Latest Stories By Amy Sherman

President Joe Biden has accused some Republicans of threatening Social Security’s future, a charge they have denied.  The attack — and the defense — ignore these facts about Social Security: the Social Security trust funds could be depleted as early as 2032, unless Congress acts to prevent that. Without action, starting in 2035, Social Security […]

After each mass shooting in the United States, we hear a lot of debate about gun policies and just how often these shootings happen.  On Feb. 13, a gunman fatally shot three Michigan State University students and critically injured five others in what some have defined as a “mass shooting.”   After the shooting, some news […]

After George Floyd died at the hands of police, federal lawmakers tried and failed to pass police accountability legislation. Following the January police beating death of Tyre Nichols, some want to try again. In interviews Feb. 5 on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” four freshmen representatives debated how Congress should address crime and police accountability. Rep. […]

President Joe Biden said he had “no regrets” about not disclosing before the November midterm elections the discovery of classified documents at a Washington, D.C., office he occupied after his vice presidency. “I think you’re going to find there’s nothing there. I have no regrets,” Biden said Jan. 19, 2023 in response to a reporter’s […]

How well is President Joe Biden doing his job? As he hits the halfway point in his four-year term, public opinion polls continue to show more Americans dissatisfied than satisfied with Biden’s performance in office. But another way of measuring his performance is by examining what he’s accomplished so far.  PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker monitors […]

President Joe Biden plans to visit the Mexico-Texas border Jan. 8 and expand an immigration program that will give more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela the chance to enter the U.S. legally.  Biden said that he was taking action because congressional Republicans have refused to consider his proposal for extra funding for additional […]

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to release its final report later this month in a public presentation in Washington, D.C. The committee interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and held nine public hearings investigating aspects of what led up to the Jan. 6 attack, what […]

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering one of the most important election law cases in decades, with potentially sweeping consequences for how congressional districts are drawn and how future federal elections will be held.  The case stems from a dispute over redistricting in North Carolina, namely whether the state Supreme Court had the power to […]

As Arizonans and democracy watchers nationwide awaited the governor’s race results, they were glued to news about incoming ballots from Maricopa County, home to about 60% of the state’s voters. One week after Election Day, the posting of additional ballot counts from that county and others  sealed the deal. National media outlets including The Associated […]

This question has been bouncing around the internet: If Florida can count ballots in a matter of hours, why does it take days for less populous states to do the same? Local election officials in some states were still counting ballots days after Nov. 8. The margins in prominent statewide races were too close to […]

Their platforms were filled with promises for election reform. No more expansive voting by mail. No more early voting. Aggressive overhaul of voter rolls. Eliminate voting machines. But as results from Nov. 8 midterm elections rolled in, it became clear that the ideas pushed by candidates who denied the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election […]

Election results take time to tabulate and some races take longer than others. We’ve heard that for years from elections officials. Ever since the outcome of the 2000 presidential election dragged on for a confusing 35 days, officials have tried to brace us for a wait — and we certainly have had some waits. But […]