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Feb 05 2021
Analysis
Don’t Quit on the GOP
The Republican Party is the only plausible electoral vehicle for right-of-center politics, and it is worth fighting over.
After losing a national election, it’s natural that a political party goes through a period of soul-searching and internal turmoil.
The Republican Party, though, has taken it to another level.
President Donald Trump brought most of the GOP along for the
Rich LowryJan 14 2021
News
NOAA Scientists Say 2020 Was 2nd Hottest Year Ever
A year forever defined by COVID-19 and a controversial U.S. presidential election has added another item to its resume — second-hottest year on record.
According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists, 2020 nearly surpassed 2016 as the hottest year ever recorded.
Last year was the second straight in which the Earth experienced near-record heat, providing
Newsmax (News)Mar 28 2015
News
Wiggly words on immigration policy from 2016 GOP contenders
Thanks to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, it's becoming even clearer that immigration is the banana peel of 2016 Republican presidential politics.
Just ask Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
He stepped up as a Senate leader on immigration only to slip and fall in a tea party ruckus over the issue. In a moment of candor, Rubio remembered the months of trying to get back up as "a real trial
TownhallJan 21 2020
News
VA Bill Is Latest Effort by Democrats to 'Kill' Electoral College, Taking Away Voice of Rural Americans
A proposed bill in Virginia is the latest effort by Democrats to try to kill a key part of the Founding Fathers' plan for American elections: The Electoral College.
The proposed measure known as SB 399 called the "National Popular Vote Compact," (NPVIC) would place the Commonwealth in an agreement with several other states that would change how electoral votes are awarded to a
CBNJan 23 2022
Analysis
Voting Rights Bill Blocked by Parties Unknown—According to Headlines
With the GOP leaning ever more heavily on a strategy of voter suppression and election manipulation to gain power, Democrats finally made an effort to stop some of those maneuvers by bringing a voting rights bill before the Senate. But Wednesday’s unified GOP filibuster—and the refusal by Democratic senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin to modify Senate rules to allow a majority vote on this
FAIRSep 04 2020
Analysis
Trump’s Law And Order Message Isn’t Resonating With Most Americans
As President Trump continues to push a “law and order” campaign message, we’ve been keeping an eye on the polls to see whether there’s any truth to the narrative that the recent unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will help Trump politically. So far, the answer is no. Polls conducted this week and late last week suggest that public attitudes aren’t really breaking in Trump’s direction, even though
538 (ABC News)Jan 17 2021
Headline Roundup
Nation Prepares for Possible Unrest Ahead of Biden Inauguration
Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday, the National Guard has deployed 25,000 members to Washington, D.C. in anticipation of unrest. Approximately 7,000 National Guard troops are already stationed in the nation's capitol, with more to arrive from various states before Wednesday at the request of the Secret Service, according to the chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Fox News Digital Associated Press Fact Check ReutersSep 28 2020
News
Presidential debate: Who has most to gain — and lose?
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to spar in the first of three presidential debates on Tuesday in Cleveland. The debate will be moderated by Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and cover a broad range of topics, including the coronavirus pandemic, race and violence in cities, election integrity and the economy.
The face-to-face meeting comes at a time when Biden holds a consistent
Yahoo! The 360Oct 02 2019
News
No ballot box is safe: Volunteers hacked into all 100 voting machine types they went after
It wasn't the kind of test that you hope produces a perfect score. But hackers, technology geeks, academics and others were 100 for 100 this summer in their attempts to infiltrate and compromise an enormous array of voting machines using all sorts of technologies.
Their astonishing results will only boost the widespread anxiety among election security experts that American election
The FulcrumJul 31 2021
Opinion
Delta Is Ruining the Summer, and It’s Anti-vaxxers’ Fault
“Just think back to where this nation was a year ago,” an ebullient Joe Biden said on July 4, as he gave remarks billed as a celebration of U.S. independence—and independence from COVID-19. “Think back to where you were a year ago. And think about how far we’ve come.”
You might not have to work very hard to remember. Across the country, summer 2021 is starting to look distressingly like
The Atlantic