![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...
by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Politics
WASHINGTON — The largest coalition representing Latino interests in the U.S. said Thursday that it wants the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election to focus on Hispanic priorities, including more hiring of Hispanics and increased disaster relief funds to places...
![Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low]()
by Dalia Faheid | Oct 1, 2020 | Demographics, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed Wednesday that the U.S. admit 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, lower than any previous caps since the refugee resettlement program’s inception in 1980. “This is definitely the Trump administration’s attempt to...
by Amanda Rooker | Oct 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, Health, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she “hopes” the House can vote on the Democrats’ $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but that there are still sticking points on tax policy and state and local aid in the negotiations with...
![Census activists fear undercount as uncertain deadline looms]()
by Dalia Faheid | Sep 30, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Despite a federal judge’s ruling last week allowing census enumeration to continue through Oct. 31, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said this week that the Census Bureau will end data collection on Oct. 5. Civil rights groups that filed a lawsuit...
by Katie Livingstone | Sep 30, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Politicians on both sides of the aisle on Wednesday agreed that the first presidential debate of the 2020 election season, held on Tuesday night in Cleveland, was far from ‘presidential’ as President Trump refused to condemn white supremacy. “It’s...
