There are plenty of embarrassing things about the Republican Party currently, but the House GOP’s remarkable incompetence and petty squabbling is quickly rising up the list as one of the most pathetic.
As elections loom, Washington looks inward. The world may not revolve around America’s political calendar, but dictators and rogues are sophisticated and factor it in as they seek advantage. When Nikita Khrushchev first met President John F. Kennedy, the Soviet premier joked, “You know, Mr. Kennedy, we voted for you.” When Kennedy asked how, Khrushchev related, “By waiting until after the election to return the pilot,” a reference to Francis Gary Powers, whose U-2 aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union. Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was no different. He waited until President Jimmy Carter left office to release American hostages.
As Ukraine’s counteroffensive pushes back Russia’s control over captured territories, Moscow is firing a barrage of disinformation to influence Western leaders to terminate support for Kyiv. The correlation between Russia’s military retreat and its verbal offensive could not be starker and needs to be identified and countered by policymakers and analysts.
House Republicans continue to find consensus in the search for a new Speaker, a position that puts the member third in line to the presidency, after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the post last week. And now a new figure has emerged. Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) has thrown his hat into the race. Republicans...
The Supreme Court on Friday added a second case as it considers overruling a decades-old doctrine that gives executive agencies wide authority to enact regulations, enabling all nine justices to vote on the consequential issue. The court previously agreed to hear a near-identical case, but Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is recusing herself. By taking up...
Wildfire smoke may linger in homes long after first responders have extinguished the initial blaze, a new study has found. Components of the smoke can attach to home surfaces, such as carpets, drapes or counters — prolonging exposure to those inside and possibly causing health issues, according to the study, which was published Friday in Science...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will again run for Speaker, after narrowly losing the nomination to Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) just days ago. His challenger will be Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), who filed to run Friday. House Republicans gather Friday afternoon, in their second conference meeting of the day, after a rollercoaster...