Here is Will Weissert at the Associated Press: Donald TrumpĀ took office eight years ago, pledging to ādrain the swampā and end the domination of Washington influence peddlers. Now, heās opening his second term by rolling backĀ prohibitionsĀ on executive branch employees accepting […]
Joe Biden
Raise the American flag today. I think Jimmy Carter would agree.
On December 29, the day former president Jimmy Carter died, sitting president Joe Biden ordered all U.S. states to lower their flags to half-staff for thirty days in accordance with the country’s flag code. Here is USA Today: On Inauguration Day […]
Joe Biden is leaving us a country “that by many measures is in good shape.”
Here is Peter Baker at The New York Times: To hear President-elect Donald J. Trump tell it, he is about to take over a nation ravaged by crisis, a desolate hellscape of crime, chaos and economic hardship. āOur Country is […]
Biden creates the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Here is Sarah Klotz at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star: President Joe Biden created theĀ Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National MonumentĀ in Pennsylvania on Monday to underscore the oppression Indigenous people faced there and across the broaderĀ Native American boarding school system, as well […]
Other controversial presidential pardons in American history
According to Joshua Zeitz, Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden was less controversial than these presidential pardons: George Washington pardoned two whiskey rebels. Andrew Johnson pardoned Confederate officers. George H.W. Bush pardoned six men convicted in the Iran […]
On Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter
Jonathan Chait puts it well: It would be tempting, but unfair, to draw a simple equation between Joe Bidenās situational ethics and that of his successor. A willingness to evade the rule of law is the foundation of Donald Trumpās […]
Kamala Harris could be the first woman president as early as today
What if Joe Biden resigned today? Here is Carrie Friedman at The Washington Post: We owe a debt of gratitude to President Joe Biden for his lifetime of service ā and for his patriotism in stepping aside in July. Still, […]
Obamacare enrollments nearly doubled from 2020 to 2021
According to The Washington Post, the Affordable Care Act is not only working, it is “working brilliantly.” Here is a taste of the Post‘s editorial page: The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is a big reason why. It […]
Brent Leatherwood is OUT as head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission
Earlier today, we called your attention to the way the Southern Baptists who were turning on one of there own–ERLC president Brent Leatherwood. Check out that post here. We chronicle this “turning” in excruciating detail. After Joe Biden announced that […]
Evangelical roundup: Members of the Southern Baptist Convention turn on one of their own:
Evangelicals–left, right, and center–have now had a chance to sleep on America’s new political reality. We posted yesterday on their initial reaction to Biden’s withdrawal from the race. Let’s see what they are saying today: President of the Southern Baptist […]
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Shapiro defeated Doug Mastriano in 2022, so he knows how to run against MAGA. Will he be on the ticket in November?
Biden is out. He has endorsed Kamala Harris. But we still don’t know who the Democrats will pick to run against Donald Trump. Whoever it is, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro will be considered as a running mate. Here is our […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton endorse Kamala Harris for president
Barack Obama on Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race
#44 on #46: Joe Biden has been one of Americaās most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, weāve also been reminded ā again ā that heās a patriot of the highest order. Sixteen […]
The early evangelical reaction to Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race
Biden disrupted a lot of post-church Sunday afternoon naps today: Russell Moore: Former Obama staff member Michael Wear: Director of Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center: Such drama: MAGA worship leader Sean Feucht: Texas Senator Ted Cruz: South Dakota senator […]
Donald Trump responds to Joe Biden’s exit from the race
Apparently the assassination attempt on his life “changed” Donald Trump. We saw it during his RNC convention speech. We see it here. š
Joe Biden will not run for president in November 2024; endorses Kamala Harris
Trump told CNN that Biden was the “worst president in the history of our country.” He says he will have an easier time defeating Harris. What comes next? No one knows yet.
CNN reporting a phone conversation with Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi about whether the president should stay in the race
Here is M.J. Lee, Jamie Gangel, and Jeff Zeleny: Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden could destroy Democratsā chances […]
Democrats are divided on what to do about Biden
They also seemed divided in their own heads. Here is Ashley Parker at The Washington Post: The Monday after President Bidenās dismal debate, Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) ā who helped deliver the Democratic nomination to Biden four years ago […]