Author: W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner
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Twitter erupts at Biden’s use of ‘Negro’ in Veterans Day speech
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President Joe Biden raised eyebrows and set the internet abuzz Thursday when he used a long-outdated term for black people during a speech honoring veterans. Biden referred to famed baseball player Satchel Paige as “the great Negro of the time” while wishing retired diplomat Donald Blinken a happy birthday during his Veterans Day speech. But…
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Biden’s big spending plans could sink if centrists jump ship
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President Joe Biden’s economic agenda may rest on whether centrist Democrats are looking for an out so they do not have to vote for the social welfare and climate spending bill they are hoping to pass on a partisan basis. If centrists want to get to yes, last-minute agreements will likely save the nearly $2…
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It’s MAGA versus the GOP on minimum wage hike
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The Democrats’ proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage is on the ropes, but an unlikely group could revive it: populist and nationalist Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump. Steve Cortes, a veteran of Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns, has included it alongside conservative populist staples “border sovereignty” and “toughness in trade” as part of a three-pronged…
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When will we have a president-elect? Here’s what you need to know
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There will be a president-elect by mid-December, but not before considerable fighting and legal wrangling over the results in multiple closely contested battleground states, as the race for the White House remains unresolved three days after Election Day and counting. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has become the prohibitive favorite to secure an Electoral College…
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Republican deficit hawks come off endangered species list
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A rare bird thought to be headed toward extinction has been spotted in Washington: the deficit hawk. Fiscal conservatives are balking at the price tag of the latest coronavirus economic rescue package, likely to exceed $1 trillion even if they get their way. Though only one of the sticking points that has held up the…
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Trump vs. Pelosi: Will it be war?
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined by from left, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio., speaks to media at Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, to announce her nomination by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress. She still faces a…
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Trump faces big test in Tuesday’s Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas votes
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President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot Tuesday, but his sway with Republican voters will be put to the test in a series of votes with major implications for the midterm elections. The main event is a special congressional election in Ohio’s 12th District, where Democrats are trying to flip a seat that has belonged…
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Clock is ticking on Republicans in Congress
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ANALYSIS Republicans are running out of time. Today they control all of Washington. Come January, they may be confined to the White House. The loss of even just the House of Representatives after the midterm elections in November, the likeliest scenario, would put Democrats in charge of originating tax and spending bills as well as…
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2020 visions: Will one of these Democrats win the White House?
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Democrats groan when you ask them about it. The party is still sifting through the wreckage of the last presidential campaign while trying to win the midterm elections in November. Nearly every competitive primary this year – including the battle between Jason Crow and Levi Tillemann in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – was cast as…
