Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr.: The House GOP is managing to be both high-risk and low-energy.
Political energy is hard to define but easy to recognize. Attentive citizens can usually tell which side is rising, dominating the public discussion and laying ownership to the future. Such dynamism can wear out quickly, but it’s unmistakable when it appears.Since Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980, conservatives have been better than liberals at claiming that kind of momentum, even though Republicans have won the popular vote in presidential elections only once in the past three decades.
For starters, the coalition on which it rests is old. Voters younger than 40 overwhelmingly back the Democrats; Republicans are strongest among Americans 65 and older. Back in Reagan’s day, young Americans were drawn to conservatism. Not anymore. The threat not to raise the debt ceiling — rendered more urgent by Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen’sthat the administration would begin taking “extraordinary measures” this Thursday to keep the government from breaching the limit — is a throwback to the 2011 tea party Congress.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opinion: Democratic Senate, Joe Biden will stop GOP House overreachNew House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and company passed this bill in the guise of protecting the middle class from a “weaponized” IRS.
Read more »
White House slams House GOP's 'hypocritical' investigations into Biden's retention of classified recordsEXCLUSIVE: The White House on Monday blasted House Republicans for launching “hypocritical” investigations into President Biden’s improper retention of classified records.
Read more »
House GOP Seeks Biden Residence Visitor Logs as Classified-Document Saga ContinuesWith the discovery of new classified documents at President Biden’s home, Republicans want to know who visited
Read more »
House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs caseWASHINGTON (AP) — Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden's home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.
Read more »
House GOP seizes on Biden docs as new attack lineThe classified documents found at President Biden's former office and his Delaware home have provided fresh fodder for Republicans who have vowed to unleash a torrent of investigations into the president.
Read more »
George Santos scandal: Goldman, Torres urge GOP House leadership to ‘cooperate’ with investigations | amNewYorkCongress Members Dan Goldman and Ritchie Torres, both frequent George Santos critics, sent a letter demanding that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA) and his colleagues cooperate with current investigations into the lying lawmaker.
Read more »