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Nov 09 2022
Analysis
‘Red Wave’ Optimism Quickly Fizzles Among Republicans—Here's Why
Donald Trump Jr’s early evening prediction of a “bloodbath” at the midterm elections did not come to pass, with the race to control Congress still tight early Wednesday as Democrats defied expectations by pulling off victories in several battleground states, while a number of right-wing Republican candidates fizzled out.
Both chambers of Congress are still in play early Wednesday,
ForbesAug 17 2022
News
Suspended Florida prosecutor sues Gov. Ron DeSantis to get his job back
A Florida prosecutor is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for removing him from office.
The state attorney from Tampa, Andrew Warren, was ousted earlier this month by DeSantis. The Republican governor said he acted because of statements Warren had signed pledging not to prosecute people for violating abortion restrictions or a law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors.
Warren filed
NPR (Online News)Sep 18 2022
Analysis
Latino Voters, Once Solidly Democratic, Split Along Economic Lines
A few miles from the Las Vegas Strip, in a working-class neighborhood of one-story homes and scattered palm trees, Vania Oronoz is pushing her husband to give up his habit of voting for Democrats.
Mrs. Oronoz and many of her neighbors are shifting toward the Republican Party, a pattern that’s being replicated across the country. The move has been especially pronounced among working-
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 20 2022
News
Trump to hold rally in South Texas two days before early voting
Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Texas two days before early voting starts for the November election.
The rally will be Saturday in Robstown, outside Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast. Republicans are targeting districts in the area as they try to take over South Texas’ congressional seats.
The rally will start at 7 p.m. at the Richard M. Borchard Regional
The Texas TribuneNov 29 2022
News
Republicans Condemn Trump’s Fraternizing with Antisemites
The narrative of GOP silence in response to the appalling meeting was premature.
By Sunday night, the news that Donald Trump had dinner with notorious antisemites Kanye West and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago had developed into a story about how Republicans had failed to condemn the meeting.
The narrative seemed a bit premature. News of the dinner broke the night before Thanksgiving
National Review (News)Feb 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
Canada's Freedom Convoy Protests Spark State of Emergency
Protests in Canada against COVID-19 restrictions, led by a group of truckers called the Freedom Convoy, disturbed North America's economy this week while shining a light on government-enacted public health measures and prompting Canada's leader to declare a historic state of emergency. Protesters have blocked key US-Canada bridges and staged disruptive demonstrations in Canada's capital of
AllSides StaffJun 21 2022
News
Here's who's testifying at the fourth Jan. 6 committee hearing
The Jan. 6 committee's fourth public hearing will convene at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday for another day of testimony from key witnesses as the panel builds lays out their case for former President Trump's culpability in the attack on the Capitol.
Why it matters: Tuesday's hearing is expected to focus on Trump's attempts to pressure local elections officials in Georgia and other states into
AxiosSep 23 2022
News
Moscow-held regions of Ukraine in ‘sham’ vote to join Russia
Russia’s sham elections began in occupied Ukrainian territory Friday — long predicted “referendums” as to whether the pieces of sovereign Ukraine should be considered Moscow’s.
The votes — orchestrated by the Kremlin as Russia loses territory on the battlefield — are the first steps in an expected annexation of Ukrainian territory, and have widely been denounced as frauds by Kyiv and
New York Post (News)Aug 25 2022
Data
Support For Stricter Gun Laws—Including Among Republicans—Remains High, Poll Suggests
Some 71% of Americans—including about half of Republican voters—say they want stricter gun control laws, a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests, two months after President Joe Biden signed the most major gun control legislation in decades to stem a rising tide of mass shootings in 2022
ForbesOct 27 2022
News
Democrats in second-guessing mode after Fetterman-Oz Pennsylvania debate
Democrats are second-guessing the decision to put Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman on the debate stage after a stumbling performance that put the spotlight on his condition after a stroke while playing to Republican Mehmet Oz’s strengths.
The state lieutenant governor’s auditory processing problems resulting from the stroke proved to be a major part of the debate just two
The Hill