John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, a great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, died at 89, leaving a legacy as a liberal voice in Appalachia and American politics.
A prominent political pollster predicts the next president will be a young Washington "outsider" -- and that type of candidate will emerge in both parties for 2028.
It wasn’t a blue wave. It wasn’t even merely an indigo tsunami from voters appalled by corrupt candidates (see: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton), anti-Semites and racists (see: Georgia Rep. Mike Collins and Bo French), nepo babies (see: Sen. Darline Graham), credibly accused abusers (see: Rep. Max Miller), grifters, and charlatans (see: in many cases, […]
IN THE GOP, A NEW 2028 RACE. Midterm elections are traditionally seen as the start of the next presidential contest. But this year, the Democratic wave might be seen as the end of one 2028 race and the beginning of another. The sheer size of the Republican defeat left party supporters going through a heavily […]
Tuesday handed Congress to the other party and started a clock. The administration has two years to leave something behind, with a House and Senate that owe it nothing. Laws get repealed. Rules get rewritten. But a yard with steel in the ground stays, and its payroll stays, whoever takes the oath in 2029. A […]
Those banking on a loss for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last week’s elections were sorely mistaken. Although neither his bloc nor the opposition has a straightforward path to forming the next government, it is astonishing that Netanyahu’s political fortunes endure at all. Consider the headwinds he faced in this election. On Oct. 7, […]
Consider a veteran who comes home from his last tour to his family in the mountains of West Virginia. He finds solace in the slowness and solitude of the land he has worked so hard to call his own. He spends time with his family and starts the transition to the slower pace of life, […]
The voters have spoken, and a new Democratic majority is headed to Washington. No matter what side of the aisle you support, American families and job creators, the consequences could extend well beyond politics. Hard-won efforts to rein in the IRS are now at risk of being reversed, potentially opening the door to renewed political […]