News outlets have become more biased on both sides of the aisle, and America's trust in the media is at an all-time low. As someone who works in political communications and is very familiar with defamation cases, even toward media outlets, I’ve seen false reporting ruin people’s lives. But this unfortunate swing has caused us to forget that there is also a power of media for good.
Once again, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has delivered on a promise and upstaged the president in the process, proving that he is the most presidential candidate in the race on either side.
IN 2024, AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE AND THE POWER OF 'DREAD.' A Yahoo News/YouGov poll in mid-September asked an intriguing question: "What feelings come to mind when thinking about the upcoming 2024 presidential election?" There were a number of choices: "excitement," "indifference," "dread," "optimism," "depression," "exhaustion," and others.
Democrats who hold out California as a model of governance for the nation were quick to blame COVID-19 for the state’s first-ever decline in population in 2020. But two years later, California’s population continues to shrink, and there doesn’t appear to be any desire or hope to reverse the state’s decline.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Monday declared 21 species extinct, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish. The species, which the agency removed from the list of those protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) due to extinction, are part of a list of 23 first proposed for delisting two years ago. At...
The 2007 freshman class was comprised of only 13 newly elected Republicans, including myself and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). It was a tough election climate given escalating wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ethics lapses in the House, and the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. But like me, Jordan worked diligently to ensure that congressional scandal, corruption and...
Most Americans in a new poll said they want the U.S. to help civilians in Gaza get out of harm's way as Israel prepares for a major counteroffensive into the territory in retaliation for militant group Hamas's surprise attack last week. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 78 percent of participants said they agreed that "American diplomats...
The University of Pennsylvania has lost a major donor and a board member to allegations of anti-Semitism exacerbated by the school's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Former U.S. Ambassador and longtime UPenn donor Jon Huntsman announced after a university board of trustees meeting Friday that his family is cutting off funding. “The University’s silence in...
The Biden campaign Monday joined Truth Social, the platform founded by former President Trump, pushing its message on a platform largely dominated by the former president and his followers. "Well. Let’s see how this goes. Converts welcome!" the campaign wrote in its first post on the platform under the handle @BidenHQ. The campaign followed up...