![Do presidential debates actually influence voter opinion?]()
by Julia Benbrook | Oct 2, 2020 | Campaign2020, Politics
WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had 73.1 million viewers across all platforms, according to Nielsen ratings. But some researchers say those viewers already had made up their minds on...
![Debate moderator forced to play referee]()
by Julia Benbrook | Sep 29, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Moderator Chris Wallace spent most of his time at Tuesday’s first presidential debate acting as a referee, scolding President Donald Trump for repeated interruptions and digressions. Trump said former Vice President Joe Biden should be scolded too, but...
![Trump makes his official nomination for Supreme Court vacancy]()
by Julia Benbrook | Sep 27, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, President Donald Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick for the Supreme Court, setting up a swift confirmation process promised by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that could lead to her taking the...
by Julia Benbrook | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s pick for a Supreme Court judicial nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be “an extremely qualified woman,” but did not discuss specific candidates for the...
