Jay Carney follows the Obama Foreign Policy – Duck and cover
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Just the News
- House fails to pass continuing resolution with SAVE Act in 202-220 voteThe SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship to vote in elections.
- Trump sees minor boost, Harris sees dip in favorability in September pollThe survey found that 46% of voters overall have a favorable opinion of Trump, and 44% have a favorable view of Harris. But 47% of respondents viewed Harris favorably in August, while Trump saw a five point boost.
- Iranian hackers tried to pass stolen Trump campaign info to Biden camp, U.S. intel saysThe intelligence agencies claimed the new findings are the latest in Iran's efforts to "stoke discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process." They also warned that Russia, and China, are also increasing their efforts to "exacerbate" division in the United States.
- House votes to give tennis legend Billie Jean King Congressional Gold MedalKing, who was a major advocate for the passage of Title IX in the 1970s, will be the first solo female athlete to receive the award. The measure still needs to be signed by President Joe Biden in order to take effect.
- RNC sues Wisconsin city for not hiring more GOP poll workers in primary"Racine deliberately excluded Republicans and violated the law," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
Real Clear Politics
- We Are Still 'We the People'When I became a citizen, I learned our country's most important lesson.
- Living in the Center of the 2024 Political HurricaneThe Prospect reports on the Harris campaign in northeast Pennsylvania.
- At the DNC, I Realized Democrats Are the Party of the RichThe Democratic Party has lost its way. They speak to the college educated, the urban and affluent, in their language. Their tone is condescending.
- Biden's DOJ Issues a Problematic Election GuidanceThe Justice Department issued a problematic, threatening guidance seeking to limit how jurisdictions remove voters from voter rolls.
- Harris Isn't Giving Specifics Some Voters Say They WantBut while the Democratic nominee has been clear about what she is not - Donald Trump - she is either unwilling or unable to spell out a comprehensive blueprint for exactly what she would do as the 47th president.
Dennis Prager
- The Reasons Young Women Embrace the Left Do Not Reflect Well on These WomenLast week, The New York Times featured an article titled: “How the Last Eight Years Made Young Women More Liberal.” According to every poll, since 2016 there has been an unprecedented political/social gender gap between young American women and men. Here is how the Times reported it: “In 2001, young men and women had similar […]
- You Hate Trump? So What?A great many Americans claim that they cannot vote for former President Donald Trump because they loathe him. That was also their argument in 2016 and 2020. That argument was childish in 2016 and 2020, and it remains childish in 2024. I say “childish” because mature people don’t vote on the basis of whom they […]
- Almost Half of NYC Bus Riders Don’t Pay: An ExplanationThis is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in The New York Times: “Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders Fail to Pay.” The article begins: “Every weekday in New York City, close to one million bus riders — roughly one out of every two passengers — board without paying. […]
- The Woke 2024 Olympics: Where Men Were Allowed to Punch WomenThis past weekend, two biologically male boxers won gold medals in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. On Friday, Imane Khelif of Algeria won the gold medal in the women’s welterweight division. On Saturday, Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan won the gold medal in the women’s featherweight division. As reported by Boxing News, the oldest boxing […]
- You Don’t Have to Be Christian to Loathe the Opening of the Paris OlympicsI am a Jew, not a Christian. Yet I found loathsome the mockery of the Last Supper — one of the holiest scenes in the New Testament — during the opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In fact, it is actually troubling to constantly read the words, “Many Christians are offended” — as if […]
