China, Philippines to draft protocol to avoid maritime ‘miscalculations’ China, Philippines to draft protocol to avoid maritime ‘miscalculations’:- China and the Philippines will negotiate a military protocol to avoid maritime “miscalculations”, Manila’s defence minister said on Wednesday, following a brief standoff near a Philippine-occupied island in a disputed part of […]
Would Donald Trump win an election today? Would Donald Trump win a presidential election again today? Five experts – and a bookmaker – have their say. There are many words to describe the 12 months since Mr Trump was elected. Smooth is not one of them. Mr Trump won despite […]
Poll: Views of Democratic Party hit lowest mark in 25 years Favorable views of the Democratic Party have dropped to their lowest mark in more than a quarter century of polling, according to new numbers from a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Only 37% of Americans have a favorable opinion […]
Donald Trump was the big loser in Virginia Donald Trump was the big loser in Virginia:- The race for Virginia governor on Tuesday night wasn’t very close. And Republicans have Donald Trump to blame for it. In key areas of Virginia Republicanism — the suburbs of Richmond and the exurbs […]
NY voters shoot down constitutional convention proposal New York State voters were soundly rejecting a ballot proposal Tuesday night to hold a constitutional convention following a multi-million dollar campaign by public employee unions against it. The question is asked of voters every 20 years to determine whether to convene delegates […]
GOP Tax Bill Could Pass The House By Next Week GOP Tax Bill Could Pass The House By Next Week:- House Republicans made steady progress Tuesday on their goal to pass a sweeping tax bill in their chamber by Thanksgiving, as Senate leaders prepared to release their own tax legislation […]
Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey, in a Lift for Democrats Phil Murphy Is Elected Governor of New Jersey, in a Lift for Democrats:- New Jersey became the seventh state in the country where Democrats now control the legislative and executive branches with the election on Tuesday of […]
Trump just made a bad night for Republicans much worse for himself By embracing the political priorities of President Trump, he figured, he could help bolster enthusiasm from Trump-supporting voters who had nearly blocked his nomination to be the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia. Those voters had apparently preferred […]
Democrat Ralph Northam Wins Virginia Governor Race Democrat Ralph Northam handily defeated Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor race on Tuesday in a contest that was being closely watched for signs of the national electorate’s mood. With 99 percent of the vote counted, Northam had 54 percent and Gillespie […]
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if noisy democracy, a crusader in foreign policy, an exporter of beloved music and film. But there is one quirk that consistently puzzles America’s […]
