Politics

Economy key issue to GOP voters across states

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy is weighing heavily on voters' minds from north to south, even as Super Tuesday is showcasing vastly different slices of the Republican electorate, according to early exit polls conducted for The Associated Press in seven states. From more moderate Massachusetts and Vermont to more conservative states such as Oklahoma and Tennessee, the economy was the top issue....

American Scene: Financier Stanford convicted in $7 billion Ponzi fraud

HOUSTON — Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford, whose financial empire once spanned the Americas and made him fabulously wealthy, was convicted Tuesday of bilking his investors out of more than $7 billion through a Ponzi scheme he operated for 20 years.

A day after telling U.S. District Judge David ...

Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Voters at Super Tuesday precincts drew a composite sketch, of sorts, of the Republican candidate they'd most like to have to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. He'd possess Mitt Romney's economic cred, Rick Santorum's heartfelt conservatism and Newt Gingrich's intellect....

Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Voters at Super Tuesday precincts drew a composite sketch, of sorts, of the Republican candidate they'd most like to have to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. He'd possess Mitt Romney's economic cred, Rick Santorum's heartfelt conservatism and Newt Gingrich's intellect....

Not getting enough rest a problem for operators of planes, trains, trucks

The nation's pilots, truckers and train engineers are in need of some shut-eye. And not just one of those gulps of instant energy.

According to a major new study from the National Sleep Foundation, these transportation operators are sleepier than average American employees, and the lack of rest puts them ...

Fran Tarkenton: Football's Bounty Hunters Must Be Clipped

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
Payments for causing injury are unacceptable. Gregg Williams should never be seen in the NFL again.


Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
Bryan Appleyard on the problem with neo-atheism and Matt Ridley on the problem with wind energy.


Elaine Kamarck: Romney's Not to Blame for the GOP's Primary Slog

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
In 2008, 80% of the Republican delegates were chosen before March. This year, only 13% were.


The Stanford Disgrace

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
The financier is convicted but his lawyer still has a good gig.


Mr. Holder's Epiphany

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
The AG discovers the virtue of executive power in wartime.


Republicans Blow With the Wind

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
Another industry wants to keep its taxpayer subsidies.


Matthew Kaminski: Inside Vladimir Putin's Head

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
'Sometimes they find my mansions. But who can touch me now?'


Wendy Kopp: The Trouble With Humiliating Teachers

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
Making rankings public undermines the trust educators need to build collaborative teams.


Gingrich's ties to GA wins over many GOP voters

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An exit poll of voters in Tuesday's Georgia Republican presidential primary shows Newt Gingrich, who represented the state in Congress, is drawing strength from people saying the former speaker's ties to the state were important....

Paul urges supporters in Idaho to caucus for him

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Tuesday urged voters in Idaho to caucus for him on the promise of a smaller federal government, $1 trillion in federal spending cuts and an administration dedicated to liberty....

Ring leader of hackers becomes an informant

NEW YORK — A group of expert hackers who attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted computer vandals — turned against his comrades and secretly became an informant for the FBI months ago, authorities said Tuesday.

Five people, ...

Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Voters at Super Tuesday precincts drew a composite sketch, of sorts, of the Republican candidate they'd most like to have to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. He'd possess Mitt Romney's economic cred, Rick Santorum's heartfelt conservatism and Newt Gingrich's intellect....

Best of the Web Today: Fade to Darkness?

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
No, the Republican Party isn't doomed.


Super Tuesday voters assess pros and cons of field

AP - Politics - Sun, 2025-05-25 15:53
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Voters at Super Tuesday precincts drew a composite sketch, of sorts, of the Republican candidate they'd most like to have to challenge President Barack Obama in the fall. He'd possess Mitt Romney's economic cred, Rick Santorum's heartfelt conservatism and Newt Gingrich's intellect....
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