Yasin Ozturk / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Americans have the constitutional right to abortion, reinforced by the US Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade was long taken for granted. For most of the fall of 2021, Democrats, and especially Republicans, still thought Roe would most likely remain the state’s law for … Read more
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Me.) (L) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) walk to a meeting at the Capitol on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The days of broad bipartisan support for confirming the nominees for the US Supreme Court appear to be behind us. But it’s still important that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson … Read more
Like most presidents, Donald Trump changed the political party he led. But Trump was hardly a normal president. That was apparent while Trump was president, but in many ways that’s even easier to understand now that he is out of office. Unlike previous presidents, Trump has refused to take a step back from the limelight. … Read more
In Part I of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how Russia’s attack on Ukraine will affect US politics. Specifically, they explore how the handling of this crisis will reflect on President Biden and the Republican divide on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This is the latest edition of our column that excavates the origins of public figures’ extreme comments. We explain what their claims are referring to, the evidence (or lack thereof) behind them and where they sprang from in the first place. Who says what… The race for the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio is … Read more
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of US Senate Republicans introduced on Tuesday their own legislation to support Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia over a military build-up near Ukraine’s borders, after weeks of talks on a bipartisan bill hit a stalemate. Introduction of the measure, called the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory (NYET) … Read more
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Donald Trump may no longer hold elected office, but Republican candidates are still paying homage—literally. Trump’s private companies clocked more than $1.46 million in revenue from GOP candidates and committees in 2021, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. But the total represents a steep … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee said his party’s members will boycott a vote by the panel scheduled for Tuesday afternoon on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve, potentially delaying confirmation for a second term for Chair Jerome Powell, who is serving in an acting capacity. Democrats control … Read more
Former President Trump appealed to white voters’ grievances, many observers say. (Ben Gray / Associated Press) To the editor: If it wasn’t so outrageously sick, the fact that more white people are starting to think that they are the biggest targets of discrimination and unfair treatment would be laughable. †What’s behind Republican anger at the … Read more
Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee voted to censor representative Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, describing the inquiry as the “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” Some GOP lawmakers and elites criticized the resolution, while … Read more
