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Presidents Don't Create Jobs, No Matter What Bill Clinton Said

Dynamic economies operate independently of the political party of whoever was elected most recently.

Reason · Aug 22, 2024

The Art of Power review – Pelosi takes swipe at Trump

The former speaker’s illuminating second memoir details how she won an outsized place in Trump’s brain. Can she help beat him back again?

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2024

Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988

8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Reason · Aug 17, 2024

Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education

When Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Florida in July 2023, she lambasted a state-approved Black history lesson that claimed “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024

Last Tango in Washington: how sad, sidelined Joe Biden may yet have the last laugh

Far from being a lame duck, the president can use his time in office to champion US democracy and tackle unfinished business abroad

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024

Joe Biden has been a foreign policy president, but Kamala Harris is no novice

US president’s contacts list is unmatched since George HW Bush’s, but his VP has been slowly building her portfolio

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

Biden's Final Flip-Flop

The president's decision to drop out after insisting he never would continued a pattern established by a long career of politically convenient reversals.

Reason · Jul 22, 2024

Trump's VP Pick Looms Large After Assassination Attempt

Former President Trump faces pressure to select a vice president after an assassination attempt at the RNC. Explore the importance of this decision and its...

Top News · Jul 15, 2024

Biden isn’t the first to struggle to pop the presidential bubble that divides him from the public

President Joe Biden’s at-times incoherent debate performance against Donald Trump in June has prompted growing pressure from donors, some Democratic politicians and voters for Biden to withdraw from the race.

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2024

Trump’s presidential office hours were the shortest since FDR, Biden’s not far behind him - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s working hours were shortest for any president since FDR. Joe Biden’s presidential office hours are third-shortest since 1933.

Roll Call · Jul 12, 2024