Save for the facial hair, it would have been hard to tell Derrick Anderson and Cameron Hamilton apart. Sitting side by side at a candidate forum here earlier this month, the front-runners in one of Virginia’s most competitive GOP primaries both highlighted their time serving in elite military units and then in the federal government. Both pledged to go hard ...
Donald Trump narrowed President Biden’s fundraising advantage in April, raising more cash in collaboration with the Republican National Committee than his Democratic rivals. But Biden and the Democratic National Committee still have a strong cash advantage at a moment when key battleground state polls show Biden trailing Trump. The Trump campaign and RNC reported that they jointly raised $76 million ...
After a spurt of optimism, Americans are feeling a little more glum about the economy — again. Consumer sentiment, a gauge of Americans’ economic perceptions, is at a six-month low, according to a closely watched index by the University of Michigan. The measure notched its biggest drop since 2021, reflecting the persistent tug of inflation on household budgets and fueling ...
LAS VEGAS — For nearly two decades, Nevada was one of the most promising opportunities for Democrats on the battleground map — an epicenter of labor power with a youthful, highly diverse population that held many of the elements of a winning Democratic coalition. But at a time of deep frustration about housing costs, inflation and gas prices, recent polls ...
NEW YORK — It’s almost time for the judge to instruct the jury. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan is approaching a critical juncture in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, one that has tripped up more than a few judges over the years and provided an avenue for defendants to successfully appeal a conviction: the jury charge. This ...
NEW YORK — You pack for a day at Donald Trump’s trial like you’re going on a long hike to nowhere. Water, food, binoculars, laptop, mobile wireless and a big, big battery — you need all of that for an 11-hour journey in which you are mostly just … sitting and typing. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
The Washington Post featured the top federal workplaces last week in a special section that highlighted the government’s highest-ranking agencies among employees. Spotlighting the top organizations in the “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” report for 2023 was great positive reinforcement for agency leaders doing well and instructive for the dawdlers. This post appeared first on The Washington ...
The 2024 presidential election has turned into a crash course in gerontology. On Election Day, former president Donald Trump will be 78 years old, and President Biden will be a couple weeks shy of 82. Never have two people of such advanced age been the nominees of the major political parties, nor has there been a campaign so rife with ...
Certain Democrats trying to cope with President Biden’s continually underwhelming 2024 poll numbers share an article of faith: the ceiling theory. All Biden needs to do is rally allies who are unenthusiastic about him — particularly young, Black and Hispanic voters — against Donald Trump. The former president’s ceiling, after all, has proved to be low; he didn’t crack 47 ...
After more than a year and a half, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to fly another space tourism mission as early as Sunday, the first since the company suffered an engine failure on a flight that ended with the capsule’s emergency escape system blasting it away from the rocket booster, which crashed in the West Texas desert. This post ...