Four years and 25 days. Twenty days. There's a huge difference between those two numbers. The first number -- 1,486 days altogether -- is the length of time since Russian troops crossed the Ukraine border on Feb. 22, 2022, and headed for Kyiv. The second number -- just 20 days -- is the number of days since U.S. and Israeli forces on Feb. 28 began bombing strategic targets in Iran.
— We are making six gubernatorial race rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats.
— The most notable ones come in Arizona, Georgia, and Ohio, while the others are blue state governorships in Minnesota, New York, and Rhode Island moving to Safe Democratic.
— Despite these changes, Republicans may still be better-positioned to maintain an overall advantage in governorships held, and thus defy the usual trend of gubernatorial losses for the president’s party in midterms.
Do you eat steak? You're killing the planet! So say climate activists.
Early this year, we learned that Elon Musk may become the first trillionaire in world history.
Next time your flight's delayed or canceled, or you're stuck in an endless TSA line, thank a congressional Democrat.
As Donald Trump's Republicans look askance as he launches what looks to some like another long-term war in the Middle East, and as the anti-Trump Democrats hold up Homeland Security funding in what looks to some like prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens, one is tempted to ask, what's going on with America's political parties?
— In Texas, Rep. Wesley Hunt’s (R, TX-38) presence in the GOP Senate primary likely hurt Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) on balance.
— However, Hunt’s performance was not distinctively strong anywhere in the state, as he even came in third place in the district he represents.
— Overall, Democrats outvoted Republicans in Texas by 3 points, making 2026 the first midterm cycle since 2002 where Democrats cast more ballots in Texas.
— In North Carolina, Democrats outvoted Republicans by an even larger 57%-43%, even as they have fallen behind both Unaffiliateds and Republicans in their share of the state’s overall voter registration.
Why are young Americans turning toward socialism? A recent survey from Rasmussen Reports reveals a striking generational divide: younger Americans are far more likely than older voters to view socialism favorably.
Given the energy disruptions in the Middle East and the topsy-turvy fluctuation in the price of crude oil in recent weeks, here are a few facts about the energy scene.
President Donald Trump has shown Cuba's communist rulers two ways their reign over the island can end: the Maduro way or the Khamenei way.
History doesn't always repeat itself, or even rhyme. People sometimes learn from experience, their own or others'.
Last year, California wildfires destroyed 13,000 homes.
Should the revenues made by big-time college athletics be "shared" by all the schools? Do we want "revenue-sharing" socialism to come to college football and basketball? Many in Congress are answering yes to that question.
When a 41-year-old mother is murdered at a bus stop, who bothers to protest?
— The primary season begins Tuesday night, and several sitting House members are facing credible primary opposition.
— Typically, only a handful of House incumbents lose renomination in a given year.
— In the postwar era, only about an average of 6.5 incumbents have lost renomination each cycle, and the renomination rate for House incumbents who seek another term is greater than 98%.
— However, that also means that it would not take many incumbent losses for 2026 to rank as a big year, historically, for incumbent primary defeats.
So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump's policies agreeable but worry about his overreach on policy and personnel.
— In 41 of the 50 states, every statewide executive office is held by the same party—a striking indicator of the scope of political polarization today. In another six states, one side has a clear edge.
— This leaves only three states that have a relatively balanced mix of Republican and Democratic statewide officeholders: Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina.
— Overall, the stronger party’s dominance has grown in recent years. In March 2020, the last time we conducted this analysis, 16 states had at least some degree of bipartisanship in their ranks of statewide executive offices, which is almost twice today’s level.
During his State of the Union, President Donald Trump declared himself wonderful.
Gavin Newsom won't be the Democrats' 2028 presidential nominee unless he wins a significant share of the African American vote.
