No two states voted more alike and closer to the national average in last year’s presidential election than the two states that have gubernatorial elections in this odd-numbered year, New Jersey and Virginia. New Jersey voted 51.8% for Kamala Harris and 45.9% for Donald Trump. Virginia voted 51.8% for Harris and 46.1% for Trump. Aside […]
Shortly after arriving in Washington, D.C., 25 years ago, I learned something about the professional Republican class, the folks who made their money working for the party or its politicians. While most congressional staffers were pretty conservative, there were plenty of people working as political professionals who didn’t really hold any beliefs very strongly at […]
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that Pentagon personnel be required to coordinate all interactions with Congress through the building's central legislative affairs office, significantly altering how military officials will speak with lawmakers. Hegseth along with his deputy, Steve Feinberg, in an Oct. 15 memo ordered Defense Department officials to obtain permission from the department’s...
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump's policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats sprinkled in. The lengthy speech comes as the government shutdown stretched into its 22nd day, marking the second-longest lapse in funding in...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said on Wednesday he thinks Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would engage in “sincere” talks about extending the enhanced ObamaCare tax credits once the government reopens. Fetterman — who came out on Tuesday in favor of the GOP “nuking” the Senate filibuster to pass a bill to reopen the government...