On Friday, the US Supreme Court overturned its previous rulings granting a constitutional right to abortion. While five conservatives in the court supported Roe’s ouster, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in a unanimous opinion that he advocated maintaining the Mississippi statute without completely overturning the 49-year precedent. The three Liberals on the Supreme Court delivered … Read more
The notion that the Democratic Party is overwhelmed has been such a common narrative in the political media that the refrain “Dems in disarray” has become something of a joke online. In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew debates whether the party struggling to pass federal legislation and facing a difficult semester … Read more
After more than a year of vendettas against Georgia state Republican officials, all supporters of former President Trump failed to unseat the state incumbents on Tuesday. Governor Brian Kemp beat his Trump-backed challenger by more than 50 points and even Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who wrote a book about Trump’s attempt to overturn the … Read more
President Biden has announced that he intends to seek re-election in 2024. If he does, he could face opponents in the Democratic primary; his approval rating is currently ten points under water and its approval rating with the Democrats is about down 15-20 points since taking office. He too would be 82 when he begins … Read more
As the 2022 primary begins in earnest and presidential candidates look to 2024, the battle for the future of the political right is on. The GOP may be barred from power today, but American parties rarely stay in the wilderness long before finding their way back into Congress or the White House. When that happens, … Read more
On Sunday, French voters will go to the polls again to elect their president for the next five years. After narrowing down the list of candidates in the first round on April 10, voters will choose between incumbent, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. This runoff will serve as a repeat of … Read more
Should marijuana be legal in the United States? In the last 20 years, Americans have reversed their views on this issue to a degree rarely seen in politics. In 2001, 34 percent of Americans said yes, to Gallup. Today it is 68 percent. A multitude of polls suggests that a majority of Americans now prefer … Read more
Over the past year, many Republicans have repeatedly claimed that education has run amok under Democratic control and that parents need more say in the classroom. There have been debates about school closures, masking, transgender students competing in school sports and how teachers speak about race, gender and sexuality. One could say that education has … Read more
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings wrapped up on Thursday, and all indications point to Jackson being confirmed, largely along partisan lines. She would be the first Black woman and first public defender to serve on the court. Since her confirmation is expected, the hearings — similar to past ones — were more … Read more
The conventional wisdom is that if former President Donald Trump wants the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, it’s his. But some Republicans are still jockeying for position to be the next leader of the party, the most prominent of which may be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He is considered to be in the political mold … Read more