by Michael Hiltzik A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing […]
Tag: Republican Party
Conservative values shine brightly at Principles First conference
by Lynn Schmidt In the midst of the darkness that is our politics and ongoing threats to democracy, I found light while sitting in the Grand Ballroom […]
Trump’s MAGA movement stormed the Republican establishment
Now they have become it by Jonah Goldberg Donald Trump’s domination of last week’s primaries made it official: He has successfully routed the GOP establishment. Some would […]
Haley keeps losing — and revealing something important about the GOP
by Jonah Goldberg Celebrating his victory in the South Carolina primary, Donald Trump declared, “I have never seen the Republican Party so unified as it is right […]
Republicans want the border to bleed
If House Republicans succeed in sinking the strongest border enforcement bill in a generation, they can go back to playtime, impeaching Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and spreading […]
Time to change the GOP logo
“Donald, you’re not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. That’s not going to happen.” — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush during a […]
Dems scrambling to overcome tough Senate map
As we enter a presidential election year, pundits are focused on the incessant drama — criminal and otherwise — swirling around a potential rematch between Joe Biden […]
At gubernatorial debate, no good options presented
If last Thursday’s MetroNews gubernatorial debate is anything to go by, Republican primary voters have no good options. None of the three participating candidates stood out as […]
Will the stars align for Nikki Haley?
by Byron York The political world spends a lot of time discussing former President Donald Trump’s lead over the Republican field in national polls — currently at […]
Republicans can’t do anything about the abortion issue
Republicans don’t know how to “talk about abortion.” That’s what Donald Trump said following a string of losses blamed on his party’s efforts to severely restrict it. […]