In November 2020, it took days for key states in the U.S. to count ballots and report preliminary results to project a winner in the presidential race. But that’s not the case in France, said Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance. “I have a buddy in France, and they just had an election there,” Vance tweeted […]
Quick take North Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 2008 – and the party may need that to change this year in order to keep control of the chamber. The Senate is evenly divided, and public opinion polling suggests Republicans have the momentum to win a majority in this year’s midterm […]
Joe Biden’s April 12 appearance in the small western Iowa town of Menlo, population 345, dropped the president in a state that Donald Trump carried handily in the 2016 and 2020 elections. Rural development is a key need in Iowa, and biofuel production is a big financial deal because Iowa ranks tops in the country […]
Sending military aid to help Ukraine repulse the Russian attack enjoys broad support among both parties, but lawmakers from each camp find ways to accuse each other of failing to do enough, or failing to do enough at the right time. Ukraine was the backdrop for a sharp exchange April 7 between Hawaii Democrat Sen. […]
People who want to drive a car, go fishing or shampoo peoples’ hair at a blow dry bar typically have to obtain a government permit or license. But an increasing number of states no longer require residents to obtain a permit from a local law enforcement agency to carry a concealed gun. Twenty-five states now have […]
Former President Barack Obama returned to the White House for the first time since 2017, joining President Joe Biden for an April 5 event to celebrate the Affordable Care Act. The event, at which Biden signed a new executive order to expand coverage under the Obama-era health care law, lasted roughly 45 minutes. But in […]
More than 4 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began late February. With bordering countries Poland, Romania and Hungary overwhelmed with Ukrainians looking for safety, President Joe Biden announced on March 24 that the U.S. would also welcome Ukrainians. While many refugees would prefer to stay closer to home in Europe, Biden said, […]
Amid the bloodshed from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s a question that’s increasingly being raised: Is this genocide? Through April 1, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said it had confirmed that 1,325 civilians had been killed in Ukraine and 2,017 had been injured. However, even the U.N. office that released […]
The Biden administration’s announcement that it will soon lift a public health order that allows the quick expulsion of immigrants arriving at the southwest border prompted vows by some Republican politicians to take measures on their own to combat illegal immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a press conference April 6 that starting the […]
Quick take In 2020, Georgia switched from Republican to Democratic and became one of the key building blocks of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. In 2022, Republicans are seeking to oust Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who narrowly won a runoff in January 2021 that enabled Democrats to seize Senate control. Georgia’s primaries will be held on […]
States across the U.S. have scrambled to punish Russia financially over its invasion of Ukraine by drawing down investments into Russia-backed entities. In Florida, there’s been a lot of talk about state investments with Russian ties — but so far, no action. The state’s retirement system, which is the fourth largest in the nation, has […]
With the 2022 election ramping up, we are returning to our monthly “High Five” feature, a quick look at the five items that drew the most readers in the preceding month. Given the massive impact of the coronavirus, and the continuing economic fallout, it should come as little surprise that a virus-related item took the […]