Category: Politics

  • Trump’s Republican Opponents Are Still Refusing To Attack Him — Even After Four Indictments

    Trump’s Republican Opponents Are Still Refusing To Attack Him — Even After Four Indictments

    [ad_1] After former President Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time on Monday, it’s been mostly anti-Trump candidates with little chance of winning the primary who have criticized him. SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued the fourth indictment of former President Donald Trump this…

  • Why Trump’s Fourth Indictment May Be The Most Serious Yet

    Why Trump’s Fourth Indictment May Be The Most Serious Yet

    [ad_1] Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. maya (Maya Sweedler, senior editor): Former President Donald Trump was indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, Monday night on charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. The sprawling case includes charges under Georgia’s…

  • Three Georgia Law Professors Weigh In On Trump’s Latest Indictment

    Three Georgia Law Professors Weigh In On Trump’s Latest Indictment

    [ad_1] Former president Donald Trump has been indicted for a fourth time, now in Fulton County, Georgia for efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state. While the alleged crimes in this case are similar in some ways to his previous federal indictments in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, there…

  • Politics Podcast: What Makes The Fulton County Indictment Different For Trump

    Politics Podcast: What Makes The Fulton County Indictment Different For Trump

    [ad_1] Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a fourth time, now in Fulton County, Georgia, for efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state. While the alleged crimes in this case are similar in some ways to his previous federal indictments in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, there…

  • What Happens If Trump Is Convicted Before Election Day?

    What Happens If Trump Is Convicted Before Election Day?

    [ad_1] Former President Donald Trump has vowed to continue his campaign despite the now four indictments he’s facing in four different jurisdictions. Spencer Platt / Getty Images On Monday night, Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time in less than five months by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, where he and 18…

  • Trump’s Indictments Might Be Hurting Him — Just Not In The Primary Polls

    Trump’s Indictments Might Be Hurting Him — Just Not In The Primary Polls

    [ad_1] Former U.S. President Donald Trump boards his plane after pleading not guilty to four felony criminal charges related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Win McNamee / Getty Images During the 2016 election, Donald Trump earned the nickname “Teflon Don” for his uncanny ability to avoid any consequences for the various…

  • Who Is The Likeliest GOP VP Candidate?

    Who Is The Likeliest GOP VP Candidate?

    [ad_1] Abortion rights advocates notched another win in a red state. Last Tuesday, Ohioans voted by a 14-point margin not to raise the threshold to amend the constitution to a 60 percent supermajority. Instead, such amendments will continue to require a simple majority, making it likelier that Ohioans will pass an amendment to codify abortion…

  • Politics Podcast: How Much Is Abortion Motivating Voters?

    Politics Podcast: How Much Is Abortion Motivating Voters?

    [ad_1] Abortion rights advocates notched another win in a red state. Last Tuesday, Ohioans voted by a 14-point margin not to raise the threshold to amend the constitution to a 60 percent supermajority. Instead, such amendments will continue to require a simple majority, making it likelier that Ohioans will pass an amendment to codify abortion rights in…

  • How Majority-Minority Districts Fueled Diversity In Congress

    How Majority-Minority Districts Fueled Diversity In Congress

    [ad_1] ABC News Photo Illustration The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was supposed to settle the debate over race, redistricting and representation. Instead, it started new ones. Since the act prohibits states from reducing a minority group’s ability to elect its candidate of choice, the creation — and erasure — of majority-minority districts has become…

  • Ron DeSantis Wants To Win Over Parents — But He’s Focusing On The Wrong Issues

    Ron DeSantis Wants To Win Over Parents — But He’s Focusing On The Wrong Issues

    [ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made appeals to parents of school-age children central to his “anti-woke” pitch. Daniel A. Varela / Miami Herald / Tribune News Service via Getty Images In every election cycle, a new kind of mom voter emerges. Sometimes those mythical mothers — soccer moms, security moms, rage moms — represent…