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Nonpartisan redistricting? Reform efforts meet reality.New commissions, some made up of average citizens, are struggling to overcome partisanship as they redraw congressional and state legislative lines.聽
Data privacy is a big public concern. Will Congress answer with a law?The United States is an outlier as a major economy without a data privacy law. Is the path clearing for that to change?
First LookDodging debt disaster, US Senate votes to extend borrowingAvoiding an unprecedented default, the U.S. Senate voted along party lines on Thursday to move the debt cap deadline into December. President Biden harshly criticized Republicans in the Senate for threatening a filibuster, saying their actions are dangerous.聽
First Look'Political football': Biden restores scope of Utah monumentsPresident Biden will restore two national monuments in Utah and a marine conservation area in New England, reversing an executive order by former President Trump.聽Republicans say Democratic presidents have overstepped when establishing national monuments.
Faith or politics? Trump supporters swell evangelical pews.After years of stagnancy, the number of Evangelicals surged from 25% of the adult U.S. population in 2016 to 29% in 2020 鈥� fueled by white Trump supporters.
Why can鈥檛 Biden be the next LBJ or FDR? It comes down to math.The president has a sweeping domestic agenda, and the slimmest possible Democratic majority with which to try to pass it.聽
First LookDespite promises, Biden admits fewer refugees than TrumpPresident Biden not only聽co-sponsored legislation that created the refugee program in 1980, but he also pledged to reverse the sharp cuts made by the Trump administration. However, in the 2021 budget year, only 11,445 refugees were admitted 鈥� a record low.
First LookWhy some Democrats oppose replacing Minneapolis police forceOver a year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, some Democrats are pushing to replace the city鈥檚 police department with a new Department of Public Safety 鈥� an idea opposed by more moderate politicians. 聽
First LookUS government averts partial shutdown, spending cap still loomsRepublicans and Democrats in Congress remain at odds over how to raise the government鈥檚 borrowing cap. If that cap is not raised by Oct. 18, the U.S. could face a financial crisis and recession, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.聽
Are progressives the bloc of 鈥榥o鈥�? They say no.Exercising new leverage, progressives in Congress vowed not to vote for a bipartisan infrastructure bill until their $3.5 trillion budget passed.聽
The 鈥榖ig lie,鈥� loyalty to Trump 鈥� and the defense of democracyWhat does it mean to be a Republican, post-Trump? A聽majority of GOP voters polled say that claiming聽the 2020 election聽was stolen is a defining characteristic.
Virginia governor鈥檚 race: What does 鈥榩ro-business鈥� mean in a pandemic?Will voters see mask and vaccine mandates as helping businesses or hindering them? The Virginia governor鈥檚 race may provide a test case.
First LookWill taxes on the ultra-rich be enough to fund Dems' $3.5T bill?Democrats say President Biden鈥檚 $3.5 trillion social program package will pay for itself through 鈥嬧�媡ax hikes on corporations and the wealthy and other revenue sources. Although Republicans are wary, Mr. Biden promises a price聽tag of 鈥渮ero.鈥�
Monitor BreakfastA breakfast table full of questions for Adam SchiffWhen Rep. Adam Schiff stepped into Washington鈥檚 St. Regis Hotel Thursday for a Monitor Breakfast, there was no shortage of topics on the table.
Why Congress is bringing US to the brink of defaultThe debt limit, once used to balance fiscal discipline with spending priorities, has become a political game of chicken.聽
First LookHaaland lifts up missing Native Americans amid focus on PetitoFollowing extensive news media coverage of the disappearance of Gabby Petito, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the case should be a reminder of the hundreds of unsolved cases of missing Native Americans that have received little media attention.
Monitor Breakfast鈥業t鈥檚 about all future presidents.鈥� Schiff on protecting democracy.鈥淲e want to make sure that no president in the future of either party can flout the institutions of our democracy,鈥� Rep. Adam Schiff told a Monitor Breakfast Sept. 23.
First LookLatinos push for political power amid Texas redistricting battleTexas is聽beginning to redraw its congressional lines using data from the most recent U.S. census. Advocates say gerrymandering is diluting representation for the Latino community whose population growth has earned Texas two new congressional seats.
First LookIn turn of events, thousands of Haitian migrants will stay in USThe Biden administration previously stated that the thousands of Haitian migrants currently camping near the border would face immediate expulsion. However, according to officials, migrants are now being released in the U.S. on a 鈥渧ery, very large scale.鈥�
On border and beyond, is Biden agenda 鈥楢merica First鈥�?As a candidate, Joe Biden promised a pivot toward multilateral cooperation. But on foreign policy and the border, parallels with the Trump administration are striking.
