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Ron DeSantis’s Cold, Hard Reality

January 16, 2024 reality, DeSantis’s, Hard, 'Cold0 comment

Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Updated at 4:40 p.m. ET on January 16, 2024 Even before the caucus began, Matt Wells was working the room. The 43-year-old wore an autographed Ron DeSantis trucker hat as he strolled up and down the aisles of the Washington High School auditorium in rural southeast Iowa, greeting neighbors and passing out DeSantis flyers. When it was time for three-minute speeches, Wells spoke from the podium without notes, his voice quivering with emotion. DeSantis “always backs up his…

What Happened When Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs

July 24, 2023 Hard, Happened, Oregon, drugs', Decriminalized0 comment

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. Updated at 11:25 a.m. ET on July 20, 2023 Three years ago, while the nation’s attention was on the 2020 presidential election, voters in Oregon took a dramatic step back from America’s long-running War on Drugs. By a 17-point margin, Oregonians approved Ballot Measure 110, which eliminated criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of any drug, including cocaine, heroin,…

DeSantis Quietly Hits At Trump Administration For Trying To Stop COVID Too Hard

January 14, 2022 Covid, DeSantis, trying, stop, Hard, administration, Quietly, Trump, hits0 comment

<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who’s been waging war on COVID-19 safety measures in a clear bid to be the next MAGA king ahead of 2024, sees ex-president Donald Trump’s <a rel=”noreferrer noopener” href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-attack-gutless-republican-politicians-booster-shot” target=”_blank”>oblique swipe</a> and raises him a challenge of who can be more pro-spread than the other.</p> Talking Points Memo

U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit – Reuters

September 9, 2021 'rock, Raising, Place, U.S., Congress, Reuters, debt, Hard, Limit, Stuck, between0 comment

U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit Reuters “us congress” – Google News

Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politics – Science Magazine

July 6, 2018 learns, politics, Science, about, money, Hard, Leadership, Magazine, lessons, Physicist0 comment

Science Magazine Physicist learns hard lessons about money and leadership in US politicsScience MagazinePhysicist Elaine DiMasi doesn't actually believe she was lying to her campaign volunteers. But letting them think that she expected to win the Democratic nomination for a seat in Congress—“We're going to win, I have the right message,”—despite clear … us politics – Google News