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WASHINGTON — American presidents have spent decades trying to sidestep the question of how forcefully the United States would come to the aid of Taiwan if China invaded it or, more likely, tried to slowly strangle the island in an effort to force it back under the control of the …

Now that Lev Parnas has been convicted, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) reminded the DOJ that Trump also committed campaign finance crimes. Rep. Lieu tweeted: Lev Parnas is going to prison for federal campaign finance crimes. Michael Cohen went to prison for federal campaign finance crimes. Both were prosecuted by @TheJusticeDept. …

The Biden administration seems like a perfect fit for the Halloween season. Lord knows it is scary enough, and the tales that will emerge about it through the course of history will no doubt be as frightening as we think they will.  But along with harrowing and very real concerning …

President Biden, speaking at an event celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington on Thursday, claimed that ‘white supremacy’ was the driving factor behind Trump supporters objecting to the 2020 election. “The violent, deadly insurrection on the Capitol nine months ago, it was about white supremacy, in my …

In yet another apparent reversal of position, President Joe Biden said during a CNN Town Hall on Thursday night that he would be willing to scrap the filibuster for issues like ‘voting rights,’ “and maybe more.” Democrats have been pushing to end the filibuster since they regained the Senate, and …

By Brad Raffensperger for RealClearPolitics Even in Georgia, it was hard not to notice the Virginia gubernatorial race this week. As Georgia’s chief elections official, I focus on ensuring that my state’s voters continue to have secure, fair, and accessible elections and implementing common-sense election integrity reforms like ID requirements …

President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda is on the path to a vote next week, according to Speaker Pelosi. Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News tweeted: NEWS: @SpeakerPelosi just came off the House floor and said she’s “hopeful” for a vote next week. She said they’re “on [the] path” to agreement …

The first major family policies, in the early 20th century, were aimed at protecting mothers — certain ones, at least. States offered mothers’ pensions, mostly for white women whose husbands had succumbed to one of the four Ds — death, disability, drunkenness or divorce. Black and Hispanic women were excluded. …

In July, Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, promised to abolish critical race theory on “Day 1” in office. In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis, facing re-election next year, said recently, “I want to make sure people are not supporting critical race theory.” And in Arizona, Blake Masters, …

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) is a person of interest in the 1/6 Committee investigation. Rep. Banks has also been sending letters to government agencies falsely claiming to be on the committee. Rep. Liz Cheney, who actually is on the 1/6 Committee, entered  a letter from Banks to the Department of …