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Dec 26 2022
News
New corporate stock buyback tax poised to take effect in 2023: What to know
A new corporate tax on stock buybacks that is poised to take effect in January could cost U.S. companies billions of dollars.
The 1% levy on stock repurchases, which will apply to only publicly traded companies, was passed by Democrats earlier this year as part of a sweeping health care and climate spending package. The tax is estimated to raise about $74 billion over the next decade.
Fox Business
Mar 20 2023
Opinion
No, Trump getting arrested won’t help him win in a landslide
Donald Trump caused quite a firestorm over the weekend, claiming on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he would be arrested on Tuesday stemming from a Manhattan District Attorney’s Office's investigation over alleged hush payments he made to porn star Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has confirmed nothing, but it led to many reactions, including some that
Washington Examiner
Jun 27 2021
News
Democrats cite Ku Klux Klan Act in suits over ‘Trump Train’ Texas bus incident
A convoy of Trump supporters that swarmed a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a Texas highway last October violated the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prohibits violent election intimidation, two new lawsuits allege.
One suit targets drivers in the self-described “Trump Train”, saying they conspired to intimidate and harass Biden-Harris campaigners.
The other suit names as defendants
The Guardian
Sep 14 2020
News
Democrats, Republicans Point Fingers Over Lack of Coronavirus Aid Bill
Pelosi urges Democrats to hold their nerve, while Trump backs more relief but says the election won’t hinge on more stimulus.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging House Democrats to wait for a better deal on the coronavirus aid package when they return to work Monday. They may still be waiting on Election Day.
With talks between the White House and Democrats at a standoff, both
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 25 2022
News
Georgia’s Kemp Says Trump Prosecutor Is Trying to Hurt His Campaign
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp accused Fani Willis, the Fulton County prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss, of using the probe to hurt his re-election campaign.
In a legal filing late Wednesday, Kemp’s attorneys revealed for the first time that the Republican governor didn’t voluntarily testify to a special grand jury by video
Bloomberg
Jan 09 2023
News
All eyes on Georgia after grand jury wraps work on Donald Trump investigation
Yes, a Justice Department special counsel and many others are investigating Donald Trump, but maybe Americans should keep their eyes peeled on Georgia, where things are happening. Hi, it’s Sean Rossman, and welcome to today’s OnPolitics newsletter. A Georgia grand jury finished its investigation into whether the former president or his allies illegally interfered in the 2020 election in the
USA TODAY
Jan 09 2023
News
Spirig Sworn In Amid Lawsuit Challenge From Mendham Republican
At the committee's reorganization meeting at Mendham Township Middle School, Republican Tracey Moreen and Democrat Lauren Spirig were both sworn in for three-year terms. Despite the ongoing legal case that has received significant media coverage, the two committee members pledged bipartisan cooperation in statements they made after taking their oaths of office. "It's incredibly meaningful to
Patch.com
Jan 09 2023
News
BOE Holds Reorganization Meeting In East Brunswick, Lachs Reelected President
Reelected board members – Heather Guas and Liwu Hong took their oath of office. Board member Vicky Becker nominated Laurie Lachs to once again serve as Board president. “Lauri did a wonderful job last year,” Becker said. “We take this job knowing that it's not easy and that you need to have determination and commitment and compassion... I feel that Laurie brings a humanity to our Board.” Lachs
Patch.com
Jun 27 2022
Perspectives Blog
How Polls Are Underplaying The Common Ground in the Abortion Debate
The way that the media and politicians frame the abortion debate makes it seem like Americans share little common ground on both a moral and constitutional level — but data has rebuked this idea.
The abortion debate has been at the forefront of national media and politics since last Friday when the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which decriminalized abortion
AllSides Staff
Jun 30 2022
Opinion
It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear Moore v. Harper, an “independent state legislature” theory case from North Carolina. This case has the potential to fundamentally rework the relationship between state legislatures and state courts in protecting voting rights in federal elections. It also could provide the path for election subversion in congressional and presidential elections.
Slate