Who is Mark Kelly? Meet one of the six top names on Harris’s VP short list
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is emerging as a prominent contender to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic presidential lineup this November. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the reelection campaign and endorse Kamala has sparked immediate speculation about who might join her as a running mate should she win the nomination. […]
RFK legacy hovers over presidential race in more ways than one
The most memorable piece of information from my Bush-Quayle-era AP Biology class has nothing to do with cellular mitosis, genotypes, or, really, any scientific concept. Rather, it’s our long-tenured John Muir High School teacher, Al Razum, recalling how, more than 20 years earlier, FBI agents came calling on his classroom on a sad June 1968 […]
Democrats’ top-of-the-ticket switch to Harris leaves congressional race chances murky
Democrats know they aren’t tying themselves to President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket in November. They will almost certainly be attached to Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s presidential standard-bearer. Yet it’s unclear whether chopping half of the Biden-Harris ticket will improve downballot candidates’ odds of winning pivotal contests that could […]
Kamala Harris locks down teachers union endorsements as she embraces left-wing education activism
Vice President Kamala Harris is only days into her race as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president and is already stumping for teachers union support by backing their far-left political priorities. In one of her first addresses after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, Harris spoke to the American Federation of […]
Gas prices: Another day, another increase at the pumps
Gas prices increased again on Thursday, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas rising to $3.521, according to AAA. This was an increase over Wednesday’s average cost of $3.513 per gallon. While prices have fluctuated in 2024, there has been a decrease in the pumps in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, gas […]
Public assistance cannot keep you healthy
Wealthy people tend to be healthier, so kindhearted souls tend to argue that we can improve the health of the poor by handing them cash. But it doesn’t work. Public assistance may be capable of many things, but making poor people healthier is not one of them, which is a lesson we should apply to Obamacare, Medicare, […]
Trump backs out of Harris debate as team says Democrats want to install someone ‘better’
GOP presidential nominee former President Donald Trump’s campaign team backed out of a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, saying it wouldn’t commit to debate details until the Democratic Party chooses its nominee. “Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party, general election debate details cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide […]
Haley concedes Democrats ‘very smart’ to choose younger nominee but calls Harris ‘weakest candidate’
While former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley credited Democrats for launching Vice President Kamala Harris as a younger alternative to President Joe Biden, she warned that age isn’t the only factor at play this election cycle. During an interview with CNN, Haley admitted that the Left made a savvy move in pushing 81-year-old Biden to drop […]
Police capture suspect who allegedly started biggest California wildfire of the year
Law enforcement arrested the man accused of deliberately starting a northern California wildfire that destroyed thousands of acres. The “Park Fire” erupted Wednesday outside Chico, California, destroying over 71,000 acres and prompting evacuations of more than 3,500 people across Butte and Tehama counties. Early Thursday morning, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection arson investigators […]
The messages behind China-Russia strategic bomber exercise
Russian and Chinese strategic bombers carried out an exercise off Alaska on Wednesday. The intent of this exercise was likely twofold: First, to dangle the threat of China and Russia fighting together in a future war with the United States. Second, to exert pressure against U.S. support for Ukraine and Taiwan and galvanize isolationist sentiments […]