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Major US News Organizations Urge Trump and Biden to Commit To Debate

Major US News Organizations Urge Trump and Biden to Commit To Debate

Twelve major national news organizations penned a letter Sunday asking presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to participate in televised general election debates before voters go to the polls in November. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high,” wrote the organizations, which included ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, and PBS. “Amidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation,” the letter continued.  Noting that debates “have a rich tradition” in American democracy and “played a vital role in every presidential election” over the past half-century, the signees urged the candidates to “publicly state their support for — and their intention to participate in” debates planned by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which currently has three contests scheduled for the months leading up to the election. The unusual demand comes as both candidates skirted debates …

NBC’s All-Risk, No-Reward Ronna McDaniel Hire

NBC’s All-Risk, No-Reward Ronna McDaniel Hire

An old journalism axiom says that if everyone’s mad at you, you must be doing something right. Since NBC announced that it had hired Ronna McDaniel, the recently deposed chair of the Republican National Committee, as a paid contributor, everyone’s been mad. NBC executives are sure to be consoling themselves that they’re doing something right. It’s just hard to see what. On Sunday, Meet the Press host Kristen Welker rightly raked McDaniel over her past election denialism. Chuck Todd, Welker’s predecessor at MTP, then said the network’s bosses owed her an apology for placing her in a tough position, because he said he didn’t know whether to take McDaniel’s answers as honest. “There’s a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination,” Todd said. David A. Graham: Republicans are no longer a political party Then on Morning Joe today, the titular Scarborough said, “We …

Who congratulated Putin on his election victory and what does it say about global alliances?

Who congratulated Putin on his election victory and what does it say about global alliances?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Brics summit in 2016.Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP” fifu-data-src=”https://i3.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/77d57637082ed5772fca5e50d0b4a2fe.jpeg?ssl=1″ data-src=”https://i3.wp.com/www.skepticsociety.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/77d57637082ed5772fca5e50d0b4a2fe.jpeg?ssl=1″/> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Brics summit in 2016.Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP After Vladimir Putin’s landslide presidential election victory on Sunday, western governments lined up to characterise the win as unfair and undemocratic. The elections underlined the “depth of repression” in Russia, according to British foreign minister David Cameron, while the US state department said the jailing and disqualification of opponents meant the process was “incredibly undemocratic”. The comments from leaders across Europe and the US stood however in sharp contrast to messages of congratulation that flowed from countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. These contrasting reactions underscore the geopolitical faultlines that have been cleaved wider since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago, triggering a crisis in relations with the west. Related: West condemns ‘undemocratic’ Russian election as results show Putin landslide ‘Certainty’ for China China’s …

Trump warns US voters of a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses presidential election

Trump warns US voters of a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses presidential election

Former US president Donald Trump warned of a “bloodbath for the country” if he is not elected in November. Donald Trump told a rally in Ohio on Saturday that November’s presidential election will be the “most important date” in US history, painting his campaign for the White House as a turning point for the country. Days after securing his position as the presumptive Republican nominee, the former president also warned of a “bloodbath” if he is not elected – though it was not clear what he was referring to, with the remark coming in the middle of comments about threats to the US auto industry. “The date – remember this, November 5 – I believe it’s going to be the most important date in the history of our country,” the 77-year-old told rally-goers in Vandalia, Ohio, repeating well-worn criticisms that his rival, President Joe Biden, is the “worst” president. Criticising what he said were Chinese plans to build cars in Mexico and sell them to Americans, he stated: “We’re going to put a 100 percent …

The Wars That Divide Washington

The Wars That Divide Washington

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer set off a fierce debate in Washington on Thursday after criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling for Israel to hold new elections to replace him. In Russia, where the presidential election is being held this weekend, Vladimir Putin is on track to win a fifth term, as he continues his war against Ukraine. The U.S. will send a small military aid package to Ukraine, the first in months, but the larger $60 billion aid package remains stalled in Congress. Meanwhile, President Biden is campaigning in key battleground states, while Donald Trump, his Republican rival, contends with developments in his various legal battles. Joining guest moderator and White House Correspondent at PBS NewsHour, Laura Barrón-López, to discuss this and more are Zolan Kanno-Youngs, White House Correspondent for The New York Times; Jim Scuitto, Anchor and Chief National Security Analyst at CNN; and Scott MacFarlane, Congressional Correspondent for CBS News. Watch the full episode and read the transcript here. Source link

The Myth of the Gen Z Gender Divide

The Myth of the Gen Z Gender Divide

Judging by recent headlines, young men and women are more politically divided now than ever before. “A new global gender divide is emerging,” the Financial Times data journalist John Burn-Murdoch wrote in a widely cited January article. Burn-Murdoch’s analysis featured several eye-popping graphs that appeared to show a huge ideological rift opening up between young men and young women over the past decade. The implications—for politics, of course, but also for male-female relations and, by extension, the future of the species—were alarming. A New York Times opinion podcast convened to discuss, according to the episode title, “The Gender Split and the ‘Looming Apocalypse of the Developed World.’” The Washington Post editorial board warned, “If attitudes don’t shift, a political dating mismatch will threaten marriage.” But nearly as quickly as the theory gained attention, it has come under scrutiny. “For every survey question where you can find a unique gender gap among the youngest age cohort, you can find many other questions where you don’t find that gap,” John Sides, a political-science professor at Vanderbilt University, …

Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Trump

Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Trump

Dour, somber Mitch McConnell was gleeful, if such a thing can be imagined. Surveying the aftermath of the January 6 riot, the longtime Kentucky senator concluded that Donald Trump was finished. “I feel exhilarated by the fact that this fellow finally, totally discredited himself,” he told a reporter. “He put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger.” That was a little more than three years ago. Today, McConnell surrendered to Trump. The Republican leader announced that he will step down from his leadership post in November, meaning that if Trump wins the presidential election, as he currently seems favored to do, he’ll have a Senate Republican leader in place more ready to work with him. McConnell’s exit marks Trump’s conquest of the Senate, the one element of the GOP that still offered even a little resistance to the former president. Trump has all but clinched the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The Republican National Committee may soon be controlled by one of his top campaign aides and his daughter-in-law. The speaker of the House …

How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn’t

How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn’t

Near the end of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments about whether Colorado could exclude former President Donald Trump from its ballot as an insurrectionist, the attorney representing voters from the state offered a warning to the justices—one evoking the January 6 riot that had set the case in motion. By this point in the hearing, the justices had made clear that they didn’t like the idea of allowing a single state to kick Trump out of the presidential race, and they didn’t appear comfortable with the Court doing so either. Sensing that Trump would likely stay on the ballot, the attorney, Jason Murray, said that if the Supreme Court didn’t resolve the question of Trump’s eligibility, “it could come back with a vengeance”—after the election, when Congress meets once again to count and certify the votes of the Electoral College. Murray and other legal scholars say that, absent clear guidance from the Supreme Court, a Trump win could lead to a constitutional crisis in Congress. Democrats would have to choose between confirming a winner many …

Donald Trump back in the White House is good for Britain and the world, says Liz Truss | Politics | News

Donald Trump back in the White House is good for Britain and the world, says Liz Truss | Politics | News

Liz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump “or whoever the Republicans choose as their nominee” as the next US President and said the values he would bring to the White House are what the world needs. The former Prime Minister spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC where she was the star attraction of the first day of the four-day event. Asked if she wanted to see Trump back in the White House she said: “Yes”. But wth Nikki Haley still in the race, she qualified it by saying: “I want whoever the Republicans choose, I have done enough blue on blue at home to not want to get involved with red on red for the Republicans in America.” She explained: “I think first of all that we need peace through strength and I think that is where what we would see if the Republicans get back in and also, I think the Republicans are more pro-Britain than Democrats.” Speaking about what she likes about the much tougher for …

Fani Willis Should Step Aside

Fani Willis Should Step Aside

After a two-day hearing in Fulton County, Georgia, we are where we were before. The defendants, charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, attempted to make a case for her disqualification under Georgia law. In my view, they failed. The standard for disqualification has not been met, and the judge should not disqualify Willis. But that is not the end of it. Willis is a public servant obligated to discharge the duties of her office in accordance with the best interest of the people of Georgia. In this instance, the best interest of the public dictates that she withdraw from prosecuting the case. As Norman Eisen, Joyce Vance, and I explained in detail before this week’s hearing, a conflict of interest disqualifies a prosecutor from a case only when the prosecutor’s conflict could prejudice the defendant. None of the factual allegations made by the defendants support an inference that such prejudice could exist in this case. In fact, the defendants are enjoying every minute of this …