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Mar 25 2022
Opinion
Why Trump?
An endorsement from Donald Trump, as Alabama congressman Mo Brooks has learned to his chagrin, is no guarantee against future harsh denunciation.
Trump endorsed Brooks for Senate in the belief that he would say whatever Trump wanted to hear about the 2020 election; then when Brooks faltered in the polls, he humiliatingly unendorsed him.
Brooks responded by revealing how Trump had
Rich Lowry
Dec 16 2021
News
Progressive District Attorneys Radically Change Rule of Law in California Cities
Amid a wave of “smash-and-grab” robberies and other crimes, a former prosecutor is claiming that more than 50 prosecutors, support, and victim services staff have quit their jobs over San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s progressive criminal justice reform policies.
“The office is imploding,” said the former prosecutor, who produced the list of those who’ve left their jobs
The Epoch Times
Apr 29 2022
Opinion
A better presidential primary for 2024
No election in the United States is as important as our elections for president. Yet if the last two cycles have told us anything, it’s that how we nominate presidents is broken and deeply unrepresentative – a process as much about dumb luck as it is about candidate quality or ability to unify voters. But we may be about to see a change.
The Democratic Party would be a trailblazer if it
The Fulcrum
Jan 14 2022
Analysis
Corporate America's incredibly profitable pandemic
Companies are about to blast out a blizzard of quarterly profit and sales numbers over the next few weeks, as the carnival of Q4 corporate results kicks off.
Driving the news: Large banks will open the floodgates, issuing reports early Friday that mark the unofficial start of earnings season on Wall Street.
Why it matters: Earnings reports tell investors, analysts and economists
Axios
Apr 12 2022
News
Trump-backed Alaska hopeful officially files for Senate run
Kelly Tshibaka, who has received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, on Monday officially filed to run as a candidate for U.S. Senate in the race against the incumbent Republican.
Tshibaka will face off against U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who drew Tshibaka’s aim during a news conference after Tshibaka filed with the state Division of Elections in Anchorage.
“Lisa
Associated Press
Jan 15 2021
News
National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy
The National Rifle Association said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy and is moving to Texas, where the organization says it has 400,000 members. The NRA is currently based out of New York, where state Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit alleging financial crimes by its top officials and seeking to disband the organization.
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection stops all
CBS News (Online)
Author
Jackson Lanzer
Jackson Lanzer is a young professional member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. He has contributed to contestedpolitics.com and is now writing depolarizing articles. Additionally, he was awarded a regional Scholastic Writing Award for critical essay writing in 2020.
Nov 12 2021
News
Tesla just had its worst week in 20 months after Elon Musk sold $5.7 billion worth of shares
Shares of Tesla declined 15.4% for the week after CEO Elon Musk commenced with his plans to sell a huge block of his holdings this week.
It marks Tesla’s worst one-week performance in 20 months. It’s also the stock’s worst week ever excluding declines that occurred in February and March 2020 — as the coronavirus pandemic emerged in the U.S., roiling markets.
Tesla closed down 2.8
CNBC
Jul 11 2021
News
A Houston Man Is Arrested For Alleged Illegal Voting As Texas GOP Seeks Tighter Laws
When Hervis Rogers went viral on social media for being the last person in line at Texas Southern University to cast a vote at 1 a.m. on Super Tuesday in March 2020, he was applauded as a tenacious, civic-minded man who worked hard to exercise his right to vote.
Now, Rogers is being prosecuted by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office for allegedly voting illegally.
The
NPR (Online News)
May 16 2021
Fact Check
Ignoring claims from his own party, Kevin McCarthy says no one questions Biden’s election
After meeting with President Joe Biden about infrastructure, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walked out of the White House and immediately faced questions about his ability to work with Biden.
A reporter asked McCarthy whether finding common ground with Biden would be complicated, since "you’re about to elevate someone to a leadership position who is still questioning the legitimacy of
PolitiFact