Politics

Republicans are claiming that the stimulus bill contains a provision to build “Chuck Schumer Bridge,” but the funding request was made by Mitch McConnell’s wife in 2020. For example, here is Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller pushing the lie: Biden Relief Package Includes Money For New York’s Seaway International Bridge, A …

By Rupert Darwall for RealClearBooks A Review of Stephen R. Soukup’s “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital” During the 2019 shareholder season, Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, tabled a shareholder proposal at Amazon’s annual meeting. “Diversity in board composition is best achieved though highly …

Now, the Biden administration is explicitly reversing that position. On Feb. 12, officials at Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that handles citizenship, said employees should not use the word “alien” in “outreach efforts, internal documents and in overall communication with stakeholders, partners and the general public.” The move, the …

During her program on Tuesday night, Rachel Maddow ripped into the Republican double standard being used to evaluate Joe Biden‘s Cabinet picks. Maddow blasted Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Richard Burr (R-NC), in particular, for inventing new requirements for Cabinet nominees, simply because it is now a Democratic president making …

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah said on Tuesday that he believed Donald J. Trump would win the Republican nomination for president if he ran for his former office in 2024, another indication of Mr. Trump’s perceived strength in the party. “I don’t know if he’ll run in 2024 or not, …

In yet another attempt to erase the Donald Trump years, the Joe Biden administration has decided to go back to an old version of the U.S. Citizenship test. The current test, which was implemented by the Trump administration, has been criticized by some for not giving enough notice before the …

Merrick Garland, who is President Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Attorney General, gave some fairly left-leaning answers to questions during the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings on Monday. At times however, Senators were lucky that their questions were answered at all. Garland also managed to dodge some answers …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters that he supports Merrick Garland’s nomination to be the attorney general and will vote to confirm him. Politico reported:Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will support Merrick Garland’s nomination for attorney general five years after blocking the judge’s path to the Supreme Court. …

In Louise Penny’s upcoming thriller, a novice secretary of state faces the daunting task of rebuilding American leadership after years of diminishing influence abroad. She is immediately put to the test when a wave of terrorist attacks threatens to destabilize the world order. A topical political thriller represents new territory …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a last-ditch attempt by former President Donald J. Trump to shield his financial records, issuing a brief, unsigned order that ended Mr. Trump’s bitter 18-month battle to stop prosecutors in Manhattan from poring over his tax returns as they investigate possible financial …