How to use a famous name to your political advantage
Perhaps one could argue that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s prominence is unrelated to his last name. Maybe, had he been born Robert F. Stevenson, he would still have become a…
Biden’s border bind, in one chart
In May, House Republicans advanced and passed H.R. 2, legislation that was billed as the Secure the Border Act of 2023. It included measures aimed at reducing the number of…
J.D. Vance’s sloppy effort to turn MAGA world against Ukraine funding
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has long been skeptical of America’s support for Ukraine in its effort to repel Russian invaders. During his first days in office a year ago, he…
RFK Jr. Super Bowl ad highlights the paradox that is his campaign
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party presidential campaign has polled historically well as an abstraction. And a super PAC supporting him spent millions of dollars Sunday on a Super Bowl ad…
Biden and Jordanian king warn of planned Israeli invasion of Rafah
President Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, speaking jointly at the White House Monday, warned against an indiscriminate Israeli invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, creating an event that had…
Trans women should be arrested over bathroom use, N.C. gubernatorial candidate says
North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, a leading candidate in this year’s gubernatorial election, said this month that transgender women who use women’s restrooms “will be arrested” and suggested they instead “find…
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep Jan. 6 trial on hold, citing 2024 election
Donald Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a lower-court ruling that he can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, insisting that…
Austin undergoes new procedures in third hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent new medical procedures under general anesthesia on Monday to address a bladder problem that landed him back in the hospital over the weekend, the Pentagon…
Biden meets with Jordanian King Abdullah, calls for Israel to work to achieve peace deal
President Biden said his administration is working on facilitating a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would bring a halt to the fighting in the Gaza Strip ‘for at…
House Republicans demand transcript of Biden’s interview with special counsel as part of impeachment inquiry
House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry against President Biden are demanding the Justice Department turn over the transcript and any recordings of Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur in…