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 …
Author: Susan Crabtree, RCP
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.
Is Covid Still a ‘National Emergency’? Biden Must Soon Decide
U.S. Aid to Afghanistan Fails to Reach Many in Hiding
On a mid-January evening, an interpreter for an Afghan woman, a former civic leader now in hiding from the Taliban, described the winter of discontent, desperation and despair taking hold of the safe house they both share with a dozen others.
Dems in Tough Elections Ignore Pelosi on Reconciliation Bill
As congressional Democrats struggle to breathe new life into their stalled legislative agenda, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week told "VIP" donors on a leaked private phone call that all party members need to brag about the House-…