ANALYSIS
How the Pandemic Helped Me Make Peace with Home-Schooling
A recent survey showed that Democrats were actually more likely to express increased interest in home-schooling than Republicans, breaking down the notion that home-schooling is only for conservative, white, religious families.
Billionaire Robinhood Hero Palihapitiya Is a Pushback on Progressive Dems
Palihapitiya is a corporate-friendly, Third Way centrist, with a sprinkle of social justice rhetoric but also an intense devotion to libertarian free-market triumphalism.
Dolly Parton Is Awesome But This Super Bowl Ad Shows We Live in a Dystopia
Working 9-5? If only. As millions of Americans struggle to make ends meet, Dolly Parton's song is tweaked to glorify the gig economy and a 12-hour workday.
Democrats May Block Millions of Families from Receiving Full Stimulus Check
Corporate lobbyists are pressing Democrats to limit eligibility for stimulus checks, even as new census data show nearly half of middle class families lost income during the pandemic.
Former ACLU Lawyer Says 'Of Course' Twitter's Ban on Trump Is Censorship
David Goldbergerer told Newsweek that a permanent social media ban on Trump would be "ridiculous," but the platforms' decisions to do so does not violate the Constitution.
17 GOP Senators Will Have to Join Democrats to Convict Trump
So far, it appears that just a handful of Republican senators—at best—would likely back the endeavor if a vote were held today.
FBI, DHS, White House Advisers Foresaw Possible Riots, Looked the Other Way
The law enforcement and security people responsible for maintaining order in D.C. weren't ready, weren't properly organized and weren't impartial.
McConnell Made $3,300 This Week While Blocking $2,000 Stimulus Check
It took Congress less than a month to pass legislation giving a $700 billion bailout to bank executives during the financial crisis. Lawmakers have spent eight months mulling the far less expensive stimulus bill.
$2,000 Stimulus Checks All but Thwarted, Is Trump Democrats' Last Hope?
The president has advocated for the $2,000 boost, but this has been tied to his other demands. Democrats have called for a vote solely on the checks.
Bernie Sanders Pulls a McConnell on Mitch McConnell
In a shrewd play for $2,000 stimulus checks, Sanders is leveraging a Pentagon bill to try to secure aid for millions of struggle Americans
As Georgians Starve, Millionaires Perdue, Leoffler Won't Force Relief Vote
Loeffler And Perdue are in position to end this battle right now, but they're backing McConnell's power-play instead.
Donald Trump Thinks Bill Barr Helped Joe Biden Become President. He's Right
The attorney general didn't purposely undermine President Trump's chances of winning a second term. But he sure didn't help.
How Trump Rattled Swing Voters, But Biden Won the Day
In the final analysis of swing voters in the 2020 election, Trump dominated online conversations—and didn't end up being to his advantage.
Mexico Built a Working Relationship With Trump—and Would Rather Keep It
Mexico's leftist president is helping Trump's immigration policies, in exchange for complete American non-intervention in his own affairs—something that may not be as easy under Biden.
Iran Seeks Biden Return to Nuclear Deal—But Trust Will Be Hard to Rebuild
Biden has vowed to restore the JCPOA, but some of Trump's actions are irreversible.
Israel Is Firmly in Trump's Corner, but Unfazed by Potential Biden Win
The Israeli hard right might find it difficult to get game changers like annexation past a Biden administration, but the Democrat is not seen as likely to roll back Netanyahu's gains under Trump.
Swing Voters Don't Want to Hear Trump's Greatest Hits Anymore
A weekly tracker of the social media sentiment of 40,000 swing voters offers troubling signs for President Donald Trump just days before the 2020 election.
Biden's Ukraine Problem Rebounds on Trump for Swing Voters
For the President, the first shot at an October surprise has landed in his own foot.
What Happened With Merrick Garland? What McConnell, Trump Said in 2016
A look back at what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Trump and others said about Obama's Supreme Court nominee back in 2016.
Trump COVID Drama Undermines Support Among Swing Voters
Biden's impact on voter sentiment, meanwhile, has improved from underwhelming to almost whelming.
Trump-Biden Debate Failed to Sway Swing Voters
Things that used to matter don't seem to be impacting yet on the election data.
Five Experts on the Possibility of Election Month Instead of Election Day
The experts told Newsweek what campaigns should be doing when expecting an extended ballot count.