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Sep 29 2021
News
Biden Cancels Trip to Chicago amid Stalled Negotiations over Infrastructure
President Biden canceled a trip to Chicago planned for Wednesday, and will remain in Washington, D.C., amid stalled negotiations over Democrats’ infrastructure legislation, the White House said on Tuesday.
Biden “will now remain at the White House tomorrow to continue working on advancing” a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and additional $3.5 trillion spending plan, a White House
National Review (News)Sep 25 2021
Analysis
Here’s What to Watch for in Germany’s Election This Weekend
As Germany goes to the polls this weekend, I am reminded of a slogan used by Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of West Germany, in his 1957 re-election campaign: Keine Experimente! (“No Experiments!”). It was his way of cautioning the electorate to avoid taking risks on untested parties and politicians and to stick with the steady postwar stability Adenauer and his party were offering.
The BulwarkNov 01 2021
News
$1.75 trillion for Biden's agenda is a lot, but is it enough?
President Biden on Thursday unveiled a framework for a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better domestic spending plan, a major step in the effort to turn his signature legislative goal into reality.
In a speech promoting the plan, Biden said it represents “historic investments in our nation and in our people.” There’s truth to that claim. The bill includes $555 billion to combat climate change
Yahoo! The 360Aug 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Why Andrew Yang’s Forward Party Might be our Best Option
Editor's Note: The author of this article is a registered volunteer for the Forward Party. She does not represent the official views of the Forward Party. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: To Give a Voice to the Political Center, Andrew Yang’s Forward Party Must Prove It Can Win
A new political party, the Forward Party, has emerged on the political scene.
Clare AshcraftOct 31 2021
Opinion
The Empty Spectacle of the U.N. Climate-Change Summit
As President Joe Biden limps into Glasgow, there are only two things holding back his big, showy climate agenda: politics and economics.
If you happen to be one of those people who insists that climate change should be “beyond politics,” then you are certainly entitled to the sentiment — but spare us any lectures about “democracy” in the future, because politics is how liberal-
National Review (News)Mar 03 2019
News
Bernie Sanders Contrasts His Modest Childhood With Trump’s Lavish Past In First 2020 Rally
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) kicked off his second presidential campaign in the New York City borough where he grew up on Saturday, sharing with a roaring crowd of thousands assembled on the snow-covered East Quad of Brooklyn College how his humble upbringing shaped his commitment to economic equality.
His speech, on the college campus where he spent the first year of his undergraduate
HuffPostFeb 09 2021
Analysis
Donald Trump will probably be acquitted of inciting an insurrection
DONALD TRUMP accounts for half of all presidential impeachments. He holds the unique distinction of having been impeached twice, compared with once each for Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. None has been convicted at trial (the constitution dictates that the House impeaches a president and the Senate tries him). Mr Trump’s acquittal took place almost exactly one year ago; his second trial
The EconomistSep 23 2012
News
Obama stumps in surprise battleground state
His campaign thought Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes were in the bag long ago, but President Barack Obama's trip here Saturday is the latest indicator that both sides believe the Badger State has become a toss-up.
CNN (Online News)Jul 17 2021
News
Here Are The Billionaires Backing California’s Governor And His Opponent Caitlyn Jenner
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election in two months, has drawn far more support from billionaire donors than any of his opponents — by a compelling margin.
Altogether, 23 billionaires have donated to a California gubernatorial candidate, according to a search of the California Secretary of State’s Cal-Access Campaign Finance database. Of those, 19 have
ForbesNov 05 2014
News
Big win for conservative big money
Establishment Republican money finally got what it paid for — an electoral wave. After two cycles during which conservative megadonors’ record spending was plagued by flawed candidates and internecine squabbling, their side’s big money operatives got to do some gloating on election night.
Politico