Ron Elving
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Politics
Week in politics: Biden urges voters to look to November elections to enact change
President Biden is urging voters to elect representatives who support abortion rights in November's election. But it's doubtful the issue will shift the balance of power in Congress.
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National
The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings
The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).
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Politics
What the Jan. 6 hearings have in common with the Watergate hearings
The upcoming hearings regarding the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol are reminiscent of another watershed political event: the 1973 Watergate hearings.
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Politics
Week in politics: Pa. results pending; Cawthorn loses in N.C.; all eyes on Ga.
We take a look at primary results out of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and look ahead to next week's races, with a focus on Georgia's primaries.
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Politics
The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse
The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.
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Politics
Week in politics: Congress scrambles to protect rights guaranteed in Roe v. Wade
We look at what the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion means for midterm elections and what Congress can do to guard access to contraception and same-sex marriage from a similar fate.
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Politics
McCarthy embodies House GOP's post-Trump dilemma and post-Gingrich history
Shakespeare observed that "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Something similar seems to apply to the title of Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Politics
Week in politics: Trump under investigation; Ukraine and COVID funds up in the air
We'll take a look at two grand jury investigations into former President Donald Trump, as well as the fate of the Ukraine aid and COVID spending bills currently in Congress.
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Politics
A Civil War-era measure could keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot
Liberal activists are hoping to use part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to keep Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot in Georgia. We look at the history of the provision.
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Politics
From Nuremberg to Darfur, history has seen some war criminals brought to trial
Responsibility is difficult to prove conclusively in a war zone, and evidence might have to link such acts to national leaders far from the battlefield. But it has happened.