Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) almost looks like a centrist now. That would have been a strange thing to say eight years ago, when she knocked off Rep. Joe Crowley, then the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, and became the face of a new left flank that made party leaders nervous. She and the rest of […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who died unexpectedly on Saturday at age 71, was an unlikely GOP leader in the age of President Donald Trump. Graham could easily have become irrelevant once Trump became the unquestioned head of the Republican Party. The South Carolina senator was a top ally of longtime Sen. John McCain. They and […]
Socialist Melat Kiros soundly defeated 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) last night in the Democratic Socialists of America’s first test after its New York congressional sweep last month. The socialist insurgency proved its popularity beyond Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s five boroughs. “We will not wait to take the fight to Donald Trump and the oligarchy,” […]
On this day, 250 years ago, Caesar Rodney rode on horseback overnight from Delaware to Philadelphia in a terrible thunderstorm to cast a vote that would forever change the course of human events. When people think of legendary horseback rides during the American Revolutionary period, it’s safe to assume that most people will think of […]
America is entering the biggest energy expansion since the post-war boom, particularly with artificial intelligence fueling a massive data center construction race. Politicians in both parties talk constantly about winning the future and strengthening domestic industry, but those ambitions all depend on one thing: abundant, reliable energy. Yet across the country, more than 2,000 gigawatts […]
A Gallup poll released Tuesday found that American pride has fallen to its lowest level since the firm began asking the question in 2001. The clearest expression of this decline is just how contentious the American flag has become. The same poll, released by Gallup, found that Americans are split on their view of the […]
Assuming another Labour Party parliamentarian doesn’t challenge his leadership bid, Andy Burnham will replace Keir Starmer as United Kingdom prime minister on July 20th. Burnham’s first priority is to boost economic growth and lower living costs. But he must also urgently repair the damage his predecessor has done to the U.S.-U.K. special relationship. To be […]
The following is an installment of On This Day, a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. July 2, 1776 The early morning heat in downtown Philadelphia […]
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets, your deep dive into the nation’s politics and power. Today, we go beyond the headlines in Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, and we wonder whether he should be announcing that he is planning a “really long speech” on Saturday. We are off tomorrow but back in harness on […]
Today, building the infrastructure necessary to maintain America’s prosperity often requires navigating a maze of permits, lawsuits, and regulatory delays. The power to block has systematically triumphed over the freedom to build. Yet our infrastructure paralysis is self-inflicted. Whether it is a natural gas pipeline, a transmission line, or mines for the building blocks of […]
Two federal courts struck down separate Trump administration voter citizenship verification efforts within the same week this June, and the wins for plaintiffs came with an asterisk neither side has fully reckoned with. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, sitting on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, vacated the administration’s overhaul of the SAVE database, […]
When autocrats seek legitimacy, they often travel in pairs. Such was the case when Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic traveled to Tbilisi in June. While this was the first visit by a Serbian head of state to Georgia, their two regimes already have much in common. They are both well practiced in the balancing act of […]
Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, the House passed a sweeping package with the potential to make the internet a little less free. Yes, Monday night the House gave a thumbs-up to the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, which, as noted in a post from the Energy and Commerce Committee, is intended to […]
