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Nov 06 2019
News
Swing State Polls
“President Trump remains highly competitive in the battleground states likeliest to decide his re-election, according to a set of new surveys from The New York Times Upshot and Siena College. Across the six closest states that went Republican in 2016, he trails Joe Biden by an average of two points… [and] leads Elizabeth Warren by two points among registered voters, the same margin as his win
The Flip SideOct 05 2014
News
Supreme Court Term Carries Expectations For Gay Marriage Hearing
A Supreme Court term that is starting with a lack of headline-grabbing cases may end with a blockbuster that helps define the legacy of the court under Chief Justice John Roberts.
While same-sex marriage is not yet on their agenda, the justices appear likely to take on the issue and decide once and for all whether gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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HuffPostFeb 10 2016
News
Kasich: Voters Are 'Starting to Pay Attention'
Ohio governor says second-place New Hampshire finish is drawing voters for a fresh look. John Kasich isn’t sure how he got to be the runner-up to Donald Trump in Tuesday’s New Hampshire GOP primary, an achievement that is drawing more South Carolina voters to his under-the-radar presidential campaign.
“Frankly no one would have thought I would finish in second place, way ahead of
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 30 2020
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Says Montana Can't Exclude Religious Schools From Scholarship Program
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has ruled that Montana's exclusion of religious schools from a state scholarship program funded by tax credits violates the U.S. Constitution.
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, found that the Constitution's protection of religious freedom "prevails."
Washington Post Fox News Digital The HillApr 26 2021
Opinion
How do Biden’s first 100 days in office compare with Trump’s?
A president’s first 100 days are an arbitrary benchmark, a point of measurement journalists are fond of because it allows us to draw comparisons between the current officeholder and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the last chief executive whose first three months were truly momentous.
But in recent times, the 100-day trope has also been taken seriously by presidents — including both Donald Trump
Los Angeles TimesMar 08 2013
Opinion
Fact-checking Rand Paul's fillibuster on drones
Rand Paul39s 13-hour filibuster on the Obama administration39s policy on drone strikes was a remarkable display of staying power that has focused new attention on the controversial attacks and turned the usual partisanship of Congress upside-down. The Kentucky Republican aided by a few colleagues spoke for 13 hours Wednesday about his concerns about the Obama policy.nbsp That prompted a
PolitiFactMay 13 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Against Progressive Plans to Tinker with the Senate
In a provocative Sunday opinion piece for the New York Times, Jamelle Bouie takes aim at the United States Senate. It is “is highly undemocratic and strikingly unrepresentative” institution, dominated by a “Republican coalition of rural whites, exurban whites and anti-tax suburbanites.” This needs to be changed — because everybody knows it is un-American to oppose higher taxes!
Bouie
Guest Writer - RightMar 07 2013
Opinion
Rand Paul Wins Applause From GOP and Liberals
Rand Paul's nearly 13 hour live filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA got support for the Kentucky Republican from some unlikely places. "He's using the filibuster the way it's meant to be used," said Jon Stewart, whose satire carries some political weight from his perch at "The Daily Show." Even some Democrats who want to end the use of the filibuster, like Sen. Jeff
ABC News (Online)Mar 07 2013
Opinion
Do Obama and Democrats plan to fix the sequester?
To hear House Speaker John Boehner explain it, President Barack Obama and Democrats in the Senate are sitting on their hands while drastic sequestration cuts take effect. "We've known about this for 16 months. And yet even today, there's no plan from Senate Democrats or the White House to replace the sequester," Boehner said on Meet the Press this week. "And over the last 10 months, House
PolitiFactOct 05 2013
News
Government shutdown: Is there an endgame?
As the country goes into the weekend with the government shut down and neither side talking, there seems to be little hope for breaking the impasse any time soon. And with the days ticking down toward the moment the country runs out of options to meet its debt obligations, the head-butting over funding the government might force Congress to try to work out a deal to get it running again and
CNN (Online News)