Elections

Trump Lashes Out, Vows to Appeal Guilty Verdict

By Yuval Rosenberg

Donald Trump today vowed to appeal his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made to silence an adult film star’s story about a sexual encounter...
After the Capitol Attack: What Happens Next

By Yuval Rosenberg

The fallout from Wednesday’s chaos at the Capitol continued Thursday — and will likely be felt for some time. Here are the top developments: Congress certifies election, Trump says he will leave:...
How Do We Respond to the Trump Insurrection?

By Yuval Rosenberg

Today, January 6, 2021, is a date which will live in infamy, to borrow President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s words after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. Only today’s horrifying attack on American...
Here’s How to Tell If John Kelly Really Has the White House Under Control

By Rob Garver

President Trump’s decision to replace former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, until recently the head of the Department of Homeland Security, is...
US Seen as Major Global Threat Along with ISIS, Climate Change: Pew Poll

By David Francis

A new Pew Research Center poll of nearly 42,000 people across 38 countries found the threat of climate change is nearly as great as terrorism from ISIS. Sixty-two percent of those polled said that...

If Demographics Is Destiny, 80 Million Millennials Will Decide America’s Future

By Liz Peek

It wasn’t James Comey that torpedoed Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. It wasn’t Jeremy Corbyn who upset Teresa May. It wasn’t fed-up workers who gave the National Front their best-ever showing in...
Time for Trump to Face It: From Now on, Every Week Is ‘Russia Week’

By Rob Garver

The Trump administration’s efforts to keep Russian interference in last year’s election out of the headlines are being overwhelmed by events, as another week ostensibly dedicated to a different issue...
As Puerto Rico Votes on Statehood, Economic Distress Looms Large

By Leslie Picker, CNBC

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The question of "status," whether Puerto Rico should be admitted as a U.S. state, remain a commonwealth or seek sovereignty — has been an undercurrent of every major policy...
Democrats May Be Blowing Their Best Chance for a Big Win Against the GOP

By Eric Pianin

Democrats are improving their standing on the issues nationally, but the party is holding back on spending in a key congressional race in Georgia.
The Fight Over the 2020 Census Could Determine Which Party Controls Congress

By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation

John H. Thompson, the director of the U.S. Census Bureau, just resigned amid a funding fight over the 2020 Census . Since it comes at the same time that the president fired the director of the FBI ,...

Trump Says the Debates Are Rigged. Turns Out He's Right

By Ciro Scotti

“Rigged” is a word that’s been tossed around a lot in this election cycle, rivaled perhaps only by “crooked” and “amazing.” During the run-up to the general election campaign, Donald Trump talked...
Trump’s Taco Truck Fear Campaign Diverts Attention From the Real Issues

By Mark Thoma

Donald Trump would like you to believe that immigration is largely responsible for the difficult economic conditions the working class has experienced in recent decades. But immigration is not the...
Third Party Candidates Johnson and Stein Suddenly Hit a Rough Patch

By Eric Pianin

When 63 percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track , and the favorability ratings of the two dominant presidential candidates are historically low, it’s no wonder voters are...
Here's Why the Oil Industry Is Backing Clinton

By Tsvetana Paraskova, Oilprice.com

As a general rule of thumb concerning Big Oil and heated presidential elections, the U.S. oil and gas sector routinely donates to the Republican candidates, leaving the “greener” Democratic...
Polls Tighten, but the Electoral College Map Tells a Different Story

By Ciro Scotti

Hillary Clinton may not have shined Wednesday night in a town hall about national security and America’s armed forces, but one force is with her: Electoral College math. Related: What Happens If...

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