| Dec 21, 2018 | RoundupCall me naive for even implying it might have been otherwise, but the news barreled right on into the holiday season. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers this year faced the prospect of getting furloughed right before Christmas, all over that border wall we keep...
| Dec 19, 2018 | RoundupA recent Oval Office standoff between Democratic congressional leaders and President Trump over government funding seemed to promise a more confrontational year in politics to come — especially as new revelations keep coming from the Mueller investigation. But,...
| Dec 12, 2018 | RoundupThis week, President Trump vowed (again) to shut down the government over border wall funding. On the other side of that proposed fence are thousands of people he’s barely mentioned since the elections: homeless migrants and refugees. Border Patrol agents...
| Dec 5, 2018 | RoundupRepublicans in Wisconsin have just passed a stunning curb on the powers of incoming Democratic Governor-elect Tony Evers. They’ll also retain a big majority in the statehouse, despite winning a decisive minority of votes. Rule-rigging like this, and a similar...
| Nov 30, 2018 | RoundupIt’s been a polarizing year. But one surprising issue that’s been resiliently bipartisan is marijuana legalization. This week in OtherWords, Paul Armentano looks at all the heartland states — red, purple, and blue — where voters approved ballot...
| Nov 20, 2018 | RoundupCalifornia is suffering its deadliest wildfires ever. But don’t ask the president about climate change — he only wants to talk about rakes, apparently. Jill Richardson explains this week, while Khalil Bendib shows the president fiddling while...
