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Jul 13 2021
News
Dems wake up to ‘woke’ message turning off voters
Some Democrats are increasingly questioning whether liberal rhetoric on hot-button issues such as policing and education could alienate centrist voters they’ll need to win over in the midterm elections.
The concerns are playing out against the backdrop of rising crime levels in cities across the country and a growing movement of parents fighting the introduction of racialized curriculum
Washington Examiner
Oct 05 2018
News
Kavanaugh Clears Key Procedural Vote on Way to Supreme Court
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh cleared a major hurdle Friday morning in his quest for the Supreme Court, as the Senate voted narrowly to cut off debate on his nomination and move to a final vote as early as Saturday, but one Republican senator left open the possibility that she could still vote no.
New York Times (News)
Nov 04 2020
Analysis
Once Again, a Nation Cuts It Too Close for Comfort
Before Election Day, Democrats had an answer for how they intended to deal with President Donald Trump’s hold on his most-devoted partisans, or the possibility of widespread challenges to absentee ballots, or the fear that conservative judges might come to the aid of Republicans with supportive court rulings.
The answer was that they were going to soar over all these obstacles by
Politico
Aug 13 2020
Fact Check
Third-party candidates have hampered both Republicans and Democrats
The sudden and unusual emergence of rapper Kanye West as a potential presidential candidate has sparked questions on what kind of impact the mercurial entertainer could have at the ballot box.
The questions — and conspiracy theories — only gained traction when we learned the attorney who submitted West’s signatures for Wisconsin (minutes after the technical deadline) was a former GOP
USA TODAY
Aug 18 2020
Data
Biden Supporters More Likely Than Trump’s to Vote by Mail, Poll Shows
Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden are more likely than Trump supporters to say they will vote by mail and are more likely to trust the accuracy of November’s ballot count, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds, underscoring partisan differences over how the election should be conducted.
Some 47% of voters who back Mr. Biden, the former vice president, plan
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 22 2020
News
Biden to unveil first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, envisions scaled-down inauguration
President-elect Joe Biden will announce the first of his Cabinet appointments on Tuesday and is planning for a scaled-down inauguration due to the coronavirus pandemic, aides said on Sunday, as he lays the foundation for his new administration despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede.
Reuters
Feb 15 2021
News
Bipartisan Support Grows For 9/11-Style Commission To Probe Capitol Riot
With the impeachment trial in the rearview mirror, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for the creation of a congressional commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, though Democrats are still more focused on former President Donald Trump’s role in inciting the mob than Republicans.
On Sunday, one day after Trump was acquitted despite 57 senators
Forbes
Jan 02 2017
News
Q&A: How would GOP repeal health care law?
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent.
Associated Press
Nov 29 2020
News
Sen. Paul Calls Out 'Anomalies in Vote Counts,' Big Tech
Count Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as an election "statistical anomaly" skeptic and one wary of big tech censorship of conservative voices.
Paul noted President Donald Trump's "margin of 'defeat'" was covered by overnight "data dumps" in four key battleground states.
Newsmax (News)
Mar 07 2021
News
Biden marks ‘Bloody Sunday’ by signing voting rights order
A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access, a move that comes as congressional Democrats press for a sweeping voting and elections bill to counter efforts to restrict voting access.
His plan was announced during a recorded address on the 56th commemoration of “Bloody Sunday,” the 1965 incident in which some
Associated Press Fact Check