by Byron York If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’ve probably heard a lot of speculation about the effect former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction will have on the 2024 presidential race. Here’s the real answer, so far: We don’t know. The first thing to ...
We’re not fans of special legislative sessions (which you already know if you regularly read our editorials). However, every once in a blue moon, they can be justified, and the concurrent May interims and special session showed that they can be done responsibly, without abusing taxpayer ...
by Steven Roberts Happy Valley, Ore., population 23,733, played a small but significant role in American politics last week. That’s the hometown of Janelle Bynum, a state legislator who won the Democratic nomination for Congress against Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, one of 17 vulnerable ...
Today we embark on a series devoted to some forgotten women of American history and ask the question: Why are their stories important lessons to modern America in our struggle to achieve a more perfect union? Innumerable women participated in the building of our country and their ...
by Steven Roberts Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to debate twice — on CNN in June, then on ABC in September. Both think they can win, or at least gain an advantage over the other. But both can’t be right. Political scientists agree that debates seldom have a decisive ...
For better or worse, the first of this year’s elections is now behind us. And voter turnout was disappointingly low. We could throw a bunch of numbers at you, but here are the highlights: Statewide, 30.32% of registered voters cast ballots in the primary election, and no county had ...