Once common, now unusual: Conservative candidate publicly quashes shouts that the other side cheated By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Updated 1:43 PM MDT,…
Surely, regardless of party or candidate preference, we can all agree there is no justification for a president to have dictatorial powers kept secret from Congress, the press and the American people.
As the republic with the oldest written constitution still in use, the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. These days the beacon has been dimming.
How Trump Could Lose the Election—And Still Remain President | Opinion July 3, 2020 | Tom Rogers and Timothy E. Wirth | Newsweek It is increasingly looking as if Joe Biden can beat President Donald Trump in November. The president seems more and more out of step with the national mood, from his handling of…
How Trump Could Use Political Chaos to Upset the Election June 9, 2020 | Timothy E. Wirth, Joel McCleary, Mark Medish and Gary Hart | POLITICO The 2020 election faces unparalleled risks to its conduct and integrity. Foreign actors are working to interfere in the election. Conservative groups have filed lawsuits to remove hundreds of…
The Looming Crisis of Emergency Powers and Holding the 2020 Presidential Election May 4, 2020 | Mark Medish and Joel McCleary | Just Security The future of electoral democracy in the United States is, without exaggeration, at risk. While a global pandemic and economic meltdown could provide a pretext for this threat, it does not…