Johnson is not concerned with doing what’s best for his voters or his party. He’s concerned about staying in power by any means necessary.
Moscow Marge blasted her U.S. colleagues, shouting she "seriously hates" everyone — both Democrats and Republicans — who doesn't support Russia's dictator Vladimir Putin. "This whole thing is the most repultsive [sic], disgusting thing happening," an outraged Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Steve Bannon's podcast, referring to the Senate-passed Ukraine aid package that Democratic and centrist Republican lawmakers support. — Read the rest
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
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There is no neutrality when it comes to Donald Trump. He is arguably the most polarizing figure in America, if not in the world, and at the mention of his name, temperatures rise. To his loyal supporters, he is a courageous hero of superhuman proportions. To his fervent detractors, he is the incarnation of evil itself in exaggerated form. Why, then, does Trump bring such extreme polarization? Why is he so hated? The first and most obvious reason is that Trump is reaping what he has sown. He has...
Calls for the National Guard to stop campus protests are not about safety.
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business could hardly be more depressing. It finds that the men and women who run our 33 million small businesses and hire more than half of American workers are […]
If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad? The latest Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Read More
A few numbers illustrate Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) precarious hold on the gavel and the dilemma for House Republicans more broadly. The Ukraine aid package that is the latest policy imperiling Johnson was opposed by 112 Republicans while only 101 voted yes. (That is identical to the breakdown among Republicans on the March $1.2 trillion […]
Rebecca Gordon If you work for a living, or if you know and love people who do, there’s a lot on the line in this year’s election.
It has been nearly two years since the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization left Republicans floundering. The abortion issue has long defined the GOP and cemented its standing as the moral political party. There are other issues of great concern, but from a conservative perspective, abortion tops them all. […]
Recently, you may have noticed that the hot weather is getting ever hotter. Every year the United States swelters under warmer temperatures and longer periods of sustained heat. In fact, each of the last nine months — May 2023 through February 2024 — set a world record for heat. As I’m writing this, March still has a More