Democratic Senate candidate from Texas James Talarico has been missing from the campaign trail since September 26: According to local press, Talarico’s campaign claims he is having a bad bout with the flu, which they say required a visit to … Continue reading →
Perhaps not, although he has a history of claiming Egyptian citizenship: Michigan progressive Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said in a previously unreported 2016 video that he held dual U.S.-Egyptian citizenship, contradicting his campaign’s claim that he has never … Continue reading →
… is within the margin of error: “That is what I actually tell people because when you look at all these polls, they’re all within the margin of error,” Penn told Fox News. “So we know that the last election … Continue reading →
A surprise result of the Brazilian vote yesterday was that Bolsonaro is ahead, but neither candidate reached 50%: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off … Continue reading →
It makes no sense to me, but all signs are that the US voting public is poised to put Democrats in charge of Congress. As time passes, I become more and more convinced that voters operate through pique and illogic. … Continue reading →
Leonard Cohen, circa 1988: And then there’s Sunday’s election in Berlin in which the Left Party got a plurality of the votes. The party’s campaign modeled itself after that of New York’s Mayor Mamdani. Fancy that [emphasis mine]: In Sunday’s … Continue reading →
Democrat Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire isn’t running for re-election this year. The Republican and the Democrat nominees in the fight to take her place were decided yesterday in New Hampshire’s rather tardy primary. They are ex-senator John Sununu … Continue reading →
It was predicted, and it has come to pass: Exit polls in the Saxony-Anhalt state election saw Alternative for Germany — an “extremist” party backed by Elon Musk — secure 44.5% of the vote for its candidates, with Merz’s CDU … Continue reading →
A feature, not a bug: First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli said that the arrest of the Honduran national in California for allegedly unlawfully registering to vote shows the state’s vulnerability. Essayli told Bill Melugin on Fox News: “This … Continue reading →
And for anyone who has paid attention to him, that should not be a surprise. Nor am I exaggerating; take a look: Tucker Carlson has unexpectedly praised Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling his platform “literally Trumpian” and saying … Continue reading →
The analogy isn’t perfect. But I think it’s a good one: Vance’s strength is his wit, intellect, and gift for political framing. He’s a verbal sharpshooter who decimated Tim Walz in their vice-presidential debate, and Jewish Republicans surely applauded his … Continue reading →
Here’s the decision: In a 6-3 ruling, the high court granted a request for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration late last month in a case involving 23 Democratic-led states. The Justice Department had asked the Supreme Court to … Continue reading →