Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Poll(s) of the week Last weekend, President Biden attended the annual gathering of the Group of 7, which discussed different ways to address pressing economic and security issues. And although the world leaders… Continue Reading
On Thursday afternoon, President Biden will make Juneteenth a federal holiday, with most federal employees observing the day on Friday. He plans to sign the bill into law since the Senate and House cleared the way this week, voting in… Continue Reading
The political media has long been both powerful and controversial — no surprise, as it essentially plays the role of referee in American politics. But how the media covers politics is perhaps more important than ever right now, as the… Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate’s vote on Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump, following the House’s impeachment of Trump last month, played out almost exactly as expected — but it also captured the broad outlines of his four-year presidency in miniature:… Continue Reading
In his inaugural address, President Biden described America as in the midst of an “uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.” His invocation of a civil war and the American Civil War was provocative.… Continue Reading