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Jul 20 2023
Opinion
The chaos of the 2024 election campaign
Today, chaos could easily describe the American condition, with people struggling to make sense of an economy driven by inflation, rising interest rates and instability.
They get up every day to a new calamity or scandal delivered by a media driven by financial pressures and the need for eyeballs 24/7. Meanwhile, their leaders seem bent on putting partisanship above all else, making
Roll CallSep 01 2023
Opinion
Down with bipartisanship! &c.
On politics and policy; the degradation of San Francisco; Rudy Giuliani and MAGA; righteous typos; and more
Often, you hear laments about bipartisanship: There’s not enough of it. I often think there’s too much of it. The parties seem to agree on trade (hostility to); the deficit and debt (indifference to); entitlements (whistling through the graveyard); and more. Could we have more
National Review (News)Sep 14 2023
News
‘You’re screwed’: Romney’s exit threatens a collapse of Senate’s middle
Mitt Romney’s retirement shines a glaring spotlight on the potentially bleak future of the Senate’s ideological center in both parties. If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse.
Manchin, a centrist Democrat, and the Independent Sinema are both still mulling whether to run again. Like Romney, they could be replaced by senators on either end of the
PoliticoJul 12 2023
News
The Emmy’s Snubs ‘Yellowstone’ Again In Its 2023 Nominations
The Emmy Awards dropped their list of 2023 nominations, Wednesday, and wouldn’t you know, those idiots forgot all about “Yellowstone” again. We all know how redundant award shows are, and how embarrassing they are for people who actually enjoy them. But the bold-faced ignorance and partisanship on display from whoever chooses the Emmy nominees is really something else. The Emmys also refused
The Daily CallerJul 11 2023
News
Jim Jordan Calls for FBI To Move to Alabama To Address Liberal Bias
Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) is threatening to block funding for a new FBI headquarters in the Washington, D.C., area unless the bureau moves to Alabama instead. In light of the federal government's investigation into former president Donald Trump and his Republican allies, Jordan argued the agency put some distance between itself and D.C. and move to Huntsville, Alabama, where agents would be
Washington Free BeaconJul 11 2023
News
Democratic congresswoman flips to GOP: "Blindly followed a vision"
A Georgia state representative has switched her political allegiance from the Democrats to the Republicans, citing a change of heart and values. Mainor was elected in 2020 to represent the citizens of House District 56 in the Democratic stronghold of Atlanta, where she is originally from. She ran and won her primary by over 20 percentage points, successfully campaigning for issues including
NewsweekJul 10 2023
News
Former Connecticut Gov. Weicker remembered as a maverick
Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a towering figure in Connecticut politics who rose to national prominence for taking on his party during the Watergate hearings as a junior Republican senator, was remembered Monday as a politician from a bygone era, unshackled by partisanship. During more than 30 years in public office, Weicker fought for AIDS funding, clean air and water, medical research, protecting
The Westerly SunOct 05 2023
Perspectives Blog
McCarthy Ousted from House Speakership by Unlikely Alliance
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) became the first House Speaker ever to be voted out of the position this week, plunging the House of Representatives into disarray and uncertainty.
McCarthy's tumultuous relationship with House Republicans' right flank came to a head on Monday
AllSides StaffJul 07 2023
News
Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert announces run for WA governor
Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert has announced a bid for governor, becoming the most prominent Republican seeking to replace Gov. Jay Inslee in the first open governor’s race in more than a decade. In his first interview since filing campaign paperwork to run for governor last week, Reichert, 72, told KING 5 he is ready to return to public service after being frustrated with what he sees as
The Seattle TimesApr 28 2023
News
N. Carolina justices sweep away district, voter ID rulings
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In massive victories for Republicans, North Carolina’s state Supreme Court on Friday threw out previous rulings that had declared illegal both redistricting maps for excessive partisanship and a photo voter identification law for being infected with racial bias. The new edition of the court, which became a Republican majority this year following the election of two GOP
Associated Press