by Nolan Finley Democrats with presidential ambitions should be calculating how much longer they can defer to President Joe Biden. The primaries are just one year away and already several […]
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Leonhardt says he’ll run for re-election, not for governor
CHARLESTON — Cross one candidate for governor off your whiteboard. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt, a Republican, put out a statement Wednesday saying he will not run for governor and instead […]
Biden’s opening pitch for a second term
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Like prior presidents, Joe Biden used his State of the Union speech to build on his achievements and to lay the basis for what quite clearly […]
Democrats should not have wanted Omar on that committee
Democrats loudly complained when Republicans threw Rep. Ilhan Omar off the Foreign Affairs Committee. But they should have thanked them, at least quietly. Omar is a problematic presence. The right […]
Will Pence’s classified documents discovery let Biden off the hook?
by Harry Litman The discovery of classified documents in former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana residence is a clarifying and pivotal event that throws into sharp relief conduct that in […]
‘He’s Trump without the craziness’
by Steven Roberts As the old adage puts it: Be careful what you wish for. Democrats have been watching Donald Trump’s unraveling influence with undisguised glee. Recent reports trumpet Trump’s […]
Guest essay: Warner will fight for West Virginia
by Mac Warner On Jan. 13, The Dominion Post inexplicably attacked my gubernatorial campaign announcement, where I said the governor of West Virginia needs to protect our citizens, our businesses […]
GOP’s deficit reduction a cynical performative gesture
by Jonah Goldberg For several years now, I’ve been told that the old consensus of fiscal conservatism and limited government was dead. So, you might think I’m delighted by the […]
Absurd battle over the debt ceiling
by Robert Reich Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the federal government will hit the limit on total federal debt on Jan. 19. After that, the Treasury Department will be […]
Who says Washington, D.C., can’t keep a secret?
by Martin Schram The art and craft of investigative journalism often feels like a never ending work-in -progress. And that’s the way it was this week, after the news broke […]
