Could Feb. 15 be a red-letter day for Nikki Haley? The former two-term conservative governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is set to “deliver a special announcement on her vision for a strong and proud America” in …
Author: Jennifer Harper
Reagan’s 112th birthday passes as his legacy remains among party activists
Ronald Reagan’s birthday was on Monday. The 40th president was born on Feb. 6, 1911 — and the event has not been forgotten, not even 112 years later.
More than 500 candidates file for presidential run ahead of announcement season
Let’s take note that the 2024 presidential election won’t arrive for another 638 days. That length of time has not deterred a determined population in the political arena, however.
America sees itself as a ‘dysfunctional family that’s breaking apart’
A Fox News poll has asked a dismal question in a new survey: “Would you say America is a dysfunctional family that’s breaking part?” Here are the dismal answers to that inquiry: 81% of registered U.S. voters agree. That includes 86% of Republicans, 86%…
McCarthy makes his move with Biden budget talks
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made the two-mile journey from the U.S. Capitol to the White House on Wednesday to talk on the nation’s pocketbook issues — with the press in instant pursuit. Mr. McCarthy has upped his ante in the media world with a tried…
Trump: It’s complicated
A wide-ranging new poll released Tuesday by The Bulwark reveals that 52% of Republican voters think that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen from Trump” while 24% said that then-candidate Joseph R. Biden won “fair and square” and 24% were not su…
The fate of U.S. history
Americans don’t know much about their own history anymore — a phenomenon that undermines the nation and shortchanges the public.
Ukraine war, threats from China prompt return of nuclear anxiety
Here is a hair-raising inquiry. “Compared to five years ago, would you say there is a greater chance, a lesser chance, or about the same chance of a nuclear war?” The inquiry originated in a new YouGov poll.
States jockeying over first-in-the-nation voting status
There is a kind of mystical importance associated with the phrase “first in the nation” when it is attached to the noble act of voting in a major election. New Hampshire has long starred in this coveted role in presidential primaries.But the state woul…
Press conference unveils the new Kevin McCarthy
It only took one emphatic public exchange with a reporter to change the image of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in which he revealed his reasons for denying two California Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell — a place on the House intellig…