The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature recently approved a bill redrawing the state’s 14 congressional districts. The map makes it quite likely that, in a state almost equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, the GOP will win 10 or 11 House seats in 2024.
“There is no doubt the congressional map that’s before us today has a lean toward Republicans,” Destin Hall, the GOP chair of the redistricting commission acknowledged. Former Attorney General Eric Hold...
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Speaker Johnson, want to learn from an expert? Look across the aisle.
The position of Speaker of the House has seen its fair share of turbulence not just in recent weeks, but in recent years. Whether it is John Boehner’s 2015 resignation, Paul Ryan’s 2018 decision not to seek reelection, or Kevin McCarthy’s 2023 removal, instability has been the theme.
But there’s one recent Speaker whose experience in the position was radically different: Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as Speaker was not only stable, but she was also able to leave her mark on American p...
Nikki Haley’s path to the nomination: stand up to GOP antisemitism
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley can overtake Donald Trump and win the GOP presidential nomination. Here's how.
With the news dominated by Hamas’ brutal attack against Israeli civilian targets, Haley can stand out by standing up to antisemitism in her party.
For decades, there has been a deep vein of antisemitic innuendo in Republican and conservative politics in the U.S.
Pat Buchanan, the former contender for the GOP nomination, famously said in 1990...
We need a public option for pharmaceuticals
America is currently facing dual public health crises of record drug shortages and skyrocketing prices. Several critical medicines are in short supply, including at least 14 essential generic cancer drugs, ADHD treatments, antibiotics, and even children’s acetaminophen. Americans also spend more on prescription drugs per capita than people in any other country. A quarter of adults surveyed in 2022 said that they or a member of their household have not filled a prescription, cut pills in...
A history of reconciliation: How Democrats can bridge the political divide to fix the Speakership mess in the House
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What makes presidential campaigns successful?
Since the 1970s, the most critical factor in American presidential campaigns has not been candidate qualifications, name recognition, financial backing or the burning issues of the day. As important as these may be, the hallmark of successful campaigns over the last 50 years has been effective campaign strategy, usually led by effective campaign managers.
Their skills have helped defeat candidates with superior qualifications and achieve success under unfavorable campaign odd...
Why Elvis’s cousin has Mississippi all shook up
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If they like their ObamaCare cash, let lower-income earners keep their ObamaCare cash
Despite President Joe Biden’s best efforts to convince the public that inflation has peaked, anyone who has shopped for groceries lately knows we’re not out of the woods.
And unfortunately, the pain is about to extend beyond the dairy aisle.
Next year, Americans are projected to suffer the largest jump in health care costs in more than a decade. A recent Mercer study projects a 6.5 percent increase in the cost of health plans. Although a majorit...
Brendan Boyle’s plan to end debt ceiling games once and for all
Days before the federal government is expected to shutter its doors, the media’s attention has been focused on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his raucous caucus.
Reneging on an agreement reached with President Biden last June to raise the debt ceiling and establish spending levels for the next fiscal year, McCarthy has yielded to the extreme Republican wing, which is demanding a shutdown showdown.
The de facto leader of the far-right win...
Government shutdown lessons for the GOP
The Republican-led House of Representatives and the Democratic-led Senate are at a budget impasse once again, which could lead to a government shutdown at the end of the month. A group of conservative and mainstream House Republicans reportedly worked out an agreement over the weekend to fund the government through October through a continuing resolution, but it appears that some far-right House Freedom Caucus members are panning the deal. A few are even arguing that a government shutdo...