Just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to China in an attempt to improve relations, Taiwan’s top legislative leader was in Washington thanking the U.S. for its support and denouncing Beijing’s "all-out assault on religion" …
Author: Susan Crabtree, RCP
Republicans Routinely Undermine Their Speaker–by Design
Taiwanese Leader To Headline Religious Freedom Summit
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan this August, defying warnings from both China and the Biden administration against making the trip, one top Taiwanese official was notably absent from the high-profile bilateral meetings and wall-to-wall …
Economy Struggling, Dems Forced To Cool Climate Messaging
Eric Sorensen, a Democrat running for an open seat in a northwest Illinois congressional district that Donald Trump narrowly won twice, concluded recently that his campaign website’s top issues section needed a major reshuffling.
House Dems Drop SALT Pledges To Back Reconciliation Bill
Democrats have eagerly lined up behind Sen. Joe Manchin’s surprise climate change compromise, tucked inside the Inflation Reduction Act, despite warnings from some economic experts that the legislation would actually fuel inflation and burden the alre…
Trump and Pence Wade Into Fierce Arizona Primary Battle
PHOENIX – Karrin Taylor Robson doesn’t hesitate when I ask about a favorite past-time: spending time with her 21-year-old son at a local gun range. What types of firearms do you own? The wealthy real-estate attorney and prolific Republican donor runni…
Political Fallout Over Calif.’s Concealed Carry Data Leak
Dems’ Classified Afghanistan Briefing Rankles GOP, Vets
Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser for Concerned Veterans of America, is sick of political bickering in Washington, especially regarding the glaring lack of accountability for the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, as well as…
Boudin Recall Reveals Democrats’ Rift With Minority Voters
As the dust has settled in the days since a political earthquake hit California with the landslide recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, a distinct voting pattern has emerged.