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Mike Johnson as Clark Kent
If Clark Kent had a twin brother he might resemble Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. That includes Johnson’s mild-mannered nature.
Underneath that bland exterior of Johnson’s may not be a Superman, but Johnson on the first anniversary of his speakership is confident that while Republicans may not be able to leap tall buildings in a single ...Read more
Will GOP Cross the Hitler Threshold for Trump?
It’s been 41 years since Ronald Reagan gave his famous “Evil Empire” speech. It was 1983, the height of the Cold War, and President Reagan spoke passionately about the “focus of evil in the modern world” that was the Soviet Union. He rejected arguments of false equivalence between the U.S. and the Soviets, and asserted instead that the...Read more
S.E. Cupp: Trump hoodwinks women with false and empty pledges
“You just ban it. The president bans it. You just don’t let it happen.”
That line from former President Donald Trump at a Fox News town hall this week was met with an ...Read more
Ignore the Election Noise, the Swing Voters Are
With less than four weeks until Nov. 5, the inundation of election news — and more importantly non-news — is at a fever pitch.
From a bombardment of election ads — especially in swing states — to a dramatic parsing of every word out of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris’ mouth, to an obsession with fringe ...Read more
Eric Adams is Trying on Donald Trump’s Playbook
It’s the go-to play nowadays.
If you’re a politician collared for alleged crimes, feign indignation, call it a “conspiracy,” blame the “corrupt” Department of Justice, and refuse to resign.
New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to 2021 campaign contributions, wire fraud, and bribery. The ...Read more
Fear, Death Threats & Trump’s Violent Rhetoric
She’s nervous. But she’s got three kids at home, and in this economy, it’s a job, and she needs it.
She didn’t know just how dangerous it would be, though. And now, as the big day gets closer and closer, she’s just hoping to survive it.
She was prepared for the worst. She’d had a five-hour training session in which local law ...Read more
Harris Effectively Had Trump Following Her Script
After months of following the many twists and turns of this presidential election, we’ve all been zooming in on some very particular voters who will ultimately decide who wins in November.
It’s the undecided, moderate and independent voters in seven ...Read more
A Debate That Could Actually Turn the Election
Believe it or not, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will meet next week in Philadelphia — for the first time.
That’s right — Harris, who entered the U.S. Senate at the same time that Trump entered the White House, who had breakout moments during her cross-examination of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett ...Read more
Kamala Harris’ Goals for Her first TV Interview
After enduring weeks of blistering criticism from Republicans, the Trump/Vance ticket, and members of the media (including this one), Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are finally sitting down for a joint interview on Thursday night by CNN’s Dana Bash.
Despite Democratic pushback that this wasn’t even necessary, but...Read more
Joining the Party, Not the Plotters
After covering six presidential elections and five midterm elections for more than 20 years, I’ve long believed that there are many reasons why a person votes the way they do. And all are valid.
Many vote on pocketbook issues, and, especially in times of economic pain, who could blame them for prioritizing things like gas prices over esoteric...Read more
Glitchy Streams, Migrant Memes and Stupid Themes: Trump’s Playbook is a Mess
On Monday afternoon, former President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, was on Fox Business discussing the state of Trump’s campaign with former Trump adviser Larry Kudlow.
You’d assume the two Trump allies would have been heaping lavish praise on their favorite candidate. Instead, it was some tough love.
Conway ...Read more
Is Harris Walzing Her Way into the White House?
It’s likely many people turned on their television sets or scrolled through social media on Tuesday morning and said, “Who?”
Tim Walz, the second-term governor of Minnesota who burst onto the scene over the past few weeks while campaigning for Vice President Kamala ...Read more