by jpitney | Apr 19, 2024 | Congress, Foreign Policy, House of Representatives
Andrew Solender at Axios: House Democrats made an extremely rare break with modern political norms on Thursday to rescue House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) foreign aid package. Why it matters: It’s the starkest evidence to date that the GOP’s...
by jpitney | Apr 18, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Service
A number of posts have discussed a trend that discourages public service: death threats against public officials. Emily Matesic at WLUK-TV: With just days until he leaves his seat in Congress, U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher could be shedding some light on the reasoning...
by jpitney | Apr 17, 2024 | Civility
Rusty Wright at The Washington Examiner: It’s no secret that we live in a polarized world. Even if you ignore politics (good luck trying that), you’d also have to ignore entertainment news (exes or coworkers squabbling), sports news (rivals or teammates bickering),...
by jpitney | Apr 16, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists
David Folkenflik at NPR: NPR has formally punished Uri Berliner, the senior editor who publicly argued a week ago that the network had “lost America’s trust” by approaching news stories with a rigidly progressive mindset. Berliner’s five-day...
by jpitney | Apr 15, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Crime, House of Representatives
Phil Kiko and Christine Leonard at The Hill: The vast divide between Democrats and Republicans seems wider than ever. On Capitol Hill, the daily rhetoric is so heated that bipartisan compromise seems elusive. While the current climate may seem insurmountable, strong...
