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Kavanaugh Is Confirmed to the Supreme Court - Now What?
WASHINGTON, DC - As they promised to do on Friday, Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) voted 'yes' to elevate Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s second nominee,...
What's Been Lost In The Partisan Confirmation Debate
WASHINGTON, DC - If there was any discussion whatsoever about constitutional law in the fight over Donald Trump's Supreme Court appointment to replace Anthony Kennedy, the public didn't hear it and wo...
CA Independents Could Decide Which Party Controls Congress
Stanislaus County, California - The nation is watching a number of California congressional races as the battle for control of Congress comes to a head. With so many seats up for grabs, control over t...
Did Dianne Feinstein's Kavanaugh Gambit Cost Democrats the Senate?
I. Independent Voters Are Disgusted With The Relentless Negativity of Partisan Gutter PoliticsIndependent voters make up over 40 percent of registered voters in the United States today, while fewer th...
The Baltimore Sun's Complete Blackout of Maryland's 2018 Libertarian Candidates
Writing in a letter to the editor of The Star Democrat, Warren Davis says "Independent voters should elect Jesse Colvin," the Democrat running to unseat Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) in the state's 1s...
Kavanaugh Hearings: ‘Exhibit A’ Why Voters Go Independent
Washington, D.C. - In a party-line vote of 11-10, the Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee pushed Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor, of course with a...
New Report: Marijuana Arrests Increased in 2017 Despite Legalization
According to FBI statistics released this week, marijuana arrests in the United States actually increased to 659,700 in 2017 over 2016's total of 653,249. That's despite the fact that in 2017, the num...
Two Types of Ranked Choice Voting: How They Differ and What They Mean For Your Vote
The success of Maine as the first state to use ranked choice voting statewide has brought newfound national attention to ranked choice voting. There’s much to like in this replacement to our fractious...
Safer Roads, Bigger Privacy Concerns: A Primer on Self-Driving Cars and Transportation Policy
I. The State of Self-Driving Car Technology and The PossibilitiesIn the 1990 film, Total Recall (starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone), the protagonist played by the now former governor of ...
3 Independent Female Candidates to Watch This Election
As of August 2018, there were 423 third party and independent candidates who filed or declared congressional runs, compared to 1,185 Democrats and 1,034 Republicans. Of these 423 individuals, there ar...