Welcome to Genesis Brand’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): With the delta variant of the coronavirus surging in the U.S. and COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations once again on the rise, there… Continue Reading
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Republican lawmakers have pushed new voting restrictions in nearly every state. From making it harder to cast ballots early to increasing the frequency of voter roll purges, at least 25 new restrictive voting… Continue Reading
Just weeks after the passage of President Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, he introduced two more sweeping pieces of legislation: first, a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that would not only repair roads and bridges but also reshape the… Continue Reading
It’s not often that you open a book and are drawn in so completely, so quickly, that you don’t even notice the hours slipping by. Suddenly, it’s all you can do to get back to the book. It sounds dramatic,… Continue Reading
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. In his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, President Biden spent a lot of time extolling the virtues of the three massive spending packages that have quickly become centerpieces… Continue Reading