The dangers of Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip
The decision by House Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) to visit Taiwan was, as Thomas Friedman wrote earlier this week, “utterly reckless, dangerous and irresponsible.” Pelosi’s trip neither improved Taiwan’s security nor strengthened global democracy — in fact, it does the opposite. The trip raises fears of conflict in the region by needlessly provoking China, and it directly undermines the West’s goals in Ukraine by bringing Beijing and Moscow closer to
Read More2 in 3 in new poll say US economy getting worse
Almost 70 percent of Americans said in a new poll that they believe that the U.S. economy is getting worse. The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 69 percent of respondents said that they think the U.S. economy is getting worse, compared to 12 percent who said that it is getting better. Eighteen percent of those surveyed believe that the U.S. economy has remained the same. Thirty-four percent of respondents, meanwhile, said they approve of President B
Read MoreDeSantis disses ‘The View.’ Conservatives should follow his lead
The invitation was a kind one: An ABC News program reached out to a popular Florida governor, asking him to come on its signature panel show, “The View.” "I hope you’re having a good summer. I am reaching out to invite Gov. Ron DeSantis to be our special guest on THE VIEW next season, which starts Sept. 6," wrote supervising talent producer Todd Polkes recently. "We would be honored to have him join us in studio sometime in the Fall." A DeSantis appearance on “The View” undoubtedly would be one of the program's highest-rated segments of the year, if
Read More'Come on, Bernie': Democrats clash on Senate floor over Sanders proposal
Tensions simmered on the Senate floor early Sunday as members clashed during an overnight voting marathon over a proposal offered by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to restore the party’s expanded child tax credit. Sanders offered an amendment to revive the expanded credit, which lapsed late last year, as part of Democrats’ sprawling tax, health care and climate bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act. But the Vermont independent was the only one to support the revision, as it ultimately failed in a 1-97 vote. The vote came as the Senate hunkered down for an hours-long vote
Read MoreIs there nothing extreme about Doug Mastriano? Nothing at all?
“There’s nothing extreme about me,” says Doug Mastriano, state senator from Pennsylvania and Republican nominee for governor. This spring and summer, Mastriano has doubled down on beliefs and behavior that not long ago would have been deemed disqualifying for any major party candidate. And Pennsylvania’s most powerful and prominent Republican politicians are sticking with him — or continuing to stare at their shoelac
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