Author: W. James Antle
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SUNDAY PERSPECTIVE | Democrats have become party of groupthink
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When President Joe Biden finally signed into law a $1.9 trillion spending package, passed without a single Republican vote in either house of Congress, the White House celebrated it as “the most progressive piece of legislation in history.” “So, I would say we feel pretty good about that,” press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at…
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Trump is tough act to follow for 2024 Republican hopefuls
First it was Nikki Haley, now Kristi Noem. Possible 2024 Republican presidential contenders are learning quickly that former President Donald Trump will be a tough act to follow. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has emerged as a conservative darling. But her veto of a controversial bill to keep transgender athletes from competing with biological…
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It’s MAGA versus the GOP on minimum wage hike
The Democrats’ proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage is on the ropes, but an unlikely group could revive it: populist and nationalist Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump. Steve Cortes, a veteran of Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns, has included it alongside conservative populist staples “border sovereignty” and “toughness in trade” as part of a three-pronged…
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Big moment is here for Senate centrists to flex muscles
The centrists of the Senate may be about to make their power play in the 50-50 chamber, controlled by the Democrats only due to Vice President Kamala Harris’s tiebreaking vote. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, joined her Democratic colleague from West Virginia in opposition to President Biden’s nominee to run the Office of Management…
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What to do about Trump? Republicans who want to be president face dilemma
Prospective 2024 Republican presidential candidates are starting to choose where they stand on former President Donald Trump going forward in the aftermath of his second impeachment, a key question they will all need to answer. Up first was Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump and is also a…
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Trump trial turns spotlight on Republicans facing reelection in 2022
As former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial began Tuesday, all eyes were on one set of jurors: Republican senators who are up for reelection next year. Republicans need a net gain of only one seat to win back the Senate, now split 50-50 and under Democratic control because of Vice President Kamala Harris’s tiebreaking…
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There’s a Trump-sized hole at the center of GOP leadership as Cheney and Greene decisions hit
Former President Donald Trump’s departure from the White House after a single term has triggered a heated debate over the direction of the Republican Party, with the governing class that never fully made peace with him frequently at odds with the MAGA-centric base. Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, beat back an attempt to oust…
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When will we have a president-elect? Here’s what you need to know
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There will be a president-elect by mid-December, but not before considerable fighting and legal wrangling over the results in multiple closely contested battleground states, as the race for the White House remains unresolved three days after Election Day and counting. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has become the prohibitive favorite to secure an Electoral College…
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PERSPECTIVE: Trump’s Christian soldiers
A conservative northern Virginia pastor was holding court with his flock in the narthex of the church. This was in pre-pandemic times, before masks, social distancing, and the shift of most large worship services to online video platforms such as Zoom. “I don’t know that I’d want to have President Trump over for dinner,” he…
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Perspective: Joe Biden’s resurrection
And then there were two. • The Democratic presidential race, which once featured more than 20 contestants of some notoriety, is down to former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The fight for the Democrats’ presidential nomination has essentially returned to where it was for most of 2019 now that real voting…