APP president Frank Cannon and communications director Paul Dupont write in an op-ed for The Hill: Another midterm election has come and gone, with no shortage of intriguing storylines. For opponents of President Trump, the much-touted “blue wave” did come to pass – sort of – with Democrats gaining a slight majority in the House that … Read more
From APP president Frank Cannon’s op-ed in The Hill: It’s now official: with the successful confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has become the most consequential political figure of this decade. He has reached total cult hero status among conservatives. Moreover, his conference has never respected him more, and his president … Read more
From APP president Frank Cannon’s op-ed in The Hill: Thursday’s appearance by Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a watershed moment for contemporary American politics. But while many stories will, understandably, focus on the continuing escalation of political polarization and tribalism which the nationally televised hearing made painfully visible, there is another, perhaps … Read more
From The New York Times‘ Jeremy W. Peters and Elizabeth Dias: Worried their chance to cement a conservative majority on the Supreme Court could slip away, a growing number of evangelical and anti-abortion leaders are expressing frustration that Senate Republicans and the White House are not protecting Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh more forcefully from a sexual … Read more
From The New York Times‘ Elizabeth Dais and Jeremy W. Peters: Early Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement, scores of conservative leaders and grass-roots strategists dialed into a conference call to gear up for their most significant Supreme Court nomination battle in decades. For years, conservatives had been … Read more
From APP president Frank Cannon’s op-ed in The Hill: In my lifetime, I’ve never seen a politician place a more consequential wager (and win) than the one Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did in 2016. After Justice Antonin Scalia passed away that February, President Obama swiftly nominated Merrick Garland to take his place on the … Read more