The word of the year is “affordability,” but hammering the term does nothing unless it is paired with acknowledgement of the human costs. A recent POLITICO poll, conducted by Public First, took a deep dive on the electorate’s mood amid financial strain an...
It’s the season of jingle bells and sleigh bells for most of us, but for the White House, alarm bells should be clanging. The administration is making mistakes that could result in a nasty 2026 midterm defeat for President Trump’s party.
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This year’s Reagan National Defense Survey found that despite noise in the social media foreign policy debates, Americans overwhelmingly support international engagement and believe America should have military superiority.
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The newly released White House National Security Strategy raises again the question whether Americans are turning isolationist. A recent poll suggests they aren’t.
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When it comes to predicting the future, special elections are problematic. The timing, turn-out patterns, and environment can be unique and different than the regular election cycle itself. They can show possible trends, however.
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The GOP avoided disaster Tuesday in the special election to fill the Tennessee congressional seat left vacant by Republican Mark Green’s resignation. But the results should be a wake-up call for the party.
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Politics in America today are way too loud and much too small. The habits of serious leaders appear to have been discarded in favor of ever more exotic social media antics.
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