Since Reagan, when Republicans say they are going to turn their attention back to the deficits and the debt, what they are saying is that they intend to continue to cut taxes.
ALL POSTS BY Heather Cox Richardson
- November 29, 2020
It seems as if Trump and President-Elect Joe Biden are in a contest to see who can will their vision of the future into life.
- November 28, 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden is making it clear he intends to rebuild the institutions and alliances Trump has gutted.
- November 26, 2020
Rather than being unprecedented, though, this year of hardship and political strife brings us closer to the first national Thanksgiving than any more normal year.
- November 25, 2020
Janet Yellen’s expected nomination is yet another Biden pick that emphasizes stability and a return to a government to which Americans had become accustomed before Trump’s election.
- November 21, 2020
The news today remains Trump’s unprecedented attempt to steal an election in which voters chose his opponents, Democratic candidate. The leadership of the Republican Party is not standing up to the president, but is instead seemingly willing to let him burn down the country to stay in office.
- November 20, 2020
Trump's team is making no pretense that Trump is the choice of a majority of voters-- Biden is ahead by almost 6 million votes. Rather, they are trying to game the Electoral College.
- November 19, 2020
November 18, 2020 Today marks a grim milestone. The official count of Americans dead of coronavirus has topped a quarter of a million. 250,000 Americans, lost. Governors, including some Republicans previously opposed to ordering measures to stop the spread of the virus, are now issuing mandatory mask requirements. New York City has reached a 3% positivity rate; schools there have closed, and will go entirely on-line tomorrow. That rate is far below that of the regions ...
- November 17, 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden is now 5.6 million votes ahead of Trump in the popular vote, with 50.9% of the vote to Trump’s 47.3%. And yet, Trump continues to maintain he won the election.