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For better or worse, older politicians are here to stay

We claim to have a representative democracy, yet half the nation is under the age of 40, and only 5 percent of Congress is. 

Embattled Congress lurches toward midnight shutdown

Congress is lurching toward a shutdown that would begin early Sunday morning, with House Republicans battling one another and the Senate moving forward with a bipartisan plan that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has not committed to bringing to a vote in the House. Senators are poised to vote Saturday afternoon on a bill to fund...

Newsom faces challenging decision in Feinstein replacement

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is faced with a difficult decision over who will fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) seat after her passing Friday at age 90. Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the Senate, died after three decades in the upper chamber. The pressure is now on Newsom to appoint a replacement to temporarily serve as senator for...

Prosecutors cite Trump’s ‘death’ comment about Milley in repeat request for gag order

Prosecutors are redoubling their efforts to secure a gag order on former President Donald Trump after his comments about Gen. Mark Milley and the death penalty.

NRA mocks Biden’s new ‘gun violence prevention’ office with advice on its name

The NRA slammed the Biden administration's newly-formed Office of Gun Violence Prevention as the "Federal Office to Disarm Law-Abiding Americans and Defeat the NRA."

Newsom faces tough choice in filling Feinstein’s coveted seat

With Sen. Feinstein's seat vacant, Gov. Newsom faces pressure to appoint a black woman, a promise he made earlier, with implications for Democratic policies in California and the nation.

Trump, DeSantis supporters battle for California’s presidential delegates: ‘Rig it for him’

As Trump and DeSantis speak to the California GOP convention, their supporters in the state are battling over the presidential primary's rules

Ron DeSantis in California says his war of words with Gavin Newsom ‘is all business’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his war of words with California Gov. Gavin Newsom - which will include a debate in November on Fox News' 'Hannity' is 'all business'

House passes 1-year Africa AIDS relief extension with safeguard GOP Rep says stops Biden abortion ‘hijacking’

House Republicans passed a 1-year extension for a Bush era program combatting AIDS in Africa but included safeguards that pro-life supporters are calling a major victory.

The net neutrality Chicken Littles are back

In case you have not noticed the world going dark, we must remind you the internet died on June 11, 2018. That was when the Federal Communications Commission implemented its “Restoring Internet Freedom” rule, which repealed the FCC’s 2015 “Open Internet Order,” more commonly known as “net neutrality.”

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