After Joe Biden delivered a landmark speech a couple of weeks ago warning that the extremism of Donald Trump’s Republican supporters now threatened the country’s democratic foundations, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the journalist Luke Mogelson, who has written a book chronicling the transformation of America […]
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Campaign Almanac: Democrat Mike Franken launches first ad of general election | Politics and elections
Democrat Mike Franken launched his first ad in the general election on Tuesday, putting a spotlight on his military experience as he makes his pitch to Iowans in the election for U.S. Senate. In the ad, Franken, sporting a Navy cap in front of an […]
Redistricting panel talks 'urban-rural divide,' solicits help drawing legislative maps – Bozeman Daily Chronicle
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Texas school shooting overshadows primaries: Politics Weekly America – podcast | Politics
The killing of at least 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in the town of Uvalde on Tuesday has reignited the gun control debate in the US. Jonathan Freedland speaks to the chief correspondent for the Washington Post, Dan Balz, about why, after yet another tragedy […]
Will Republicans drop the Great Replacement Theory? Politics Weekly America – podcast | Politics
In a week when a teenager shot dead 10 Black people in Buffalo New York, apparently motivated by the ‘great replacement’ theory, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Michael Harriot and Anne Applebaum about why this racist ideology has become mainstream in rightwing circles in the US, […]
Abortion-Themed Political Ads Surged After Leaked Roe V. Wade Decision, Study Finds
Topline References to abortion in TV political advertising surged after Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion last week that would overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a report published Thursday by the Wesleyan Media Project, as the possible rollback of nationwide abortion access […]
Roe v. Wade is reshaping America’s political landscape
Abortion’s biggest political impact this year may play out in a handful of Republican-held House races in blue-state suburbs, Senate contests in Nevada and New Hampshire and governor’s races in swing states with GOP-led legislatures, consultants and activists tell Axios. Why it matters: Democrats and […]