Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) is a rare figure in Congress. Not because he’s a California Republican — though that does make him an outlier because only 12 of the 52 members in the Golden State’s House delegation. What makes Valadao an interesting character is that he has boldly and repeatedly distanced himself from former President Donald […]
Republicans have begun to unleash tens of thousands of poll watchers for the election, an operation that comes after months of recruitment efforts and some controversy and legal disputes. The Republican National Committee has started deploying its poll watchers to stand hawk-eyed around voting and ballot-counting centers and report problems to hotlines. While long a […]
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Three things stand out within a few minutes of talking to Beverly Aikins: Her grandchildren are her everything, she is deeply grateful she has earned her nursing license back, and the mother of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), the Republican vice presidential nominee, has found redemption and peace through helping others struggling with addiction. […]
Montana has been reliably red since 1952. The Big Sky State regained its second congressional District, which they lost in 1990, following the 2020 Census, giving them more Electoral College votes. When Donald Trump beat President Joe Biden by 16 points in 2020, he only took home 3 electoral votes, but in the 2024 election, […]
Since the earliest days of the republic, termed-out or defeated American presidents headed out of the White House issue pardons to a chosen few (or, on occasion, a hefty stack) of accused or convicted applicants hoping to breathe free. The executive branch’s “get out of jail free” cards come out of the fading president’s deck […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin played coy about whether troops from North Korea were in Russia during a question and answer session after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit on Thursday. During the closing session of the summit, Putin was asked about the recent reports and satellite photographs of North Korean troops on ships in Vladivostok, […]
The great cities of Europe are becoming museums. Venice has already completed the transition. Its resident population is now less than a third of what it was in the 1950s. The Venetians whom one meets as a tourist are commuters from the mainland. The Eurodisney complex outside Paris also leaves the lights on at night. […]
To watch Apple TV+’s new limited series Disclaimer is to observe the streaming era at its most ambitious and maddening. The show’s creator, Alfonso Cuarón, is the famed cinematic visionary behind such masterworks as Children of Men (2006) and Gravity (2013). Its leading performers, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, are the long-beloved winners of basically […]
In the final 12 days before Election Day, former President Donald Trump bragged about his poll numbers while campaigning in Las Vegas, Nevada, a crucial battleground state. “We’re leading by a lot in Nevada. We’re leading by a lot in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, even states that are typically never in play,” Trump boasted to […]
Hillary Clinton said that former President Donald Trump will “reenact” a 1939 Nazi event at his Madison Square Garden rally in New York City on Sunday. Clinton, who lost the presidential election to Trump in 2016, has been one of his biggest critics, recently turning up the heat on the former president by calling his […]
