The polling miss in the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor follows the polling miss in the Michigan Democratic Senate race. This raises a question: Are polling outlets trying to put a thumb on the scale for socialist Democrats, or are they wildly incompetent? Socialist Francesca Hong lost the Wisconsin Democratic primary to the more establishment […]
It’s worth poking around the entrails of the returns for the agonizingly close — and, given pre-primary polls results — surprising results of recent Democratic primaries in the key swing Midwestern states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with a side look at Minnesota. These results highlight a basic split between the constituencies that have suddenly come […]
The driving force in today’s Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It’s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are winning. Its left-wing vision is spreading into the U.S. Senate. The Democratic nominee for Senate in Minnesota, Peggy Flanagan, made her radical views well known on the campaign trail. […]
Republican leadership is urged to support Puerto Rican statehood to secure critical swing districts and maintain control of the House during the upcoming midterm elections.
President Trump called out U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Saturday for agreeing to dismiss the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn. The Justice Department moved to drop the case on Friday, finding that the damage to the tidal basin resulted from a "rushed and botched installation," not alleged vandalism. Trump...
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sidestepped a question Friday about whether Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) should remain on the ballot after the lawmaker was accused of abusing his ex-wife Emily Moreno, the senator's daughter. Asked by NOTUS's Adora Brown whether Miller should continue his reelection campaign, Moreno offered a brief reply before declining to elaborate. "I...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris listed at the National Urban League Conference who she thought were the “most effective presidents in American history,” and left out former President Joe Biden despite her tenure as his second-in-command. Harris was asked by National Urban League President Marc Morial to “rank the top 3 most effective American presidents...
We live in highly polarized, siloed and dangerous times. Discussion, debate and civility are all but gone. If we do not run to common sense and the pragmatic as a country and civilization, all will be lost.
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances of winning the House and Senate majorities as they head into August, despite conflicts within the party over its direction. President Trump's dismal poll numbers are feeding confidence that Democrats can win back the House and possibly the Senate, even as the party worries members could be making...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Trump to help him persuade Elon Musk to allow the country to use Starlink in drone strikes against Russia. During his trip to the U.S. to attend Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) memorial service, Zelensky made the request to Trump in a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, the...
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) on Saturday celebrated FIFA's decision to not sell a portion of World Cup profits to private equity, after the group threatened to boycott the tournament if the investments went through. UEFA issued a statement welcoming the reversal but called for accountability for those in leadership promoting “secret schemes...
President Trump on Saturday renewed his criticism of the delayed confirmation for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to serve in the role full-time, warning he could keep Blanche in the interim spot and revive the controversial $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund. He also called out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who have been...
