President Joe Biden’s early moves on immigration signal his determination to learn from past efforts to reform the system, but that doesn’t mean he won’t repeat their legacy of frustration. … Biden’s early moves on immigration mark a clear reversal of the policies under Trump, who moved in almost every […] Read more »
Ohio Senate: Portman Decision Complicates Race
Republican Sen. Rob Portman is not seeking re-election in Ohio, giving Democrats a glimmer of hope in a seat that didn’t look all that competitive at this early stage of the 2022 cycle. The senator’s comments about “partisan gridlock” will add to the narrative that Republicans are in disarray in […] Read more »
Majority Support Trump Impeachment
A clear majority of Americans support the second impeachment of former president Donald Trump. A majority also wants the Senate to convict him and bar him from holding office in the future according to the latest Monmouth University Poll, although most Republicans remain in his corner. Confidence in the 2020 […] Read more »
A roadmap for the new Congress: From dysfunction to meaningful change
As Joe Biden assumes the presidency, there is an urgency to responding to the crises Chief of Staff Ron Klain put in a memo to the senior White House staff and the president emphasized in his inaugural address: the pandemic crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, the ongoing […] Read more »
Restoring Confidence in American Institutions
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and professor of communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication, was honored with the 2021 Franklin Founder Award during a virtual celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 315th birthday. … In her acceptance speech, Jamieson spoke about the resilience […] Read more »
Why Biden’s bipartisanship hope is probably already lost
If there was one big message from President Joe Biden’s inaugural address, it was bipartisanship and unity. This theme wasn’t surprising given that inaugurations are often about coming together and Biden’s 2020 campaign emphasized unity over division. Still, the underlying political disagreements that have led to nastiness will almost certainly […] Read more »