Weekly Current Events Archive

Prior articles, links, and questions.

Oct. 3

“Races for Governor Take Shape in 3 States,” US News and World Report

“US Presidential Race: What are the Key Dates?”

Ballotpedia, 2023 Ballot Measures

 

Current Events, USGOPO.COM, 10.2.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Sept. 11

“7 Resources Debunking 9-11 Conspiracy Theories,” Council on Foreign Relations

“NM Governor Suspends Right to Carry Guns in Albuquerque,” USA Today 

“Donald Trump Destroyed Horse Race Journalism,” Politico

 

Current Events, USGOPO.COM, 9.11.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

May 8

“The GOP Knife Fight in Race for KY Governorship,” Vox

“Clarence Thomas Scandals . . .” USA Today

“Trump Rejects last chance to testify,” AP News

Weekly Current Events 5.8.2023 (PDF)  |  Weekly Current Events 5.8.2023 (MS Word)

 

May 1

“Bill Preventing Kids under 13 on Social Media,” USA Today

“Known for Laughs, DC Dinner Spotlights Dangers of Journalism,” AP News

“From Mayor’s Office to Tabloid TV,” Cincinnati Enquirer

Weekly Current Events 5.1.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

April 24

“U.S. Abrams Tanks heading to Ukraine,” Stars and Stripes

“Biden signs Order prioritizing ‘Environment Justice,’” AP News.

“Free Speech Under Attack,” USA Today

Weekly Current Events 4.24.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

April 17

“NRA Convention Draws Presidential Hopefuls,” AP News

“How Brandon Johnson Won Chicago Mayor’s Race,” Chicago Sun-Times

KY Gov Candidate Kelly Craft’s “Anti-Woke” ad | MAGA PAC DeSantis Pudding Fingers

Weekly Current Events 4.17.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

April 3

Donald Trump Indicted by Grand Jury,” ABC-Nightline (YouTube 10:17).

“Russia Arrests Wall Street Journal Reporter on Spying Charge,” Associated Press

“Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq War Authorization,” NPR

Weekly Current Events 4.3.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

March 27

“Kids in Utah Will Need Parent’s OK to access Social Media,” Associated Press

“Lawmakers say TikTok Hearing Validated Concerns,” USA Today

PBS Newshour Report (12-min. Video)

Weekly Current Events 3.27.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

March 20 

“Pro-Moscow voices Tried to Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate,” Associated Press

“My GOP Colleagues . . . Moral Compass on Ukraine,” Washington Post

International Criminal Court issues  Warrant for Putin, PBS Newshour

Weekly Current Events 3.20.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

For prior articles and questions, link to the Weekly Current Events Archive

 

March 13

“The New York Hush-Money Probe of Trump Explained,” Associated Press

“Fox News Lied to you. Here are some Ways to Move Forward,” USA Today

“Asa Hutchinson discusses White House bid,” PBS NewsHour

Weekly Current Events 3.13.2023 (PDF)  |  Weekly Current Events 3.13.2023 (MS Word)

 

“Dominion Voting Exposes Post-Election Fear at Fox News,” Associated Press

“Fox News Lied about Election Fraud . . .” USA Today

“The Ohio Derailment is spurring Congress . . .” Vox

Weekly Current Events 3.6.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb. 27

SCOTUS on Internet Companies Liability Day 1 | Day 2, NPR

Interview with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, CNN, (8:46 min.)

“Some Republicans Break with Fox over Ukraine,” The Bulwark

Weekly Current Events 2.27.2023 (PDF)In MS Word

 

Feb. 13

“US Jets Shoot down third Unmanned Aircraft,” USA Today

“How They Compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified Documents,” AP News

“FTC Seeks to Ban Non-Compete Clauses,” CNN (5 min Video)

Weekly Current Events 2.13.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb. 6

“US Downs Chinese Balloon,” Associated Press

“5 Things Biden will and Won’t say in SOTU,” The Hill

Rep. Omar (D-MN) . . . “Payback and Prejudice,” LA Times

Weekly Current Events 2.6.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 30

Braver, “Life and Times of LBJ,” CBS Sunday Morning (YouTube 7:38 min.)

Durbin, “Senators Grill Ticketmaster  . .  Swift Fiasco,” Associated Press, 1.24.23.

Allison, Ronna McDaniel wins RNC Race,” Politico 1.29.23 (F-Word Warning)

Weekly Current Events 1.30.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 9

Smerconish, “Santos Reveals Local News Crisis,” CNN (6:16 min).

“Speaker McCarthy: A Weakened Leader or Emboldened Leader, Associated Press

Willcott, “Kohberger, Jurisdiction and Extradition,” Court TV

How they Caught Kohberger (U. Idaho Murders)

 

Weekly Current Events 1.9.2023 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 9

“Britney Griner’s Swap . . .” The New Yorker

“What Sinema’s Switch Means for the Senate,” Associated Press

“I Support the DNC’s New Primary Calendar,” Politico

 

Weekly Current Events 12.12.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 28

“Remarks on the Appointment of a Special Counsel,” Justice Department

“Trumps Growing GOP Challengers . . .” Associated Press

Mike Pence on Jan. 6 Crime (2:07 min.)On Mark Meadows (2:05 min)  |  Full Interview (47:22 min.)

Weekly Current Events 11.21.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 14

“How Georgia’s Senate Runoff works,” Associated Press

“Dems mail-in voting . . . Republicans better . . . ,” Washington Examiner

“Why Banning Smartphones is Good for Mental Health,” CNN, (Video)

Weekly Current Events 11.14.2022 (PDF)  |  Weekly Current Events 11.14.2022 (MS Word)

 

Nov. 7

“Vocabulary of Voting,” Associated Press

“Who Will Control Congress?” and “As Midterms Loom . . . ,” USA Today 

“The Current State of Political Polling,” RealClearPolitics.Com

Weekly Current Events 11.7.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Oct. 31

“Pelosi Attack Shocks Country . . .” Associated Press

“In Cases challenging Affirmative Action . . .”  SCOTUS Blog.com

FiveThirtyEight.com, Republicans are favored to Win the House

Weekly Current Events 10.31.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Oct. 24

“Midterm Elections for Statewide Election Officials . . . ,” Democratic Erosion

“We asked 2 Political strategists to Review mid-term ads,” NPR

“Republicans Gain Steam in Senate Battle,” Politico

Weekly Current Events 10.24.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

Oct. 10

“‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend’s Abortion,” The Daily Beast

“Marijuana pardons help thousands, leave others in Prison,” Reuters

“The Astronaut and the Alien,” The Bulwark

Weekly Current Events 10.10.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

Oct. 3

“Courts Could Throw state Marijuana markets into disarray,” Politico

“Cha-Ching! Biden embraces fundraising Role,” Associated Press

“Jimmy Carter celebrating 98 . . .” Associated Press

Weekly Current Events 10.3.2022 (PDF)   |  In MS Word

Sept. 26

“Shapiro and Mastriano have chance to Strengthen Democracy,” Pittsburg Post-Gazette

“Do Debates Really Matter in Sen. Races?” New York

“EXPLAINER: Declassification in Spotlight, Trump Probe,” Associated Press

 

Weekly Current Events 9.26.2022 (PDF)In MS Word

Sept. 19

“Four Things We should teach Our Children about Constitution,” RealClearEducation.com

“What Columbia’s College ranking Debacle Reveals,” CNN

“Ron DeSantis, Republican Stuntman,” Politico.com

 

Weekly Current Events 9.19.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Sept. 12

“Police Arrest County Official in Reporters Stabbing Death,” Las Vegas Review-Journal

“In Trump Docs Case, What is a Special Master?” Voice of America

“Voters in These States . . . (might) legalize marijuana,” The Hill

Weekly Current Events 9.12.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

May 23

“Politico-Harvard Poll . . . Lifting Title 42,” Politico

“Hershel Walker’s ties to Vet Group . . .” Associate Press

“Last Thoughts (we Hope) About Madison Cawthorn,” The Nation

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.23.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

May 16

“Oz, Barnett . . . PA Sen. Primary,” Philadelphia Inquirer

“Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas 5 GOP Lawmakers,” CBS News

“Why Everybody Digs Book Banning,” Politico

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.16.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

 

May 9

“What GOP-Nominated Justices said About Roe to Panel,” AP News

“He’s (J.D. Vance) is Dangerous and so is his Book,” Politico.com

“Police back to Square One in hunt for Alabama Jailbreak Couple,” MSN.com

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.9.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

May 2

Biden’s Remarks at White House Correspondent’s Dinner, YouTube 13:56 min.

“How to Make a President Funny,” Politico

“Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Accusers say she lied under oath,” Bloomberg

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.2.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Apr. 25

“Kevin McCarthy will live to lie again,” Politico

“Johnny Depp ‘Has an Uphill Battle . . .,” People

“. . . Make J.D. Vance your Next Senator,” Cincinnati Enquirer

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.25.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

Apr. 11

“I (Clinton) Tried to Put Russia on Another Path,” The Atlantic 

“Jackson confirmed . . . high court justice,” AP News

“Don’t Need to be Absolutist . . .” Politico

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.11.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Apr. 4

“The House Just Approved Marijuana  . . .” Reason

“How Big is the House Playing Field?” Cook Political Report

“GO Forth, Madam Secretary (Albright),” Newsweek

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.4.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Mar. 28

“Who is Ginni Thomas?” USA Today

“Biden to Propose New tax on Uber Rich,” Politico.Com

Senate Confirmation Hearings, PBS.org/YouTube, (16:51)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.28.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

Mar. 21

“SC Moves Forward on Firing-Squad executions . . .” USA Today

“Republicans Twist Jackson’s Judicial Record,” AP

“Judge Rules Davis . . . violated couple’s rights,” Courier Journal

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.21.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

March 14

“McConnell’s $1.5B Phone Call,” Politico.com

“Crossing Trump: 2 SC Republican [candidates] . . . ,” Associated Press

“The Baseless ‘Recusal Attack on Clarence Thomas,” Newsweek

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.14.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb. 28

“. . . Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber,” SCOTUS Blog

“On the Stupidity of Graham’s [message] . . .” Politico.Com

“Pence: No Room in GOP for Putin apologists, PBS/AP

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.7.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

“White House asks for extra $6.4B to Help to Ukraine,” Politico

“EXPLAINER: A look at West’s Sanctions on Russia,” AP News

“The State of the Union Address’s History Explained,” Vox

Ukraine Maps, USA Today               State of the Union from CRS

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.28.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb 14

Interview: Brian Flores and Lawyers, CNN/YouTube, (10:39)

Q & A Legal Analysis of Brian Flores’s Suit, Boston.Com

“NFL’s Black Leadership Crisis is . . . Black Family Crisis,” The Blaze

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.14.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb. 7

“ISIS Leader Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria”   |  Biden Video

“Russian Forces at 70% . . ., Officials Say,” Reuters

“Why the Olympics opening ceremony felt kinda weird,” Vox

 

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.7.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Feb. 2

Departing Comments from White House, YouTube/MSNBC, (4:24).

“[Bryer] . . . Distinguished Public Servant,” Washington Post

“These are frontrunners for Biden’s SCOTUS pick,” NPR

Current Events Questions USGOPO 1.31.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 24

“US, Colorado Reach Proposed Settlement in 2015 Mine Spill,” Associated Press

Rep. Matt Gaetz ex-girlfriend . . . sex trafficking probe,” CBS News

“Voting Rights and Senate Wrongs,” The Hill

Current Events Questions USGOPO 1.24.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 10

“It’s Time to Amend the Constitution,” Politico.Com

“Watershed Moment . . . Non-Citizens to Vote,” Associated Press

President Biden, Remarks on January 6

Current Events Questions USGOPO 1.10.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Jan. 3

“Conspiracy Theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot,” AP News

“How Biden’s Agenda is Causing Inflation,” Reason

“Buckle Up! 2022 . . . Big year for Supreme Court,” The Hill

Current Events Questions USGOPO 1.3.2022 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Dec. 13

“How Jussey Smollett’s Hoax Unravelled,” UnHerd

“Why U.S. Inflation is so High . . .” Associated Press

“Dr. Oz’s Sick Journey . . . ,” Daily Beast

Current Events Questions USGOPO 12.13.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Dec. 6

“Bond Set . . . parents of Michigan school shooting suspect,” USA Today

“SCOTUS Looks Ready to Overturn Roe v. Wade,” New Yorker

“CNN Fires Chris Cuomo . . .” National Review

Current Events Questions USGOPO 12.6.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 30

“Supreme Court . . . Abortion Fight,” Associated Press

“Rittenhouse case puts Spotlight on Election of Judges,” The Bulwark

“Jan. 6 Defendant . . . Q Anon Shaman . . . 41 months,” NY Times

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.29.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 15

Swift, “J.D. Vance is Imploding,” The Bulwark, 11.11.21.

Todd, “Political Typology,” Data Download, Meet the Press, 11.14.21. (Video, 3:45 min)

Holland & Morgan, “Biden plans big infrastructure bill . . . ,” Reuters, 11.12.21.

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.15.2021 (PDF) |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 8

“Police case gave Supreme Court chance . . . It Whiffed,” USA Today

“Biden Vaccine face test . . .” Associated Press

“Wokeness Derails Democrats,” New York Times

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.8.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Nov. 1

“A post-Trump Test looms in Virginia Election,” Associated Press

“Virginia Governor’s Race Will be  . . . Culture Wars,” The New Yorker

“15 Races to Watch,” Politico.Com

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.1.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Oct. 24

“Third Parties on the Horizon . . .” RealClearPolitics.Com

“Can Dems make the Mid-Terms about Republicans?” Cook Political Report

“Biden is Losing Ground . . .” CNN.com

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.25.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Oct. 17

Varsity Blues, CNBC Part I (3:06) and Part II (1:23)

“PA Cannabis . . . Dire Consequences,” RealClearPolitics.com.

“Trump telling Republicans not to vote . . . GOP nightmare,” MSNBC.com, 10.14.21.

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.18.2021 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Oct. 11

“Facebook is Not the Town Square, The Bulwark, (PG)

“How Younkin can Still Win . . .,” Washington Examiner

“Biden Won’t invoke Executive Priviledge . . . ,” Associated Press

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.11.2021 (PDF) | In MS Word

 

Oct. 4

“R. Kelly convicted of luring Women . . . ,” Reuters

“Do I buy . . . Virginia Governor’s Race?” 538 & ABC (1:20 min.)

“Abortion, guns, religion . . . SCOTUS,” Associated Press

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.4.2021 (PDF) | In MS Word

 

Sept. 27

“Poll Numbers Down, Justices . . . aren’t Politicians,” AP

Peril Details Capitol Riot and Trump’s last-ditch effort . . . ,” NPR

Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.27.2021 (PDF) | In MS Word

 

Sept. 20

“Virginia’s Governor Race: Key Takeaways from 1st Debate,” Richmond Times-Dispatch

“New Redistricting Commissions Splinter along Partisan Lines,” Associated Press

“Lawyers, Race, and Money: the Illinois Messy Weed Experiment,” Politico

Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.20.21 (PDF) | In MS Word

 

Sept. 13

“Is Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Smart politics or ‘Civil War’?”  New York Magazine

“Here’s What to Know about the California Recall,” CNBC

“Why There Will Never Be a Good 9/11 Movie,” InsideHook (PG)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.13.21 (PDF) |  In MS Word

 

Aug. 30

“Biden: Another Attack Likely . . .” Associated Press

“Florida Starts Turning on DeSantis,” Politico.com

“Robert Kennedy’s Assassin Granted Parole . . .” USA Today

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.30.21 (PDF)  |  In MS Word

 

Aug. 23

“Just How Big a Mess the California Recall Is,” Slate

“No Vaccination? Americans back tough rules . . .” USA Today

“Explainer: . . . What is Critical Race Theory?” Associated Press

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.23.21 (PDF)In MS Word

 

Aug. 16

“Afghanistan: Why is there a War?” Associated Press

“An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan,” The Bulwark

“Cuomo: Pandemic Hero to Political Pariah,” National Public Radio

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.16.21 (PDF) |  In MS Word

 

May 17

Explainer: “Why is Gaza Always Mired in Conflict?” Associated Press

“Mask? No Mask? New Rules Leave Americans Recalibrating,” New York Times

“Republicans have Dumped Reagan for Trump,” The Hill

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.17.21 (PDF) | In MS Word

 

May 10

“The Complicated Case of the PA Cheerleader,” The New Yorker

“Liz Cheney and the Big Lie,” New York Times

“Caitlyn Jenner’s Long Game,” Politico

Current Events Questions USGOPO 5.10.2021 (PDF)  

 

May 3

“Sheriff to Seek Body Cam Footage,” Associated Press

“Public Access to Police BWC Recordings,” American Bar Association

“The Prosecutors of Derek Chauvin,” 60 Minutes (13:18 min).

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.26.2021 (PDF) 

 

“GOP White House Hopefuls . . . [and] Trump,” Associated Press

“The Consummate D.C. Insider . . . [John Boehner’s Book],” People

“How the Supreme Court Helped create ‘Driving While Black,’” Politico.com

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.19.2021 (PDF) 

 

Apr. 11

Portman, “Stopping the Crisis at the Border, RealClearPolitics, 4.9.21.

Fritze, “Supreme Court leaves major Conservative Cases Waiting,” USA Today, 4.11.21.

Ramsey Clark Obituary, Associated Press, 4.11.21.

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.12.2021 (PDF) 

 

Apr. 4

“What does the GA Voting Law do?” Associated Press

“In Moving All-Star Game, Another Sport Flexes its Activist Muscles,” New York Times

“Why Matt Gaetz’s Days . . . are numbered,” CNN.com

Current Events Questions USGOPO 4.5.21 (PDF) 

 

Mar 29

“The Disgrace that was the Biden Press conference,” The Hill

“The Real Border Crisis, The Atlantic

“Powell’s Pathetic Dominion Defamation Defense,” The Bulwark

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.29.21 (PDF) 

 

Mar 22

Executive Order 13988, Discrimination of the Basis of Gender ID

“Why Arkansas Girls Act Levels the Playing Field,” RealClearPolitics.Com

Voting Rights—Then and Now,” RealClearPolitics.Com,

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.22.21 (PDF) 

 

Mar 15

“Biden Title IX Bid . . . Will Meet its Match . . .” New York Post

“Supreme Court . . . voting rights . . . filibuster,” Salon

“Americans Support Massive Stimulus,” Gallup

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.15.21 (PDF) 

 

Mar. 8

“Schumer leads Dems  . . . on Covid Aid,” Politico

“Biden to Sign Executive Order promoting Voter Access,” USA Today

“Arrogant Andrew Cuomo Faces a Fall,” New York Post

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.8.21 (PDF)   

 

Mar. 1

“Biden and Khashoggi,” The Bulwark

“U.S Bombs Facilities in Syria,” Associated Press

“Supreme Court wrestles with Warrantless Searches,” USA Today

Current Events Questions USGOPO 3.1.21 (PDF) 

 

Feb. 22.

Subramanian, “Why Biden is Standing Firm on . . . Tandeen,” USA Today

Suderman, “Biden’s Coronavirus Relief Package . . .” Reason

Lach, “The Sound and Fury of Andrew Cuomo,” New Yorker, (long, language).

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.22.21 (PDF) 

 

Feb. 15.

Donald J. Trump, Post-Impeachment Statement

“…Acquittal shows . . . Trumpism Pandemic,” USA Today

“Why Impeachment Evidence Tested TV Standards, Associated Press

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.15.21 (PDF)

 

Feb. 8

“Biden says minimum wage . . . ,” USA Today

“What is Q Anon?” New York Times

Sen. Ben Sasse, Message to Nebraska GOP, YouTube (5:07)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.8.21 (PDF)

 

Feb. 1

Wehle, “Where’s the Chief?” The Bulwark

“Biden’s Orders are Essential to Restoring Democracy,” The Nation

“Our Gerald Ford Moment,” Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Current Events Questions USGOPO 2.1.21 (PDF) 

 

Jan. 25

Linskey, “A Look Inside Biden’s Oval Office,” Washington Post

Hayes and King, “The Second Trump Impeachment Trial. What Happens Next?” USA Today

McCarthy, “Ron Klain: What to Know About Biden’s Chief of Staff,” FOX News

Current Events Questions USGOPO 1.25.21 (PDF)

 

Dec. 14

“Reality Check for Trump . . . Judges Aren’t Pawns,” USA Today

“Biden Asks for Waiver . . . Defense Pick,”  New York Times

“What’s in Store . . . Electoral College,” Associated Press

Current Events Questions USGOPO 12.14.20 (PDF)

 

Dec. 7

“First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine . . . in the U.K.,” NPR

“Clyburn Flexes Muscle on DNC pick,” Politico

Associated Press, “How Does AP Choose which Lawsuits to Cover?”

Current Events Questions USGOPO 12.7.20 (PDF)

 

Nov. 29

Qiblawi, et al, “Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Killed . . .” CNN.com, 11.28.20.

Nate Silver, “COVID-19’s Was a Factor . . . [on Pre-Election Polls], 538.com, 11.23.20.

Scott Pelley, “Chris Krebs on the Election, Fraud accusations,” 60 Minutes, 11.29.20

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.29.20 (PDF)

 

Nov. 16

“The Trump Campaign Can’t find a Judge . .” ProPublica

“Republican Leaders . . . on ploy” USA Today

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.16.20 (PDF)

 

Nov. 9

“National Exit Polls, 2020,” New York Times

“How Pennsylvania Was Won,” Politico

“Why Georgia is about to become the center of the political universe,” CNN

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.2.20 (PDF)

 

“What’s Changed With Polling Since 2016?” NPR, (6 min audio).

Brokaw, Recalling 1980 and 2000 Presidential Elections, (4:51 min).

“U.S. Newspaper Endorsement: Do They Matter?” Press-Gazette (UK)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 11.2.20 (PDF)

 

Stracqualursi , “’Trump signs executive order . . .,” CNN 

Everett, “Biden’s Court ‘punt’ Gets Lukewarm Response,” Politico

Werner and Stein, “Mnuchin downbeat on economic relief talks with Pelosi…,” Washington Post

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.26.20 (MS Word)

 

Givhan, “Dueling Town Halls,” Washington Post

Schaefer, “Ancient Greeks and Ranked Choice Voting,” RealClearPolicy.com

Stahl, The Lincoln Project,” 60 Minutes (13:36 min)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.19.20 (PDF)
 
Trump’s woes raise GOP fears of a blue wave, NBC
“Don’t Assume Gen Z will Show Up,” Real Clear Politics
Biden will answer court-packing question ‘when the election is over.’ CNN

Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.12.20 (PDF)

 
Woodward and Yen, “Fact Check . . . The Debate,” Associated Press
Rep. Scalise, “Trump’s Actions Saved Lives, New Report Says,” Fox News
Julia Fair, “McGrath Takes Aim at Mitch McConnell,” Cincinnati Enquirer 
Current Events Questions USGOPO 10.5.20 (PDF)
 
Jackson and Wolff, “Trump Picks Amy Coney Barret,” USA Today
King and Gaudiano, “The pandemic could widen the achievement gap…,” Politico
Pilkington, “’Not special anymore’: How the Senate has failed…,” The Guardian
Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.28.20 (PDF)

 

Totenberg, “Justice Ginsberg . . . Dies at 87,” NPR (Audio)
Balingit and Meckler, “Trump Alleges ‘left-wing indoctrination,’” Washington Post
Adams, “How the Hispanic Vote is Growing in Power, RCP
Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.21.20 (PDF)

 

Levine and Bresnahan, “Odds shrink for a coronavirus relief deal,” Politico
Turley, “The Real Conversation on Racism,” The Hill
Haberman, “Trump Admits Downplaying the Virus Knowing It Was ‘Deadly Stuff’,” New York Times

Current Events Linked Articles and Questions (PDF)  

 

Abel and McGrane, “Ed Markey . . . big win,” Boston Globe, 9.4.20

Wiersema, “Biden, Trump in Pennsylvania,” ABC News, 9.5.20

Goldberg, “Trump:  ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers,’” The Atlantic, Sept. 3, 2020. (Adult Language)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 9.7.20 (PDF)

 

Savage, “White House Dismisses Questions of . . . Anti-Corruption Law,” New York Times

Korecki, “‘It’s Playing into Trump’s Hands: Dems fear swing-state unrest,” Politico

Khurshudyan, “Russia’s Putin ready to send forces to Belarus,” Washington Post

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.31.20 (PDF)
 
Ron Brownstein, “The Missing Piece in Biden’s Convention Speech,” The Atlantic, 8.21.20.
Susan Page, “Three Things Pres. Trump and GOP need at Convention,” USA Today, 8.23.20.
Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.24.20 (PDF)

 

Senator Durbin, Trump’s Assault on Postal Service, Chicago Sun-Times

Rainy & King, COVID-19 Has Already Defunded Police, Politico

Nate Silver Introduces the 2020 Election, FiveThirtyEight.Com (Video)

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.17.20 (PDF)

 

Bart Jansen, “From Rival to Running Mate: Kamala Harris,” USA Today, 8.11.20

Editorial, “U.S. Could Control Pandemic by October,” New York Times

Heilbrunn, “A Tribute to Brent Scowcroft,” National Interest

Current Events Questions USGOPO 8.12.20