Kirk Bado

2 weeks ago | nationaljournal.com | Kirk Bado |Hannah Thacker |Cristina Maza

Arancha González Laya, Spain’s former minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union, and Cooperation, has also served as United Nations assistant secretary-general and as the executive director of the International Trade Centre, the joint trade-development agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.

1 month ago | nationaljournal.com | Kirk Bado |James Downs

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is in the hot seat after accidentally including the editor of The Atlantic in an unsecured national security group chat. Meanwhile, the race to replace Waltz in Congress is heating up a week before voters head to the polls. Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) is the clear favorite in the April 1 special election but teacher Josh Weil (D) has vastly outraised him.

1 month ago | nationaljournal.com | Kirk Bado

Four months after coming up short with his running mate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is ready for some Monday morning quarterbacking. “We shouldn’t have been playing this thing so safe,” the Minnesota governor told Politico. “In retrospect, I think there should have been talk about sending [stimulus checks], especially in the summer of ’23,” he told Vox’s Today, Explained podcast.

1 month ago | nationaljournal.com | Nicholas Anastacio |Nicholas Anastácio |Kirk Bado |Zac Weisz

President Trump’s campaign is once again soliciting donations from supporters and stockpiling cash, even though he won’t be on the ballot in 2026. As the Republican Party approaches its third midterm cycle with Trump—who doesn’t face another race or any major legal cases—as its de facto leader, the president has fewer reasons to hold onto his campaign money this time around.

2 months ago | kirkbado.substack.com | Kirk Bado

President Trump is enjoying a seemingly effective first month in office. His Cabinet nominations are sailing through confirmation; he’s signed more executive orders than any previous president in a similar period; and corporations are changing their DEI policies to mirror his preferences. He’s been most efficient at making good on his campaign promise to upend the White House’s relationship with the media ecosystem, as my colleagues Ledyard King and Philip Atheywrote.