Momentum On GOP Health Care Reform Bill Set To Slow Down Significantly In The Senate
The American Health Care Act may have sailed through the House, but the Senate is another story.
Macron Scores Decisive Win Over Le Pen In French Presidential Election
Centrist candidate Emmanuelle Macron scored a decisive win over the far-right Marine Le Pen in today’s runoff round of the French Presidential election.
Today in “Asked and Answered” (NPV Edition)
How close to success is the National Popular Vote initiative? (Spoiler alert: not close).
The Power of Primaries
As usual, an attempt to explain congressional behavior brings us back to the issue of our basic institutions. The way we elect congress matters.
Measles Cases Soar In Minnesota Thanks To Anti-Vaccination Activists Targeting Somali Immigrants
Thanks to anti-vaccination activists spreading false propaganda, measles cases are hitting record highs among the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota.
Macron Holds Decisive Lead Over Le Pen As French Election Heads Into Final Hours
Emmanuel Macron holds a decisive lead over Marine Le Pen as the French Presidential election heads into its final hours.
April Jobs Report Bounces Back From March Doldrums
The Jobs Report for April showed much-improved numbers from the disappointment in March.
House GOP Passes American Health Care Act On Party Line Vote
By the barest of margins, the House passed its bill repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, but the future of that bill is highly uncertain.
North Korea Lashes Out At Chinese Pressure Over Nuclear Program
North Korea is pushing back against increased pressure from China over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
Jim Comey Explains Himself
F.B.I. Director James Comey testified yesterday on the reasons he chose to publicly speak out just days before the 2016 election about the reopened Clinton email investigation.
House To Vote On Obamacare Repeal Bill Today
After failing twice in a month, House Republicans apparently think they have the votes to pass their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
House Republicans Making Yet Another Push To Repeal And Replace Obamacare
House Republicans are making yet another push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but they once again may not have the votes.
South Carolina Police Officer To Plead Guilty In Walter Scott Shooting
A guilty plea in a particularly shocking case of police brutality.
What Trump’s Civil War Comments Reveal About Him
President Trump’s comments about Andrew Jackson and the Civil War reveal something about how he thinks, and it’s not good.
Joe Biden In 2020? Probably Not
There’s already speculation that former Vice-President Biden might try for a third run at the White House, but it seems unlikely.
