Nearly a decade after the first tremors of what became known as “Russiagate,” the story refuses to disappear. It lingers in Washington like unfinished business — a political scandal whose documentation has grown steadily thicker while accountability has remained...
So Kevin Kiley is Running for CA-06 after pulling papers for CA-05 and CA-06. Then Mike Johnson endorsed McClintock for CA-05 while Kiley was reserving media time in CA-05. Confused Yet? Perennial Marginal Also-Ran Candidate Chris Bish has talked about 3 different...
Politics often reduces complex policy debates into a few fundamental questions. One of those questions surfaced recently in both rhetoric and polling: What is the primary duty of the American government? When voters were presented with the statement, “The first...
With November approaching, the national picture is neither a wave nor a collapse. It is a stalemate. The generic congressional ballot — the broad measure of which party voters intend to support — is effectively dead even. In a polarized electorate, that equilibrium...
Image Credit: Breitbart Public confidence in elections rests on a simple premise: citizens must believe their vote is counted as cast. Without that assurance, the mechanics of democracy begin to feel abstract, even fragile. A new polling snapshot suggests that many...
Your Tax Dollars Every April, Americans perform a civic ritual that would make medieval tax collectors blush. They hand over a portion of their labor to Washington and trust — or at least hope — that the money will be spent wisely. Then the reports come out. And...
Pictured: A main teacher’s union boss that was also on the executive board of the DNC. She is also well-known for extreme left wing advocacy including a consistent war on parent’s rights and being a fixture at globalist type gatherings. Every so often,...
National pride is not a policy issue. It’s a cultural barometer. And the latest polling suggests that barometer is shifting — not uniformly, but politically. Seventy-three percent of American adults say they are proud to be American, a solid majority but down eight...
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, my political artillery can reach anywhere. Anyone thinking that my affinity for the outdoors and the land of Cranberries means you are somehow safe should think again! As I have been engaged in some projects in...
California is on the Radar Well, it only took a few years, several billion dollars, and a nationwide reputation for bureaucratic chaos, but Washington is finally taking a closer look at California’s pandemic unemployment program. Federal officials are preparing to...
Flood of retirements doesn’t impact the overall battlefield much A hefty number of House retirements means that the number of incumbents seeking reelection this year will be among the lowest in any election since the end of World War II. But just like in the...
California’s political class has a talent for turning ordinary policy debates into performance art. The latest example? A proposal to effectively create an ICE-free buffer zone around polling places ahead of the 2026 midterms. Yes, really. State lawmakers are...