Ranked choice voting offers promise of unity but struggles to find bipartisan backing
A nationwide voting system critics say is too complex has struggled to get off the ground with bipartisan support but has been adopted in some state.
Mark Robinson should have chance to ‘defend himself’ from ‘unnerving’ allegations: Graham
Lindsey Graham believes Mark Robinson should have a chance to defend himself, but if the allegations are true, then he is "unfit to serve for office." ...
Trump urged to home in on swing states as some Republicans worry about 2024 chances
Some of former President Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill and on K Street are privately expressing concerns that he's made some recent strategic errors that are resulting in a tighter race than ...
Names swirl for Trump second Cabinet as transition team meets White House
Polls suggest the 2024 election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is within the margin of error. But that has not stopped the Beltway from playing one of politicos ...
Social Security update: Third round of September payments worth $4,873 go out in three days
The third round of September’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at the maximum age of 70, will go out to the third group of retirees in three days ...
Israel denounces Al Jazeera as ‘mouthpiece of Hamas,’ raids offices in West Bank
The raid came as part of an April law that allows Israeli security forces to shut down any foreign media deemed a security threat.
Next president will face the challenge of rising healthcare costs
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, the rival campaigns have promised to “lower costs” on healthcare for people living in the United States. Unfortunately, whether the winner after Nov. 5 is ...
Red state bans on transgender procedures for minors lead Supreme Court’s next term
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments soon in the first major case involving transgender medical treatments for minors.
Fairfax County Public Schools are provably declining, and more money isn’t helping
What Fairfax County Public Schools needs is an external audit forcing it to cut its costs and focus on the core mission and purpose of public education: to educate our children in the fundamentals in ...
Former Republican governor of Washington, Dan Evans dies at 98
Prior to his death, Dan Evans was the oldest living senator, the only one born in the 1920s, and the second-oldest living governor.
Emhoff brings ‘wife guy’ energy to role as a top Harris surrogate
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is throwing himself into a new job, serving as a top surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris's 2024 White House campaign.
Social Security update: October direct payment worth $943 goes out in nine days
October’s Supplemental Security Income payment, worth up to $943, will go out to millions of beneficiaries in nine days. The October SSI payments are scheduled to be distributed on Oct. 1. These ...