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[ad_1] CNN’s Scott Jennings wonders why the latest accusation against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner seems to have broken the camel’s back. Platner “was vetted,” Jennings said. “People knew all these things and a whole bunch of Democrats in Maine showed up and voted for him anyway. And a bunch of from around the country sent him money anyway.” “What changed? Why are you bailing on Graham Platner now?” he said. “You already signed off on Nazi tattoo, self-described communist, rape fantasies… and on, and on, and on, and on and on.”SCOTT JENNINGS, CNN: Well, that’s great question, because…
[ad_1] All empires tilt at windmills. Fleas are magnified into elephants. Existential threats are summoned into being. President Donald Trump’s jousting against “communism” before the Faith and Freedom Coalition on June 26, 2026 is exemplary. Trump trumpeted, “We have to stop this, this horrible threat of cancer that’s permeating our country called communism.” “Communism?” It breathed its last gasp 35 years ago with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. China ended its flirtation with communism with the death of Chairman Mao in 1976 and the rise of Deng Xiaoping in 1978. The latter was a victim of Mao’s…
[ad_1] Last week, far-left Democrat Melat Kiros won her Denver, Colorado, U.S. House primary against 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, making the 29-year-old the latest in a slew of democratic socialists to have defeated establishment Democrats in this midterm election cycle. In Kiros’s race and the others, almost all of the Democrats involved have been considered progressive, but the older, incumbent guard still hews closely to the party line of unqualified support for Israel, while the coalition of younger, hard-left Democrats have been strident critics of U.S. support for Israel and of the continuing bloodshed in Gaza. Kiros in particular…
[ad_1] Over the course of 12 days last month, the Supreme Court upheld the gun rights of cannabis consumers, rejected Hawaii’s default rule against firearms on private property open to the public, and agreed to address the constitutionality of “assault weapon” bans. That flurry of Second Amendment activity underlines the point that supposedly sensible gun regulations are not necessarily consistent with the right to arms as it was historically understood. When Congress enacted the Gun Control Act in 1968, legislators took it for granted that an “unlawful user” of marijuana, depressants, stimulants, or narcotics should not be allowed to own…
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new budget that includes a provision prohibiting state agencies from hiring advertising firms that use NewsGuard ratings. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Tuesday, July 7th on RealClearPolitics – Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende: 00:00 Platner is a [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Wars are seldom judged fairly in the immediate aftermath. Generals and analysts often focus on tallies of destroyed sites, intercepted projectiles, and tactical wins. Yet the deeper political fallout usually surfaces later – and it has a habit of defying the expectations of those who started the fight. History offers plenty of examples where short-term military victories sowed the seeds of longer-term strategic setbacks. This reality merits close attention when evaluating the recent U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran. The central issue may not be simply how much Iranian military hardware was damaged. More important is whether the conflict has reshaped…
[ad_1] The Democratic Party cannot credibly defend women’s rights and the rule of law while standing behind Graham Platner. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] As Trump prepared for an important international gathering, there was no reason to renew his offensive against his Italian counterpart. He did it anyway. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan passed away last week at the age of 100. Greenspan chaired the Fed from 1987 through 2006. Despite being a lifelong Republican, Greenspan refused to lower interest rates, though doing so may have helped George H.W. Bush’s 1992 reelection campaign. However, he did tailor monetary policy to support President Clinton’s 1993 budget, as well as the 1997 bipartisan budget deal. Greenspan’s handling of monetary policy was widely credited as responsible for the 1990s strong economy. As a result, the cult of the Federal Reserve chairman reached new heights under Greenspan. During Greenspan’s tenure…