Nicole Lafond
Where Things Stand: A Very Public Testing Of The Waters 
The former Veep is speaking at a carefully chosen podium this evening.
He’s giving his first speech post-Trump administration tonight, in a less-than-coincidental state (South Carolina) to a less-than-coincidental audience (the conservative Christian Palmetto Family Council).
Where Things Stand: What To Expect Tonight
The President is scheduled to deliver his first joint congressional speech tonight, which will largely serve as a platform to unveil the details of his latest legislative proposal.
Where Things Stand: Might Be Time To Return Carlson’s Befuddled Stare
If you’ve watched even short clips of the Fox News host’s nightly show, you know the look.
Where Things Stand: ‘Speaker In Waiting’
That’s how House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) colleagues are describing him these days, as he fields the whims of a mercurial former president who he’s determined he needs in order to keep his political ambitions alive.
Where Things Stand: Yet Another Data Point Suggesting Trump Screwed GOP In Georgia
As Republicans — led by former President Trump — peddled lies about a stolen election and rampant voter fraud post-November, Georgia still had two runoff elections to conduct. And there was much speculation at the time about whether the Big Lie might actually harm Republican chances in the state.
Where Things Stand: Bipartisan Agreement On Badness
The most obviously bad parts of the Georgia voting law are seen, by voters of both parties, as obviously bad, according to a new poll.
Where Things Stand: White Gun Couple Clings To Relevance
Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last night, the first verdict of its kind in a landmark case that inspired a wave of protests across the nation last summer against police brutality and systemic racism.
A few hours later, the St. Louis lawyer Mark McCloskey — who become known for standing barefoot outside his home alongside his wife last summer as the two pointed weapons at peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters — told Politico that he was considering a Senate bid in Missouri.
“I can confirm that it’s a consideration, yes,” McCloskey reportedly said Tuesday evening.
Where Things Stand: Bush Describes Modern-Day GOP As ‘Nativist’
“It’s not exactly my vision,” former President George W. Bush said of his Party during a live interview with NBC’s “Today” show this morning.
Where Things Stand: A Return To The Other Very American Problem
The pandemic has brought to a head the complexities of one very uniquely American problem: the emphasis we as a country put on individual freedoms, which, this past year, has repeatedly run headlong into the need to care for our fellow man during a global health crisis.
It’s also revealed in new ways a more depressing American problem: mass shootings.