Prior articles, links, and questions.
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)