Postal workers in Carlsbad, Calif., in 2013 (Mike Blake/Reuters) The U.S. Postal Service warned 46 states and D.C. that with an expected avalanche of mail ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, it can’t guarantee that all ballots will be delivered in time to be counted in the November election. The Postal Service warned 40 states —

Kamala Harris speaks to reporters as Joe Biden looks on in Wilmington, Del., August 13, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Kyle Smith notes that when Kamala Harris was asked about benefits for illegal immigrants, she responded with, “Let me just be very clear about this. I am opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human

Kamala Harris speaks to reporters as Joe Biden looks on in Wilmington, Del., August 13, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Over at Politico, John Harris marvels at the “epic blandness” of the Joe Biden campaign, and observes, “a generic politician, wrapped in plain packaging, [up against Trump] offers the starkest contrast in modern presidential history.” Every now

Kamala Harris speaks to reporters during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., August 13, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Everyone’s buzzing about a Newsweek piece by John C. Eastman contending that Kamala Harris might not be a “natural-born citizen” — in which case she would not be eligible for the vice presidency — because her parents were not

One of most egregiously misleading things Kamala Harris said during her first speech as Joe Biden’s running mate was to compare the outbreak of Ebola to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It didn’t have to be this way,” Harris claimed. “Six years ago, in fact, we had a different health crisis. It was called Ebola. And we

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris at her first joint appearance with former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., August 12, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) It isn’t black voters Harris is meant to court. In 2020, the Republican Party has a bad reputation on race, not entirely undeserved, and the

Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris speaks at her first joint appearance with former Vice President Joe Biden after being named as his running mate at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., August 12, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) In her first press conference as Joe Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris told multiple lies. To

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris take the stage before the start of the second night of the second 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit, Mich., July 31, 2019. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) On the menu today: all about Kamala Harris — why her political instincts never quite lived up to the potential

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 Iowa Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake, Iowa, August 9, 2019. (Gage Skidmore) In May of 2019, Kamala Harris unequivocally told CNN’s Jake Tapper that she would make no distinction between American citizens and illegal immigrants on a broad array of measures. When Tapper referred to benefits for

Senator Kamala Harris is interviewed after the U.S. Democratic presidential candidates debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. (Christopher Aluka Berry/Reuters) Joe Biden has named his 2020 running mate: authoritarianism. American prosecutors wield awesome and terrible powers that lend themselves easily to abuse, and Senator Kamala Harris, formerly the

One year ago, ICE raided multiple chicken plants in Mississippi, arresting hundreds of illegal aliens. Dozens of them have been convicted of various federal crimes, such as identity theft and document fraud. But what about their employers? Simply arresting a bunch of illegals, and leaving it at that, is both … Read More

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Lancaster, Pa., June 25, 2020. (Mark Makela/Reuters) The Biden campaign has enlisted several allies of big tech companies as part of its policy planning initiatives, the New York Times reported on Monday. While the campaign is facing pressure from more progressive advisers to take a combative

Former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., July 28, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) In the Wall Street Journal, two leaders of political-advocacy group Democrats for Life have an article called “The Democrats Biden Doesn’t Want,” pointing out that, although they’re liberal, their pro-life views have caused the Democratic Party to

Then GOP nominee Donald Trump celebrates with his family as balloons fall at the conclusion of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2016. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Are this year’s political conventions still even “conventions,” with no delegates in attendance, no gathering of a crowd in an arena, no balloon drop or any of

A polling station in Brooklyn, New York, November 4, 2014 (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) China, Russia, and Iran are attempting to influence the U.S. general elections via propaganda and other means, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. While China and Iran are trying to sway the outcome against President Trump, Russia is attempting

Susan Rice speaks at a Center for American Progress conference in Washington, D.C., 2017. (Aaron Bernstein/Reuters) Ineptitude is the theme that runs throughout her diplomatic and national-security career. Joe Biden is reportedly considering Barack Obama’s former national-security adviser Susan Rice to be his running mate. National Review’s Jim Geraghty recently told us “20 Things You

At the close of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 2016 (Rick Wilking / Reuters) In Impromptus today, I have some thoughts on Joe Biden and race, Beverly Sills and philanthropy, and other issues. Wait, Beverly Sills and philanthropy? Yes, I talked to the great soprano about this one day, some years

President Donald takes the stage at at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., June 20, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) This week, aspiring senator Kris Kobach lost his primary in Kansas. Earlier this cycle, aspiring senator Roy Moore lost his primary in Alabama and Representative Steve King lost his primary in Iowa. At this hour, former sheriff

Sen. Lindsey Graham attends an event celebrating the anniversary of the White House’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity initiative at the State Department in Washington, D.C., February 12, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) A look at the latest polls. Republican fears of an electoral disaster for the Senate GOP are well-founded. They could narrowly lose control of

Amid all the current gloom, it was refreshing to read this in a New York Times interview with Michael Dell by David Gelles: The first eight years, we grew compounded 80 percent per year. The six years after that we grew about 60 percent per year. Any number you start with, if you put that

Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks about the Kansas voter ID law in Topeka, Kansas, May 12, 2016. (Dave Kaup/Reuters) Representative Roger Marshall (R., Kansas) claimed victory over the controversial former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the Republican Senate primary Tuesday night. Though Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) speaks at the scene of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minn., June 3, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Ilhan Omar, the Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Minnesota’s fifth congressional district has been described as a “rising star” of the progressive movement and as President Donald Trump’s “worst nightmare.” So she surely did not

Men walk at the site of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, August 4, 2020. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters) On the menu today: Unraveling the mystery behind yesterday’s devastating, jaw-dropping explosion in Beirut; reports suggest that Joe Biden’s vice presidential search isn’t going well — although one report suggests his list is down to two contenders; and yesterday’s

Supporters of President-elect Trump face off against protesters near Trump Tower in New York City, November 20, 2016. (Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters) Aversion to one-party rule is a valuable sentiment. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE E arly in 2016, the political scientists Christopher H. Achen and Larry M. Bartels published Democracy for Realists. There they argue that American elections

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during their presidential town hall debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., October 9, 2016. (Jim Young/Reuters) Jim Geraghty is right to question the sincerity of the chorus of left-leaning voices suddenly advocating or rationalizing the cancellation of this fall’s presidential debates.

President Donald Trump speaks while participating in an executive order signing event in Washington, D.C., August 3, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Trump on Monday claimed he has the authority to issue an executive order addressing the widespread use of mail-in ballots, which he has argued serves as a breeding ground for voter fraud and puts

Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer during his speech at a campaign rally in Topeka, Kan., October 6, 2018. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) Can Republicans really blow a Senate race in Kansas, a state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the upper chamber since 1932? Top Republicans and Democrats in Washington say the answer is yes. And

Then-U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks with the media after Security Council consultations at U.N. headquarters in New York in 2012. (Allison Joyce/Reuters) Being soft on African dictators, pondering the electoral implications of calling genocide genocide, and giving Richard Holbrooke the finger NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE O ne: In April 1994, Susan Rice was

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral of Congressman John Lewis at Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., July 30, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Pool/via Reuters) In his own words, changing the rules and ending debate leads to more fighting, bitterness, and gridlock. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I n April of 2005, Senator Barack Obama took to

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del., July 14, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) As John McCormack noted earlier this morning, several House Democrats are pushing a bill creatively titled the “Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020,” which they describe as the first legislative effort to repeal the Helms