Yet Another North Carolina Voting Law Has Been Struck Down
No, this is not a picture of John Roberts rereading his opinion in Shelby vs. Holder. But maybe he should.Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here’s some good news: a federal court in North Carolina has overturned the state’s recent gerrymandering of its congressional districts. According…
Trump to Blue States: Drop Dead
The guy with a smile on his face is Florida governor Rick Scott. And why not? The other guy is Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has just agreed to exempt Florida from new rules opening up offshore oil drilling everywhere else.Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free…
Are We Headed For Another Oil Shock?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. One of my regular readers emailed today to note that the price of oil has been creeping up over the past six months: Admittedly, oil prices are volatile, but it’s possible to see a pattern in longer-term views. The worldwide supply glut from fracking in…
Trump: I’ll Sign Any Immigration Bill Congress Sends Me
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When I wrote earlier this morning that an immigration deal was possible, I didn’t realize that President Trump was about to host a White House meeting on the very subject. What’s more, reporters were allowed in the room for the first hour, so we all…
Who’s the Fakest President of All?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the weekend, James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal complained that liberals are always stereotyping Republican presidents as dimwitted. Maybe so. But I’d argue that this is nothing compared to the relentless stereotyping of Democrats as fake and poll-driven. This started with Jimmy Carter,…
Here Is My Full-Scale Crisis Communications Plan for Donald Trump
Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. LOL: The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump’s mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration’s agenda for the past week….Trump privately resents the now-regular chatter on cable television news shows…