The White House reignited criticism over its handling of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan on Thursday when it released a 12-page review of the decision-making process that largely blamed the Trump administration for limiting President Biden’s options upon taking office. Republicans took issue with the White House’s characterization, and with comments from national security […]
Read MoreThe first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president is giving social studies and civics teachers a chance to teach American history as it happens. The opportunity is complicated, however, by the inherently divisive nature of Donald Trump. Some educators are avoiding the subject altogether; others let their students watch Trump’s arraignment live on Tuesday. Anton […]
Read MoreRepublicans are grappling with how they message on abortion in next year’s elections, after the party suffered a defeat in the highly contested Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s victory handed a majority to liberals on the court for the first time in 15 years, along with abortion rights activists […]
Read MoreWall-to-wall media coverage of Donald Trump’s indictment this week underscores the former president’s hold on the press and the challenges for rivals to break through. Cable networks breathlessly covered the indictment, even when there was little new to report. Local news helicopters followed as Trump left his Florida home for the airport, prompting comparisons to the O.J. Simpson […]
Read MoreThe events in Tennessee on Thursday put a new focus on how the battle over major wedge issues like gun control, abortion and LGBTQ issues are largely playing out in state legislatures across the country. In a stunning move, the Tennessee state House’s Republican super majority expelled two Democratic representatives for protesting the state’s gun […]
Read MoreDemocrats are gearing up to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) again after nearly unseating her in one of the biggest surprises of last year’s midterms. In a sign of her perceived vulnerability, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) this week highlighted Boebert’s district as one of 31 targets next year, even after former President Trump […]
Read MoreNashville has suddenly become the center of the political world, after the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Black Democrats on Thursday. State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled for breaking House rules as they protested in favor of gun control on March 30. Jones and Pearson had marched to the well […]
Read MoreIn an unprecedented decision, a federal judge in Texas has issued a stay that will shut down the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone in seven days, one of two drugs used for medication abortions that has been on the market in the U.S. for more than two decades. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, an appointee […]
Read MoreSeveral top-ranking leaders in the Architect of the Capitol’s office were asked to resign or be terminated on Thursday, marking the latest shake-up in the agency after President Biden fired Brett Blanton as Architect of the Capitol in February. Chere Rexroat, the acting Architect of the Capitol and Chief Engineer who took over after Blanton’s departure, […]
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) expanded his probe into the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Friday, asking to speak with one of the leading prosecutors in the inquiry into former President Trump’s hush money dealings. The letter to Matthew Colangelo, a former Justice Department attorney, asks for his correspondence with the DA’s Office prior to […]
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