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Nov 22 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Taking it to the states
After the 2012 election, while some Republicans were conducting an “autopsy” of their defeat at the national level, others were celebrating the party’s unheralded success down the ballot. For instance, the Republican State Leadership Committee boasted, “One needs to look no farther than four states that voted Democratic on a statewide level in 2012, yet elected a strong Republican delegation
Guest Writer - LeftFeb 16 2021
News
GOP senators who voted to convict Trump are now facing backlash in their home states
The seven Republican senators who joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol are now facing heat from conservatives in their home states.
Party leaders and local GOP officials, many seeking to curry favor with the broad swath of conservative voters still loyal to Trump, have condemned the 7 lawmakers for breaking
CNBCApr 14 2020
News
Reopening the Economy
“President Donald Trump claimed the ‘total’ authority Monday to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus. But governors from both parties were quick to push back, noting they have primary responsibility for ensuring public safety in their states and would decide when it’s safe to begin a return to normal
The Flip SideSep 07 2020
News
What to Watch For as Harris and Pence Visit Wisconsin on Labor Day
Labor Day is the traditional kickoff to the fall campaign season, but this year the holiday represents something more: the first time both candidates for vice president will be on the trail on the same day in the same state.
Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris on Monday will be on opposite ends of Wisconsin, a battleground that’s increasingly essential to President Trump
New York Times (News)Aug 04 2021
Analysis
One way the US could have prevented the fight over the eviction moratorium
We don’t know enough to help.
We don’t know how many people have received eviction notices since the moratorium expired over the weekend.
We will never know how many people were informally evicted — people who left their homes quickly out of fear of being asked to pay what they do not have, or people who faced lock-outs or intimidation from their landlords.
We don’t even
VoxMar 29 2021
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Dems vulnerable to redistricting consider ditching House for higher office
Many of the House’s most vulnerable Democrats won’t know for several months if their seats will be winnable next year. And for some, a once-daunting statewide run just got a lot more appealing.
So far, a half-dozen Democrats who could face some of the toughest redistricting prospects have floated bids for Senate or governor — all in states where Republicans have the ability to doom
PoliticoOct 12 2020
News
These 6 swing states are pivotal in the White House race. But what are the keys to winning each state?
USA TODAY Network reporters explore battlegrounds within 6 swing states– the keys to the political map in the states likely to choose the next president.
Six states above all others have emerged as the top electoral prizes in the 2020 race for president.
Three are Great Lakes battlegrounds that Donald Trump carried four years ago by less than a percentage point: Wisconsin,
USA TODAYMay 06 2021
News
The Biden White House slowly, glacially, returns to normal
President Joe Biden is preparing to make his first international trip as president. White House and administrative staff are beginning to trickle into the West Wing in greater numbers. And additional journalists are working at the White House.
As the president this week set an ambitious goal to get 70 percent of Americans vaccinated by July Fourth and “return to normal,” 1600
PoliticoFeb 08 2021
News
On impeachment, the stakes are high not only for Trump but also for almost everybody else
The consequences of the Senate impeachment trial that opens Tuesday could be considerable for former President Donald Trump.
And for almost everybody else.
Trump, accustomed to earning the word "unprecedented" while he was in office over the past four years, will do it again out of office – the first president to be impeached twice, and the first to face that historic rebuke even
USA TODAYMay 28 2020
News
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 2.1 Million
New claims for unemployment benefits fell to 2.123 million last week, data from the Department of Labor showed Thursday.
That brings new unemployment claims, a proxy for layoffs, since the coronavirus pandemic began to claim jobs ten weeks ago to nearly 40 million.
Economists had been expecting around 2.1 million for weekly claims. The prior week was revised up by 8,000 to 2,438,
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