The Biden administration is ramping up its efforts to secure America’s far-flung critical infrastructure amid ongoing concerns from top US officials that Russia and China continue to seek a digital foothold inside the networks of pipelines, ports and o…
McAuliffe downplays remark that Biden is dragging down Democrats’ chances in Virginia gubernatorial race
Terry McAuliffe on Sunday downplayed a recent remark in which he observed that President Joe Biden’s sagging popularity is hurting his bid to become Virginia’s next governor and reiterated on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Democrats in Washington need…
Unemployment benefits ended, but hiring did not surge in September
Out-of-work Americans did not rush back into the job market after beefed-up unemployment benefits ended nationwide in September.
In Ohio’s Senate race, a non-Trump Republican makes his case
Matt Dolan is a rare Republican candidate these days: a moderate conservative more interested in talking about infrastructure than in litigating the 2020 presidential election.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen West says he has Covid-19
Allen West, Republican candidate for governor of Texas and former Florida congressman, announced Saturday on social media that he has pneumonia due to Covid-19. “I am probably going to be admitted to the hospital,” West said on Facebook.
Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, who commanded Iraq War strategy, dies at 67
Gen. Ray Odierno, a former four-star Army general who commanded US troops during the Iraq War, died Friday of cancer, according to Army spokesman Lt. Col. Terence M. Kelly
Democrats have a midterm turnout problem. Being more liberal won’t help.
Democrats are likely to have a turnout issue in 2022. To solve this turnout problem, there will be a temptation to double-down on progressive policies. And indeed, President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda polls fairly well.
McConnell challenges Garland on DOJ effort to address threats against public school board members and teachers
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that parents “absolutely should be telling” local schools what to teach amid a debate over mask and vaccine mandates, the role of racial equity education and tra…
Fact check: Biden makes misleading claim about job-creation estimate
In a speech in Michigan on Tuesday and again in a speech back in Washington on Friday, President Joe Biden touted the potential economic impact of his two major current legislative proposals: a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and a larger, s…
Hunter Biden’s private LA art show renews conflict-of-interest concerns
Hunter Biden is facing renewed questions about whether his art career could pose a conflict of interest for his father’s work in the Oval Office after recent images from a glitzy private showing shot across social media.