President Joe Biden is arguably America’s chief executive with the sweetest tooth since Ronald Reagan, who kept a bowl of jelly beans on his desk long before the Jelly Belly brand was de rigueur. Biden is also the snackiest president since Bill Clinton. So when he read reports that potato chip and candy bar manufacturers were […]
The two major political parties both entered this year wanting to win the White House quite badly, but they took radically different paths to the general election. Democrats followed a significantly less small-d democratic process to arrive at Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee than the Republicans did in nominating former President Donald Trump […]
John Spellman vacated the Washington governor’s mansion, a Georgian-style structure on state Capitol grounds in Olympia, in early 1985. Since then, no Republican has gone to the residence of the Evergreen State’s chief executive except to visit. GOP legislators occasionally grouse about the stinginess of invitations. Democrats have owned the chief executive office for going […]
A mysterious group aiming to “mobilize progressive voters” is flooding the public with misinformation ahead of the 2024 elections, raising eyebrows among officials in key swing states. The little-known organization, AllVote, is on the radar of election officials in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Wisconsin over its confusing text message campaigns to registered voters. In one example, […]
Former President Donald Trump would likely have the authority to ramp up tariffs dramatically even without Congress, at least temporarily, if he wins the election. Trump has vowed a historic reworking of tariff policy that would feature universal tariffs on rivals and allies alike. Experts are saying he would likely be able to do most […]
PHILADELPHIA – Businessman Dave McCormick has given Republicans reason for hope in Pennsylvania as polls show him in a dead-heat race against incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA). Republican operatives view the race as a toss-up, one that McCormick could win or lose depending on the early vote and how former President Donald Trump performs at […]
After the nation’s worst price hike crisis in 40 years, inflation is down to 2.1%. That’s just a tick above the Federal Reserve‘s long-standing inflation goal of 2% annually. The central bank celebrated by delivering a supersized cut in the federal funds rate, the rate at which banks are charged for overnight borrowing from lenders of […]
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made a big push for Latino voters Thursday, as the former president worked to assure Latino voters he has their best interests in mind and the vice president attempted to lock down the demographic crucial to her candidacy. Harris and Trump crisscrossed Southwest on Thursday, making stops in Arizona and […]
“Pitch perfect.” “Fresh.” “Really good.” So say the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and the Springfield, Massachusetts, Republican of Netflix’s new docuseries, The Comeback, a three-episode look at the Boston Red Sox’s historic 2004 playoff victory over the New York Yankees. Are New York critics as effusive? Hard to say. Word out of Gracie Mansion […]
Former President Donald Trump was the special guest of the Tucker Carlson Live Tour in Glendale, Arizona, on Thursday night, and he had a lot to say about many different things. Speaking for nearly two hours on Halloween night, the former president covered various topics, from the Mueller investigation and his 2016 presidential campaign to […]
