"The American (people) are sick and tired of the Biden-Harris open border policies plus high cost of living crushing family budgets. A change in candidate doesn’t fool anyone," Sen. Grassley said.

Michelle Obama has never said she is interested in running for the seat. But in a January poll, when asked if they could wave a magic wand and pick their own candidate, a plurality of voters chose the former first lady over any other candidate. Harris finished a distance seventh.

Republicans are desperately hoping Biden will hang on. They were ecstatic when the president seemed to right the ship slightly during a press conference at the NATO Summit. Sources inside Trump World cheered the president’s passable performance last week. Why? Because they are now the ones confident in a 2024 rematch. They may be disappointed.

For over a half century the proponents of DEI and its intellectual precursors have fought from high ground, not from a moral position, but a tactical and strategic one secured by Marxist indoctrination that has pervaded nearly every corner of society. 

Biden painted his stubborn stand as critical to his larger defense of American democracy. “How can we stand for democracy in our nation if we ignore it in our own party? I cannot do that. I will not do that.” But some have questioned whether Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents truly did place their faith and trust in Biden as their nominee, or whether the choice was instead made for them.

Donald Trump’s bombastic style is identical to that of most of the people, developers and lawyers, who have paid my salary for the last 54 years. You might say I am used to it, and it bothers me not in the least. It comes with the territory.

The clean hydrogen industry has tremendous potential in Ohio. The Appalachian Clean Hydrogen Hub is anticipated to create more than 21,000 good-paying jobs in the region – including more than 18,000 in construction and more than 3,000 permanent jobs.

The Marine Corps’ current use of wargames is incomplete, faulty and commandeered by recent military leaders to justify their foregone decisions about how to structure the Corps.

The shorter school week, which first emerged in a few rural areas decades ago, is now expanding into suburbs and smaller cities. At least 2,100 schools in half the states have embraced the three-day weekend mostly as an incentive to hire and keep teachers, prompting cheers of support from instructors, unions, and many families.  

Senators learned that the Secret Service was aware of a “potential threat” 10 minutes before Trump took the stage in Pennsylvania but let him go out anyway. That revelation outraged many senators, including Blackburn, who told reporters she was “appalled to learn the Secret Service knew about a threat prior to President Trump walking on stage. I have no confidence in the leadership of Director Cheatle,” she added, “and believe it is in the best interest of our nation if she steps down from her position.”

EV's problems have been rampant. Insufficient and faulty charging stations, high price tags, range anxiety, and difficulty in cold climates are among the main concerns. Some of these problems will be ironed out in the coming years, but others appear almost insurmountable.

For too long, unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. have wielded too much influence. They’ve operated with little regard for what Congress intended. They often “reinterpreted” decades-old laws to expand their power. As a result, Congress’ role was weakened.

Until July 13, we heard lots of unkind comments about the participants in the presidential race. While slung at both sides, the invectives tossed at President Trump have seemed to be particularly bitter. President Biden and Vice President Harris have received their share, too, but these have not seemed quite so filled with rage.

Several sources within the Secret Service community told RealClearPolitics they are furious about the failures and blamed agency management, not the agents and counter snipers on the ground, all of whom they said performed admirably.

After a rush of idealistic volunteers from the West in the first year of the war, Ukraine now conducts psychological tests on all new candidates. The tests will indicate whether mercenaries will stay in Ukraine for the long term. Russia, on the hand, cynically exploits its recruits for transitory gain. So, will mercenaries win Putin’s war?