After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is still more splintered than it has been in decades. The Left had already been in a state of hysteria for the nearly three weeks since President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance stoked fears that, if he is the nominee in November, he […]
MILWAUKEE — Corporate welfare is a bipartisan practice in Washington and state capitals, but ideologically, most conservatives and some liberals consistently inveigh against it. The topic scrambles the simplistic categories used by the news media and even by many partisans and politicians. So it was fitting that Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, whose very presence at […]
Lost in the excitement of the final days of the Supreme Court term, amid rulings on Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. deference, presidential immunity, and Jan. 6, 2021, defendants, was an opinion by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. “Sorry,” she began when Chief Justice John Roberts called upon her to deliver the […]
Republicans will open the second day of their national convention in Milwaukee riding a wave of enthusiasm after an opening day that included former President Trump choosing Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) as his running mate and Trump attending the event just two days after his assassination attempt. The mood at the Republican National Convention was...
New Jersey Democrats are doubling down on their calls for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign his seat, after the senator was found guilty Tuesday on all 16 counts in his federal corruption and bribery trial. “Today's verdict finding Senator Bob Menendez guilty on 16 counts demonstrates that the Senator broke the law, violated the...
Former President Trump's campaign announced on Tuesday its first event featuring Trump and his new running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), since the Ohio Republican was formally selected to round out the GOP ticket. Trump and Vance are set to campaign in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Saturday evening, according to the campaign. The announcement comes...
Disappointment washed over Ukraine’s supporters when former President Trump announced Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate. Vance is an outspoken critic of U.S. military and economic support for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, having once said “I don’t care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other.” “I’m very worried,...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) called Sen. Robert Menendez’s conviction on federal charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent “a dark, painful day” for New Jersey and re-upped his call for his resignation as the state’s senior senator. “Representing people in Congress demands the public's trust. When any elected official violates that trust, it...
The 538 predictive model for the 2024 presidential election shows President Biden more likely to win than former President Trump — Biden's best odds since May. The model's Tuesday update found Biden winning in 526 of 1,000 simulations, a positive showing for the president. The model's update goes against other predictors and national polling averages...
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said on Tuesday that the union didn’t automatically choose President Biden as their pick because the union needed to do its “due diligence.” “I represent 1.3 million members, very diverse membership. We've got a lot of Republicans, we've got a lot of Democrats, we've got some independents, so we have an...