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Jul 30 2020
News
People who use social media for news are less knowledgeable than other news consumers, study says
Americans who use social media for their news consumption are less likely to follow and understand news about the elections or the coronavirus, according to a new study from Pew Research Center’s American News Pathways project.
Researchers analyzed data from five different surveys conducted from October 2019 to June 2020, each with over 8,000 respondents. They studied the seven most
Poynter
Jul 23 2020
News
Half the country buying Trump's unfounded case against mail voting
There remains essentially no evidence for President Trump's constant claims that expanded voting by mail will allow the November election to be stolen from him. But a new poll shows his dark warnings are nonetheless resonating with the public.
Mail-in voting is vulnerable to significant levels of fraud, in the view of almost half of respondents to the latest ABC-Washington Post poll,
The Fulcrum
Sep 05 2020
Analysis
Why Pennsylvania is ground zero for mail-in voting debate
The phone is ringing nonstop in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County.
“Did the November election get delayed?”
“Can I still vote by mail?”
“Why did my wife, who died in 2011, get an application for an absentee ballot with her name and address already filled in?”
It’s the last category that drives county election director Forrest Lehman and his staff especially batty.
Christian Science Monitor
Aug 31 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Workers Rights
“Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers.” according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The first Labor Day began in 1882, when New York’s Central Labor Union marched in protest of unsafe working conditions. Another goal of their march was to honor the benefits they were given from the union. Approximately 10,000 workers marched from City
Clare Ashcraft
Nov 16 2018
News
Trump Picks Mar-A-Lago Member/Handbag Designer for Ambassador to South Africa
Lana Marks, despite speaking Afrikaans and Xhosa, may have some difficulty getting confirmed by the Senate.
Vanity Fair
Dec 09 2021
Opinion
'The crisis we face is real': Blinken on why Biden is convening a Summit for Democracy
Democracy is facing a moment of reckoning.
For 15 years, global freedom has declined, according to the human rights organization Freedom House. It’s happening in authoritarian countries, where rulers have restricted people’s freedoms, canceled and postponed elections, and cracked down on political opponents with increasing brutality – and in democratic countries, where mis- and
Antony Blinken
Nov 01 2020
News
What the surge in early voting can (and can’t) tell us
The 2020 election has seen an unprecedented wave of early voting. As of Sunday morning, more than 93 million Americans had voted — nearly double the 47 million total early votes cast in 2016.
In Texas, early voting totals, which include both in-person and mail-in ballots, have already exceeded the total number of votes in the state four years ago. Several other states, including the
Yahoo! The 360
Nov 09 2023
Headline Roundup
Joe Manchin Says He Won’t Seek Reelection, Fueling 2024 Speculation
Moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said he would not seek reelection in 2024 on Thursday, boosting Republicans’ chances of taking his Senate seat.
Senate Implications: Without Manchin, Republicans stand a strong chance of picking up a Senate seat from Democrats, boosting their chances for a post-2024 majority.
Manchin for Prez? Manchin, 76, said he would be “traveling the country
Politico
Forbes
Washington Examiner 
May 07 2017
News
Cruz: Medicaid Changes Could be 'First Meaningful Entitlement Reform' in Modern Times
Medicaid reform, if passed as part of comprehensive healthcare measures that are now in the hands of the Senate, could mark the "first meaningful entitlement reform in the modern decade," but if the Senate fails to approve Obamacare repeal and replace measures, that could be "catastrophic" Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday.
Newsmax (News)
Feb 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions
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The Supreme Court met at the end of last week on several matters, and made two key decisions. It voted to allow the Manhattan, N.Y. district attorney to pursue former President Donald Trump's tax returns, and it dismissed an appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans who were trying to disqualify 2020 presidential
AllSides Staff