Opinion · 119th Congress
There’s no sugarcoating inflation
In 2024, Democrats won independents by 1 point, and Republicans got 220 seats. What would the result be if Democrats won independents by 13? Not a particularly hard math problem.
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Opinion · 119th Congress
This election was the wakeup call Republicans needed for 2026
↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
Opinion · 118th Congress
Is the American dream for everyone? Just ask Ilhan Omar
House of Representatives should be Exhibit No. 1 in the resilience of the American dream, the tale of someone starting out with little who has risen to the top.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s about more than one dinner and a man named Trump
the Right” rally and his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol (both of which were graced with Fuentes’ presence), should be a step too far, even for the former president’s No. 1
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Traumatized Nancy Pelosi says ‘it’s time for healing.’ But Donald Trump will never allow it
David DePape echoed them after bashing Paul Pelosi’s head, later telling law enforcement officers “he did not leave after Pelosi’s call to 9-1-1 because, much like the American founding fathers with the
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘What happened to your country?’: The poisoned well of the Trump era
A few days later, during a Sept. 1 prime-time speech in Philadelphia, Biden called Trump and his MAGA believers a “threat” to the country.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Independents will make or break Biden and the Democrats in November
But in 2020, that margin was reduced to 1. In terms of self-identified ideology, in 2016 the margin of conservatives over liberals was 9 points.
Congress · 117th Congress
Power Rankings: How political players resemble the top college football teams in all the land
Playoff-bound 1. Alabama — Senate Majority Leader Charles E.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden’s presidency is out of gas
In this case, head off to the Middle East, leaving behind a White House and Democratic Party in turmoil as he desperately seeks a solution to the country’s No. 1 problem: inflation.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden unites country, but it’s not what you think
The Pew poll (April 25-May 1) also found that 78 percent of Americans are either “frustrated with the federal government” (60 percent) or “angry” (18 percent), while only 22 percent “say they are
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden talks inflation: Another swing and a miss
And independents were skeptical by more than 2 to 1 (21 percent to 55 percent).
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Defund the police’ still haunts Democrats
These views extend across party, ideology, age and region, making a concept like defunding the police totally out of tune with most voters who oppose it by a 3-to-1 margin.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Can we just leave God out of it?
Lindsey Graham asked me to rate mine on a scale of 1 to 10, as he did Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, I would have to, as she did, refuse.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden: Crisis of credibility
Claim on deficit reduction:“This year we’re on track to cut the deficit by more than 1 trillion, 300 billion dollars. One trillion three hundred billion dollars.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden always behind the curve
In this week’s new Gallup Poll, taken Feb. 1-17, Biden’s job approval came in at 41 percent approve to 55 percent disapprove.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Shift in tax treatment for R&D expenses a hit to innovation
The same study found that every $1 billion spent by businesses on research and development supports 17,000 jobs.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Americans who excuse violence need to see the world through Maxine McNair’s eyes — and soul
A recent Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found that about 1 in 3 Americans believed violence against the government could at times be justified.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s economic message needs a reality check
Biden will give his State of the Union address on March 1, the latest date for any president in history.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats are poised for big wins in Congress. So why the doom and gloom?
Winning a stunning 61 percent of the vote against the ultra-conservative Republican, LBJ helped forge 2-to-1 Democratic margins in both chambers of Congress.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Is the era of small government over?
[jwp-video n=”1″] In polling conducted during 2007 and 2008, after almost eight years of George W.