by Nicholas Goldberg By what possible definition of democracy is it OK for Joe Manchin, a single senator elected with a mere 290,000 votes from the tiny state of West Virginia, to wield power that exceeds that of his 99 colleagues and rivals that of the president of the United ...
China is America’s economic rival. The way capitalists deal with rivals is to compete. President Joe Biden vows to compete with this rival on the rival’s terms. He calls it “extreme competition.” China has built a massive semiconductor industry with massive government spending. It ...
So much for quaint notions of bipartisanship. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week bluntly admitted what should long have been obvious: He views partisan politics as a zero-sum game in which the only goal is to seize power from the opposing party by any means necessary. In an ...
Too many people across the country are left behind because they don't have reliable, affordable access to the internet. But a bipartisan push to close this digital divide would be $1 billion well spent. The Digital Equity Act, reintroduced last week by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, would offer ...
Outspoken advocates for the Equality Act suggested senators and delegates need to publicly show support for the bill to help get it passed. The bipartisan Equality Act will update federal law to include express and enduring nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Americans in crucial areas ...
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are trying again at an obvious and needed improvement to gun safety — or the lack thereof. The senatorial neighbors, in a continuation of their nearly decade-old partnership aimed at boosting gun safety, have joined a bipartisan ...