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‘Roe v. Wade’ expected to be overturned 

By Colby Etherton  A leaked Politico report recently revealed that five of the nine sitting Supreme Court justices (Amy Coney Barrett, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Cavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch) privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that deemed abortion a federally protected constitutional right. While initial votes on cases sometimes change before

  • June 1, 2022
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How are the 2022 midterms looking? 

By Colby Etherton  With less than six months to go until the 2022 midterms, there is anxiety in the Democratic Party as to whether they will be able to hold on to either chamber of Congress. There is historical precedence for the party that wins the White House losing seats in the midterm election that

  • May 5, 2022
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14’: The Never-Ending Season 

By Colby Etherton  This month, I’ve taken a departure from writing about current affairs to writing about a show I love but, boy, has been quite the snail race this season.  RuPaul’s Drag Race continues to expand its popularity into the mainstream, becoming a multi-Emmy winning staple of reality television. There is typically some iteration

  • April 6, 2022
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‘Build Back Better’ talks on hold 

By Colby Etherton  For nearly a year, rank and file Democrats in Congress had been negotiating on what would’ve been the largest reimagining of the government’s role in public life since the New Deal. President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda encompassed initiatives to address climate change, universal pre-K, expansion of the child tax credit, free

  • March 2, 2022
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Where do Democrats go from here?

By Colby Etherton In the wake of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda failing when Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) come out publicly as a “no” on the historic legislation, Democrats have been struggling to find a path forward. Midterms are now roughly nine months away, and there is fear among Democratic legislators that they won’t

  • February 2, 2022
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‘Build Back Better’ dead in the water? 

By Colby Etherton Lord, what a year 2021 was in the world of politics.  West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has effectively killed Biden’s Build Back Better plan, publicly announcing that he’s a “no” on the sweeping legislation that Democrats have been negotiating with each other on for months. It’s felt never-ending; a slow crawl toward

  • January 5, 2022
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Pessimism spells trouble for Democrats

By Colby Etherton The last few weeks of November were a mixed bag for Democrats, who have been struggling to make their case to voters ahead of next year’s mid-term elections. It would appear on paper that some things are going in the right direction: Over 500,000 jobs were added in the month of October,

  • November 30, 2021
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Sinema and Manchin stall ‘Build Back Better’ negotiations

By Colby Etherton Throughout October, negotiations were going on regarding President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, originally a $3.5 trillion package meant to reshape the role of government in public life, and arguably the biggest social safety net expansion since FDR’s New Deal. The bill included 12 weeks of paid medical leave, free community

  • November 3, 2021
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Challenges arise as President Biden seeks to enact his agenda

By Colby Etherton Pressure is ramping up for Biden to enact his agenda. Thus far, he’s had little luck when it comes to his party being on the same page on legislation. Democrats are still in disagreement on the size and scope of his infrastructure proposals. It seems likely that the $3.5 trillion infrastructure package

  • October 6, 2021
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Two Crises Signal Trouble for the Biden Administration

By Colby Etherton In the early stages of a new administration, most presidents tend to enjoy high public approval ratings. Known as a “honeymoon period,” those initial high marks tend to fade as an administration progresses. That period may be ending sooner than anticipated for Biden as we are experiencing a new wave of pandemic

  • September 1, 2021
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