Wheeling, West Virginia Correspondent — National money, national media, and national messaging have already turned a lot of state and local races into extensions of the presidential fight. Candidates get judged by their alignment with a national figure rather than by anything they did locally. In a state this small that's a genuine loss, because … Continue reading Will the 2020 presidential election cycle further accelerate the nationalization of every local and state political contest?
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Will the ongoing investigations into the previous presidential campaign ultimately strengthen or further erode public trust in federal law-enforcement institutions?
Wheeling, West Virginia Correspondent — Trust in these institutions was already uneven here before any of this started. In a place where the Bureau's main historical appearance was in a corruption case against somebody local, the reservoir was never deep. When a high-profile probe is read through partisan lenses, every procedural decision becomes evidence of … Continue reading Will the ongoing investigations into the previous presidential campaign ultimately strengthen or further erode public trust in federal law-enforcement institutions?
Should members of Congress who used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct claims be required to repay those funds, resign, or face prosecution?
Wheeling, West Virginia Correspondent — We've watched powerful people protect each other for a long time in this country, and I spent thirty years on the union side of that arrangement, so I'm not new to it. When the settlement money comes out of public funds, it stops being a private personnel matter. Ordinary workers … Continue reading Should members of Congress who used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct claims be required to repay those funds, resign, or face prosecution?
Is the growing migrant caravan from Central America primarily a humanitarian, security, or political issue, and what policy responses does it demand?
Prescott Valley, Arizona Correspondent The question gives me three boxes to choose from, and I taught long enough to distrust any question that comes with its own boxes, so let me say at the outset that the caravan is all three and that the order in which a person ranks them tells you more about … Continue reading Is the growing migrant caravan from Central America primarily a humanitarian, security, or political issue, and what policy responses does it demand?
Will the midterm elections of 2018 produce a meaningful shift in the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch?
Dayton, Ohio Correspondent — Midterms usually act as a check when one party holds the White House, and I'd expect this one to run true to form. If the opposition takes the House you get aggressive oversight, subpoenas, and resistance to the agenda. That's a real shift in the day-to-day even if the Senate stays … Continue reading Will the midterm elections of 2018 produce a meaningful shift in the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch?
