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Closing This Gap May Be Biden’s Key to a Second Term

March 4, 2024 Biden's, second, This, term, Closing0 comment

Just since last November, the most closely watched measure of consumer confidence about the economy has soared by about 25 percent. That’s among the most rapid improvements recorded in years for the University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment, even after a slight decline in the latest figures released yesterday. And yet, even as consumer confidence has rebounded since last fall, President Joe Biden’s approval rating has remained virtually unchanged—and negative. Now, as then, a solid 55 percent majority of Americans say they disapprove of his performance as president in…

MoveOn: As Trump Shows How Unhinged Second Term Would Be, No Labels Moves Forward with Voterless Primary

February 21, 2024 Trump, labels, Unhinged, MoveOn, would, Voterless, second, shows, Forward, term, primary, moves0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Following reporting that No Labels is moving forward with choosing their third-party presidential candidates in secret with their millionaire donors in lieu of a nomination process, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Last time we checked, Presidential candidates are elected by millions of voters, not hand-picked by a cabal of political insiders. In the last two weeks, we’ve seen Donald Trump signal how unhinged he would be if given a second term. Yet that has only emboldened No Labels to accelerate…

Biden questions need to cut spending, citing deficit reduction over first term

May 9, 2023 term, Citing, Reduction, first, Over, deficit, Biden, need, spending, questions0 comment

President Biden on Tuesday questioned House Republicans’ push to cut spending in exchange for raising the debt limit, asserting that his administration had already lowered the deficit and saved taxpayer dollars. The Washington Times stories: White House

Will Conservative Momentum at Supreme Court Continue This Term?

October 1, 2022 Conservative..., Momentum, term, Court, Supreme, This, Continue0 comment

The Supreme Court begins hearing cases for its new term Monday, following its customary summer recess. If this term is anything like the last one, conservatives and constitutionalists will rejoice. In the most recent term, conservatives achieved secured massive wins on abortion (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization); gun rights (New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. Inc. v. Bruen); and religious liberty (Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District); plus another key win on rolling back the administrative state (West Virginia v. EPA). Now, with such grotesque…

5 Monumental Cases That Highlighted the Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 Term

July 5, 2022 courts, Cases, Monumental, Highlighted, 20212022, Supreme, term0 comment

The Supreme Court has just finished what will likely go down as one of the most momentous and memorable terms in history. In addition to the court deciding many blockbuster cases from abortion to the limits of the power of the federal bureaucracy, Justice Stephen Breyer retired, now-Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to replace him, there was an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion, protesters showed up at justices’ homes in several attempts to intimidate them, and an armed man made a serious threat to one of the…

‘Moderate’ Has Become The Most Meaningless Term In Politics

January 2, 2022 Most, become, term, Moderate, 'meaningless', Politics’0 comment

<p>News outlets trot out the term every time Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) make headlines: “moderates.” </p> Talking Points Memo