Campaigns · 117th Congress
Today’s politics is a throwback to the ’90s — the 1890s
In 2012, only 6 percent of districts split their tickets, while only 8 percent did so in 2016.
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Campaigns · 117th Congress
RIP, rally ’round the flag
Jan. 6 fallout Even when a rioter beat a Capitol police officer with an American flag, the country couldn’t unify in opposition. In an earlier time, an attack on the U.S.
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Punching down,’ the political weapon of so-called tough guys
While not approving of the violent Jan. 6 insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol, McCarthy tried to block an investigation of the attack and said he ignored the testimony of brutalized police officers
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Trump remains the key to 2022
Moreover, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol obviously gives Democrats a platform from which to keep the focus on the former president.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What the loss by Trump’s favorite in an all-GOP Texas runoff means
Ellzey’s win, by 6 points, was a rare victory for a Republican candidate over a Trump-backed opponent in a race that was expected to hold a clue about how much sway Trump still holds over the GOP
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden bid for federal workers to get COVID-19 shots prompts debate
About 10 percent of people in a KFF poll of vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans said they wanted to wait before getting a vaccine, 14 percent said they definitely would not get it, and 6 percent
White House · 117th Congress
Bipartisan ADA celebration clouded by current climate
Their standoff over the composition of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol virtually ensured that modern partisan divides would creep into the event.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
Our July 6-8 Winning the Issues survey saw Biden’s job approval underwater, with 40 percent of independents approving the job he is doing and 47 percent disapproving.Â
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Targeted by Trump for opposing his ‘lies’ about election fraud, Rep. Liz Cheney raises $1.9 million
Cheney joined nine other House Republicans in January in voting to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 riot by his supporters at the Capitol.
Congress · 117th Congress
McCarthy has ‘no’ regrets opposing Jan. 6 independent commission
With Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is confronted with an inherently more partisan examination
Opinion · 117th Congress
With freedom rides and ‘states’ rights’ refrains, old times in America are not forgotten
Now, the mayhem of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to overturn an election has moved to many states, and Republicans in the Senate this week refused to even discuss an attack on rights that the blood
Congress · 117th Congress
Hill staffers expect infrastructure bill to pass, but little else
Nearly 6 in 10Â of the Democratic respondents said they expected Congress would pass a slightly scaled-back bill, with the rest expecting passage with more significant downsizing.Â
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Do Republicans have a chance in New Jersey or Virginia in November?
November Glenn Youngkin — the GOP nominee for Virginia governor, though you wouldn’t know that from watching his TV ads — needs to improve on Donald Trump’s 2020 performance in the Old Dominion by nearly 6
Policy · 117th Congress
Lack of data on diverse electorate tests pollsters, politicians
However, turnout among Black, Asian American and Hispanic voters increased as well — by 3, 10 and 6 points, respectively.
Opinion · 117th Congress
My uphill battle not to worry about our democracy
As Confederate-flag-waving zealots, threatening to hang Mike Pence, invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6, I kept repeating the mantra that they were only a tiny, crazed fraction of the 74 million Trump
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Michael Steele on taking the GOP back from Trump
Do you think it’s possible after the Jan. 6 insurrection for Republicans to appeal to Black voters after making those small inroads in 2020? A.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Good governance should be good politics
The erosion of political comity was on display for the entire world on Jan. 6, when a mob invaded the Capitol in a bid to overturn the results of a free and fair election.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Can victory over the pandemic bridge the trust gap?
If you think that’s hyperbolic, recall Jan. 6.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Former Gov. Pat McCrory launches North Carolina Senate run, kicks off competitive GOP primary
It surveyed 500 likely Republican primary voters from April 6-8 via telephone and using a recorded voice and had a margin of error of 4.4 points.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers quibble over extent of military’s extremism problem
As experts and lawmakers examine the prevalence of extremism in the armed forces following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by a pro-Trump mob, one thing is clear: Nobody knows just how much they