Posts Tagged ‘uphill’

New York Republicans face uphill battle without ‘boogeyman’ Cuomo

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, set to become governor on Aug. 24, announced on Thursday she intends to run for reelection next year. Many think she can win. And even the GOP state party chair, Nick Langworthy, thinks Hochul should be taken seriously. He says she has a knack for on the ground campaigning that others […]

Republicans lean into uphill battle against 2 little-known Biden nominees

Kristen Clarke delivers remarks after being nominated to be civil rights division assistant attorney general. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republicans are betting that their voters are paying attention, despite the high likelihood that both women eventually will be confirmed to Biden’s DOJ. As they make the broader case against Biden’s bipartisan brand, Republican senators view […]

‘We shall remain’: Bedouin of Jabal al-Baba face an uphill battle to keep their land

Forty-two-year-old Atallah Mazara’a from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe recalls a time when residents were free to move, unhindered by concrete walls and unobtainable permits. “Life was so simple before the [separation barrier] because you could leave for vacation, for weddings; you could take your car and go to Jerusalem,” Mazara’a said. “You could pray Maghrib [prayer just after […]

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