State Politics Heating Up Across Country
Jessica Taylor, the Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report, and Zach Montellaro, state politics reporter at POLITICO take a look at state politics and gubernatorial races around the country where candidates are debating issues around education, police reform, and abortion rights.
New Analyses Show Potential Undercount of Black Population During 2020 Census
The findings have brought up concerns that some jurisdictions and civil rights leaders have had about lower-than-expected totals in the 2020 Census. “This might be our greatest undercount since 1960, or 1950,” said Marc Morial, former mayor of New Orleans and president and chief executive of the National Urban League, which sued the bureau last year to stop the count from ending early. Morial joined us to discuss the undercount and the far-reaching implications it could have.
The Experience of Resettling as an Afghan Refugee
Fifty-five thousand. That’s how many Afghans have relocated to the U.S. since mid-August.According to the Department of Homeland Security, about 40 percent are eligible for special immigrant visas because of the work they did aiding U.S. efforts in Afghanistan. But for other Afghan evacuees, it’s unclear what their legal status will be. Many entered the country not as traditional refugees, but instead under a temporary legal process known as parole. That means many of these refugees currently don’t have a direct pathway to permanent residency. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke with Naheed Samadi-Bahram, Women for Afghan Women's U.S. Country Director.
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A Look at the SCOTUS Nomination Fight
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death will Affect the Battle for the White House
Raising (Votes in) Arizona
How North Carolina's Electoral Process Is Unfolding
The Role of Political Disinformation in the Race for the White House
Whose Convention Resonated Best?
A Virtual Democratic Convention
Processing a New Kind of Election Night
Black Women Are Center Stage in 2020
In Pursuit of a Coronavirus Vaccine
The Path to November
Diagnosing Georgia's Primary Problems
An Unexpected Battle for the Senate
Remembering John Lewis
A Look at the Next Stimulus Package
North Carolina, Up For Grabs
How Cities Across the U.S. are Responding to Demands for Police Reform
What it's Like To Start A Career During The Coronavirus Pandemic
What a Surge in Absentee Ballots Means for November 2020
Politics with Amy Walter: A National Reckoning
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