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May 31 2013
News
Massachusetts Senate race called 'toss up': Could GOP surprise again?
Their turnout is low, the partisanship of voters is high, and those running have to campaign without the energy boost of other candidates vying for office all around them.
Christian Science MonitorApr 03 2013
Opinion
5 simple ways to create economic growth
Here are five common-sense policies that would spur economic growth if Americas political leaders could just put aside their partisanship and compromise for the good of the country.
Fox News DigitalFeb 17 2021
News
Four impeachments, zero removals: Sign of cracks in Constitution?
A key check on presidential power doesn’t seem to be working the way the Founding Fathers envisioned. We look where a cycle of partisanship may head.
After two tumultuous impeachments of former President Donald Trump in little over a year, it’s clear that today the impeachment process works far differently than the Founding Fathers intended.
The authors of the Constitution
Christian Science MonitorFeb 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
When – and Where – Biden and Trump Draw the 2024 Battle Lines
From the CenterIn a remarkable 48-hour period last week, the two most recent American presidents summarized the choice before the nation’s voters as starkly as could possibly be imagined. Joe Biden and Donald Trump both traveled to locations that they believe exemplify the central rationale for their candidacies in next year’s elections and symbolize the way they envision their respective
Dan SchnurMay 28 2021
Opinion
Biden's lack of interest in investigating the origins of COVID-19 is troubling
President Joe Biden is right to resume the Trump administration's investigation into the possibility the novel coronavirus escaped from a Chinese laboratory. It is a welcome shift from his earlier partisanship-addled refusal, but the process it took to reach this decision is not one that inspires confidence.
Biden said he has asked the intelligence community to “redouble their efforts
Washington ExaminerFeb 13 2023
Perspectives Blog
When China Unites Us
From the CenterThere’s an old saying in politics: be suspicious of anything that passes by a unanimous vote.
Under normal circumstances, the only legislation that passes through Congress without any opposition at all are bills to rename post offices or honor Olympic medalists. So when the House voted 419-0 to condemn China for the surveillance balloon that was shot down off the
Dan SchnurNov 13 2014
News
In Closing Ads, Candidates Address D.C. Polarization Head On
We’ve noticed a theme to some of the closing arguments Senate candidates are making in the final days before the election: They’re trying to talk to voters exhausted by polarization and partisanship -- even if
NBC News DigitalFeb 08 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Was the US Response to the Chinese Spy Balloon too Weak?
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The latest addition to tensions between the U.S. and China – a suspected spy balloon floating through U.S. airspace – led to biased media coverage on the Biden administration’s response.
Left- and right-
Clare AshcraftJan 17 2022
Opinion
The filibuster is unbearable, odious and infuriating. We better not get rid of it.
President Biden and Senate Democrats have a special gift in mind for what would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday: declaring hyperpartisanship an insurmountable reality and capitulating accordingly.
Specifically, in order to advance voting rights legislation, Democrats are on the brink of eliminating the Senate filibuster, a 60-vote threshold for moving
Pete WeichleinJan 21 2014
News
Chris Christie calls for cooperation amid scandal
Amid swirling snow and scandal, Gov. Chris Christie was sworn in for a second term Tuesday, delivering a wide-ranging speech that called for Democrats and Republicans to eschew partisanship to serve the citizens of New Jersey.
Politico