Amber Phillips
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Recent articles by Amber:
How the Supreme Court could soon drastically expand the right to carry guns
Here's what's happening with New York State Rifle v. Bruen, the court’s first major Second Amendment case in more than a decade. → Read More
Who is Doug Mastriano, Republicans' nominee for governor in Pennsylvania?
Doug Mastriano made denying the results of the 2020 election a central part of his campaign. → Read More
Who is Chuck Edwards, the Republican who ousted Madison Cawthorn?
Edwards's win may have been mostly about kicking Cawthorn out. → Read More
Takeaways from the West Virginia and Nebraska Republican primaries
Trump is now two-for-four in major statewide primaries where he made an endorsement. → Read More
The 2022 battles for state legislatures that could change abortion law after Roe
The midterm elections could change who controls state legislatures — and abortion law. Here is where Democrats are trying to make midterms. → Read More
Why it's so difficult to poll Americans' feelings about abortion
The answer is hard to pin down, for a few reasons. → Read More
Why Democrats probably won’t get rid of the filibuster for abortion
For one, they don't have the votes. → Read More
Madison Cawthorn's many controversies, from gun and driving offenses to orgy comments
Republican lawmakers normally defend those in their party accused of controversy, but they've turned on Rep. Madison Cawthorn (N.C.) after various controversies. → Read More
How Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wages his culture wars
His remarks at his signing of a ban on critical race theory show how the Florida governor frames his policies as moderate. → Read More
What’s going on at the border and why is it becoming a midterm issue?
Does Biden have open-border policies? Or is his approach to the border too Trumpian in nature? It depends which side in politics you ask. → Read More
Democratic primaries to watch ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in November
From a must-win Senate race in Pennsylvania to House Democrats forced to run against each other because of redistricting. → Read More
Republican primaries to watch ahead of the 2022 November midterm election
From Pennsylvania to Ohio, Trump has staked his reputation on endorsing controversial candidates — and that could determine which party controls the Senate next year. → Read More
Just how extreme are these new red-state abortion laws?
This week, in particular, red states are racing each other to pass some of the most conservative abortion laws in the nation. → Read More
What Biden is doing on guns
He announced sweeping new regulations on "ghost guns," as well as a pick to lead the embattled federal agency that oversees gun regulations. → Read More
Why hand-counting ballots is such a bad idea
The right's push to do away with machines in elections would only open them up to chaos and fraud, experts say. → Read More
Palin not the sole reason Alaska is so politically interesting this year
Trump is trying to boost Palin and take out Lisa Murkowski — plus there's ranked-choice voting in the mix. → Read More
Florida’s law limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools, explained
What the new law says — and what it does. → Read More
What is the strategic oil reserve, and can it lower gas prices?
Biden proposes adding 1 million barrels of oil a day to the economy, and the U.S. uses about 20 million barrels of oil a day. → Read More
What is Title 42 and how could lifting it impact the U.S. border?
Under this controversial border policy, the United States turned away migrants before they could ask for asylum. → Read More
How Biden’s budget tries to insulate Democrats in the midterms
He's proposing funding the police, reducing the deficit and boosting military spending — priorities shared by Republicans. → Read More