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May 20 2019
News
Trump scrambles to reverse Rust Belt slide
His campaign is moving to shore up his standing in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — where its own polling shows him trailing Joe Biden.
Donald Trump’s aides and allies are moving aggressively to shore up his support in three Rust Belt states that propelled him to the presidency — but where his own polling shows him in trouble heading into 2020.
Trump will travel to
Politico
Oct 25 2018
News
Second day of bombs target Democrats, critics of Trump
Authorities discovered suspicious packages sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and actor Robert de Niro on Thursday, a day after several high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump were targeted with similar devices.
Reuters
Mar 17 2020
Opinion
Congress needs to spend $1 trillion on coronavirus stimulus. Here's how they should do it.
The U.S. government did a lot of things wrong in the Great Recession of 2008. But one of the most consequential screw-ups, made when it really counted, was low-balling the stimulus. President Obama's economic advisors rapidly concluded it would take $1.8 trillion to plug the hole in the economy, but never pushed for that amount for fear of the politics. The stimulus that passed was less than
Jeff Spross
May 22 2020
Analysis
How The Obama Administration Weaponized Surveillance Laws To Target Trump
Federal surveillance laws put in place after Nixon were supposed to protect U.S. citizens. The Obama administration used them to spy on political opponents.
The drip-drip-drip of newly declassified documents related to the Trump-Russia investigation, together with recent reports that a classified leak against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn might not have come from an
The Federalist
Oct 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
Odd Couples: Colin Kaepernick + Nate Boyer
“I look forward to the day you’re inspired to once again stand during our national anthem. I’ll be standing right there next to you.”Note: This piece was originally created by The Village Square and published on respectandrebellion.com. It is republished here with permission.
Sometimes progress in navigating deep and emotional conflict is measured in small gestures toward
Respect + Rebellion
Apr 08 2020
News
Bernie Sanders’s Allies Aim to Keep Shaking Up Democratic Party
Supporters of Vermont senator acknowledge he is unlikely to win presidential nomination, but they say ‘he’s no longer just a lone voice’
Bernie Sanders’s allies, aware their preferred candidate is unlikely to win the Democratic nomination, are now aiming to cement his legacy as the politician who pushed the party to the left on health care, climate and more.
For now, they are
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jul 17 2020
News
Professor predicts Kanye West could tap into 'protest vote' if he follows through with White House bid
Rapper Kanye West could receive a sizable "protest vote" if he goes forward with his quixotic presidential campaign, University of Maryland African-American Studies Professor Jason Nichols told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Friday.
"I don't think there's any chance he's going to win but I think people need to understand the power of a protest vote," Nichols told host Lisa Boothe. "There are
Fox News Digital
Feb 18 2020
News
Democrats worried about Trump's growing strength
Senate Democrats are privately acknowledging that President Trump will be very tough to beat in November if the economy stays strong and he draws on the substantial advantages of running as an incumbent.
Publicly, Democratic lawmakers are putting on a brave face, but behind closed doors anxiety is mounting over the unraveling of former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House bid and the
The Hill
May 01 2020
News
Fifty global election veterans implore U.S. politicians to secure this year's vote
Fifty former foreign policy officials, politicians and experts at promoting democracy abroad have united behind a diplomatically worded but blunt warning: The coronavirus could rapidly incubate autocratic behavior that threatens the integrity of the presidential election.
In an open letter on Thursday, the bipartisan group urged President Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden and all
The Fulcrum
Nov 28 2020
News
Pennsylvania high court throws out challenge to mail-in ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Saturday rejected an election challenge spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, who argued that a law permitting no-excuse mail voting violated the state Constitution.
Kelly, along with several other Pennsylvania Republicans, sought to invalidate millions of mail-in votes, which could have ceded a key state won by President-Elect Joe Biden to President
NBC News (Online)