It might seem difficult to take positions on a prominent issue diametrically opposed and equally preposterous. But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a man whose Pavlovian opposition to the U.S. fossil energy producers has led him into incoherence rare even by Beltway standards, has achieved just such a magical trick. Whitehouse, the chairman of the Senate […]

One year ago, the Supreme Court banned universities from using race in admissions and sparked a national reexamination of the use of race in many contexts. Surveying America one year later reveals a nation teetering between race neutrality and racial preferences. For those who hope for a rebirth of race neutrality, there is both good […]

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders invoked first lady Jill Biden, a rare target for GOP attacks, during this week’s Republican convention. Sanders, who briefly served as former President Trump's press secretary, recounted taking her son to work one day while serving in the White House. She compared her experience to that of the first lady’s...

Democratic strategist Van Jones criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) speech Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention (RNC), saying he “sounded like ChatGPT for mean people.” “He was terrible. Ron was terrible,” Jones said during a panel on CNN in response to the convention speech. “He just sounded like ChatGPT for mean people.” “I...

Americans’ confidence in the police has been hot and cold for the past several years.

Social media was abuzz Tuesday after people in parts of New Jersey and New York City heard a loud boom that may have been a meteor.

Vice President Harris went after Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) in a video published Wednesday, warning that the GOP vice presidential nominee would be a “rubber stamp” for an “extreme agenda.” Harris spoke directly to the camera is a 45-second video in which she criticized Vance’s support for abortion restrictions, his willingness to reject election results...

In a show of party unity, the GOP’s next generation took the stage at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. A day after former President Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice-presidential pick, his erstwhile primary rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, both spoke in support of the...

MILWAUKEE — Senate Republicans were riding high after President Biden’s implosion on the debate stage in Atlanta — but they were soon confronted with polling showing Democratic incumbents leading in every single battleground state except Montana. The polling showing Senate Democratic candidates doing better than the beleaguered Biden in their respective states raised alarms among...

President Biden is beset by challenges. Former President Trump is ahead in many polls following Biden’s widely panned June 27 debate performance in Atlanta.  Biden’s hold on the Democratic nomination has at times looked shockingly fragile amid criticism from within his own party. Saturday’s assassination attempt against Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., appears...