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DC politics has gone mad. Americans are now treated to a 24/7 freak show of government dysfunction, charges and countercharges, midnight tweets, and a myriad of other forms of dystopian political theatre. Politics has become toxic. The professional pundits and their assembled panelists profess their disgust at the toxicity — and then gleefully throw another log on the fire. Is there any way for the American people to intervene? Across the country, in inner cities, suburbs, and in rural area

We should have known this hysteria would come after election night. All one needs to do is look at the District of Columbia voting results to understand that President's Trump's campaign promise to Drain The Swamp would rouse every sordid creature from the depths of D.C.. The backbone of the Russian hysteria story has been built exclusively on two sources, both of which have been debunked and characterized as false. The substance of this hysteria has been parroted by the mainstream media (MSM

In January 2017, the Seattle minimum wage hike increased the city's minimum wage from $13 an hour to $15 for employees of large companies, the second such increase in less than a year. It pushed Seattle to having the highest-in-the-country minimum wage. A comprehensive new study using the most sophisticated methods and detailed data of any study ever has found that the minimum wage increase has had a significant unintended consequence: a steep decline in employment for low-wage workers, and few

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ShxMHnQyn8 Salman, often referred to as ‘MBS’, has leapfrogged the king’s nephew Mohammed bin Nayef June 21, 2017 Conor Gaffey Posted with permission from Newsweek King Salman, the 81-year-old ruler of Saudi Arabia, elevated his son, Mohammed bin Salman, to the role of crown prince on Wednesday, meaning that the 31-year-old is now the next in line to the Saudi throne. Salman, often referred to by his initials ‘MBS’, has leapfrogged the king’s nephew Mohamme

The federal government approval rating is currently lower than any other sector in the United States. A recent survey by Gallup shows that only 28 percent of Americans have a positive overall view of the U.S. federal government, while 55 percent hold an unfavorable opinion of the federal government. That was the lowest rating for any business or industry sector tested in Gallup's survey, which asked respondents: "For each of the following business sectors in the United States, please say wheth

More than $50 million was spent on Georgia's Sixth Congressional District special election. For Democrats, a win would have been a sign that the Trump resistance is translating into tangible electoral gains. For Republicans, it is a sign that despite the harsh media rhetoric towards the President and their party, they continue to win congressional seats. The timing of Karen Handel's win could also impact the national conversation over health care, as Senate Republicans are about to roll out t

T.J. O’Hara, IVN’s podcast host, is joined by Tim Canova. Last year Tim Canova ran against then-DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in South Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. The two discuss how he was inspired to run and the race against Wasserman Schultz. They look at the class action lawsuit filed in Florida against Wasserman Schultz, and the numerous faux pas she’s made that have alienated a myriad of voters. Tim Canova announced on the evening of Thursday, June 15, that he intends to

There is one message that voters are getting in Georgia's 6th Congressional District (and elections across the country): Be angry. Reports ahead of Tuesday's election show a 150 percent increase in early voter turnout. That is impressive, but many are attributing this turnout to people coming out in anger. It is anger at Donald Trump or anger at outside Democrats trying to influence the election. Either way, this election has been about tapping into people's fury and even exacerbating it. Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsvVgf63Op4 Video Credit: New York Times Today’s horrific events in Washington D.C., crystalize just how sick the swamp has become. The divisive rhetoric from our media, both social and over-the-air is infiltrating other areas of society. A comedian beheads the president, an off-broadway play depicts a scene where he is fatally stabbed. Violence begets more violence. And the President isn’t helping matters either. His use of twitter, poking fun at the media an

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvF1oahBnvs Video: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) describes attack, ABC News A shooter -- identified as 66-year-old James T. Hodgkins -- armed with a rifle shot as many as 50 bullets into a crowd of U.S. Congress members and their staff on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia Wednesday morning. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others were shot and wounded in the attack as the Republican congressional baseball team held its early-morning practice. Tw