2024 Isn’t 2022 – The New York Times

[ad_1] For the many Americans who are nervous about the polls showing that President Biden may lose to Donald Trump in November, there is one big source of comfort. Since Trump took office in 2017, Republicans have lost many more elections than they’ve won, sometimes even when the polls looked bad for Democrats. The list … Read more

Turnout Data Reveals the Core of Democrats’ Success in Special Elections

[ad_1] Over the last year, two different sets of data have yielded two very different theories of where Democrats stand heading into 2024. On one hand, there’s polling. Survey after survey shows President Biden even or trailing against Donald J. Trump. Voters, especially young and nonwhite voters, appear extremely dissatisfied with the president. No matter … Read more

Opinion | Nikki Haley Has Got Secession All Wrong

[ad_1] The problem for Haley, then and now, is that the Constitution does not say that. And if there is a right to secede, as a previous generation of South Carolinians learned the hard way, you won’t find it in our founding documents. Secession, like its cousin nullification, rests on a mistaken conception of the … Read more

Biden imposes sanctions on violent West Bank settlers in reprimand to Israel

[ad_1] The designated individuals’ property held in American financial institutions will be frozen and blocked, the officials stated, while foreign nationals will be prohibited from making payments or providing services to the designated individuals. The officials briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity to preview the order — which POLITICO first reported earlier Thursday. The … Read more

Adele Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen’s Mother, Dies at 98

[ad_1] Adele Springsteen, who nurtured the budding musical talent of her son, the pioneering rock star Bruce Springsteen, died on Wednesday. She was 98. Mr. Springsteen announced his mother’s death in an Instagram post on Thursday. No cause was given, but Ms. Springsteen had struggled for more than a decade with Alzheimer’s disease. Her son … Read more

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

[ad_1] Five lawmakers sued over the secretary of state’s decision — Sens. Tim Knopp, Daniel Bonham, Suzanne Weber, Dennis Linthicum and Lynn Findley. They were among the 10 GOP senators who racked up more than 10 absences. The senators opposed the ruling in a statement. “We obviously disagree with the Supreme Court’s ruling. But more … Read more