Politics

The Democrat National Committee (DNC) has begun collecting opposition research – commonly known as “oppo” – on 20 possible 2024 GOP presidential candidates. The Hill reports that the research isn’t just limited to likely contenders, either. Some “reach” candidates are also on the list.  A few of those whose names …

When Donald Trump was running for President in 2016, Lindsey Graham famously said, “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed and we will deserve it.” Graham seems to have been right in his prediction, it just took half a decade. The GOP is currently roiled in extreme in-fighting. You …

On Wednesday morning’s episode of “The View,” Joy Behar praised Facebook for upholding the ban of former President Donald Trump from the platform, but her cohost Meghan McCain was not having any of it. Behar Agrees With Facebook Ban  “You know, I think the First and Second Amendments both have …

Along with Florida, Republicans are expected to draw themselves more favorable congressional districts in Georgia, where Democrats hold two competitive districts in Atlanta’s northern suburbs, and Texas, which will add two new seats for the 2022 elections. Mr. Ryan’s Democratic district in northeast Ohio is likely to disappear when Ohio …

After Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in 2012, Democrats began to plan for the next election in 2016. They could have not imagined, at that point, that they would be running against a failed businessman and reality TV star. So the party is pulling out all the stops for their …

WASHINGTON — The first time defenders of Donald J. Trump came for Representative Liz Cheney, for the offense of having voted to impeach him, fellow Republicans closed ranks to save her leadership post, with Representative Kevin McCarthy boasting that their “big tent” party had enough room for both the former …

Fox News host Tucker Carlson used his show on Monday night to blast Barack Obama, going so far as to call the former president a “creepy old man.” Carlson said this in response for a new PSA Obama did for NBC News in which he called on Americans to get …

By Charles Lipton for RealClearPolitics After a week of vicious personal attacks on Sen. Tim Scott, it’s time to step back and ask what’s really going on here. Why such ferocious pushback after Scott’s calm rebuttal to President Biden’s speech to Congress? Why are the assaults so nasty, so personal? …

President Biden reminded the American people that the success of his administration’s coronavirus vaccination program has resulted in tens of thousands of lives being saved. Video: President Biden points out that his successful coronavirus vaccination rollout has already saved tens of thousands of American lives. Those people are likely alive …

Corporations across the country find themselves at the center of a swirling partisan debate over voting rights. With Republicans in almost every state advancing legislation that would make it harder for some people to vote, companies are under pressure from both sides. Democratic activists, along with many mainstream business leaders, …