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Aug 26 2020
Opinion
It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President
It's been a brutal year for Americans.
The relentless spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made this a year like none other.
NPR wanted to know how these cataclysmic, consequential events have affected American families and how those experiences might shape their political choices in the upcoming presidential election.
NPR (Online News)Mar 29 2021
Analysis
The COVID Dead-Enders
They say the restrictions never should end. But hey, we’re getting good at lockdowns.
There’s been a strange additive quality to the COVID-19 pandemic. First, health experts said not to wear masks. Then, they told you to wear masks whenever you were indoors and couldn’t socially distance. Then, most states issued guidance approved by their own health departments that required you to
National Review (News)Feb 23 2021
Opinion
The Media’s Coverage Of Ron DeSantis Shows They Fear Him In 2024
The latest media outrage campaign directed at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) stems from his decision to prioritize seniors when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccine. There are obviously practical reasons for this, since the elderly are most vulnerable to the coronavirus, yet the media has portrayed this as a political scandal. It’s obvious why: One, the media has made DeSantis the villain
The Daily WireJan 16 2021
Opinion
Republicans call for unity but won’t acknowledge Biden won fairly
The call for unity came from one of President Trump’s most loyal supporters in Congress, nearly a week after a pro-Trump mob rampaged the U.S. Capitol in a riot that left five people dead.
“What happened at the Capitol on January 6 was as wrong as wrong can be,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) told colleagues during a virtual committee meeting about Democrats’ demands that Trump be removed
Washington PostJan 21 2019
News
Kamala Harris officially enters 2020 US presidential race
Democratic senator portrays herself as a fighter for justice and equality as she enters crowded field of candidates vying to take on Trump in 2020 election.
The GuardianAug 03 2020
News
Senate GOP divided over whether they'd fill Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Republicans are conflicted about what to do if a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant during the remainder of President Trump's first term, a possibility that has come more into focus in recent weeks in light of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health problems.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has made clear that he intends to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, despite
The HillFeb 11 2020
News
Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary
Democrats are going to try again.
After the Iowa results meltdown, New Hampshire takes center stage Tuesday night. This election is run by the secretary of state's office and not the state party. It's also a more-straightforward primary (with a couple kinks we explain below) rather than a complicated, math-heavy caucus.
There is lots at stake, as New Hampshire has served to
NPR (Online News)Mar 29 2021
News
Democrats Face Gun Legislation Dilemma as Support for House Background Check Bill Breaks Down
Senate Democrats punted on taking up House gun-control bills on Friday, acknowledging that the restrictions put forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) were "dead on arrival," according to senior Senate aides.
Facing pressure from gun-control activists and Democratic elected officials alike, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) told colleagues on Thursday he would
Washington Free BeaconJun 22 2021
News
Early voting, redistricting: What's in the Democrats' voting rights bill going up for a vote in the Senate?
Democrats in the Senate are trying this week to convince their Republican colleagues that updated voting rights legislation is necessary, but the bill they are bringing forward is unlikely to pass.
The For the People Act, which passed in the House largely along party lines in March, is unlikely to pass the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in the evenly divided Senate.
USA TODAYJan 15 2021
News
National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy
The National Rifle Association said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy and is moving to Texas, where the organization says it has 400,000 members. The NRA is currently based out of New York, where state Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit alleging financial crimes by its top officials and seeking to disband the organization.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection stops all
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