american-politics
State redistricting efforts are stumbling amidst familiar partisan infighting | Analysis
Throughout the U.S., the bitter debates over the results of the 2020 presidential election are getting replayed in redistricting battles.
Biden’s SCOTUS commission is more symbol than substance | Fletcher McClellan
Presidential commissions usually pursue reform. This one stands out because it wants to stop major changes to the nation’s highest court.
America is aging rapidly. Our policies need to keep pace | Ray E. Landis
In many ways, Pa. is a laboratory for what the rest of the country is beginning to experience as its population ages.
At home in Scranton, facing a fight in D.C., Biden pitches his sprawling domestic agenda
'This has been declared dead on arrival from the moment I introduced it,' Biden said. 'But I think we’re going to surprise them because I think people are beginning to figure out what’s at stake.'
Ahead of Hershey show: Bill Maher talks Pa.’s U.S. Senate race, insurrection, and teaching civics
'People want nothing too extreme on either side. They want what’s do-able,' the veteran comedian said ahead of a show in Dauphin County next month.
Biden’s PFAS plan targets Pa., other states plagued by ‘forever chemicals’ | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The Biden administration has announced what it’s describing as an “accelerated effort” to protect Americans from so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water in Pennsylvania and other states that can cause severe health problems. The administration says its plan to tackle the chemicals formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a multi-pronged effort that will […]
How a Mississippi court case could pave the way for new abortion bans across the U.S.
The case has implications for Pa., where abortion rights are a key issue in the 2022 race for governor
In Pa. visit, Jill Biden asks Allentown’s Hispanics to put faith in husband to deliver on promises
'I want to tell you there is hope,' Biden said during a visit to The Learning Hub, a Head Start facility located in Center City Allentown. 'That’s why we are fighting for this infrastructure plan.'
No, Joe Biden and the Dems are not collapsing | Bruce Ledewitz
There are no easy answers to these problems. Nor is any president who honestly tries to address them going run up great polling numbers
Here’s the cost of not spending $3.5T to transform Americans’ lives | Trish Zornio
Yes, it's expensive. But inaction on climate change, education will cost us far more.
How four songs about time explain our current politics and what’s at stake | Fletcher McClellan
Much of our politics and government is framed, even forced by time, whether it is a legal or self-imposed deadline.
How Biden stacks up to past presidents who withdrew from conflicts | John A. Tures
When Americans soured on Afghanistan And what the polls say about the U.S. withdrawal.