Arizona Republicans are bracing for the possibility of an extraordinarily volatile Senate primary in which Kari Lake and Blake Masters, two Trump-aligned candidates who both lost statewide bids last fall, could be among the competitors. Lake has said she’s “seriously considering” getting in the race, and a senior adviser noted she could make a decision in the...
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said he believes the argument some legal experts are making that former President Trump is disqualified from holding elected office again because of the 14th Amendment is "valid," adding that the part of the Amendment that bans those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding elected office “fits Donald Trump...
Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year battle with a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer, according to a statement on his website. The statement said Buffett, 76, battled Merkel cell cancer for four years before passing away last Friday at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, near the Hamptons. Buffett continued to perform during...
In 1929, Secretary of State Henry Stimson disbanded the State Department’s cryptology office that decoded foreign diplomatic cable traffic, famously saying afterwards, “Gentlemen do not read each other’s mail.” Thankfully, such breathtaking naivety did not last long. Today, the United States has the chance to avoid—or repeat—a similar historic mistake. Before Dec. 31, Congress should renew,...
The organizers of this year's annual Burning Man festival are warning attendees that the roads are too dangerous to complete the “exodus,” a term referring to the festival's conclusion and exit process. This comes as tens of thousands of people who gathered for the festival remained stranded in the Nevada desert on Sunday after storms swept through...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is walking a fine line when it comes to President Biden, endorsing him ahead of the 2024 election while also criticizing some of his policies and staying silent on what her role will be on the campaign trail heading into next year. The progressive congresswoman confirmed earlier this year that she...
President Biden touted his economic plan in a new op-ed Sunday, claiming so-called “Bidenomics” is working in Wisconsin, one of the few remaining battleground states. “More than 13 million jobs, including 800,000 in manufacturing,” Biden wrote in an op-ed marking Labor Day in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Unemployment below 4 percent for the longest stretch in 50 years. More...
Republican strategist Terry Sullivan on Sunday called out 2024 GOP primary candidates for not engaging directly enough with former President Trump, the leading primary candidate by far, saying they have no chance of winning the party’s nomination if they avoid attacking the frontrunner. Sullivan, who managed Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign, warned 2024...
As we celebrate Labor Day this year, I’m tempted as usual to look back and draw inspiration from the countless victories that the labor movement has won for the American people over the years. Things that we now take for granted — such as the weekend and eight-hour workdays, social safety net programs like Social...