by Mark Z. Barabak ROSEVILLE, Calif. — By now Victoria Thompson has heard it many times. She’s crazy. She’s throwing her vote away. Worse, those who loathe Donald Trump say she’s helping the unscrupulous ex-president reclaim the White House — even though she’s never ...
The Biden administration and Democrats generally are under water in polling that has consistently shown voters are displeased with their performance on the economy, foreign policy and virtually everything else except one issue: abortion. The president and Democrats up for re-election in ...
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is leaving open the possibility — albeit remote — that he could run for the Senate as an independent. The veteran Democratic senator announced earlier that he is not running for re-election, and he has ruled out a third-party run for President. Manchin ...
by Brian Clancy Let’s make a few things crystal clear right up front. First and foremost, green beer has always been a bad choice and is without any saving grace. I also doubt that even St. Patrick in his prime could drive all the political snakes out of today’s Washington. The ...
Back in January, I wrote a commentary in praise of the West Virginia Legislature. Here is what I said: “Let me confess now that I am a fan” of the Legislature. I went on to write about the importance of real people — not professional politicians — collectively making decisions they ...
by Martin Schram The Kid was back (but we didn’t know it yet). The President of the United States was channeling his inner Scranton Joe (but we hadn’t seen it yet). “Mister Speaker, the President of the United States!” The introduction by the House Sergeant-at-Arms was ...