The far right won the first round. The far left won the second. It’s a mess.
A massive change to the business environment — if it survives judicial scrutiny.
Virginia’s governor is finding running a state harder than running a venture capitalist firm.
A few people are committing the lion’s share of petty thefts in America’s biggest city.
Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.
Senator Romney and the latest edition of the senatorial pro-filibuster op/ed.
The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against ramming it through in the COVID relief bill.
A disgraced governor is signing a wave of progressive legislation
Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos alone have lost $15 billion in net worth since January.
Mike Bloomberg’s campaign was forced to apologize for something that really isn’t a scandal.
What lessons are there for the United States in general, and Democrats in particular, in last weeks British election?
In what many are seeing as a rebuke of the President, Louisiana voters re-elected Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards over his Republican opponent.
Virginia voters don’t like Donald Trump, or Republicans in general, very much right now, and that could translate into Democrats taking control of the state legislature for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Is tipping a social obligation or an incentive/punishment related to quality of service?
Is social media making it harder for Democrats to nominate a winning candidate?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez already has a Republican challenger, but she doesn’t really need to worry about it.
House Democrats rejected an effort by a member of the progressive wing of the party to force an impeachment inquiry against the President.
The Congressional Budget Office assesses several reform proposals.
The politics is understandable but the result is damaging to the country.
Job growth in February was far below estimates, but we did see some solid wage growth and other signs that we’re approaching what economists refer to as “full employment.”
The Texas Congressman has decided to forgo another Senate bid and instead focus his energies elsewhere.
Bernie is back and running for President, but he’s likely to face a tougher road this time around.
In both cases, appeals to emotion are not diminished by disregard for accuracy.
Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro is the latest addition to the growing Democratic Presidential field.
Federal employees deemed “essential” missed a paycheck yesterday in violation of US labor law.
French President Emmanuel Macron made several concessions to the Yellow Vest protesters but it remains to be seen if this will be enough to quell the protests.
Protests that have killed four and injured hundreds have been rewarded and show no sign of ending.
Bernie Sanders has not officially said that he’s running for President, but he’s reportedly planning a much more aggressive campaign than what we saw in 2016 if he does.
Angela Merkel announced yesterday that she would step aside as Chancellor at the end of her current term. What that means for the short and long term future of Germany and Europe is unclear.
Bernie Sanders could find repeating the success of 2016 in 2020 may not be so easy.
As expected, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo easily fended off a challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon. Let the Presidential speculation begin.
Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper beat back a challenge from a ‘progressive” challenger in Thursday’s primary.
Former Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty failed in his comeback effort last night, confirming yet again that the GOP is now the Trump Party.
California’s Democratic Party endorsed “progressive” upstart Kevin de León over Senator Dianne Feinstein, but this is unlikely to stop Feinstein from winning election to a sixth term in office.