Opinion - Independent Voter News (Page 4)

Mamdani, Lander, and Other Partisan Extremists Just Took a Bite Out of NYC’s Democracy

The partisans, unions, and party bosses have won again. Independents, veterans, working people, young people and democracy have lost again.

By Paul Rieckhoff

/ July 18, 2025

Mamdani, Lander, and Other Partisan Extremists Just Took a Bite Out of NYC’s Democracy

Trump and Newsom Engage in War to See Who Can Offend Voters the Most

President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom are escalating a partisan tug-of-war match — each threatening to manipulate electoral maps for short-term advantage. However, their proposals are receiving significant pushback from voters, election reform advocates, even members of their o

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 17, 2025

Trump and Newsom Engage in War to See Who Can Offend Voters the Most

Unlikely Bedfellows: The Strange Alliance to Expose Epstein Files

President Donald Trump is working hard to put a lid on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy roiling his party. So far, it isn’t working. One procedural tool in Congress, a little-used but powerful discharge petition, could push the issue out of Trump’s control.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ July 17, 2025

Unlikely Bedfellows: The Strange Alliance to Expose Epstein Files

Texas, Football, Bobcats, Pac-12, and a Corrections Officer Who Performed a Miracle

Houston Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers Spotlight Kelly Damphousse, a Former Correctional Officer Who Transformed a University.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ July 10, 2025

Texas, Football, Bobcats, Pac-12, and a Corrections Officer Who Performed a Miracle

'Why Am I Doing This?': Don Bacon’s Retirement Reflects a Congress Driving Out Problem Solvers

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) recently announced his retirement from Congress, but the reasons he cites for his departure underscore a growing problem in Washington -- specifically, a rejection of problem solving in favor of division, partisan gamesmanship, and provocation.

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Shawn Griffiths

/ July 9, 2025

'Why Am I Doing This?': Don Bacon’s Retirement Reflects a Congress Driving Out Problem Solvers

Has Trump Made His Case for the Nobel Peace Prize?

A news item in recent days that was overshadowed in the media by SCOTUS and the One Big Beautiful Budget Bill was a US-brokered peace agreement that was signed between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – which if it holds will end a conflict between the two countries that has killed

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 30, 2025

Has Trump Made His Case for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

Tulsi Gabbard can’t seem to catch a break, no matter which party or administration she joins. First, she was ostracized by the Democratic Party in 2016 when she spoke out against the party’s unfair treatment against Bernie Sanders. At the time, she was a sitting Democratic congresswoman and DNC vice

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 26, 2025

Is Tulsi Gabbard Being Sidelined by Another Party?

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

President Donald Trump won another term in the Oval Office thanks to the support of independent voters. However, a new poll commissioned by The Independent Center shows independents aren’t happy with Trump's failure deliver on the economic and political promises that led them to swing in his favor i

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 24, 2025

Promises Unkept? New Poll Shows Independent Voters Turning On Trump

Clearing Homeless Encampments Is a Band-Aid, Not A Solution

Last July, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order “to address (homeless) encampments” and allocated funding to local governments to clear encampments and connect “those living in them to housing and supportive services.”

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David Malcolm

/ June 20, 2025

Clearing Homeless Encampments Is a Band-Aid, Not A Solution

Thomas Massie and AOC: The Political Alliance No One Saw Coming in 2025

All eyes are on President Donald Trump to see if the US will further insert itself into the escalating military conflict between Israel and Iran. As the two nations continue to attack each other, the debate over US involvement is creating a rift between defense hawks and non-interventionists in the

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Shawn Griffiths

/ June 20, 2025

Thomas Massie and AOC: The Political Alliance No One Saw Coming in 2025

Serious Question: Has WWIII Already Started?

For nearly a decade, foreign policy analysts, former generals, and everyday citizens have been asking a once-unthinkable question: Is World War III on the horizon? Now, the question may not be whether it's coming, but whether it has already begun.

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Cara Brown McCormick

/ June 17, 2025

Serious Question: Has WWIII Already Started?

Can The Military Remain Apolitical?

Last week, Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles over the objections of state leaders, delivered a highly partisan speech to uniformed troops at Fort Bragg, and held a military parade in Washington, D.C. on his birthday.

By Dan Sally

/ June 16, 2025