“It’s a good time to be an American worker. Wages are climbing higher, and they’re expected to stay that way for years,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Employees can quit […]
Category: Political Wire
It’s Ron Klain’s Turn in the Barrel
“As Joe Biden limps into his second year in office, a common criticism has emerged among fellow party members: his top advisers are too insular, rigid and self-assured,” Politico reports. […]
Who Is Preventing Us from Getting Back to Normal?
Alex Pareene: “This is why I find the tenor of discussion around Covid-19 restrictions genuinely bewildering. There basically aren’t any. The United States is powering through the Omicron wave with […]
Pressure Grows to Investigate Fake Electors Plot
“Law enforcement officials, members of Congress and the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are digging deeper into the role that fake slates of electors played […]
What’s After Biden?
Andrew Sullivan: “Maybe a huge Republican wave this November will force Biden to recalibrate, as happened with Bill Clinton. But Biden, one is increasingly reminded, is a party man, and […]
Why Biden Is No FDR
Nate Cohn: “One year into his presidency, no one is confusing Mr. Biden for Mr. Roosevelt. Not with his legislative agenda stalled and his approval rating mired in the low […]
University Revokes Honorary Degrees for Giuliani, Flynn
Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn will no longer hold honorary degrees from the University of Rhode Island, the school announced Friday, CBS News reports.
GOP Lawmaker Calls for Cheating In Election
Wisconsin state Rep. Elijah Behnke (R) was recorded on video saying that Republicans need to “cheat like the Democrats” to win elections and that he’d like to punch Gov. Tony […]
Why Biden Should ‘Stay the Course’
Jonathan Bernstein: “The model Biden should probably be thinking about is Ronald Reagan. At this point in his presidency, two of Reagan’s major legislative initiatives had passed, and he had […]
Kentucky Republicans Override Redistricting Vetoes
“Republican majorities in the House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) vetoes of bills that redraw the state’s House and U.S. Congressional District maps on a busy Thursday that […]