U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and his number three deputy, U.S. House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming are both members of the Republican Party, but they are in two different places. Both have the same problem of dealing with former president Donald Trump and his…

Writer’s note: this was first published by the author in the Baltimore Sun on September 15, 2020. The original article is here: https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0916-black-republican-20200915-655dnnopazb2zfbu37zxm5oipy-story.html I’m a 45-year-old African American man, and, for most of my life, I’ve been a registered Republican. Like millions of Americans right now, I am struggling to…

With the end of the recent government shutdown, there’s an emerging consensus on Capitol Hill about ending them. Several Senators have introduced legislation looking to end the practice, ranging from creating Automatic Continuing Resolutions (ACR’s) to using these resolutions to automatically cut spending by one percent if no agreement on…

2016 was a watershed year in American Politics. The election featured two candidates using fundamentally different approaches to political electioneering and communications. The differences were stark, and have ramifications for the country going forward. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ran what many would characterize as a traditional campaign-lots of…