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No se conocerán todos los resultados la noche de las elecciones de 2022. Lo cual es normal

November 7, 2022

Para prevenir alegaciones de fraude la noche de las elecciones, el Presidente Joe Biden advirtió en un discurso que en ciertos casos no se sabrá el ganador de las elecciones la misma noche del 8 de noviembre.  La organización Americano Media, la cual dice ser la “primera cadena nacional conservadora en español”, publicó un clip […]

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida

November 7, 2022

Major political figures hit the campaign trail in the closing days of the 2022 midterm elections, from former presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump to the Oval Office’s current occupant, Joe Biden. On Nov. 5, Obama and Biden, who won the presidency and vice presidency as a ticket twice, traveled to Philadelphia to back the […]

GOP leaders are proposing tax cuts. Could that drive inflation?

November 7, 2022

One of the most common Republican messages during the 2022 midterm campaigns has been that President Joe Biden is to blame for inflation, which reached a 40-year high during the past year.  Republicans have said, with some justification, that Biden’s spending programs, including his effort to forgive some student loan debt, have fueled inflation by […]

Fact-checking Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate race

November 4, 2022

Georgia’s Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker has been one of the most closely watched contests in this midterm election. It is considered crucial to determining whether Democrats hold their narrow majority in the chamber or lose it to the Republicans. Many of the accusations in the race […]

Joe Biden and manufacturing jobs: A closer look

November 1, 2022

President Joe Biden frequently talks about a significant uptick in manufacturing jobs on his watch.  It’s a message designed to play well in the industrial Midwest, where states like Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are hosting a mix of competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in the midterm elections. Biden also seeks to paint his […]

A brief history of Senate illness and recovery, and what it means for John Fetterman

October 26, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s speech difficulties during his Oct. 25 Senate debate against Republican Mehmet Oz raised questions about Fetterman’s health following a stroke in May. The issue of a candidate’s health is always sensitive, and we won’t attempt to determine how capable Fetterman would be to serve in the Senate if he wins […]

Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why

October 25, 2022

When voters head to the polls in just two weeks, they may have the year’s roller coaster ride of gasoline prices on their minds. After the coronavirus pandemic sent gas prices plummeting in early 2020, prices rose slowly but steadily for almost two years as the economy recovered, which increased demand through travel and commuting. By the […]

Experts say Biden’s achievements are similar to recent presidents. But Democrats aren’t touting them

October 19, 2022

If you’re even a casual television watcher during this midterm season, you will have seen lots of campaign ads. Republican campaign ads target many of President Joe Biden’s policies on student debt forgiveness, taxes, crime, police funding, Medicare, and energy policy. Democratic ads are focused on warnings about abortion restrictions and topics particular to the […]

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Fact-checking the Georgia Senate debate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker

October 15, 2022

In what’s expected to be the only debate of the pivotal Senate campaign in Georgia — just before the Oct. 17 start of early voting in the state — the two nominees, incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, sparred over a variety of topics. During the hourlong debate in Savannah, Walker, an […]

The Jan. 6 committee’s planned subpoena of Donald Trump: What does it mean?

October 14, 2022

The U.S. House Jan. 6 committee’s unanimous decision to subpoena former President Donald Trump is unusual. But presidential subpoenas are not unprecedented — and the outcomes of prior clashes between the executive and legislative branches provide some context for the tensions surrounding the committee’s Oct. 13 decision. The subpoena noted that 30 witnesses had cited […]

A bowling alley, a Chinese restaurant, and George H.W. Bush: What was Donald Trump talking about?

October 10, 2022

Former president Donald Trump told crowds in Nevada and Arizona that his handling of presidential documents was praiseworthy compared with that of George H.W. Bush, who died in 2018. In his Oct. 8 rally in Nevada, Trump melded references to the former president, a bowling alley, and a Chinese restaurant in an effort to downplay […]

Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested?

October 10, 2022

It’s not every day that an American president warns of nuclear disaster and draws on Biblical imagery to do so. But President Joe Biden did just that Oct. 6 when he told Democratic donors the threat of “Armageddon” is higher than it has been in decades. “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy […]

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