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Nov 14 2012
News
Obama demands fast action on fiscal cliff, including tax hike on wealthy
Flush with re-election vigor, President Barack Obama called Friday for House Republicans to immediately pass a bill already approved by the Senate that would maintain current tax rates for middle-class Americans while increasing taxes of wealthier citizens.
CNN Digital
Dec 08 2020
Fact Check
Video Doesn’t Show ‘Suitcases’ of Illegal Ballots in Georgia
The Trump campaign is falsely claiming that surveillance camera footage captured election workers in Georgia adding thousands of illegal ballots that were brought into an Atlanta facility in suspicious “suitcases” on election night.
The campaign presented the video to Georgia state lawmakers on Dec. 3. President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, wrote on Twitter the same day: “The
FactCheck.org
Sep 30 2020
Analysis
There's a dark history behind Trump's threat to send his followers 'into the polls'
During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump was asked by moderator Chris Wallace if he would “urge" his followers to remain calm during a prolonged vote-counting period after the election, if the winner were unclear. “I am urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully because that is what has to happen, I am urging them to do it," Trump said. “I hope it's going to
AlterNet
Jun 08 2022
News
US has wasted more than 82 million COVID-19 vaccine doses: report
More than 82 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have reportedly gone to waste since the beginning of the pandemic, according to media reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared the data with NBC News, meaning that just over 11% of doses the federal government distributed between December 202 through mid-May were discarded.
That's nearly 20 million more
Fox News Digital
Sep 07 2021
News
Texas Gov. Abbott signs new voting restrictions into law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a sweeping voting bill on Tuesday, making it the latest state to approve stricter voting laws in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Why it matters: The law rolls back early voting and adds new ID requirements, which critics say disproportionally impact voters of color.
Many of the bill's provisions take aim at expansions put in place in the
Axios
Feb 01 2021
News
New Trump Impeachment Lawyers Unlikely to Push Vote Fraud Claims
The two lawyers Donald Trump hired at the last minute to defend him at his Feb. 9 Senate impeachment trial are no strangers to controversial cases but are generally regarded as straight-shooters who won’t push the former president’s wild election-fraud claims.
David Schoen and Bruce Castor came on board Sunday after a previous legal team headed by South Carolina lawyer Butch Bowers quit
Bloomberg
Dec 10 2020
News
Relief talks show GOP divisions
Splits among Republicans are complicating GOP efforts to get on the same page in talks on a coronavirus relief deal, underscoring intraparty divisions ahead of two runoff elections in Georgia next month that will determine the Senate majority.
Some GOP lawmakers on Wednesday expressed frustration that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has stepped in with a $916 billion offer to
The Hill
Dec 01 2020
News
Trump campaign to file Wisconsin lawsuit, claiming 'abuse' of absentee voting affected 220K ballots
The Trump campaign is filing a lawsuit to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday -- alleging abuse around the process of absentee voting in the state, which they say affected approximately 220,000 ballots.
The lawsuit is expected to be filed Tuesday morning and comes after Wisconsin completed its partial recount — which maintained that Joe Biden won the presidential race in the state — and
Fox News Digital
Mar 08 2022
News
Taiwan Doubts US Promises, Fears It'll Be On Its Own If China Invades: 'Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow'
The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is now being felt rather strongly in Taiwan, which now fears that its western allies won't come to its aid if China were to launch an invasion of the island.
Though the U.S. has reiterated that it would stand firm behind its security commitment to Taiwan, the Taiwanese are now worried whether the Biden administration would intervene in the
International Business Times
Aug 03 2020
Background
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Voting Rights
States have different voter registration deadlines and requirements, so make sure you are registered well in advance of Election Day. Voter registration deadlines vary and some states allow individuals to register for the first time and cast ballots on Election Day.
ACLU