Democrats Cave

They don’t want to give Trump what he wants, so they’re giving him what he wants.

The Ever-Shifting Media Landscape

BuzzFeed, Disney, and others are making big cuts.

Nevada Election Results Could Take ‘Days’

Republicans hold narrow leads for Governor and Senator but . . . .

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

Can Reporters Have Friends?

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

Harry Reid, 1939-2021

The longtime Senate leader is gone at 82.

Book Review: Kill Switch

Discussing the filibuster.

Will Iowa and New Hampshire Lose Their Special Place?

Nevada is mounting a challenge to the rural, lily-white states that always go first in the presidential primary gauntlet.

Biden’s Team Shaping Up

Some square pegs are being forced into some round holes for the sake of inclusion.

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Biden Can’t Fire Postmaster General

When an apolitical process gets politicized.

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Feinstein Stepping Down

The 87-year-old former San Francisco mayor isn’t woke enough.

Competing Visions For a Biden Presidency

Will he be a uniter or a divider?

Could Trump Shock the World Again?

Fear of a reprise of 2016 is still with us.

The Filibuster is Going Away

The writing is on the wall for simple-majority voting in the Senate.

White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump listens as a White House video plays the media’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) during an update briefing Monday, April 13, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump listens as a White House video plays the media’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) during an update briefing Monday, April 13, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)

Trump Threatens to Adjourn Congress to Get Appointees In

The President is learning more about the Constitution every day.

Some Democrats Still Upset About Biden’s Vote In Favor Of Iraq War AUMF

A new poll indicates that at least some Democrats continue to hold Biden’s 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq War.

Post-Mueller Recriminations

The mea culpas and I-told-you-so’s are rather premature.

Politics is not about Willpower

Math rules.

Of Course Mitch McConnell Would Allow a Vote on a Trump Nominee

The Merrick Garland precedent is power politics, nothing more.

The Link Between Trump And The Tea Party

Trumpism is a direct by-product of the poisonous populism of the Tea Party movement, and they’ve both taken over the Republican Party.

Early Polling Finds Public Lukewarm On Kavanaugh Nomination

Initial polling on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court find the public more divided than they have been for other recent SCOTUS picks, but that’s unlikely to impact the fate of his nomination.

On Kavanaugh, Democrats Lack A Coherent Message And A Coherent Strategy

At least in these early days, Democrats appear to lack a coherent message, or a coherent strategy, to propel any effort to block Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Bad Arguments Against Brett Kavanaugh

There are good arguments as to why progressive Senators should vote against his confirmation. Let’s stick to those.

Majority Of Americans Want New Supreme Court Justice Confirmed Before Midterms

Democrats are making largely meaningless appeals to the so-called ‘Merrick Garland Precedent” to argue for a delay in confirming the President’s next Supreme Court nominee. The American people feel differently.