LX How Often Do Recounts Change Election Results? With our political system so closely divided, we’re seeing more razor-thing election margins than anytime in recent memory. But how close does an election need to be for a hand recount of ballots to potentially make a difference? LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky gets answers.
The Supreme Court The Supreme Court Is Back in Session: Five Key Cases You Should Know About The Supreme Court is set to hear several cases on key issues like race-conscious college admissions and voting rights in a new term that began on Monday. During its last term that ended in June, the high court made some controversial decisions on key issues such as abortion, guns and climate change. LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky joins LX...
LX Former Republican Congresswoman Endorses National Election Reforms The National Council on Election Integrity – a group of more than 30 former Republican and Democratic lawmakers determined to preserve trust and order in America’s elections – was actually organized before November 2020. But co-chair Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) tells LX Political Editor Noah Pransky their jobs are even more important in 2022.
Elections The U.S. Might Have Its First 2024 Primary — in 2023? New Hampshire hosts the last primary of the midterms, but appears so committed to hosting its 2024 presidential primary before anyone else…it may even move it all the way back to 2023. New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan tells LX News Political Editor Noah Pransky why we all have a stake in the Granite State’s primary.
MAGA Biden Calls on Americans Across the Political Spectrum to Preserve Democracy President Joe Biden issued a warning against extremism on Thursday night, urging Americans to continue to protect the country’s ideals. “This is a nation that rejects violence as a political tool… We are still an America that believes in honesty and decency.”
MAGA Biden: ‘Blind Loyalty to a Single Leader is Fatal to Democracy' History tells us that blind loyalty to a single leader and a willingness to engage in political violence is fatal to democracy,” President Joe Biden said Thursday.
MAGA Biden Blasts MAGA Movement as ‘Threat to Democracy' During a primetime speech on Thursday night, President Joe Biden laid into the political divide he says is being enflamed by former President Donald Trump. “There’s no question that the Republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans, and that is a threat to this country.”
voting The Expectation Gap: Poll Finds Differences in What Younger and Older Americans Expect from President Biden Progressive deals were not enough to meet expectations of many Gen Z and Millennial voters, but that may not keep them from voting.
Joe Biden What Are Executive Orders? President Joe Biden has signed an average of 63 executive orders per year, more than Barack Obama and Donald Trump, but in line with the average among his 13 predecessors.
climate change A Smaller Inflation Reduction Act is Still a Huge Win for Dems The Inflation Reduction Act addresses climate change, health care and taxes, among other things. The final bill is a scaled down version of what was initially proposed, but Democrats will still have some talking points for this campaign season, says Insider deputy editor Dave Levinthal. “Even if it’s not everything that they want, it is definitely something that they can...
