Domenico Montanaro

Domenico Montanaro appears in the following:

How the GOP field is growing ahead of the 2024 election

Friday, June 02, 2023

With expected announcements from former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie next week, the GOP field is growing ahead of the 2024 election.

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Don't believe the hype: Low-key lawmakers helped avert a debt ceiling crisis

Thursday, June 01, 2023

The House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bipartisan deal to lift the debt ceiling and cap spending. That's in part due to the work of lawmakers who usually fly under the radar.

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Here are the evolving details of the debt limit agreement

Sunday, May 28, 2023

A deal between White House and House Republican negotiators to raise the nation's borrowing limit still must pass Congress.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

He made the announcement on Twitter. "I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," he tweeted, along with a video.

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Poll: Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

A year after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found the highest percentage in a decade said ending gun violence trumps protecting gun rights.

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Slim majority wants debt ceiling raised without spending cuts, poll finds

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Joe Biden and Republicans in Congress cannot agree on a path forward to avoid debt default even though Americans want to raise the debt ceiling without cutting spending, according to a new NPR poll.

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More than 6 in 10 say Biden's mental fitness to be president is a concern, poll finds

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

As President Joe Biden seeks a second term in office, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about his mental fitness.

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Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election he lost.

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The political ramifications of Trump being found liable for sexual assault

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The political world is reacting after a federal jury determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll.

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There's a toxic brew of mistrust toward U.S. institutions. It's got real consequences

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Republicans are lambasting Democrats' attempts at uniform ethics standards at the Supreme Court as partisan politics. It's just the latest chapter in a decline in national unity.

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Poll: Americans want abortion restrictions, but not as far as red states are going

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Respondents say they are mostly supportive of abortion rights, though they want it restricted to three months generally. But they are also opposed to severe restrictions many Republicans are pushing.

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Most Republicans would vote for Trump even if he's convicted of a crime, poll finds

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Rank-and-file GOP voters seem largely undeterred by the multiple criminal investigations against the former president.

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Biden warns of rights under threat from Trump and 'MAGA extremists' in reelect launch

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

In announcing his bid in a video Tuesday, President Biden says he cast his decision to run again as a fight for personal freedoms.

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Poll: Two-thirds oppose banning medication abortion

Monday, April 24, 2023

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds 64% oppose laws that ban medication abortion — and confidence in the Supreme Court hits a new low.

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New NPR poll shows a lower court decision to ban an abortion pill is unpopular

Monday, April 24, 2023

The Supreme Court has left in place, for now, access to an abortion pill. A new NPR study shows the original lower court decision to ban mifepristone, is far out of step with American public opinion.

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Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Monday, April 24, 2023

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

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What the Justice Clarence Thomas scandal says about ethics on the Supreme Court

Friday, April 21, 2023

With news that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose gifts of vacations, luxury experiences and business transactions, there is new scrutiny on the ethics governing the court.

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The Supreme Court stepped in to issue a temporary stay in the Texas mifepristone case

Saturday, April 15, 2023

The Supreme Court has stepped into the legal fight over the abortion medication mifepristone, pausing restrictions mandated by a lower court.

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GOP faces challenges on how to legislate and message around abortion rights

Friday, April 14, 2023

Abortion is once again center stage in American politics, which is challenging Republicans on how to legislate and message around abortion rights.

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Will Republicans see blowback from abortion ruling, expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers?

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Recent events on abortion and the expulsion of Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee have raised the question of Republicans overreaching on particular issues.

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