Fly Me to the Moon Is a NASA Rom-Com that Fails To Launch Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson star in what may be the first romantic comedy about government funding disputes. Reason · Jul 12, 2024
Trump has made advances with Latinos and Black Americans, but remains unpopular among many of them An AP Poll shows about half of Latinos and 7 in 10 Black Americans have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of the former president. Latin Times · Jul 12, 2024
Biden seeks support of Latino leaders to quell Democrats' growing discontent with his candidacy Some of Biden's strongest defenders have been lawmakers of color. Several Democratic officials have openly called him to drop out of the race Latin Times · Jul 11, 2024
Israel to Ukraine to Bulgaria: Which countries receive US military aid? The US provides billions in military aid around the world, but who benefits the most – and why? Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2024
Determined To Avoid Presidential Paralysis, SCOTUS Endorses Presidential Impunity We need not conjure "extreme hypotheticals" to understand the danger posed by an "energetic executive" who feels free to flout the law. Reason · Jul 10, 2024
Trump is poised to become the Republican with the biggest share of Latino votes since 1972 Latinos were granted the right to vote in 1965 and Nixon holds the biggest share of the demographic among Republicans until now Latin Times · Jul 9, 2024
Joe Biden commits to staying in the race – like Nixon, his biggest threat comes from within his own party President Joe Biden is strongly reaffirming his commitment to stay in the presidential race – despite a growing number of calls from politicians and voters for him to step down, following a highly criticized debate performance in June 2024. The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024
How might a rogue president use the US supreme court immunity ruling? A first pass shows just how much damage a president could do to the rule of law when no longer constrained by it The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2024
One memorable speech can turn around a faltering campaign − how Nixon did it with his ‘Checkers’ talk Twenty years before Watergate, then-Sen. Richard Nixon’s national political ambitions were in peril. He was accused of dipping into a private, $18,000 slush fund to cover expenses, and doubts about the propriety of his conduct intensified as the 1952 presidential election campaign unfolded. The Conversation · Jul 8, 2024
What could the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling mean for US foreign policy? Presidents have used power overseas with few restraints, a trend experts worry could be strengthened under the ruling. Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2024
The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law Citizens must make this presidential election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2024
Republicans pulled off their longest con Supreme Court weaponizes the presidency knowing what criminals like Richard Nixon and Donald Trump are capable of Salon · Jul 3, 2024
SCOTUS would've given Nixon a pass Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision would make even Richard Nixon blush Salon · Jul 2, 2024
How Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘transforms’ US presidency Experts say shielding official presidential action from prosecution undermines rule of law and enables abuse of power. Al Jazeera · Jul 1, 2024
The Conversation · Jul 1, 2024 ‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution The United States Supreme Court has handed former president Donald Trump what may be the most favorable legal decision he could have reasonably hoped for in his fight against federal prosecution for his attempts to reverse the 2020 election outcome.
Top News · Jul 1, 2024 Chief Justice Roberts Justifies Partial Immunity For President Trump Chief Justice John Roberts explains the rationale behind granting partial immunity to former President Donald Trump, emphasizing the need to allow the Pres...
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024 Supreme Court grants Trump immunity for ‘official’ acts in landmark ruling that will delay trial Conservative majority of the court agreed the Constitution entitles the president to immunity for official acts
Salon · Jun 30, 2024 Why Joe Biden refuses to step aside Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed?
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2024 Biden v Trump: what are the five things we learned from the presidential debate? This was the first time that Donald Trump and Joe Biden had debated since the 2020 campaign so The Conversation asked US government and security academic Dafydd Townley to watch the head-to-head and analyse what he thought were the most important points.
Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2024 Can Joe Biden be replaced as the Democratic nominee after debate debacle? If so, by whom? The fact leading Democrats are even having to ask the question shows the trouble they are in
Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2024 Biden and Trump nixed the debate commission. What does it mean for voters? Experts say the US presidential candidates ‘cut their own deals’ with networks, giving their campaigns greater control.
The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024 US presidential debates: the 10 most memorable moments Ahead of Biden and Trump’s first debate of the 2024 election cycle, here are some memorable moments from history
The Conversation · Jun 26, 2024 What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960 The run-up to the Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate at the end of June 2024 has brought reminders about the first-ever televised presidential debate – and how Vice President Richard Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance that autumn night in 1960 opened a pathway to the White House for the tanned and telegenic…
The Guardian - US · Jun 26, 2024 I’m worried about Biden’s debate with Trump this week Trump has convinced many Americans that stridency is a sign of strength while truth and humility signal weakness
The Conversation · Jun 24, 2024 Supreme Court’s slow roll on deciding Trump’s immunity is the opposite of politics Frustration is mounting as the country waits – and waits and waits – for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue its decision in Trump v. United States, the case that asks whether the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for what he did in the wake of the 2020…