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May 08 2014
News
Women On Capitol Hill Reach Across Party Lines To Get Things Done
Theres an assumption that women are more likely than men to collaborate. But as the number of women in Congress has increased so has the partisanship and gridlock.
NPR (Online News)Jul 08 2016
News
Comey hearing: Why congressional oversight has broken down
Hyper-partisanship has undermined Congress's ability to do one of its main jobs: governmental oversight. Standout, bipartisan investigations, though few and far between, offer a better model.
Christian Science MonitorJan 21 2015
News
Paul Ryan: I worry that Obama believes in ‘alternate universe’ on economy, foreign policy
Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said that while he believes President Obama dialed down the partisanship a bit during his State of the Union address, he’s worried the president is dealing in an “alternate universe” on the state of the economy and foreign policy.
“I’m glad that he sort of held back on the partisanship and the demagoguery,” Mr. Ryan said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “I
Washington TimesMar 02 2021
News
More Than Two-Thirds of Conservative Academics Report Political Bias
More than two-thirds of conservative academics in higher education in the United States and Canada reported a "hostile" work environment stemming from colleagues with opposing political beliefs, a new study showed.
In the political bias review by the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology released Monday, about 70% to 80% of those who have right-wing views said they face
Newsmax (News)Apr 14 2022
Analysis
How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love the gerrymander
The grinding battle over congressional redistricting is drawing to a close. And, contrary to expectations that the process would result in big Republican gains, the final House of Representatives map may well improve somewhat for Democrats.
The main reason is gerrymandering — redrawing of district lines for partisan benefit. Republicans built on their existing gerrymanders to try to
VoxFeb 07 2021
Opinion
'Purple America' will set political direction in 2022
Six states were at the epicenter of the 2020 election and the bogus post Nov. 3 fiasco: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia — all were closely decided, and they provided the margin of victory for President Biden and Democratic control of the Senate. Looking ahead to 2022, these same six states will likely be the focal point again determining which party has a
The HillJun 12 2022
News
Will potential new third party in New Jersey help a House Democrat facing challenging re-election?
It’s not just that Democrats nationwide are facing historical headwinds — as the party that wins the White House traditionally loses roughly 25 House seats in the ensuing midterm elections — and a very rough political climate dominated by skyrocketing inflation and capsulized by President Biden’s negative approval ratings.
Malinowski, who in 2018 became the first Democrat four decades
Fox News DigitalFeb 25 2020
News
Richard Grenell Appointed Acting DNI
Last Wednesday, “President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence… Grenell follows Joseph Maguire, who has been acting national intelligence director since August.” (AP News)
The left criticizes the firing of Maguire and the appointment of Grenell, arguing that Grenell is unqualified and overly
The Flip SideOct 11 2013
News
The year the government broke
In the nearly two decades since the last government shutdown, fierce partisanship, recurrent brinkmanship and routine dysfunction have been the national governing norm.
PoliticoMay 17 2013
News
Outgoing IRS chief apologizes for 'foolish' targeting, GOP rep calls program 'tip of the iceberg'
The outgoing commissioner of the IRS apologized Friday for his agency's practice of targeting conservative groups, calling the actions "foolish" while claiming it was not motivated by partisanship. "As acting commissioner, I want to apologize on the behalf of the Internal Revenue Service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service provided," Steven Miller, the outgoing commissioner,
Fox News Digital