A new president, a new Congress, and the same partisan divide, right? Already the familiar laments about the red/blue split in Washington have started, and there are many signs those left/right differences are still alive and well. But as both parties deal with internal tensions, that simple binary color code […] Read more »
Why Biden’s vaccine goals are likely too modest and good politics
A Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that just 29% of Americans think the federal government has done an excellent or good job distributing the Covid-19 vaccine to states so far. … President Joe Biden’s administration has come under some criticism for its goal to deliver 100 million doses of the […] Read more »
Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’
Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election conspiracy theories and entertained the creation of a new “MAGA Party.” In a recorded phone call, he offered his “complete and total endorsement” […] Read more »
10 Republicans Voted to Impeach Trump. The Backlash Has Been Swift.
… The 10 House Republicans who voted for impeachment are already facing a fleet of primary challengers, censures and other rebukes from their hometown Republican Party organizations, an indication that the battle over Mr. Trump will play a defining role in shaping the direction of the party during the next […] Read more »
The Trump Presidency Is Now History. So How Will It Rank?
In the race to the bottom for the title of worst American president, the same few sorry names appear at the end of almost every list, jockeying for last place. … “I already feel that he is the worst,” said Ted Widmer, professor of history at the City University of […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s presidency was a roller coaster. His approval ratings were not.
Former President Donald Trump’s time in office is over. He’s been impeached twice and banned from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. But if his presidency was a roller coaster, his approval ratings were not. Trump left office with steadier approval ratings than his most recent predecessors, an analysis of NBC […] Read more »