APSA conference roundup: Research on political polarization on social media and the US Congress – Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center APSA conference roundup: Research on political polarization on social media and the US CongressPew Research CenterThe ways that social media shape political attitudes and the intricacies of lawmaking in the U.S. Congress were two of the many topics at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference in Boston earlier this month. Here are brief … us congress – Google News

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Trump Has Put the US and China on the Cusp of a New Cold War – New York Times

New York Times Trump Has Put the US and China on the Cusp of a New Cold WarNew York Times“China has politics too,” he said. “The whole notion of 'back down' and 'face' is as live a consideration within internal Chinese politics as it is within U.S. politics.” Mr. Trump's aggressive moves drew intense criticism from some quarters at home …After 'major escalation' in US-China trade war, what happens next?KBZK Bozeman News all 8,394 news articles » us politics – Google News

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Two Former Republican US Senators Endorse Kobach’s Democratic Opponent – New York Magazine

ThinkProgress Two Former Republican US Senators Endorse Kobach's Democratic OpponentNew York MagazineThe revolt of Kansas moderate Republicans against their party's extremist gubernatorial candidate, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, continues to spread. It now encompasses two former Republican U.S. senators from the state. The first endorsed Kobach's …Major Kansas Republicans cross party lines to back Democrat for governorThinkProgress all 64 news articles » us republicans – Google News

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Ban on low-yield nuclear weapons pushed by handful of Democrats – Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes Ban on low-yield nuclear weapons pushed by handful of DemocratsStars and StripesThe 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, a policy document that the Trump administration unveiled in February, reaffirms a long-held American doctrine that includes limiting the use of nuclear weapons to “extreme circumstances” and the need to maintain the …and more » us democrats – Google News

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Cuban president denies ‘sonic’ attacks on US diplomats – CNN

CNN Cuban president denies 'sonic' attacks on US diplomatsCNNThey've started to impose, and in the middle of all this they have created this fallacy, this defamatory story of alleged 'acoustic' incidents," Diaz said in his first interview as president. In late 2016, multiple US Embassy personnel in Cuba began …US-Cuba relations 'in decline,' president saysFRANCE 24 all 18 news articles » us president – Google News

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