McCarthy Fails To Unite GOP, Turns To Dems To Keep Government Open
Speaker McCarthy, unable to marshal his conference, relied on Democrats to fund the federal government for another 45 days. The deal puts his job in jeopardy and kicks the can down the road as House R...
2 Okt 202312min
Roundup: Feinstein's Legacy, Shutdown, Biden And Democracy
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, is dead at 90. The government is about to shutdown over intra-GOP disagreements. And Biden gave a speech warning about the continuing threats to American...
29 Sep 202328min
House Republicans, In Search Of A Crime, Launch Biden Impeachment
The hearing focused on the business practices of his son's efforts and insinuations that, while serving as vice president, Biden used his office to enrich himself or his family. So far, the Republican...
28 Sep 202315min
Candidates Debated. But They Probably Still Can't Beat Trump
Seven Republican primary candidates not named Donald Trump debated Wednesday night in the Reagan Library in California. There were some interesting policy questions, plenty of infighting and basically...
28 Sep 202316min
Growing Public Support For Unions Helped Push Biden To Picket Line
In what is likely a first, the sitting president of the United States joined a picket line. Biden made a brief stop in Michigan wearing a ball cap and quarter-zip to address picketing auto workers thr...
26 Sep 202316min
What Counts As An Official Act? Why Corruption Is Hard To Convict
Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal bribery charges. Federal agents found hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold at his home.Menendez is remaining defiant and say...
25 Sep 202315min
Weekly Roundup: Shutdown Likely Because Of GOP Infighting
Congress has left town as House Republicans infighting appears doomed to shutdown the government next week. And both Donald Trump and President Biden appear to have turned their attention toward the g...
22 Sep 202326min
Our Changing Democracy: Non-Partisan Primaries, Internet Voting
Closed primaries — where only members of that political party can vote — are effectively the final say in the vast majority of House of Representatives elections. Can open primary elections help incen...
21 Sep 202315min
