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What’s Next In The Abortion Drug Case
[ad_1] In part 1 of this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew discuss the recent ruling from a federal judge in Texas that would revoke FDA approval of a drug commonly used in medication abortions. [ad_2]
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Republicans Amplified Pro-Gun Control Protesters In Tennessee
[ad_1] In part 2 of this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew turns its attention to the recent expulsion of two Tennessee lawmakers from the state House for their role in recent gun control protests. [ad_2]
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How Concerned Are Americans About The Pitfalls Of AI?
[ad_1] Galen Druke is FiveThirtyEight’s podcast producer and reporter. @galendruke Nate Silver is the founder and editor in chief of FiveThirtyEight. @natesilver538 Kaleigh Rogers is FiveThirtyEight’s technology and politics reporter. Geoffrey Skelley is a senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. @geoffreyvs [ad_2]
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Politics Podcast: The Politics Of AI
[ad_1] How concerned, if at all, are you about the possibility that AI will cause the end of the human race on Earth? And more importantly for the purposes of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, is that a good or bad use of polling? In this installment, the crew discuss how reflective of public opinion a…
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The GOP Is Trying To Tilt Montana’s Senate Race In Its Favor. It Probably Won’t Work.
[ad_1] Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is seeking his fourth term in 2024. Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA via AP Images Last week, Republicans in the Montana state Senate voted to adopt a top-two primary system — but only for U.S. Senate races, and only for the 2024 election. Republicans say the bill is a…
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A Sex Scandal Tanked A Presidential Front-Runner In The 1980s. Why Not Today?
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump was recently indicted, but the charges have yet to hurt his polling performance in the 2024 presidential campaign. Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images It’s spring of the year before the presidential primaries, and an unprecedented scandal involving a clear front-runner in the polls has caused a media firestorm…
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A Judge Just Suspended Approval Of One Of The Most Common Abortion Drugs
[ad_1] Transcript Narrator: A federal judge just suspended the FDA’s approval of one of the most widely used medication abortion drugs. Not just in states where abortion is illegal — anywhere in the United States. The ruling will go into effect in seven days, giving the government a short window of time to appeal. Nearly…
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A Texas Judge’s Decision Could Reduce Abortion Access … Again
[ad_1] PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGES A federal judge in Texas just issued a ruling that could dramatically change the landscape of abortion access for the second time in less than a year. The ruling says that mifepristone, which is one of the drugs currently used for nearly all medication abortions in…
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Trump’s Indictment Might Be Making Him More Popular Among Republicans
[ad_1] PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Former President Donald Trump had the opportunity for a quiet, off-hours arraignment after a Manhattan Grand Jury sent up an indictment on 34 charges in state court. His Secret Service officials would have preferred that, too, for safety reasons, but…
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What Can House Republicans Actually Do To The Manhattan DA?
[ad_1] House Republicans may have trouble getting the information and testimony they want from Alvin Bragg’s investigation into former president Donald Trump. Kena Betancur / Getty Images From the moment it became clear that former President Donald Trump was almost certainly going to be indicted, his Republican allies in Congress have been waging a proxy…