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Have you heard about Tim Walz's folksiness? Surely you've noticed the "folksy demeanor" and "folksy manner" and "folksy appeal" and "folksy mannerisms" of this "folksy former soldier"? If you somehow missed it, the "folksy governor of Minnesota"

With some hard work, pluck, the right boyfriend and a bit of genetic luck, Kamala Harris has found her way onto the presidential ballot without having to secure a single primary vote. Don't tell me the American Dream is dead. Sure, Harris is a ...

As a Jewish parent whose daughter graduated from college in May, I witnessed firsthand the violent anti-Israel demonstrations and commencement cancellations that plagued campuses last academic year. While students are excited for their return this ...

Yes, Donald Trump took all seven battleground states and the electoral votes to go with them. This time he also won the popular vote, unlike in 2016. But let's put all that in perspective. Trump took Wisconsin by less than one point. He won Michigan ...

Both the right and the left are waging a war against books. The right is focusing on schools. According to a PEN America analysis, there were 4,349 instances of U.S. schools banning books in the second half of last year. Utah has banned books by ...

In 2019, I became the first African American to lead a federal financial regulatory agency when President Trump made me Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, the independent federal agency overseeing credit unions across the country.

LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania -- Tom McIlwain is sitting just outside the double doors leading to the country store at Pounds Farm, shaking off the chill and warming up with a cup of hot coffee. The 91-year-old has just finished herding the last batch of ...

Everyone these days -- on both sides of the political spectrum -- seems to want the feds to regulate internet access, prices and online content. They want the Federal Communications Commission to be the referee in terms of who gets connected to the ...

Voters handed control of the U.S. Senate to Republicans Tuesday, although the contests in several battleground states won by Donald Trump were still too close to call Wednesday morning. The Democrats' loss of control of the upper chamber wasn't ...

If the 2024 presidential contest proved anything, it's that the mass media no longer drive the national conversation. They can no longer stoke fear and outrage in average voters. They can no longer prop up terrible candidates. And, like him or not,