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Oct 10 2012
News
Romney appears to pivot on abortion
Mitt Romney, buoyed by recent polls that show him ahead of President Obama after a strong debate performance, appears to have modified his stance on abortion, a key issue among social conservatives, a voting bloc that has been skeptical of the Republican nominee in the past.
Washington PostMay 16 2015
News
House passes $612B defense policy bill despite veto threat
The House passed a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill Friday despite President Obama's veto threat and Democratic worries that the measure opens the door to sharp cuts in domestic spending later this year.
The vote was 269 to 151 for the bill, which maps next year's military and national security programs.
A 2011 bipartisan budget deal placed caps on defense and domestic
Fox News DigitalFeb 27 2015
News
House Not Quite Ready To 'Suck It Up' Over Homeland Security Funding
The Department of Homeland Security runs out of money at midnight Friday. The Senate is on track to pass a bill to fully fund DHS with no strings attached. Meanwhile, the House will be voting Friday on a stop-gap spending bill to fund the department for only three weeks. House Republicans say it's to give the two chambers more time to work out differences. But Senate Democrats say that's not
NPR (Online News)Mar 07 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden Shines On Super Tuesday
Fresh off a rejuvenating primary win in South Carolina on Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden won 10 of 14 states on Super Tuesday 2020, cementing himself as an apparent frontrunner for the Democratic nomination alongside Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Biden's surge was coupled with a weaker-than-expected showing from Sanders, as well as dismal voter turnout for Sen. Elizabeth
Henry A. BrechterDec 18 2019
Opinion
A Country of Two Minority Parties
One reason our politics are so chaotic is that neither Democrats nor Republicans can seem to govern as a majority party. Here’s a theory for why our politics are so confusing these days: Neither party wants to be a majority party.
From an ideological perspective, majority parties are, by nature, weird. For instance, the long-dominant FDR coalition included a strange mix of blacks and
Jonah GoldbergOct 05 2012
News
Romney: I Was 'Just Completely Wrong' On 47 Percent
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's much-discussed remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who "will vote for the president no matter what ... believe that they are victims ... [and] pay no income tax" did not come up in Wednesday night's debate with President Obama.
NPR (Online News)Sep 04 2019
Opinion
Boris Johnson Loses to Democracy
The prime minister is effectively at war with the Parliament for which he once promised to “take back control.”
Boris Johnson has begun with defeat.
Legislators voted last night to seize control of Parliament, alarmed by the prime minister’s insistence that he will take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, even if no deal with the bloc has been reached. On Wednesday,
Guest Writer - LeftSep 04 2019
News
UK in Turmoil
“British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of Johnson and worries that Britain is running out of palatable options.
“In an instant, the conflict
The Flip SideJul 18 2012
News
Public Opinion on Voter ID Laws: Strong Support, Shaky Foundation
The latest public opinion poll I've conducted with colleagues at the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication (CPC) finds that Americans strongly support voter identification laws--those which require individuals to show government issued identification when they vote.
HuffPostOct 30 2019
News
Senate GOP in bind on impeachment
Senate Republicans, with 22 seats up for reelection and their majority up for grabs in 2020, are in a bind over how to defend President Trump from the House impeachment push.
They realize their political fortunes and policy goals are tied to the president, but they also know their best shot at keeping control of the Senate hinges on senators preserving their independent brands.
The Hill