Biden Getting Little Credit for Infrastructure Bill

Most don’t even know it passed!

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Press Corps Demanding Press Conference

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

Netanyahu Returns as Israel’s Premier

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

Trump Special Counsel Likely

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.

Calcified Democracy

A deep dive into why our politics are so broken.

Biden Warns Democracy at Stake

Is the President governing like he means it?

The Nationalization of American Politics

Local issues barely matter in Congressional races anymore.

Congressional Control Still Too Close to Call

We likely won’t know on Election Night.

Impeachment in a System of Checks and Balances

What should be the bar? Can it ever be reached?

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Imagining a Stolen 2024 Election

It’s easy if you try.

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Craziness, Disconnectedness, and a Toxic Political Climate Equals Violence

The attack at the Pelosi house should surprise no one.

Musk Acquires Twitter, Fires Executives

The social platform beloved of the intellectual class is about to undergo radical change.

Fetterman and the Politics of Optics

Will voters overlook the elephant in the room?

Democrats’ Messaging Challenges

Touting the accomplishments of the last two years isn’t working.

Midterm Polls Shifting Republican

The race is returning to expectation.

Trump Perjured Himself

The former President knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of the Big Lie.

The ‘Crime of the Century’ Didn’t Happen

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

The Depth of US Support to Ukraine

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

Biden Adopts Trump’s Immigration Policy

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

The January 6 Hearings Are Over. Now What?

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

Trump Subpoenaed by January 6 Committee

A dramatic if likely symbolic move.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Supreme Court Poised to Upend Everything

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

The Florida Fantasy Meets Hard Reality

How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.

Asking the Wrong Questions

Tudor’s down. No laughing or drinking, just a crippled party.

Iran Protests Intensity Highest Since 1979

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

Can Reporters Have Friends?

A new book raises fundamental questions about how far journalistic objectivity should extend.

The Emerging Democratic Majority at 20

How well has the famous thesis fared?

Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Makin’ his way the only way he knows how, that’s just a little bit more than the law will allow.

National Enquirer Voters

The fading tabloid still has significant influence.

Push Poll Hackery

Manipulating public opinion with dubious survey research.

The Polls Are Essentially Meaningless But They’re Here to Stay

They could be overstating support for Democrats. Or understating it. Or be more or less right.

Sarah Palin, Ranked Choice Voting, and the Perils of N=1 Analysis

More details from the Alaska special election.

Democrats and Meh Voters

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

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CNN’s Centrist Gambit

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

Another Sane Conservative Pushed Aside

Original blogger AllahPundit is leaving Hot Air after 16 years.

Biden: MAGA Republicans Threaten Republic

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

American Civil War II is Unlikely but Not Impossible

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

Shocking News!

Truth Social is not doing all that well.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

Biden Approval Up

Gallup has him at his highest point in a year.

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Social Justice the New Religion?

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

Cheney in ’24?

Thoughts on the scenarios.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

American Ideological Self-Identification

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

Liz Cheney Walloped in Primary

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation?!

A bill that was never about the thing it’s called doesn’t do that thing.

Dems in Midterms: You’re Saying There’s a Chance?

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.