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Biden should fire the Secret Service director, but he won’t

If Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will not resign over former President Donald Trump nearly being assassinated at a rally, President Joe Biden should fire her. The fact that he won’t shows there are no consequences for failure in the Biden administration. Cheatle said after the attempt on Trump’s life that the security failure was […]

USA basketball’s role in healing a divided nation

The USA Basketball Men’s National Team has a unique opportunity to help unite the country at this summer’s 2024 Paris Olympics amid mass political division. The past few weeks have featured multiple controversial stories that beckon for a national unifying force. President Joe Biden’s historically bad debate performance on June 27 laid the foundation for […]

More echoes of history in Trump’s selection of Vance 

In former President Donald Trump’s choice of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his vice presidential candidate, I hear echoes of history. As others have pointed out, Vance’s selection makes little sense in the short term. He brings little experience in government — 18 months in the Senate — and was a desultory vote-getter in his […]

Trump assassination attempt leaves Democratic Party splintered

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 […]

The Teamsters boss made an intriguing comment about corporate welfare

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 […]

How Crooked Lake in Michigan rescued a truck stop in North Dakota’s Badlands

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 […]

Live updates: GOP rides Trump-Vance enthusiasm into RNC’s Day 2

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 double down on calls for Menendez to step down

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...

Trump campaign announces first event with Vance

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...

Vance as VP pick spurs fear among Ukraine supporters

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,...

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