If Christie dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, he could help Haley in a number of ways. He could support Haley publicly, endorsing her and speaking positively of her in interviews and campaign appearances. He could help her campaign financially, lending his aid to Haley’s fundraising efforts. Most importantly, he could use […]Read More

Washington Monthly founder Charles Peters died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. He was a long time journalist and political pundit who helped shape the country’s political discourse for more than five decades. Peters was born in shopping district in Washington D.C. on November 24, 1922. He went on to found […]Read More

OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence company created by Elon Musk and other tech luminaries with the goal of developing “friendly” AI to make life easier for everyone. OpenAI’s stated goal is to “advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity.” They champion an egalitarian approach to the technology, seen […]Read More

A Texas GOP official’s wife and three other people have been convicted after they participated in a months-long 2020 voter-fraud scheme involving illegal ballot harvesting. The four conspirators were found guilty by a jury in Tom Green County District Court in San Angelo. The conspirators – Larry Wade, Kayla Jean Williams, Christopher Duran-Gonzalez, and Denise […]Read More

Supporters of Representative Dean Phillips have begun launching advertisements aimed at criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden’s electability. The ads are airing on television channels in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, where Phillips is running for Congress. The ads take aim at Biden’s record, attacking his positions on China, trade, and the Iran nuclear […]Read More

It’s hard to say for sure whether President Trump’s improved image among some voters is due to approval or amnesia. Some voters may be willing to overlook some of Trump’s past behavior and policies simply because the alternative to him is not appealing to them. Other voters may approve of the policies he has implemented […]Read More

In recent years, Democrats in the United States have become less supportive of Israel than in years past. A Pew Research Center survey from 2018 showed that only 40% of Democrats sympathized more with Israel than the Palestinians, while 48% sympathized more with the Palestinians. This is a sharp contrast to the previous decades of […]Read More

In a recent speech to China’s National People’s Congress, President Xi Jinping suggested that the U.S. may receive more pandas in the future. “As promised, China often sends pandas to overseas partners to carry out diplomatic missions, and it will continue this tradition in the future,” he said. Since his election in 2013, President Xi […]Read More

On August 12, the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s Office announced that the state would hold a first-in-the-nation presidential primary on February 9, 2021, despite the Democratic National Committee’s efforts to delay the traditional start of the nominating process and cancel the New Hampshire primary. The move immediately drew rebukes from the DNC as well […]Read More