Via Indivisble on Bluesky: “If there’s one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it’s that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bigoted, fascistic clown show of a presidential campaign. Trump takes office with a plan to institute the… Continue Reading
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Most Americans continue to say media scrutiny keeps politicians from doing things they shouldn’t
“As they have for the past four decades, most Americans say criticism from news organizations keeps political leaders from doing things they shouldn’t, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in September 2024. But Republicans’ and Democrats’ views on this question often shift depending on which party controls the White House. And Republicans became… Continue Reading
Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts and how?
Via LLRX – Why does the Senate confirm Trump’s picks for key posts — and how? – Legal scholar Jennifer L. Selin explains the confirmation process and the ‘constitutional loophole’ of recess appointments. Continue Reading
Senators Say TSA’s Facial Recognition Program Is Out of Control
Gizmodo: “A bipartisan group of 12 senators has urged the Transportation Security Administration’s inspector general to investigate the agency’s use of facial recognition, saying it poses a significant threat to privacy and civil liberties. Their letter comes just before one of the busiest travel periods of the year when millions of Americans are expected to… Continue Reading
The intensifying threat of Donald Trump’s emolument
CREW: Donald Trump will violate the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses if he serves as president and fails to divest from his businesses. Likely sources of his illegal emoluments would include, but not be limited to: Truth Social parent company, Trump Media and Technology Group Trump World Tower Saudi-funded LIV Golf league and Real estate… Continue Reading
24 was a Landslide…for ‘Did Not Vote’
“Although Donald Trump only beat Kamala Harris by a razor thin 1.6% margin in the popular vote, the 2024 election was in many ways a blow-out if you consider all the ballots that could have been cast but weren’t. Using data from the University of Florida Election Lab, a new analysis by the Environmental Voter… Continue Reading
Documenting the Assault on Disinformation and Hate Speech Research
“President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Rep. Jim Jordan, and other MAGA Republicans are engaged in an ongoing campaign to target researchers studying disinformation and hate speech. Philip Napoli–the James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy, Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research for the… Continue Reading
What we know about unauthorized immigrants living in the US
The unauthorized immigrant population in the United States grew to 11.0 million in 2022, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on the 2022 American Community Survey, the most recent year available. The increase from 10.5 million in 2021 reversed a long-term downward trend from 2007 to 2019. This is the first sustained increase… Continue Reading
Appointment and Confirmation of Executive Branch Leadership: An Overview
Professor Bert Chapman, Govt. Information & Political Science Librarian, Purdue University: March 2021 CRS prepared this report on appointing and confirming executive branch leadership. With confirmation hearings upcoming, this should be a good resource for our users and I imagine CRS will produce a new version in the near future. Continue Reading
Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration
Unpaywalled – Here are the people Trump has named to his incoming administration or the top contenders for unfilled roles based on our reporting. We will continue to update this article. The New York Times – Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations [unpaywalled] – President-elect Donald J. Trump has quickly begun to assemble the list… Continue Reading
How did Trump win the election?
New interactive tool takes deep dive into voter demographics, Northeastern Global News – Demographic Vote Prediction Tool. “The tool developed by Northeastern University Distinguished Professor David Lazer allows users to select for demographics including gender, race, income, education, age and voting preference in 2020 and 2024. Trump secured victories in the key swing states of… Continue Reading
United States International Trade Commission annual datasets of US import tariffs
Data is Plural: “The United States International Trade Commission maintains annual datasets of US import tariffs going back to 1997. The datasets include each impacted product’s eight-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule code, a brief description, the duty rate, rate type, effective and ending dates, and more. The commission also publishes a tariff search tool and data… Continue Reading
