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Nov 06 2020
Analysis
Why Were the Polls So Wrong?
It’s not just shy Trump voters.
On Thursday’s episode of the Political Gabfest, the hosts discussed why polling failed so miserably in 2020. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.
David Plotz: Maine’s Susan Collins did not lead in a single poll in her Senate reelection race, and she won it pretty easily. Joe Biden was up by double digits in much
SlateJul 08 2021
News
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rise off pandemic lows
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits last week unexpectedly rose off the lowest levels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Data released Thursday by the Labor Department showed 373,000 Americans filed for first-time jobless benefits in the week ended July 3, up from an upwardly revised 371,000 filings the week prior. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv
Fox BusinessJul 08 2021
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‘Personnel is policy’: How progressives are shaping Biden administration
As Congress becomes gridlocked, both the left and right have increasingly looked to wield influence from within the executive branch.
In the first six months of the Biden administration, progressives have scored a series of landmark achievements – beyond what even they had expected.
They got Congress to approve $4 billion for Black farmers as part of the spring COVID-19 relief
Christian Science MonitorNov 22 2017
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Courts use Trump’s pontificating to rule against his policies
President Trump’s loose lips are becoming more than a political liability — they are increasingly popping up in federal judges’ decisions, providing courts with the ammunition they need to stop the president’s agenda, particularly on immigration.
Washington TimesOct 14 2020
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Faith, gender and abortion center stage at Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation
On the surface, American politics appears to be full of paradoxes. In 2016, many women — and especially white Christian women — voted for Donald Trump over the first woman nominated for U.S. president by a major party. Now, in 2020, confirmation hearings are occurring for a woman, nominated by Trump, who opposes a woman’s right to choose abortion. How might those women who voted for Trump feel
The HillMar 30 2018
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Veterans Groups Worry VA Chief’s Ouster Sets The Stage For Privatization
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire David Shulkin as secretary of veterans affairs has prompted concern from major veterans organizations that the Trump administration will ramp up efforts to privatize the VA’s sprawling health care system.
HuffPostJun 19 2020
Analysis
7 Times John Roberts Was A Leftist Hack
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Unelected leftist politicians in robes with lifetime tenure. Turns out, the Supreme Court is a joke, and the punchline is Chief Justice John Roberts.
Two high court decisions this week brought that reality into focus, when the George W. Bush-appointed chief sided with leftist justices to say sexual orientation is “sex,” and that the current commander in chief
The FederalistSep 24 2019
News
In UK Supreme Court ruling, a blow to faith in British institutions?
Brexit has become the lens through which all politics is viewed in the United Kingdom, for better or worse. And that may be threatening public confidence in the country’s democratic institutions.
When the United Kingdom’s highest court ended the suspension of Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday, its landmark ruling barely mentioned Brexit. Indeed, in a strictly judicial
Christian Science MonitorNov 18 2019
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Joe Biden Shies Away From Endorsing Federal Marijuana Legalization
2020 Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said he would not support marijuana legalization at the federal level Saturday, arguing that the jury is still out on whether substance is a “gateway drug.”
“The truth of the matter is, there’s not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug,” Biden said during a Las Vegas town hall
The FederalistSep 06 2018
News
Brett Kavanaugh Said Roe v. Wade Is Not ‘Settled Law’ In 2003 White House Email
Judge Brett Kavanaugh wrote an email in March 2003 questioning whether Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion rights decision, was “settled law of the land.” The email had been deemed confidential by Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans but was provided to The New York Times by an anonymous source.
HuffPost