting a word salad of campaign slogans while trying to fill his allotted time: “On track… stay the course… a thousand points of light… stay the course.” Jon Lovitz, playing that year’s Democratic nominee, Michael Dukakis, shot back, […]
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently released a draft proposal that would repeal the tech industry’s long-standing liability shield in early 2025. The bipartisan proposal comes amid concerns over child safety, criminal activity, and misinformation in election material online in the run-up to November’s elections. Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and ranking […]
Paul Keckley, author of the highly respected healthcare-focused The Keckley Report, recently asked in his weekly column whether private equity is the solution or the problem in healthcare. It may well be a combination of both. But one thing for sure is that private equity is very likely to remain a significant presence in U.S. […]
During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) vowed, if elected, to implement Medicare for All, which is another name for an overall single-payer, government-run healthcare system. Joe Biden, the eventual winner of the Democratic nomination and White House over Republican incumbent Donald Trump, took a different approach. In […]
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) is advancing her push against federal teleworking in a new letter to the Pentagon, demanding that the department present a plan on how to verify if teleworkers are actually working. In a letter sent on Friday to Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland of the Defense Health Agency shared exclusively with […]
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — While the political identities of most major cities lean at least slightly Democratic and progressive, Milwaukee swims in a unique shade of steeped indigo blue. Now, that left-committed identity will be challenged with the July 15 arrival of the city’s first Republican National Convention. Once a hotbed for manufacturing and still a […]
Calls from Democratic lawmakers and left-wing groups for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from key cases over alleged ethics violations are a “coordinated effort” to delegitimize the Supreme Court, according to experts who say the drumbeat of attacks on conservative justices gets steadier with each passing year. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, one of the foremost flags used by […]
