A Fox News host has issued a dire warning to the president after the latest Democrat victory in a series of stinging Republican electoral defeats. “Look at the numbers, get the experts in there, and if the numbers show the Hispanic vote went heavily for the Democrat, that is a warning sign for next year,”…
This fall’s race for Virginia governor offers Democrats a chance to start recovering from stinging losses in last year’s presidential election. It also brings the risk that the party could slip further into the doldrums that hurt its brand with voters around the country in 2024. The Nov. 4 election for governor of Virginia —…
North Carolina is the latest Republican-led state to reshape a congressional district in hopes of boosting the GOP’s chances of keeping the House in next year’s midterms. The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed a new congressional map that shifts the state’s major battleground Democratic-held House district and makes it more favorable to conservatives, following…
Trade ties between the rival powers remain fraught, even as Bessent held “frank” talks over video with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Saturday, with the pair set to hold fresh in-person negotiations this week. Yet, amid the tensions, Trump appears to have shown some restraint by not antagonising his counterpart, Xi Jinping, or challenging Beijing’s…
US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: ANI) The government shutdown in the United States began on October 1, with no end in sight. As a consequence of the budget freeze, US President Donald Trump has already announced the first layoffs of federal employees. But what does the term “shutdown” actually mean? And how long could…
The Republican Party’s Ohio gubernatorial candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, drew attention to America’s education crisis this week, citing troubling statistics on student performance. “75% of 8th graders in America aren’t proficient in math, and the average student in China is four years ahead of the average US student. It’s time to get serious about fixing K-12…
For many Americans, across party lines, concern over the government shutdown means concern about its potential impact on the economy, among other things. Therefore, many don’t think either party’s position is worth having a shutdown over. Given that, no one is looking especially good politically at the moment. President Trump, congressional Democrats, and Republicans are…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he expects coming talks with China to yield a “big breakthrough” in trade relations, adding that aid for soybean farmers could be announced as soon as Tuesday. Bessent made the upbeat predictions during an interview with CNBC. “The most important thing we’re going to see,” the Treasury…
The government shutdown that began Wednesday prompted the White House to cancel a celebration in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month with Latino supporters, a key voting group for President Trump in 2024. Despite periodic events showcasing GOP efforts to woo Hispanics, that support may be eroding. Latinos made up a big part of the coalition…
The Washington Post editorial board wasted no time in blasting Democrats for falling into the shutdown trap. Just minutes after the federal government’s shutdown deadline at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper’s editorial board called out the Democratic Party. “The Democratic Party shut off any potential escape valve to avoid a shutdown,”…