The best indicator of the waning influence of the WASP is that most people no longer know who the term refers to. Stripped to its barest terms, “white Anglo-Saxon Protestant” could mean anyone from an Appalachian bootlegger to a recently naturalized citizen who grew up in the Cotswolds. But these disparate figures, while white, of […]
This week, on a Zoom call with some colleagues, I told the group that I have been traveling around Europe and the Caucasus since May. One of my colleagues responded with a flattering shout. Wow! she said. You’re not just a tourist, you’re a traveler! Which was gratifying, of course, but also made a complicated […]
Teachers unions suffered yet another deserved but embarrassing defeat this week. In Arizona, the state Supreme Court found that not only did unions fail to submit enough valid signatures to get their anti-school-choice proposition on the fall ballot, but they also broke the law by hiring felons to collect signatures. This is just the latest […]
Trump faces a stronger North Korea with 50-70 nuclear weapons and a powerful new partner in Russia, leaving denuclearization increasingly out of reach.
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Tuesday said he will block a citizens' petition for a new redistricting referendum on the state's redrawn GOP-led congressional map backed by President Trump. "At issue is not the number of signatures turned in to challenge the new congressional map, but the fact that the referendum itself is...
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has garnered an endorsement from former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) in his bid to keep his seat. “I’m still a conservative Republican. But character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution,” Flake said, according to The Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Flake...
Rep. Don Bacon introduced the Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the historic crew of the first mission to fly around the Moon in over five decades.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens (D) took the Michigan Senate primary down to nearly a deadlock, but El-Sayed came out ahead when the race was called Wednesday morning by Decision Desk HQ. Stevens conceded shortly afterward. The results indicate a big progressive win in a key race outside a major city. The closer-than-expected...
Florida GOP Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos on Wednesday endorsed Ryan Elijah, who is mounting a primary challenge to Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) in the Sunshine State’s 7th Congressional District. In a joint statement, Luna and Haridopolos praised Elijah as a “trusted voice in our community” and a “true patriot and freedom fighter.”...
An AI agent created fake online identities to attempt to gain access to secure systems and alter source code in the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns about the increasingly advanced capabilities of the technology. The United Kingdom's AI Security Institute (AISI) said Tuesday that it discovered the incident last week...
Contempt of Congress is a criminal misdemeanor offense that officials called to testify before Congress may face if lawmakers deem their actions as an obstruction of ongoing investigation. It’s classified as a federal charge punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and carries a jail sentence of up to one year. People accused of...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a recent interview that things "don't look good" for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who is facing calls to step down in connection with allegations of domestic abuse toward his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Johnson told Politico's Dasha Burns in her latest episode of "The...
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is projected to defeat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the fiercely fought Michigan Democratic Senate primary to take on former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) for the battleground seat in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. El-Sayed's primary victory delivers a blow to the Democratic establishment that lined up behind Stevens in recent...
South Dakota Senate Democratic candidate Julian Beaudion announced on Tuesday that he would be suspending his campaign for the upper chamber, leaving independent candidate Brian Bengs to take on Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) this fall. “In recent weeks, my family has faced extraordinary personal challenges. As many of you know, we experienced a devastating house...
Today, America’s story has been replaced by a new and controversial approach, one defined by post-modern theories that see history as an oppressive power struggle and so a tool to foster change.
The dropped Reflecting Pool prosecution has elevated the role of the grand jury tasked with deciding behind closed doors whether U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro had sufficient evidence to bring charges in the politically sensitive case. Pirro says the grand jury — and prosecutors — didn’t know certain information, and they would’ve never brought the vandalism case against former Olympian...
