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May 05 2020
News
Who will be Joe Biden's running mate? – video
It's one of the most important decisions a presidential candidate can make: so who will Joe Biden choose as his running mate? Political correspondent Lauren Gambino breaks down the most likely candidates for November's election
The GuardianOct 20 2020
News
Supreme Court Tie Allows 3-Day Extension for Pennsylvania Ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday refused a Republican request to block an extended period for counting ballots in Pennsylvania, allowing mail-in ballots received up to three days after Election Day to be counted.
A 4-4 tie in the Court — Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Court’s three liberal justices — means the state court ruling favoring Democrats is affirmed and upheld.
National Review (News)Jan 15 2021
Analysis
The Media’s Cynical ‘Sedition’ Smear
During yesterday’s vote to impeach President Trump a second time, CNN host Jake Tapper described Congressman Brian Mast as “a Republican from Florida — who lost his legs, by the way, fighting for democracy abroad, although I don’t know . . . about his commitment to it here in the United States.” This sounds like pretty Trumpy rhetoric to me, the kind that I’m told corrodes the foundations of
National Review (News)Dec 17 2019
Opinion
A Russian Under Every Bed
After Trump’s election, his opponents took a sudden dislike to the Russians they once saw as peace partners The three-year-long effort to abort the Trump presidency — now culminating with a manipulated impeachment effort — has warped U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.
From 2009 to 2014, the Obama administration’s official policy (“reset”) was appeasement of Vladimir Putin’s autocratic
Victor HansonFeb 04 2020
News
Iowa caucus debacle a wake-up call for American democracy
The delay in caucus results – and doubts about their accuracy – sowed distrust in Iowa’s vaunted civic exercise. But the debacle may spur needed reforms in election security in the run-up to the presidential election this fall.
Deborah West, dressed head to toe in yellow and blue, was giggling with excitement.
Pete Buttigieg, her preferred candidate, had just won the caucus in
Christian Science MonitorNov 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Kyle Rittenhouse Drives Us Even Further Apart
From the CenterYou may think of Kyle Rittenhouse as a villain, or as a hero. You might regard him as a vengeful vigilante out to wreak havoc, or a courageous citizen looking to protect a besieged community. I see a frightened and confused teenager who got himself involved in something much bigger and more dangerous than he could have possibly understood, with fatal and tragic consequences
Dan SchnurDec 14 2020
News
A step-by-step guide to Monday's Electoral College vote
We've known for weeks that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but our horse-and-buggy Constitution, written in a time before instant communication, works very slowly.
Since Election Day on November 3, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have certified their votes and named slates of electors, who will meet on Monday to formally cast their ballots for President and Vice
CNN DigitalJun 04 2021
News
Facebook suspends Trump accounts for two years
Facebook Inc has suspended former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years.
He was barred indefinitely from both sites in January in the wake of posts he made on the US Capitol riots, but last month Facebook's Oversight Board criticised the open-ended penalty.
Facebook said Mr Trump's actions were "a severe violation of our rules".
Mr Trump
BBC NewsNov 02 2020
News
Trump Says Fox News’ Polls Are The ‘Phoniest’
President Donald Trump said that Fox News has the “phoniest polls” on Monday as the 2020 election draws near.
Trump’s comment came shortly after his campaign’s communications director Tim Murtaugh called the network’s recent polling “notoriously bad.” Murtaugh added that the campaign has “always discounted Fox News’ polls” during a Sunday segment with Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner.
The Daily CallerFeb 16 2021
News
Biden to pitch stimulus bill in Wisconsin, U.S. state hard hit by pandemic
U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Wisconsin on Tuesday to press his case for a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in the political battleground state that helped secure his victory in last year’s presidential election.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said last week that Biden would do a CNN town hall with voters while visiting the state, hard hit by the pandemic and its economic
Reuters