The most stressful job for the United States Secret Service is when a protectee travels abroad. The uncertainties and challenges are far greater overseas. Unlike at home, on foreign visits, the Secret Service does not have supreme authority for the security surrounding its protectees and cannot rely upon the long-standing professional and cultural relationships that […]
You don’t need to spend much time running through the possible challengers to Vice President Kamala Harris in the new Democratic presidential primary scramble. Democrats stuck themselves with Harris and her mediocrity by embracing a toxic racial ideology that will destroy the party if they pass over her. Democrats have no real choice but to […]
As the Democrats coalesce around their new possible nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, questions can be raised on whether she is their best pick. The options for the Democratic nominee all have their benefits and drawbacks, but the strongest candidate for the Democrats is Transportation Secretary […]
Trading out President Joe Biden for Vice President Kamala Harris might help the Democrats retain the White House, but anyone who believes Harris is a strong candidate should consult the 2020 election cycle. The 2020 Democratic primary was the most progressive presidential primary in American history. All candidates, including moderates like Biden, ran to the […]
Gen. Michael Kurilla, the commander of United States Central Command, deserves credit for speaking uncomfortable truths to the Defense Department and political leadership. Kurilla is warning that the U.S. strategy to degrade the Houthi rebels in Yemen is failing. He says more robust action is required. CENTCOM is the military combatant command responsible for operations […]
Testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle noted that her agency maintains full-time protective details for 36 people. That’s a large number. But the Secret Service also protects visiting heads of state, their spouses, and certain VIPs visiting the United States. The president can also issue an executive order […]
BIDEN GONE, DEMOCRATS RALLY AROUND WORST POSSIBLE CANDIDATE. It wasn’t really a surprise that President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will no longer be a candidate for a second term. After all, Biden was under crushing pressure from some of the most powerful forces in the Democratic Party: congressional leaders, fundraisers, former President Barack Obama, […]
The summer 2024 firehose of breaking news is continuing apace. One month after the catastrophic debate against former President Donald Trump that irreparably damaged the elderly president’s reputation, and eight days after his rival was shot in the ear on national television, President Joe Biden announced he is no longer seeking the Democratic nomination. “I […]
After President Joe Biden announced that he would suspend his reelection campaign, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him has propelled her to being the most likely Democratic nominee. Now, the question is who her running mate will be. Harris has a wide range of potential contenders from which to choose, and […]
Former President Donald Trump declined to commit to a debate between his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Kamala Harris last week, correctly anticipating that the Democratic Party would successfully force Joe Biden from the presidential nomination and that to schedule a debate “would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or […]
Amid intense rhetoric surrounding the options for President Joe Biden’s replacement atop the Democratic ticket, numerous media outlets have been underestimating the campaign strength of Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans will make a mistake, though, if they fail to understand the organizing power of an enthused Democratic Party. Granted, reviews of Harris’s performance as vice […]
At some point in the next 100 days, something awful and potentially career-ending is going to come out about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick. It might involve a sexual scandal. The accusations will not be true, but that won’t matter. Vance is now in the crosshairs of Vice President […]
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement was not met with as much enthusiasm among Pennsylvania Democrats as it was among party leaders in other parts of the country. Pennsylvania is arguably the most important swing state in the country. But […]
