‘Uncommitted’ voters and Haley supporters may cause trouble for Biden and Trump
WASHINGTON – The primaries may not be a predictor of what is to come in November, but if Tuesday’s contests revealed anything, it’s that President Biden and former President Trump may find more opposition from within their own parties than outside of them, experts...
‘Uncommitted’ voters and Haley supporters may cause trouble for Biden and Trump
WASHINGTON – The primaries may not be a predictor of what is to come in November, but if Tuesday’s contests revealed anything, it’s that President Biden and former President Trump may find more opposition from within their own parties than outside of them, experts...
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Haley looks ahead to Michigan after South Carolina primary on Saturday
Despite losses in early primaries and low poll numbers in her home state, Nikki Haley projected confidence and determination during her “Beast of the Southeast” bus tour in South Carolina. Haley’s strong support among college-educated Republicans and moderates as well as the momentum effect shows that she has reasons to stay in the race.
Haley looks ahead to Michigan after South Carolina primary on Saturday
Despite losses in early primaries and low poll numbers in her home state, Nikki Haley projected confidence and determination during her “Beast of the Southeast” bus tour in South Carolina. Haley’s strong support among college-educated Republicans and moderates as well as the momentum effect shows that she has reasons to stay in the race.
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Nearly three-quarters of South Carolina election officials have quit
Growing speculation around the security of elections is causing stress for top election officials. The pressure is too much for some, causing them to leave their positions. Listen to the on-the-ground audio reporting here:
Nearly three-quarters of South Carolina election officials have quit
Growing speculation around the security of elections is causing stress for top election officials. The pressure is too much for some, causing them to leave their positions. Listen to the on-the-ground audio reporting here:
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Presidential candidate Nikki Haley seems unable to connect with young voters
Even with the Republican primary at hand and a former governor of their state on the ballot, young voters in South Carolina were focused instead on the general election rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump — whether they were students at colleges across the state or trainees at a technical school.
read moreMichigan congressional retirements leave Democratic seats vulnerable in swing districts
Forty-four members of the House of Representatives have announced they will not be seeking reelection in November. Although slightly more Democrats have announced their retirements, experts said the overall number is not as important as the fact that several Democrats are retiring from crucial swing districts.
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Biden’s policy toward Gaza and Israel raises concerns in swing states
Voters in key swing states have been criticizing President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, which some experts said could cause him trouble during the 2024 election cycle.
read moreTexas’ struggle with the government over border security continues one month after a migrant family died
WASHINGTON – Tensions between the Biden administration and Gov. Greg Abbott continued to heighten after a mother and two children drowned in the Rio Grande last month as they tried to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. The drownings occurred near Eagle Pass’...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupt Biden campaign speech
MANASSAS, Va. – At their first joint campaign event in the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris rallied voters around abortion access and reproductive rights at a northern Virginia university campus, but several Pro-Palestinian...
Nikki Haley supporters haven’t slowed down, despite polling numbers
Nikki Haley supporters gathered on Saturday in Newberry, S.C. to see the presidential hopeful speak on the first stop of her “Beast of the South” bus tour.
Biden likely would not be able to fulfill promises on abortion policy
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have chosen to make abortion rights a center of their campaign. However, experts say that he may not be able to restore rights in the way that he says.
South Carolina anxiously awaits Supreme Court ruling in gerrymandering case
The Supreme Court case over whether South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District was the result of racial or political gerrymandering has left voters and advocates in a state of uncertainty.
Supreme Court could shift significant regulatory power to judiciary
Activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on a frigid January morning to advocate for one the most consequential legal doctrines that you’ve probably never heard of. Participants, representing groups supporting everything from environmental policy to the rights of...
Second Mayorkas impeachment hearing highlights congressional dysfunction
WASHINGTON – House Democrats stood up for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, while Republicans pushed for his impeachment during a hearing Jan. 18. The hearing was the second scheduled by Republicans to gather evidence against Mayorkas, but...
Federal employees plan second action over Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war
A second planned action criticizing Biden’s policy toward Israel and Gaza underscores discontent among some federal employees toward the administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war and the regional violence that has ensued.
Food insecurity rising in Arkansas as Congress renegotiates the Farm Bill
After work requirements for low-income, food subsidy recipients were expanded this summer, questions remain about the future of the program as Congress renegotiates nutrition policy in the annual Farm Bill.
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