Back in June, the Pew Research Center offered a sobering bit of data. The percentage of Americans who viewed both major parties’ presumptive presidential nominees unfavorably had reached 25 percent, 1 in 4. It was the highest such percentage in the history of Pew’s polling, and it suggested that people who disliked both candidates were poised to be the determining ...
Back in June, the Pew Research Center offered a sobering bit of data. The percentage of Americans who viewed both major parties’ presumptive presidential nominees unfavorably had reached 25 percent, 1 in 4. It was the highest such percentage in the history of Pew’s polling, and it suggested that people who disliked both candidates were poised to be the determining ...
The United Arab Emirates has pushed back on Russia’s efforts to circumvent Western sanctions through a ‘shadow fleet’ by refusing entry to its port for any ship from the African country of Eswatini. ‘Using a ‘shadow fleet’ to smuggle oil while concealing its origin, in order to circumvent Western economic sanctions has been part of Putin’s playbook of sanction-proofing Russia’s ...
The 2020 presidential election coincided with the Census Bureau’s decennial tally of the number of people living in the United States. You know this; every year ending in a zero has a census. But perhaps you don’t recognize the importance of this count. For one thing, it meant a reallocation of House seats — and, by extension, a rejiggering of ...
President Joe Biden reiterated his call Wednesday for the release of freelance journalist Austin Tice, saying that his administration has “repeatedly pressed” Syria to work with the United States to secure his return. Biden’s comments came in a statement marking 12 years since Tice was abducted in Syria. “We have repeatedly pressed the government of Syria to work with us ...
President Biden joked about his upcoming exit from the White House during an event at the West Wing of the White House on Wednesday, telling a group of content creators that he is ‘looking for a job.’ The White House held a Creator Economy Conference on Wednesday, playing host to social media influences and other content creators. He said in ...
The messaging in presidential political advertisements has dramatically shifted in the weeks since President Joe Biden abandoned his bid for a second term and Vice President Kamala Harris united the Democratic Party to seize the nomination. A Washington Post analysis of data from the political research firm AdImpact found that Democrats have shifted the primary focus of their ads from ...
One month ago, the Republican Party was convening in Milwaukee to anoint Donald Trump as its presidential nominee for the third consecutive election. The convention was energetic and brash; the attempt on Trump’s life had reinforced Republicans’ already robust enthusiasm for their candidate, and Trump skeptics had long ago been rooted out of the inner circle. Polling showed that the ...
All eyes will be on the governor’s mansions in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Washington this November as voters in 11 states head to the polls. The biggest challenge for gubernatorial candidates this year is getting noticed. With the presidency at stake and control of the House and Senate also up for grabs, it is easy to forget that a ...
A new poll has found that American adults view Vice President Kamala Harris as a more honest person than former President Trump, but are less likely to trust her when it comes to handling key issues such as the economy and immigration. The AP-NORC survey of 1,164 adults revealed that around 4 in 10 say ‘honest’ better describes Harris, compared ...