When the Republican-run Congress convened in January, Senator Cory Gardner, a Colorado freshman, said his party’s task was to show it could govern “responsibly” and “maturely.” House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed. As Congress prepares to leave for its August recess, accomplishments, along with maturity, […] Read more »
Could President Obama Win A Third Term?
President Obama was giving the final speech of his Africa tour, offering a critique of the young democracies on that continent, singling out the all-too-typical practice of leaders overstaying their terms in office. … “I actually think I’m a pretty good president,” he said with a smile. “I think if I […] Read more »
Majority wants Congress to reject Iran deal
A majority of Americans want Congress to reject the recently-negotiated nuclear deal with Iran, even as President Barack Obama’s approval rating continues to stand in net-positive territory for the second month in a row, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
U.S. Jews support Iran deal, despite misgivings
By a wide margin, American Jews support the recently concluded agreement with Iran to restrict its nuclear program, and a clear majority of Jews wants Congress to approve the deal. In fact, as compared with Americans generally, Jews are more supportive of the “Iran deal,” in large part because Jews […] Read more »
What do Americans feel about race relations?
Americans’ negative views on the state of race relations in the U.S. persist, with nearly 6 in 10 Americans saying they’re bad, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday. Among those polled, blacks are more likely than whites to hold this view. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Poll Shows Most Americans Think Race Relations Are Bad
Seven years ago, in the gauzy afterglow of a stirring election night in Chicago, commentators dared ask whether the United States had finally begun to heal its divisions over race and atone for the original sin of slavery by electing its first black president. It has not. Not even close. […] Read more »