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Oct 25 2022
News
Progressives ‘didn’t consider election timing’ with letter on Biden’s Ukraine strategy
Progressives worked over the summer to get nearly three dozen House Democrats to sign off on a letter that would call into question President Biden’s handling of Ukraine and urge him to engage diplomatically with Russia, according to two sources directly familiar with the negotiations.
At the time, the midterms were on the back burner, according to both sources, who said the group of
The HillJan 24 2023
News
Merrick Garland Says DOJ Hasn't Treated Biden Better Than Trump Over Classified Docs
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday denied that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden more leniently than former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents.
Speaking to a roundtable of his department’s Reproductive Task Force, Garland said the DOJ treats subjects equally, based on a “set of norms and practices.”
“These mean, among other
HuffPostNov 22 2022
News
Huge age gap shows up in AARP poll of Warnock-Walker runoff
A poll released on Tuesday by AARP, an interest group for those aged 50 and older, found a significant age gap in voters’ preferences in the Georgia Senate runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former NFL player Herschel Walker (R).
Warnock leads Walker by 24 percentage points among voters aged 18-49, while Walker leads by 9 points among voters aged 50 or older
The HillNov 11 2022
Analysis
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
The losers of this year’s midterm elections are winning praise for doing something that would be entirely unremarkable in another era — admitting defeat.
From Maine to Michigan, Senate to state legislature, Republican to Democrat, most high-profile candidates who fell short in the 2022 midterm elections are offering quick concessions and gracious congratulations to their opponents. They
NBC News (Online)Jan 29 2021
News
How McConnell derailed Trump's impeachment trial before it started
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Jan. 13 announced to colleagues that he was open to voting to convict President Trump for inciting an insurrection, but since then he has taken steps behind the scenes to throttle the Democratic impeachment effort.
On Tuesday, 45 GOP senators voted in support of a motion from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) declaring Trump’s second impeachment
The HillSep 15 2022
Analysis
The Democrat Standing Up to Biden on Iran and Taiwan
Once upon a time, members of Congress viewed it as their job to steer the White House toward a better foreign policy; party solidarity wasn’t reason enough to subordinate their principles. Congress also believed the power of the purse was a tool not simply to constrain, but also to lead the executive branch toward a more robust American global leadership. Those days are mostly done. Senate
The DispatchApr 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Fox News Boosts Twitter Sensationalism on UN-Backed Report Involving Minor Sexual Activity
On April 17, Fox News (Right bias) prominently featured the headline, “New UN-backed legal recommendations normalize sex with minors, critics say,” along with the tagline, “PLAN ALL ALONG.” The headline was later changed to add the qualifier that critics are “outraged.”
The story focuses on a report released in March by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), which says, among
Joseph RatliffDec 13 2022
News
Why the 2024 Race Is Eerily Quiet
Just under a month since Donald Trump announced his third consecutive White House bid, some of his loudest advocates are nowhere to be found.
Only one GOP senator — the former football coach last heard claiming Democrats support reparations for “people that do the crime” — is endorsing the former president, ostensible frontrunner and heretofore leader of the Republican Party. Trump
PoliticoOct 26 2022
News
Herschel Walker to face new allegations from woman who says he drove her to abortion clinic
A new woman has come forward claiming Georgia GOP Senate hopeful Herschel Walker drove her to have an abortion, famed attorney Gloria Allred said Wednesday.
The woman, who has been identified only as "Jane Doe," was allegedly in a romantic relationship with the former football hero-turned-Republican nominee.
Washington ExaminerMay 24 2022
Opinion
Will Midterms Be Biden's Last Hurrah?
For half a decade now, America's media elite have been obsessed with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party's conversion to Trumpism.
Press and TV are daily consumed with his actions and prospects and the future of the party he captured in 2016.
Perhaps it is time to consider the prospects of President Joe Biden and the political future of his embattled presidency
Pat Buchanan