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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) criticized Republicans on Sunday for the unprecedented way they are conducting the confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court.

Klobuchar complained about decisions that have blocked access to or shielded use of documents concerning the several years Kavanaugh spent as a White House aide in President George

Last Thursday night, Joe Biden went to Philadelphia and delivered two speeches. That was one too many.

The White House advertised Biden’s address to the nation as a warning about the threat faced by our democracy. The implication was that the president would rise above partisanship to talk about the more fundamental danger posed by the deep divisions and hyper-

Anything can happen before November 2020, from a hurricane to a third-party candidate.

What factors usually reelect or throw out incumbent presidents?

The economy counts most.

Recessions, or at least chronic economic pessimism, sink incumbents. Presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush were tagged with sluggish growth, high unemployment, and a sense of perceived

It’s only been a little more than three months since George Floyd’s tragic death. But on the political calendar, it seems like decades have passed.

In the spring, the nationwide demonstrations that spread in the aftermath of Floyd’s death put Donald Trump on the defensive, as the national conversation focused on questions of racial justice and police reform. Initial polling showed that