By Robert Romano Among persons who voted in 2024, Republicans have pulled ahead of Democrats in the generic Congressional ballot, according to the latest poll from Emerson College taken Aug. 25 to Aug. 26 , 46.4 percent to 44.9 percent with 8.6 percent undecided. That is a point of improvement for Republicans and a point backward for Democrats compared to the […]

By Manzanita Miller Democrat favorability has plunged among swing voters since 2017, the year before the 2018 midterm election cycle when Democrats won a net gain of 41 seats in the House of Representatives, taking back control of the House for the first time in eight years. […]

By Robert Romano “The federal surge has had a significant increase on crime in Washington DC. and we greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance … what MPD has been able to do… in this city.” That was Washington, D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser on Aug. 28 praising, of all things, President Donald Trump’s activation […]

By Manzanita Miller A comprehensive New York Times report is sounding the alarm bells for Democrats ahead of important gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, and the 2026 midterm elections next year.   The report , conducted by Shane Goldmacher, a political correspondent covering the Democratic Party […]

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump raised many eyebrows with his recent deal with Intel to accept on behalf of the U.S. a 10 percent equity stake in Intel, the publicly traded chip maker worth $108 billion. According to an Aug. 22 statement by Intel , the investment was worth about $8.9 billion and was […]

By Robert Romano The Republican Party continues leading favorability over Democrats in the latest average of national polls in 2025, 41.7 percent to Democrats’ 34.1 percent , while both have relatively high unfavorables at 53.4 percent for the GOP and 59.4 percent for Democrats. In the meantime, Democrats still lead the 2026 generic Congressional ballot , […]

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By Manzanita Miller As inflation slows and Americans begin to reap the benefits of President Donald Trump’s America First approach to creating jobs for native-born workers, voters are rallying behind the president’s approach.   A new survey shows a majority of voters, including a majority of Hispanics, […]

By Robert Romano One provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expanded the use of Pell Grants for trade schools with short term certificates — between 150 and 599 clock hours at a minimum of eight weeks — that could help pay for trade school certifications […]

By Manzanita Miller The constitutionally dubious practice of states using race as a variable to redraw congressional districts, which largely shifts power to Democrats in the House of Representatives, is being called into question before the Supreme Court in a Louisiana case that could set a strong […]