We'll bring you the key takeaways from this week's statewide elections and what the results could mean for 2024.
Also, American lawmakers punished a congresswoman who's been vocal about the war in Gaza. We'll explain why.
Plus, we're talking about growing interest in surgically implanted brain chips from Elon Musk, a noticeable change coming to every Walmart store, and how Gen Z seems to be shaking up the workplace for everyone.
Parents should have the right to know what their children are being taught in school and to have their voices heard when they have concerns.
That’s why Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., introduced the Parents Bill of Rights.
“It's actually appalling to me ... that we have to have a Parents Bill of Rights, but in today's age, it's absolutely necessary, because parents always deserve a seat at the table when it comes to their child's education,” Letlow says.
The House passed the bill in March without a single Democrat supporting the measure. The Senate has yet to bring the Parents Bill of Rights to the floor for a vote.
“I know there's been some interest from my Senate colleagues on the other side, but I'm hopeful that one of them will come forward and take it up,” Letlow says.
The Louisiana congresswoman joins “The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss why a Parents Bill of Rights is needed. She also weighs in on the dismantling of the Department of Education, and why President Joe Biden’s student-loan forgiveness efforts are not the answer to young people’s college debt.
At the Supreme Court on Tuesday, justices seemed inclined to uphold a federal law that bans anyone covered by a domestic violence court order from having a gun.
But if they do that, the decision will likely be a narrow one, leaving many questions about the future of gun regulations unanswered.
It's Election Day. Marking the start of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Big decisions are set to be made by SCOTUS. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
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Election Day 2023 is in full swing in the U.S.
A Jewish man who attended a pro-Israel rally “died as a result of injuries sustained during an altercation at a Pro-Israeli / Pro-Palestinian event,” according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed that leaked pages of the Nashville shooter’s manifesto are real.
The death toll grows --- one month into the Israel-Hamas war. Voters to decide pivotal issues this election day. Supreme Court takes up a gun rights case. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
We'll update you on the situation in the Middle East exactly one month after Hamas' brutal attack on Israel.
Also, we're talking about another high-stakes gun rights case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
And it's Election Day! We'll tell you about a few of the statewide races voters will be deciding today.
Plus, a company that was once the most valuable startup is now filing for bankruptcy, there's a new version of ChatGPT, and Taylor Swift turned her past into a more profitable future.
Ruffini spoke with The Daily Signal about the demographic changes that are rapidly transforming America’s two biggest political parties—and what it means for the 2024 presidential election and beyond.
“When I first started in politics, Republicans had this reputation as being the country club party,” Ruffini said. “Democrats had this reputation as being the party of the people, the party of the working class.”
He added, “Flash forward almost 20 years, and that trend has completely almost reversed.”
Recent election results show the GOP’s gains with working-class voters were not an aberration or confined to one candidate. Republicans today are increasing their support among non-college voters—the type of working-class American who once loyally supported Democrats.
“The parties used to be defined by income and now they’re defined by education,” Ruffini said. “I argue that that's good news for Republicans in the sense that you have many more working-class, non-college voters in the country than you have college-educated voters.”
The breakdown for 2024, according to Ruffini, is about 60% non-college voters compared to 40% who have a college degree. This, he surmises, will provide the GOP with an advantage in upcoming elections. Factor in Republican gains with Hispanic and black voters, and you have a different GOP than the one of yesteryear.
Most surprising to Ruffini, however, is how the political alignment happened.
“I did not expect Donald Trump to be the one who was able to pull this off, but my credit goes to him for getting us to this point,” Ruffini said.
“The fact that he was able to expand the Republican coalition first to include the Rust Belt states and dramatically expand Republican performance among working-class voters in 2016, and then in 2020, almost defying the odds and winning re-election with the help of more Hispanic voters and continued progress among black voters,” he added. “It really has upended what we think the two parties are about.”
Ruffini began writing “Party of the People” after observing the trends of the 2020 election, and he hopes it serves as a helpful guide for readers to understand the realignment.
Former President Trump on the stand. Israel's military march splits Gaza into two. Abortion access on the ballot. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
