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Jun 07 2019
News
Minnesota Board: Yes, Omar Violated State Campaign Finance Rules
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) repeatedly violated campaign finance rules by using funds from her congressional campaign to pay for personal travel and on her tax returns, Minnesota campaign finance officials ruled Thursday.
The Democrat must reimburse her former campaign committee approximately $3,500 for those expenses. She must also pay a $500 civil penalty to the state for using campaign
Townhall
Mar 30 2013
News
Campaigning Complicates Governing
President Barack Obama is about to launch his most concerted effort yet to help Democrats win full control of Congress a foray that could bolster the party in the 2014 midterm elections but threatens to undercut his efforts to win Republican support for his second-term initiatives on immigration gun control and the budget.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 20 2012
News
Tone, not frequency of ads irk swing state voters
If you live in a battleground state, chances are you've seen your share of political ads this election season. They come on during prime-time network TV, pop up while you're cheering on the Buckeyes or the Broncos and they even get you when you're cruising to your favorite station on the way to work.
The reason for such a concentrated air war is that voters in swing states like Colorado
CNN Digital
Dec 17 2017
News
The Growing Case for Impeaching Donald Trump, From Lawlessness and Corruption to Abuse of Power
On Thursday, another Democrat endorsed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, a resolution presented in November by a half-dozen Democrats accusing Trump of obstruction of justice and other offenses. Democrat Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire is the latest official to join the effort and is one of 12 House Democrats who represent a district won by Trump in 2016. This comes as
Democracy Now!
May 14 2024
Headline Roundup
Michael Cohen's Testimony: 'Nothing New' or 'Incriminating Details'?
What impact did Michael Cohen’s testimony have on former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial?
For Context: Trump is currently facing trial in New York, where he is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments made in the lead up to the 2016 election. This week, Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen testified that he helped organize these hush
MSNBC
Reuters
New York Post (Opinion)
Jul 02 2012
News
Stung by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama Brigade
Maria Verdugo, a 20-year-old graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, barely remembers the presidential election of 2008  the one that spawned a youth movement that was singular in its scope and political effectiveness  except for “something about Obama saying we needed a change.
New York Times (News)
Dec 13 2019
News
Victory for Boris Johnson’s all-new Tories
The Conservatives’ capture of the north points to a realignment in British politics. Will it last?
BRITAIN’S ELECTION on December 12th was the most unpredictable in years—yet in the end the result was crushingly one-sided. As we went to press the next morning, Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party was heading for a majority of well over 70, the largest Tory margin since the days of
The Economist
Nov 05 2019
Opinion
Impeachment bombshells highlight Trump's power grabs
President Donald Trump seems to sense a chance to leverage expansive, uncheckable power everywhere he looks.
A common thread is emerging from the impeachment bombshells, court fights and multiple scandals all coming to head this week inside the one-year mark to the next general election. It's a picture of a President and his men who subscribe to a staggeringly broad interpretation of
CNN (Opinion)
Nov 14 2012
News
Rep. Barney Frank’s claim about a should-be Democratic House majority
The 2012 election certainly didnt end as planned for the GOP, which failed to win the presidency and lost seats in both chambers of Congress. Nonetheless, Republicans found a silver lining in the fact that they maintained control of the House, having won at least 233 seats as of Tuesday  218 are needed for a majority.
Washington Post
Sep 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Announces Plan to End Hunger in US by 2030
President Joe Biden announced a new plan to end hunger and reduce obesity in the U.S. by 2030 at a Wednesday gathering of civic, business and philanthropic leaders.
Biden’s plan is backed by $8 billion in private and public sector funding, including $2.5 billion for food access start-up businesses and $4 billion for philanthropies to improve food access, promote healthy diets and
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