1. Will Biden’s immigration plan pass Congress?
2. Is right-wing extremism now the largest national security threat facing the United States?
3. Was Parler’s de-platforming justified?
4. Does a $15 increase in the national minimum wage go too far?
5. What impact will the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Accord have on the U.S. economy?
6. Is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis emerging as the GOP frontrunner for 2024?
7. After COVID vaccines are widely distributed, should mask mandates go away?
8. Is the NRA’s political influence waning?
9. Will American race relations improve under a Biden presidency?
10. Does Joe Biden need to copy President Trump’s Middle East policy?
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1. Should President Trump be criminally prosecuted for his part in the Capitol riots?
2. Would it be legal for the Senate to impeach President Trump after his term of office was over?
3. If Justice Stephen Breyer steps down, who should Joe Biden pick to replace him?
4. Are states doing a poor job facilitating the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine?
5. Should Vice President Mike Pence invoke the 25th Amendment?
6. How will the Capitol riots impact the 2022 midterm elections?
7. Should the U.S. reduce its involvement in the Mexican drug war?
8. Is social mobility dying in America?
9. Can President Trump legally pardon himself?
10. Should “hybrid learning” become a permanent part of the American education system?
1. Have state governors acquired too much power during the COVID crisis?
2. Is Pete Buttigieg the right choice for Transportation Secretary?
3. Will growing debt levels hinder continued growth in the U.S. stock market in 2021?
4. How long should state eviction moratoriums be extended?
5. Should schools mandate that all teachers receive the COVID-19 vaccine before the beginning of the next school year?
6. Has Gavin Newsom’s handling of COVID-19 hurt his future political aspirations?
7. Should President Trump pardon Julian Assange?
8. What changes should Biden make to America’s foreign policy with Latin America?
9. Should the U.S. be willing to go to war with China over Taiwan?
10. What role will President Trump play in the Republican Party when his term of office ends?
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1. Should Representative Eric Swalwell resign?
2. How would a Texit affect the U.S. economy?
3. Should teachers receive a higher priority status for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?
4. How can Joe Biden pave the way for Democratic gains in 2022 midterms?
5. Should there be a mandatory retirement age for political officials?
6. Is Terry McAuliffe the frontrunner for the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election?
7. If he jumps in to the race, will Andrew Yang be the next mayor of New York City?
8. How should Facebook counter the recent antitrust lawsuit filed against it?
9. What approach should the Biden administration take on fracking?
10. Is the Democratic Party vulnerable to charges that it is weak on China?
1. Is it irresponsible for elected officials to order COVID shutdowns without providing aid to businesses and their workers?
2. Should federal student loans take into account the degree that a student is seeking before disbursing aid?
3. Is AOC more of a benefit or a detriment to the Democratic Party?
4. Should Joe Biden continue some “American first” themes in his foreign policy?
5. Will President Trump’s electoral challenges hurt Republican prospects in the Georgia Senate runoffs?
6. Should Jaime Harrison be the next head of the DNC?
7. Is David Perdue or Kelly Loeffler more likely to win their runoff race?
8. Should Joe Manchin switch political parties?
9. Are President Obama’s recent criticisms about the Democratic Party correct?
10. Should Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act be repealed?
1. How can the U.S. ensure effective distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine?
2. Are school closure orders for private religious schools constitutional?
3. What role, if any, should President Trump play in the Georgia Senate runoffs?
4. Should President-elect Biden make climate change the centerpiece of his foreign policy?
5. What foreign alliances does the U.S. really need?
6. Will President Trump’s attacks on the presidential election results do lasting damage?
7. If schools are closed due to COVID-19, should school athletics be able to continue?
8. How will the economics of the film industry change after COVID-19?
9. Will the selection of Janet Yellen for Treasury Secretary appease progressives?
10. Should the U.S. embrace a policy of containment with regards to China?
Note: Questions will return on Monday, November 30 following Thanksgiving break.
1. Why did Republicans make gains in the U.S. House elections?
2. Is the federal government too weak to suppress the second COVID wave?
3. How can president-elect Biden convince red states to impose mask mandates?
4. Will the lame duck Congress pass a COVID relief bill?
5. How can states solve teacher shortages in needed areas?
6. Will the 2024 GOP presidential nominee be in the spirit of Mitt Romney or President Trump?
7. Should Michele Flournoy be named as Joe Biden’s Defense Secretary?
8. Who should Joe Biden nominate for Attorney General?
9. Should the U.S. extend student debt relief past December?
10. Is the RCEP a blow for U.S. foreign policy interests in Asia?
1. Why did Joe Biden win the 2020 presidential election?
2. Will the GOP retain Senate control after the Georgia runoffs?
3. Why was President Trump able to win over more African American and Latino voters than 2016?
4. Which Senate race in 2020 had the biggest upset?
5. What steps can state governments take to ensure high voter turnout in future elections?
6. Do President Trump’s legal challenges to the outcome of the 2020 election in various states have merit?
7. Will President Trump run again in 2024?
8. How will a Biden presidency alter U.S. foreign policy?
9. Will COVID-19 counter measures reduce the incidence of flu in the United States in 2020-2021?
10. After the results of the 2020 House elections, should Nancy Pelosi remain as Speaker?
1. Who will win the 2020 presidential election?
2. Should early voting become a staple of future elections in all fifty states?
3. If there is another COVID lockdown, should schools remain open to in-person learning?
4. Would another COVID lockdown do lasting damage to the U.S. economy?
5. Does the U.S. need greater social cohesion in order to lead the world?
6. Should the U.S. eliminate farm subsidies?
7. Are both political parties failing black America?
8. Does the U.S. need fewer regulations on pharmaceutical drugs?
9. What is the state of small businesses in America?
10. Does the U.S. need to adjust its nuclear posture?
1. Is Donald Trump, Jr. a future presidential candidate?
2. Which is more probable in the 2020 presidential election: A blue Georgia or a blue Texas?
3. Would CNN improve if Jeff Zucker was out of the picture?
4. How can the federal government encourage more Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine if and when it becomes available?
5. Is President Trump’s recent focus on the Hunter Biden story counterproductive to his campaign?
6. How would further declines in the value of the dollar impact the U.S. economy?
7. Why has President Trump failed to pass a big infrastructure bill?
8. If the Democrats win control of the Senate, should Chuck Schumer become Majority Leader?
9. Should college debt relief apply to undergraduate student debt only?
10. With a public option, would Bidencare be better than Obamacare?
1. Will Joe Biden win the presidential election with more than 350 electoral votes?
2. Does the U.S. need to embrace a more coordinated response to COVID-19 rather than allowing each state to act independently?
3. Will President Trump face criminal prosecution after leaving office?
4. Should Democrats prioritize campaign finance reform more than any other legislative priority in the next congressional session?
5. Does the U.S. give the Middle East too much attention in its foreign policy?
6. Should Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats pass President Trump’s $1.8 trillion COVID stimulus offer?
7. Did Facebook and Twitter err in not spreading the New York Posts’s story about Hunter Biden?
8. Should American schools ditch the 1619 Project?
9. Can the U.S. economy handle a tax increase while trying to recover from COVID-19?
10. How will COVID-19 alter the operations of American colleges?
1. If President Trump loses, should Mike Pence be considered the GOP frontrunner for 2024?
2. Why is there a growing gender divide between America’s major political parties?
3. What steps do states need to take to stop the second wave of COVID infections?
4. How could Democrats defeat Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court?
5. Will there be a second economic shutdown under a Biden presidency?
6. Who will win the Maine Senate race?
7. Should President Trump have agreed to a virtual debate with Biden?
8. Would a new COVID stimulus reinvigorate President Trump’s re-election campaign?
9. Should the Federal Reserve embrace more inflation in the U.S. economy?
10. Is the airline industry the biggest economic loser of COVID-19?
1. How will President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis alter the presidential race?
2. Would the passage of the Green New Deal in the next congressional session imperil Democratic congressional candidates in 2022?
3. Should there be a federal investigation into Amazon’s workplace practices?
4. Does the U.S. intelligence community need a major shakeup?
5. Should the income limit on Social Security taxes be raised?
6. Will Amy Coney Barrett become Merrick Garland 2.0?
7. Can a public option cure what ails American healthcare?
8. How should American foreign policy treat the United Nations?
9. If Joe Biden wins the presidential election, should he scrap all of the Trump tax cuts?
10. What fixes should be made to future presidential debates?
1. Should Puerto Rico become the next U.S. state?
2. Who will win the first presidential debate? (Rephrased post-Tuesday: Who won the first presidential debate?)
3. Will President Trump concede the election if he loses?
4. How will drone change the war strategies of the U.S. Air Force?
5. Has COVID-19 dealt a lasting blows to major American cities?
6. Should the U.S. rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal?
7. Does the U.S. need to abandon its ambiguous support for Taiwan?
8. Should there be term limits for Supreme Court justices?
9. What is the ideal role for the U.S. to play in international organizations?
10. How would Amy Coney Barrett alter Supreme Court decision making?
1. Will Senate Republicans be able to confirm a new Supreme Court justice by Election Day?
2. Would it be more politically beneficial for Republicans to wait to confirm a Supreme Court justice until after the 2020 elections?
3. Is the Republican Party “intellectually bankrupt”?
4. Should the U.S. aim to demilitarize its foreign policy?
5. Does the U.S. need to lockdown again to best fight COVID-19?
6. Should more U.S. states adopt ranked choice voting?
7. Is Roe v. Wade settled law?
8. If Joe Biden wins the presidential election, who should he name as his Secretary of State?
9. Are historically black colleges making a comeback?
10. Should Illinois adopt a graduated-rate tax structure?