WASHINGTON — Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) fashions himself as a champion of cutting government spending and promoting fiscal responsibility. The vice chair of the Joint Economic Committee, Schweikert regularly rails against excessive spending. “You see tax receipts are up, but our spending is way up,” he said in an animated House floor speech in late … Read more
The chaotic exit of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, with its images of desperate Afghan citizens trying to clamber aboard American planes and a suicide bombing that took the lives of 13 U.S. troops, marked the beginning of the end for President Joe Biden’s presidential approval ratings. Three years later, with Biden off … Read more
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said a massive victory by Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump could prove crucial to the GOP following the election in November. Carville, in an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber on Wednesday, was asked about a recent Politico column that cited some “long-standing” GOP figures who wouldn’t … Read more
Donald Trump is vowing to enact policies if he is elected president in November that would benefit voters’ pocketbooks, while offering few details as to how he plans to pay for them — a series of campaign promises that fly in the face of longstanding Republican Party orthodoxy about fiscal prudence and small government. Last … Read more
David Chalian, political director at CNN, said poor polling figures for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris among non-college-educated white voters is a “trouble sign” for the vice president ahead of the 2024 election. Former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump has a “huge” double-digit lead over Harris in that demographic in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, … Read more
Donald Trump wants everyone to know he’s not weird at all, and neither is his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, used the word over the summer, and others quickly picked it up to describe Trump and Vance. It seems to be getting … Read more
Former President Donald Trump again attacked ABC News and its veteran anchors before Tuesday’s presidential debate, calling the network the “worst” and “most dishonest” on television. “ABC is the worst network in terms of fairness,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a “town hall” event Wednesday. “They are the most dishonest network, the … Read more
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) announced Wednesday she planned to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, warning that Donald Trump posed an existential danger to the country. “It is crucially important for people to recognize, not only is what I said about the danger Trump poses something that should prevent people from voting … Read more
Tim Walz has blasted the pessimism at the heart of the Republican presidential campaign, accusing former President Donald Trump and his allies of “rooting against America.” While barnstorming through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the Democratic vice presidential nominee compared Trump’s vision of America to the dystopia of the “Mad Max” movies. He said the GOP campaign … Read more
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Republican election official who defied Donald Trump in 2021 echoed Trump’s fearmongering about noncitizen voting. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joined other Republican officials in Washington to call for states to ban undocumented immigrants from casting ballots. “I believe that no matter where you’re elected – for president, school … Read more
