Partisan
Republican state lawmakers are giving partisan poll watchers new powers, setting off alarms about potential voter intimidation.
Bills in several states would grant new authority to poll watchers — who work on behalf of candidates and political parties — to observe voters and election workers. Critics say it could lead to conflict and chaos at polling places and an improper targeting of voters of color. In Texas, a measure under consideration by …
Bipartisan group of senators unveils $908 billion stimulus plan, aiming to break partisan logjam
With negotiations among congressional leaders at a standstill, senators in both parties have worked together for weeks on a proposal that could break the logjam. Several centrist lawmakers in the Senate — including Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) — held a …
Bipartisan group of senators prepares $908 billion stimulus plan, aiming to break partisan logjam
Failure to reach an agreement could have serious consequences for the economy and millions of Americans. A number of critical relief programs are set to expire at the end of the year; 12 million Americans are on pace to lose their jobless benefits, and protections for renters and student borrowers are also set to expire. …
Biden apologizes for calling Clinton impeachment ‘partisan lynching,’ but hammers Trump again for using term
Former Vice President Joe Biden offered an apology late on Tuesday for previously referring to the Clinton impeachment as a “partisan lynching” just hours after he condemned President Trump for referring to his own impeachment with the same term. Trump was widely criticized for claiming on Twitter that Republicans are witnessing a “lynching.” Several 2020 Democrats …
Medicaid Policy And Partisan Politics: A New Dynamic
On September 18, 2019, Tennessee announced a long-anticipated proposal to block grant its Medicaid program, TennCare. This proposal is deeply flawed in ways that will both concern fiscal conservatives and endanger Medicaid beneficiaries. Yet the Trump Administration may well seize on Tennessee’s proposal as a chance to salvage a victory from its otherwise failing Medicaid …
Great Conversations explores technology, partisan divides
Assistant professor Michael Humphrey speaks to an audience during the Great Conversations event in the Lory Student Center Theatre Sept. 26. (Brooke Buchan | The Collegian) Great Conversations kicked off its 24th season with a community conversation in the Lory Student Center Theatre Sept. 26, focusing on the question “Does technology create or heal partisan …
Trump Calls Whistle-Blower ‘Partisan’ and Defends Conduct With Other Leaders
WASHINGTON — President Trump dismissed on Friday a whistle-blower complaint said to involve him as a “partisan” attack, but acknowledged that he did not know the identity of the person who lodged it. Details of the complaint remained murky, but the allegations deal at least in part with Ukraine, two people familiar with it have …
John Dingell attack: Lindsey Graham tells Trump that comment ‘isn’t funny’