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Feb 11 2021
News
Biden plows ahead on pandemic agenda — with an eye on Trump’s trial
White House aides have gone to great lengths this week to emphasize that President Biden is paying minimal attention, if any, to the fiery and harrowing trial of his predecessor unfolding down the street at the Capitol.
But as Biden on Thursday assiduously attended to his agenda — visiting the National Institues of Health for a vaccine announcement, talking with Transportation Secretary
Washington PostOct 20 2021
Opinion
COVID-19 is plummeting in Florida — DeSantis's critics hardest hit
Late this summer, COVID-19 finally took off in Florida and began ravaging its elderly population, courtesy of the delta variant. Some people were very pleased about it.
Critics of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis were positively gleeful. They had been waiting a very long time for data that would finally back up their case against him — that for avoiding severe restrictions for the first 18
Washington ExaminerAug 16 2018
News
Trump Says His Tariffs Will Rescue U.S. Steel Industry
President says U.S. steelmakers were in danger of closing; others take issue with the tariffs’ impact.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 30 2019
News
Roger Stone faces a gag order. He has a plan to resist it.
The political rabble-rouser has a well-known First Amendment attorney on his legal team and has designated a pair of close friends as spokesmen.
PoliticoAug 09 2021
Opinion
Cuomo and Trump: Who Can Tell the Difference?
An overtly corrupt elected official with a propensity for pawing women, a legion of fans who habitually excuse his excesses, and a face that can be taken as a symbol of his political tribe—you know who I'm talking about, right? Or maybe you don't. This is politics here, and sociopaths performing to the adoration of the multitudes seem to go with the territory. To be honest, I could be
ReasonJan 09 2021
News
Capitol Police rejected offer for help from National Guard days before deadly riot: report
The U.S. Capitol Police turned down offers for support from the National Guard and the FBI to help manage what ended up becoming a massive Capitol security breach carried out by a mob of pro-Trump supporters.
Capitol Police were contacted by the Pentagon three days before the planned event to see if they needed assistance from the National Guard, The Associated Press reports. Then as
The HillNov 02 2020
News
Joe Biden’s Effort to Make This Election a Moral Referendum
Early last Thursday, after a day spent close to home, in Delaware, Joe Biden flew to Broward County, Florida, to begin the campaign’s final swing. Two hundred and one cars arrived for a rally in a parking lot on the Broward College campus, where police checked attendees’ invitations and performed a security screen under bright-white tents. Shortly before the event was to begin, about fifty
The New YorkerJan 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Bipartisanship is A Long Way Away
From the CenterAs Joe Biden begins his second year in office, it’s worth remembering his campaign pledge to rebuild a spirit of bipartisanship in our national politics. Fifty-three weeks after he was sworn into office, even the president’s biggest fans would admit that is not even close to happening.
Biden’s recent voting rights speech in Georgia seemed to mark a turning point in his
Dan SchnurFeb 15 2021
News
Biden calls on Congress to ban assault weapons and institute other gun restrictions
On the third anniversary of the Parkland school shooting, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass stricter gun laws, including banning assault weapons. In a statement from the White House, Mr. Biden on Sunday asked Congress to pass laws requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers.
CBS News (Online)Dec 04 2020
Analysis
A new Georgia poll suggests that Republican lies about “voter fraud” are hurting the GOP
Let’s start this piece with some appropriate caveats about polling in general. 2020 was not a great year for the polling industry. Many polls, especially in Midwestern states and in Maine, vastly overestimated Democratic performance. The polls predicted that Joe Biden would win the presidential race, and he did, but he had comfortable polling leads in several states that turned out to be much
Vox