David Rutz is managing editor of the Washington Free Beacon. He was previously a sports reporter for two years in Atlanta and has done freelance sports reporting for the Washington Post. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and lives in Arlington, Va. His Twitter handle is @DavidRutz.
Native Americans and progressives are fuming at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) over releasing a DNA test showing she could have distant Cherokee ancestry, with many arguing she had done harm to indigenous peoples by blurring the lines around Native identity.
Former President Barack Obama filmed a video for the progressive media company Attn: in which he chides progressives over their excuses for not voting.
I listened to a remarkable bit of self-parody on National Public Radio on Tuesday: a moderator, a pair of experts and some very earnest listeners trying to figure out how to most politely tell climate change skeptics they are dangerous idiots.
Former Vice President Joe Biden said at an event in Michigan on Tuesday that age was a “totally legitimate” issue to raise for presidential candidates.
Former Obama administration official Julian Castro said he is “likely” to make a 2020 White House run, potentially adding another name to what will be a crowded field of candidates.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D., Mass.) release of a DNA test showing “strong evidence” she had Native American ancestry was met with skepticism and criticism from some Democrats and members of the media on Monday, due to its timing just weeks ahead of the November midterms.
