by Mark Angelides | Nov 13, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott has officially pulled the plug on his 2024 hopes of becoming the Republican nominee for president. Speaking to Trey Gowdy on Fox’s Sunday Night in America yesterday evening, November 11, he made clear that his campaign was over,...
by Mark Angelides | Nov 9, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
As five Republican contenders made their pitches to the American people from the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, FL, it became apparent that the candidates had firmly decided the roles they intended to play. The November 8 GOP debate hosted by NBC was a...
by Mark Angelides | Nov 7, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
A swath of off-year elections takes place today, Nov. 7, in what many regard a subtle prelude to the big presidential contest in 2024. While three gubernatorial races may be dominating the headlines, it is on the Old Dominion that seasoned political watchers cast...
by Graham J Noble | Oct 26, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Opinion, Politics
House Republicans solved their 22-day-old conundrum on Oct. 25 by unanimously supporting Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson for speaker. With a few absences in the lower chamber, the final tally gave Johnson 220 votes, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)...
by Tim Donner | Oct 26, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The first question most people might ask about newly minted Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is, who the heck is this guy? Even many political observers had barely heard of him, unlike former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), or his lieutenants, Reps. Steve Scalise...