MONONGAHELA, Pa. — Whether by design or necessity, the decision by House Republican leaders to kick off their Commitment to America in this river town on the edge of Allegheny […]
Tag: midterm elections
Democrats should scuttle the debt ceiling now
They aren’t saying it publicly, but behind the scenes, congressional Republican officials and business leaders are bracing for the nightmare scenario of a debt ceiling crisis potentially worse than the […]
Dems’ midterm chances better because of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Timothy P. O’Neill What a difference six months make. Earlier this year, it was generally conceded that Republicans would sweep to victories in the midterm elections, giving them control […]
The left fringe almost always loses
It’s not just Republican voters who are defending a few honest members of their party against right-wing assault. Democrats have pushed back left-wing jihads against their moderates. Note the failure […]
The Republicans’ three-pronged strategy to win back the House
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s job approval is lower than Barack Obama’s or Donald Trump’s at this point in their presidencies. Each of those predecessors saw his party lose […]
Republicans have the chance to extend their midterm inflation advantage
by Ramesh Ponnuru Inflation is likely to be the most powerful issue working for Republicans in this year’s congressional elections. Public concern over it has been rising fast. Republicans can […]
Like in the 1970s, bad economic news haunts Biden
U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish […]
Long inflation and its political impacts
by Byron York While much of the political world focused on the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, across town in Washington on Monday, the chairman of […]
Unforced GOP errors could help Democrats
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The Democrats face a tough fight to retain their tenuous hold on the U.S. Senate, but they’ve gotten some unexpected help in recent weeks — from […]
Biden, Democrats roll dice on agenda
by Nolan Finley Democrats are making a big bet at the start of this midterm election year that their downturn in popularity with the electorate stems not from being too […]
