Two years into a presidency that the White House casts as the most effective in modern history, President Biden is set to deliver a State of the Union address Tuesday to a skeptical country with a majority of Americans saying they do not believe he has achieved much since taking […] Read more »
State of The Union Weakens
Barely 4 in 10 Americans say the state of the union is strong, which is down from a majority who felt that way five years ago. The Monmouth University Poll also finds most of the public feels the federal government has a negative impact on people’s lives. More tend to […] Read more »
Can any Republican beat Trump or DeSantis in 2024?
Polls show the 2024 Republican primary is a contest between former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and everybody else. The “everybody else” group includes candidates such as former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who look like they’re itching to get into the race despite only polling in the single […] Read more »
Partisan divide over education goes beyond Critical Race Theory
This week the College Board announced it was revising the curriculum of its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, removing elements around Black writers associated with Critical Race Theory as well as content relating to Black LGBTQ issues and Black feminism. It also added “Black conservatism” as an idea […] Read more »
Views of U.S. economy improve but remain low; debt ceiling uncertainty looms
Views of the nation’s economy have ticked back up — though they remain a long way from good. And amid mixed economic messages and reports, there’s little consensus among Americans on which way the economy is headed from here. In another sign of uncertainty as debt ceiling talks continue, Americans’ […] Read more »
Trump’s Republican opponents are making a painfully obvious mistake
It’s often said that military leaders “fight the last war”: They assume their current enemy is just like the previous one so they misjudge their foe and lose. The Republican establishment is making that exact mistake in the 2024 presidential primary. According to multiple recent reports, high-ranking Republicans don’t want […] Read more »