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Feb 07 2023
Opinion
Academic Freedom Is Not a Matter of Opinion
Unless you follow academic politics, you might have missed the recent controversy at Hamline University, a small private college in St. Paul, Minnesota. The short version is that a professor named Erika López Prater showed students in her global-art-history class a 14th-century painting depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Aware that many Muslims regard such images as sacrilege, she warned ahead of
Tom Nichols
Sep 14 2017
News
Trump, Democrats Haggle on Contours of a ‘Dreamers’ Deal
Schumer, Pelosi agree to pair ‘Dreamer’ protections with border-security measures but not funding for a wall
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 05 2019
Analysis
Our incredibly angry political moment
Washington (CNN)There were two big moments in politics on Thursday.
1) Speaker Nancy Pelosi brusquely shut down a conservative reporter's question as to whether she hated President Donald Trump.
2) Former Vice President Joe Biden got into a heated back-and-forth with an Iowa voter at a town hall in which the man said Biden was too old to be president and Biden challenged the man
CNN (Opinion)
Aug 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
What Is the Impact of Legalized Marijuana at the State Level?
This piece was originally published by Divided We Fall (Mixed). It was written by Karen O’Keefe, Director of State Policies, Marijuana Policy Project, Jaime Zerbe, Chief of Staff, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and Lauren Bratcher, Deputy Director, Kentucky NORML.
Cannabis: Deadly Drug or Potential Medicine?By Karen O’Keefe – Director of State Policies, Marijuana Policy Project
Divided We Fall (author)
Mar 16 2019
News
House to attempt veto override March 26
The House will attempt to override President Trump’s veto and stop his border wall construction in a March 26 vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday.
Washington Times
Nov 05 2021
News
House Dems throw new curveball: Infrastructure vote, wait on party-line megabill
The third time was not, in fact, the charm.
After a multi-day whipping bonanza, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team dramatically altered course on Friday to satisfy a handful of recalcitrant moderates who refused to back President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill.
Instead, Democrats are set to again delay a vote on that party-line measure and turn their
Politico
Jun 30 2022
News
Biden backs filibuster changes to codify Roe v. Wade
President Biden said Thursday he would support changing the Senate's filibuster rules for Congress to pass a federal law codifying Roe v. Wade.
Why it matters: With the current 60-vote threshold, Democrats have few legislative options to fight the end of the nationwide right to an abortion.
The big picture: Democrats have previously attempted and failed to pass legislation to
Axios
Apr 14 2021
News
Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28
President Biden on Tuesday night accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's invitation to address a joint session of Congress on April 28. The address is not an official State of the Union because a president's first speech before Congress is not considered a State of the Union.
"Nearly 100 days ago, when you took the oath of office, you pledged in a spirit of great hope that 'Help Is On The
CBS News (Online)
Aug 01 2022
Perspectives Blog
When the Democrats Try to Get Tough On Crime
From the CenterTwo summers ago, in the aftermath of the tragic deaths of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor, a series of peaceful protests and less-peaceful riots gave birth to the “Defund the Police” rallying cry. Since then, Republicans have worked earnestly to affix that slogan to every Democratic candidate, and most Democrats have worked just as tirelessly to distance themselves from it
Dan Schnur
Oct 20 2020
News
McConnell Warns Trump Administration Against Stimulus Deal, Says It Will Divide Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned the Trump administration against striking a stimulus deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over fears it would divide Republicans before Election Day.
McConnell told Republican colleagues about the warning during a private lunch on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the conversation. The sources spoke to the Associated Press
Newsweek