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This politician is still going strong at 75 years old

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Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) could be called a renaissance man of Congress. He’s been a successful businessman, ambassador, philanthropist, civic booster and elected official at the state and tfederal levels. A life-long learner, he’s also been a regular guest on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, and joined Tom for a final interview. Interview transcript: Tom Temin Congressman Beyer, good to have you back. Don Beyer Thank you, Tom, very much. And I get a lot of lifelong learning on your show. Tom Temin Well, I appreciate that very much.…

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Harvard Still Wants Its DC Sugar Daddy

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“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” This defiant and bipartisan defense of the purity of education, delivered by Harvard President Alan Garber, sounds fantastic, right? After all, what society that pretends to value objectivity would dare to allow a government to control the educational decisions of private institutions? Barack Obama—blessed is he—agreed, celebrating Harvard as a shining beacon of academic freedom! “Harvard has set an example…

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ICYMI: Zombie RFK Jr. and the Third-Party Bogey-Candidates Are Still Scaring Dems

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we get closer to Election Day, MoveOn Political Action and Third Way are anchoring a broad, cross-ideological coalition to warn Democrats and educate voters on the dangers that third-party candidates could have on the election.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have dropped out, but he remains on the ballot in roughly two dozen states, including in Michigan and Wisconsin. Jill Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were enough to cost Hillary Clinton the election in 2016 and hand the White House to Donald Trump.…

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We Still Need to Trump-Proof America

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What will happen if Donald Trump secures a second term as president? Polling remains close—and though a Democratic victory seems far more likely than it did before the Biden-Harris swap, it’s hardly assured. Should Trump pull out a win in November, voters might imagine that they know what to expect: more chaos, more grievance, more all-caps rants on social media. But a second Trump term would be much more dangerous than the first. Trump’s unexpected victory in 2016 left him flailing to staff the executive branch and unequipped with the…

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After August recess, Congress still has a full agenda

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Congress managed to take care of all the spending bills it needed to before heading out the door for August recess. Lots is still on the agenda, though, for when it returns — including a local matter concerning Reagan International Airport. Plus, there’s been some rare bipartisanship as members share in the one thing they can still always agree on: dressing down a federal official. For more on this, Federal News Network executive producer Eric White spoke to WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller on the Federal Drive with Tom…

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