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What the Primaries Reveal About the Future of Trumpism

May 18, 2022 about, Future, Reveal, primaries, Trumpism0 comment

For all the talk about how Donald Trump’s endorsed candidates would fare in the Republican primaries this year, the results in this week’s races made clear: Whatever happens to Trump’s personal influence, Trumpism is consolidating its dominance of the GOP. The former president’s scorecard on Tuesday was mixed. Candidates he endorsed won the GOP nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and Senate in North Carolina, while his preferred choice for Idaho governor failed to topple the incumbent and his late intervention could not save troubled young Representative Madison Cawthorn in North…

Biden reminisces about bipartisan camaraderie with segregationists during Ohio swing

May 6, 2022 reminisces, camaraderie, segregationists, swing, Ohio, about, Biden, during, Bipartisan0 comment

President Biden reminisced Friday about the cordial and chummy relationship that existed decades ago between lawmakers of all stripes, including avowed segregationists, during a visit to Ohio. The Washington Times stories: White House

Psaki sidesteps questions about White House meeting with Amazon, Starbucks union leaders

May 2, 2022 Sidesteps, Amazon, Starbucks, Psaki, about, House, leaders, White, questions, meeting, Union0 comment

White House press secretary Jen Psaki sidestepped questions Monday about reports that President Biden is mulling a White House meeting with union workers from Amazon and Starbucks. The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden admits he’s bored talking about his infrastructure win all the time

April 12, 2022 Admits, infrastructure, bored, about, Biden, Time, He's, Talking0 comment

President Biden on Tuesday said that even he’s bored of talking about his infrastructure law, which is his only big legislative win and his top talking point. Speaking at a bioethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, Mr. Biden outlined his infrastructure plan’s spending, including how it will rebuild waterway locks along … The Washington Times stories: White House

Lawmakers raise concerns about EEOC return to office plans

March 27, 2022 'Return, plans, concerns, EEOC, raise, about, Lawmakers, Office0 comment

As some agencies start to reenter office spaces, lawmakers are raising concerns about return-to-office plans for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-Va.), ranking member on the Committee on Education and Labor, and James Comer (R-Ky.), ranking member on the Committee on Oversight and Reform, said the lag on reentry would delay the commission’s ability to efficiently review and resolve discrimination charges. “We are unaware of any plan for the commission to return the remainder of its workforce of approximately 2,000 employees to in-person service,” the authors said…

Romney Was Right About Putin

February 27, 2022 Romney, about, right, Putin0 comment

On October 22, 2012, Mitt Romney sat across a table from President Barack Obama for the final debate of the presidential election. The theme of the night was foreign policy. Obama’s campaign had been working all year to cast Romney as out of touch and inexperienced, and when the moment came, the president deployed what seemed like a devastating putdown. “A few months ago, when you were asked what’s the biggest geopolitical threat facing America, you said Russia. Not al-Qaeda. You said Russia,” Obama told him. “And the 1980s are…