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Jan 10 2024
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Second transgender candidate in Ohio challenged over name disclosure law
A second transgender woman running for elected office in Ohio has had their candidacy challenged by Republicans who invoked an obscure name-change law that experts and advocates warn is being used to exclude trans people from the electoral process. Arienne Childrey faces a looming legal battle over a state law regarding name disclosure. This situation mirrors the challenges and
AdvocateSep 22 2014
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Do Presidential Approval Ratings Really Matter in Midterm Elections?
The good news for Democrats: President Barack Obama‘s relatively low approval rating might not matter in the midterm elections as much as some think.
The bad news for Democrats: Even a high approval rating might not be enough to save them.
The party that controls the White House is typically dealt a blow in the midterm election that comes in a president’s second term, ranging
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 25 2021
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Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani for $1.3B alleging defamation for election comments
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, a personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, alleging defamation over his repeated complaints about the reliability of voting machines in the 2020 election.
The 107-page lawsuit alleges that Giuliani made more than 50 statements disparaging the company’s equipment in speeches, on Twitter and on podcasts
USA TODAYJan 10 2024
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Poll: Trump Leads Biden in Michigan, but Not Whitmer
Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 8 percentage points in Michigan but trails state Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by 4 percentage points in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, according to a poll released Wednesday commissioned by the Detroit News and WDIV-TV. The poll, conducted by Michigan-based Glengariff Group from Jan. 2 to Jan. 6 among 600 likely general election voters
Newsmax (News)Jan 10 2024
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Fulton County DA subpoenaed in divorce proceedings of lead prosecutor in Trump case
Fani Willis, the district attorney spearheading the Georgia racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and his associates stemming from their actions following the 2020 election, has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness in her lead prosecutor’s divorce proceedings. According to a court document obtained by CNN, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis received a witness
CNN DigitalOct 08 2014
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As Midterm Elections Loom, U.S. Voters Are Excited About...Nobody
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, after an early scare, is cruising toward re-election next month in South Carolina. Yet, he isn’t sure what the deeper meaning of victory will be this year.
“There is no mandate other than, ‘We don’t like the other guy,’ ” he said.
Sen. Graham and his fellow Republicans hold a clear edge as the midterm campaign heads into its stretch run. The party
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 28 2023
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Home in Idaho killings to be demolished today despite objections from families
MOSCOW, Idaho (NewsNation) — The home where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed last year will be demolished on Thursday, despite objections from the victims’ families. Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Maddie Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were found dead inside an off-campus rental home in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022. The demolition is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and
NewsNationJan 11 2024
Fact Check
FactChecking the Haley-DeSantis GOP Debate
There were several disputes between Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the fifth Republican primary debate, the first of the 2024 election cycle to include only two candidates. We refereed some of those arguments and set the facts straight on other claims:
DeSantis said that in South Carolina, Haley
FactCheck.orgOct 05 2014
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Both Parties Target Voters Who Skip Midterm Elections
Control of the Senate next year depends heavily on the efforts of volunteers such as Karen Bonnewell, a 64-year-old retired nonprofit director who spends a few nights a week calling voters on behalf of Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan.
Using a red marker to color a hand-drawn thermometer, Ms. Bonnewell one recent night tracked the number of calls placed by dozens of volunteers in a cramped
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 10 2024
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Trump Co-Defendant Alleges, Without Proof, Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis' 'Inappropriate' Tie to Prosecutor
Former president Donald Trump’s co-defendant in his Fulton County, Georgia, trial over election interference claims that District Attorney Fani Willis is romantically involved with one of the principal prosecutors in the case, CBS News reports. But attorneys for the accuser, Michael Roman, have offered no evidence backing their allegation and only cite "Sources close to both the special
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