by Steven Roberts What’s more important? A political issue or a practical achievement? All too often in today’s Washington, representatives reach for rhetoric that scores a point or wins the Twitter battle but does little to actually improve peoples’ lives. This week, ...
Almost nobody likes Kyrsten Sinema. Some 57% of Arizona Democrats hold an unfavorable view of their U.S. senator, who just declared herself an Independent. Republicans dislike her almost as much, according to the AARP poll. Independents are more mixed but give her a minus-10 approval ...
by Ramesh Ponnuru Republican complaints about “ESG investing” have been building in recent years. But they have not always been clear about what they want to do about it besides complain. The whole concept of ESG investing — which puts great weight on environmental, social and ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito paid tribute to her West Virginia friend and colleague Rep. David McKinley during a Tuesday speech on the Senate floor. Their friendship extends back many years she said, from when McKinley served in the House of Delegates and then as state GOP ...
by Will Bunch The stories of America’s rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, make their lives miserable — and yet the details are painfully familiar to millions in a U.S. labor force in ...
by Steven Roberts What does 50 plus one equal? A lot more than 51. The clear victory by Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s runoff election — which gives Democrats 51 seats in the Senate that convenes in January — has enormous practical, political and psychological implications. ...