In the new WaPo/ABC poll released at midnight, here's what's most striking: "...Trump and Biden are dead even, 49-49 percent, in households that include a veteran or active duty member of the military; these generally are thought to be... pro-GOP group."
Y'all, I love the fire, but seriously, a Democratic presidential candidate breaking even in military households? Do you under the GOP is shitting its pantaloons reading that? 😂😂😂
Biden winning the military vote would be more impressive than him winning Texas. I'm not kidding one bit. That he's breaking even here is SO BAD for Trump.
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The criticism over Zelenskyy not wearing a suit is not only foolish but more importantly: completely fails to understand why he doesn't. Of course the man own suits. That's not the point.
His clothes are intentional symbolism. A country and its leader under immediate and existential threats from a tyrannical force have no time for suits and neckties.
Notice, too, that he's not wearing a formal uniform.
He has no visible rank or medals or nametapes. He has no commander’s cap or mirror-shined shoes. He has no epaulets or brass buttons or starched creases. He isn’t even wearing patches.
If land-based nuclear weapons are launched at the United States, even in a best case scenario (ha), the odds are pretty good you're not gonna know about it until the moment the bomb detonates in your area.
It's estimated that it would take 26 minutes, 40 seconds for an ICBM to travel from Russia to mainland U.S.
The estimate from North Korea to the U.S. is 33 minutes.
So, you're thinking: well, hey, that means I'll at least have a head start, right?
The state funeral for James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., the 39th President of the United States, was as well attended by dignitaries as one might expect — or hope.
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Among the hundreds in attendance at the Washington National Cathedral were Presidents Biden, Obama, Bush, and Clinton; Vice Presidents Harris, Pence, Gore, and Quayle; Secretaries of State Clinton and Kerry; first and second spouses...
...Chief Justice Roberts and Associate Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson; current and former heads of government from Canada, Colombia, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom; Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh...
Yesterday, just before noon, The Washington Post, through CEO William Lewis, announced it would not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
It was shocking for two immediate reasons.
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The most grave—and, frankly, terrifying—reason is that the United States is obviously at threat of sliding into a horrific dictatorship from which it’s difficult to see how we’d ever recover.
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have made it abundantly clear that they aspire to devolve our nation into the world’s most powerful authoritarian regime. One need look no further than the chilling plans outlined in Project 2025.
I’m writing this after traveling back from the future, specifically Nov. 12th.
It’s a long story, but I know a lady who knows a lady who has a friend with a DeLorean souped up with an off-market flux capacitor and the trip got made.
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Anyway, we don’t have much time, so I’ll cut to the chase.
I got some good news and some bad news and some more good news.
Here’s the first good bit: Election Night went mostly okay, though not without a lot of stress.
By 1am on the East Coast, it was basically clear that Vice President Harris and Governor Walz were going to win the bulk of the swing states, all of them by pretty small margins.
I'd love to be wrong on this because any other answer would imply a straightforward fix, but I'm pretty damn sure the "Democrats aren't reaching young men" critique is never backed up with suggestions because the critic knows it isn't about messaging. It's about misogyny.
Sometimes, I'll see other answers offered that don't make any sense.
"Well, young men are worried about student loans."
VP Harris has talked about student loans, and Pres. has forgiven the loans of 5 million people. Also: how is this strictly about young men?
"I mean, maybe not student loans. It's about upward mobility. Young men need a future."
VP Harris laid out an expansive economic vision for all working class families. How are young men affected disproportionately? How is this strictly a young men's issue?