A progressive scored an unexpected upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for Senate, a left-wing breakthrough in President Trump’s home state that tees up a tough, GOP-favored fight this fall. Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) but was not endorsed by the national organization, toppled Alex Vindman, whose star rose as a witness in...
Independent Bill Hill has advanced in the race for Alaska’s at-large House seat, challenging incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich III, Decision Desk HQ projects. Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, advanced alongside Begich in Alaska's open primary system — in which the top four vote-getters advance from the primary, regardless of party, to a ranked-choice general...
Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan are advancing to the general election Senate in Alaska, Decision Desk HQ projects. It’s the third cycle under Alaska’s new voting system, in which the top four candidates will advance from the primary, regardless of party affiliation, to a ranked-choice general election. Alaska has been...
By issuing warrants against Israel's leaders, the International Criminal Court in The Hague has made it unmistakably clear: It targets not the perpetrators of...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy vow their Department of Government Efficiency will end work-from-home for federal bureaucrats — but we don’t see why President-elect...
Wednesday’s Bucks County Commissioners meeting was as packed and as raucous as one might expect it to be one week after the two Democrats on the three-member board vowed to break the law and count votes that were deemed by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to be illegal. It’s a State Supreme Court that is […]
You might expect a movement labeling itself as “progressive” to avoid using 19th-century, Confederate-style, and pro-slavery arguments to defend its positions. However, you would be underestimating the level of atrophy progressive minds have experienced in recent years due to the mere existence of President-elect Donald Trump. Brian Tyler Cohen, a progressive commentator and MSNBC contributor, […]
President-elect Donald Trump may face serious confirmation battles for even some of his nominees who aren’t as high profile as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth. For example, consider Matt Whitaker, Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to NATO. When push comes to shove, Whitaker may be confirmed. Not, however, without controversy. Whitaker […]
Rep. Nancy Mace‘s (R-SC) resolution requiring members of Congress to use the bathrooms and other single-sex facilities that correspond with their biology caused quite a stir. Less than two days after it was introduced, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced a change to the facility rules, saying: “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings […]
WITH RAGING WARS AND AN ADDLED PRESIDENT, IT’S A PERILOUS MOMENT. Navy Adm. Samuel Paparo is head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. In Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, he took part in a discussion at the liberal Brookings Institution. Paparo discussed at length the military strength of China — he called it “the most capable potential adversary […]
Abortion advocacy has taken another dark turn. It remains explicitly anti-life, of course, yet now doubly so as the movement seeks to abandon hope of compromise. All the while, proponents draw some similarities with their pro-life counterparts. Enlightening reporting from Vox reveals that abortion advocacy groups are content to wait out the incoming Republican administration […]
Rocky is one of the best, if not the best, sports movie franchises in history. Ignoring Rocky V, which, like the third Godfather movie, doesn’t exist, these films continue to inspire, motivate, and entertain generations of adoring fans. To this day, the highlight for many visitors to Philadelphia remains running up the famous steps of […]
President Joe Biden began his presidential campaign by promising to eliminate $20,000 in student loans for borrowers in the country. He’s ending his term by seeking to cancel billions of dollars in Ukraine’s debt from its war with Russia. After years of record-breaking inflation, caused partly by reckless government spending and implementing policies that added […]
