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Mar 17 2022
News
Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick takes fire for corporate history on transgender activism
David McCormick, who served as CEO of Bridgewater Associates from 2020-2022, has staked out conservative positions in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race, but conservatives have raised concerns about his corporate record due to his firm's advocacy on transgender issues – from covering transgender surgery for employees to hosting a transgender activist and promoting an employee who identifies as
Yahoo News
Sep 06 2022
Analysis
GOP Senate hopefuls look to emerge from a summer slump, but fall recriminations are already flying
It was a summer of crises for Republican Senate hopefuls.
Celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz stumbled in his attempts to appeal to everyday voters in Pennsylvania and squandered a head start toward the general election while Lt. Gov. John Fetterman recovered from a stroke.
J.D. Vance struggled to raise money and disappeared from the airwaves in Ohio while Democratic rival Tim Ryan
NBC News (Online)
Dec 14 2021
News
Biden Won’t Extend Student Loan Relief And Confirms Student Loan Payments Restart February 1
The Biden administration won’t extend student loan relief and confirmed student loan payments restart February 1, 2022.
Here’s what you need to know.
Student Loans
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed to reporters during a press briefing that the Biden administration won’t extend student loan relief — and the student loan payment pause will end January 31, 2022
Forbes
Feb 18 2022
News
Hillary Clinton brushes Durham controversy off as ‘conspiracy theory’ in speech to NY Dem convention
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered remarks at the 2022 New York State Democratic Convention in New York City amid the Special Counsel John Durham probe controversy.
During her speech, Clinton accused Fox News of lying about her in an attempt to spread disinformation regarding the Durham probe.
"We can't get distracted by the latest culture war nonsense or a new
Fox News (Online News)
Jul 06 2022
Analysis
The Rise of the Far-Right Latina
For years, Texas Republicans tried to win the Hispanic vote using a Bush-era brand of compassionate conservatism. The idea was that a moderate’s touch and a softer rhetoric on immigration were key to making inroads with Hispanic voters, particularly in Democratic strongholds along the southern border.
Such was the Texas of old. The Trump age has given rise to a new brand of Texas
New York Times (News)
Sep 06 2022
News
Trump rejected Giuliani as secretary of state due to his heavy drinking: Book
Former President Donald Trump had rejected a bid from Rudy Giuliani to serve as secretary of state due to his rumored drinking problem, according to a new book on Giuliani.
Giuliani, who went on to serve as Trump's personal lawyer, had been close friends with Trump prior to his term in the White House. However, when the former mayor of New York City sought the position of secretary of
Washington Examiner
Oct 31 2022
News
Abrams seeks to tie Kemp to Herschel Walker at final Georgia debate
In Georgia's final gubernatorial debate, Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams sought to attack incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp's controversial social policies in a rematch for the job that has appeared less competitive than their 2018 race — and even to tie him to his embattled counterpart in the state's high-stakes Senate race, Herschel Walker.
Why it matters: With polling averages
Axios
Jan 18 2022
News
A year later, where 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump stand politically
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, 10 House Republicans voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. Nearly a year since Trump's acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial, these GOP lawmakers are staring at a range of political problems. Each has been increasingly ostracized within their own party, and at least three have declined reelection bids, while others face
Washington Examiner
Oct 26 2022
News
Fetterman campaign says it raised $1 million in 3 hours after rough Pennsylvania Senate debate with Oz
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign said Wednesday it raised more than $1 million in just three hours following the Democratic Senate candidate’s debate with his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
The “unprecedented” haul demonstrates “deep grassroots enthusiasm” for Fetterman, his campaign said.
The sole faceoff between Fetterman, the progressive former Braddock mayor
CNBC
Jul 08 2022
Fact Check
Did Video Show Capitol Police Waving in Rioters on Jan. 6?
Claim
A video shot from the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shows a police officer waving in Trump supporters, signaling them to disregard barricades.
Shortly after the deadly U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, social media users shared a number of striking videos. One of those videos purportedly showed a police officer waving in protesters to move past barricades
Snopes