Five Big Political Questions for 2024

The political stakes couldn’t be higher in the coming year, with both the presidency and control of Congress up in the air. And the courts will be...

24.12.2023 10

Jonathan Bernstein

Year-End Grade for the 118th Congress: Barely Passing

Let’s start with the good news about the first session of the 118th Congress. Lawmakers successfully avoided — or postponed — any major...

22.12.2023 9

Jonathan Bernstein

House Republicans’ Impeachment Push Is Pure Theater

The House Republicans’ vote this week to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is pointless and totally symbolic — a...

15.12.2023 4

Jonathan Bernstein

Will Third-Party Candidates Hurt Biden or Trump? It’s Too Soon to Guess

With former Republican Representative Liz Cheney’s comments that she’s considering an independent bid for president against Donald Trump, experts...

10.12.2023 6

Jonathan Bernstein

Republicans Would Rather Seek Ransom Than Compromise on Ukraine

We finally have the definitive quote of the current 118th Congress and it’s from Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn. It’s about the continuing...

06.12.2023 5

Jonathan Bernstein

What Congress Can Learn From George Santos

The George Santos fiasco is finally at an end, at least in Congress, with the US House of Representatives — including 105 of his Republican...

02.12.2023 6

Jonathan Bernstein

A Special Commission Won’t Fix the Federal Budget Deficit

We’re about to hear a whole lot about fiscal commissions — special panels created to reach consensus on plans to lower the federal budget deficit....

30.11.2023 2

Jonathan Bernstein

Polls Showing Biden Trailing Trump Don’t Mean Much Yet

With many Democrats freaking out about polling that shows President Joe Biden trailing or at best even with former President Donald Trump, it’s...

21.11.2023 7

Jonathan Bernstein

Tuberville Military Stunt Taints the Entire Senate

Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has been reckless in his eight-months-and-counting blocking of military promotions, but no one comes out of this...

16.11.2023 1

Jonathan Bernstein

The Biden Campaign Needs to Pivot to Marijuana

As President Joe Biden looks to boost his reelection campaign and lousy poll numbers, there’s one policy position that is popular with voters, could...

14.11.2023 2

Jonathan Bernstein

Democrats Can’t Blame Joe Manchin Anymore

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection means the end of years of liberal Democrats blaming him for nearly...

11.11.2023 10

Jonathan Bernstein

Mike Johnson Will Need a Lot of On-the-Job Training

Before asking whether new House Speaker Mike Johnson is up to the task ahead of him, it’s worth detailing just how challenging that task is....

26.10.2023 1

Jonathan Bernstein

Biden’s Political Skills Are Helping Him Get This Crisis Right

It’s early, but the Israel-Hamas war is already demonstrating what presidents can bring to foreign policy crises — and why Joe Biden is well...

25.10.2023 1

Jonathan Bernstein

House Republicans Are Still a Mess But at Least Jordan Won’t Be Speaker

If there’s one positive note in the tortuous, days-long and still unresolved battle over who will be the next House speaker, it’s that it won’t...

22.10.2023 7