American politician (born 1953)
Editors at the Washington Examiner ponder the political left’s “rhetorical blind spot.” There have now been two assassination attempts against President Donald Trump in just over two months. What is…
Editors at the Washington Free Beacon question U.S. House Democrats’ decision to side with Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Little consideration has been paid, however, to what risks Democrats might take…
Emily Jashinsky of the Federalist explores responses to this week’s election returns. It’s both amusing and infuriating to ingest this second round of soul searches given that Democrats and the…
Henry Rodgers of the Daily Caller offers a status report on hotly contested national congressional battles in the midterm election. Both Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for some extremely…
Al Weaver of the Washington Examiner explores the response of congressional Democrats in red states to votes on President Trump’s nominees. Senate Democrats unanimously opposed President Trump’s tax cuts, but…
Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner details a new targeted ad campaign from Americans for Prosperity. Americans for Prosperity said Thursday that it was buying $4.5 million worth of ad…
Sen. Thom Tillis— along with Democratic U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Claire McCaskill of Missouri —-sent a letter to Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis expressing concern…
Before President Trump had announced his Supreme Court nominee, Ryan Lovelace of the Washington Examiner detailed plans to help secure that nominee’s confirmation. Conservative groups are finalizing their strategy for…
People who favor free markets and are skeptical of government intervention rightly cheer when a proposed bill fails or when the government chooses not to intervene at all. A report…
So reports USA Today. The key facts: The Guard received 24,800 recruiting prospects from the program in 2012, documents show. In those cases, potential recruits indicated the NASCAR affiliation prompted…
A week after Bloomberg Businessweek plastered his face on its cover, former Bush adviser Karl Rove gets feature-length coverage from TIME magazine. Much of the five-page article focuses on his…
Much of the speculation about the 2012 election focuses on President Obama’s chances for re-election, but a Newsweek profile of first-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana reminds us that…