Ron Elving
Stories
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House Speaker McCarthy appeals for bipartisan support with a stopgap measure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting to keep the government funded for 45 days.
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Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences
Previous instances of presidential impeachment have each had contexts unique to their own political moments. These considerations have mattered as much as the alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Labor Day is now a key to Election Day for Democrats and Republicans alike
With all that has shifted around in American politics, the Democrats' disconnect from the broad working class is the loss that has cost them the most and threatens them most in the years ahead.
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The Freedom Caucus' shutdown threat recalls tactics of past House rebels
The hardline Republicans want to shift the focus of Congress to their own agenda of opposing, investigating and even impeaching the president or members of his administration.
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Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer
Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.
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Presidential primaries have seen dramatic comebacks. Could DeSantis '24 be next?
Using the phrase "comeback kid" helped Bill Clinton revive his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Could Ron DeSantis revive that model?
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No Labels in 2024 wants to boldly try what Americans Elect tried in 2012
The idea behind Americans Elect was to create an alternative system for finding the candidates, independent of the two major parties and based in the limitless possibilities of the internet.
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Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules
Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.
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Week in politics: Biden holds first reelection rally; Trump arraignment
We break down the week in politics: President Biden's first campaign rally for reelection and former President Trump's arraignment.
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History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92
Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.