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Dec 21 2020
News
AG Barr says he sees no reason to name special counsels to investigate Hunter Biden or election fraud
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he saw no reason to appoint special counsels to investigate Hunter Biden or unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud.
Barr, who is set leave office Wednesday, said he had no intention of making such appointments, even as President Donald Trump has weighed such actions.
The attorney general also said there was "no basis" for
USA TODAY
Oct 11 2023
News
‘This is Ohio’s last chance’: Early voters in Cuyahoga County back abortion rights, some leery about recreational marijuana
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first voters to head to the polls in Cuyahoga County opened one of the most contentious elections in years by casting ballots on two statewide issues that have grabbed national attention. Residents on Wednesday morning took stances on abortion rights and recreational marijuana, as well as a long list of local races and taxes, weeks ahead of the Nov. 7 election. The local
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oct 12 2023
News
She Sued Her State For Denying Her a Abortion. Now She's Running for Office.
llie Phillips never wanted to be a politician, but she had always wanted to be a mom of two. Whenever Phillips asked her 5-year-old daughter, Adalie, what she wanted to be when she grew up, Adalie would say, "A big sister." So when Phillips found out she was pregnant again in Nov. 2022, Adalie was thrilled. "Her eyes got big and her jaw just dropped open," Phillips recalled. "Every night after
Time Magazine
Oct 06 2023
News
Trump's Pick for Speaker Is a Nightmare Waiting to Happen
Suffice it to say, if Liz Cheney had survived the wrath of Donald Trump and retained her congressional seat, she would be organizing congressional Republicans to oppose Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the House. But Cheney, the bluntest Republican critic of Trump’s assault on democracy, was crushed in the 2022 primary campaign for her Wyoming seat, thus foreclosing any chance that she
The Nation
May 04 2019
News
Trump says he talked to Putin about ‘Russian Hoax’ but not about ongoing election interference
President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the end of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election during a lengthy phone call Friday but said he did not raise concerns about the possibility of Russian interference to come in the 2020 contest.
Trump also contradicted his top national security aides on
Washington Post
Oct 20 2023
Opinion
He's Going to Prison for Twitter Trolling. That's Not Justice.
It took an FBI investigation, a three-week trial, and lots of taxpayer dollars, but the government finally got what it wanted this week: A Florida man is heading to federal prison for disseminating trollish memes during the 2016 election season that prosecutors alleged "deprive[d] people of their constitutional right to vote."
In the months leading up to Election Day, Douglass Mackey,
Reason
Dec 21 2020
News
Pelosi Repeatedly Refuses To Answer CNN About Why She Rejected Bigger Stimulus Bill Before Election
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly refused to answer a question from a CNN reporter on Sunday about why she decided to accept a smaller stimulus package now, which she claimed was not nearly enough, after she refused to accept a much larger deal from the Trump administration prior to the election.
“Pelosi wouldn’t answer my question about why the $900 billion deal is more
The Daily Wire
Oct 09 2023
News
'A Complete Lie': Netanyahu Denies Report of Egyptian Warning Before Stunning Hamas Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports that Egypt had warned that Hamas militants were planning an attack, according to a report. “Israeli Prime Minister's office says reports about a warning that was passed from Egypt ahead of the Gaza war are false,” Axios correspondent Barak Ravid said on X, the former Twitter. "No preliminary message came from Egypt and the prime minister
The Messenger
Oct 28 2023
News
Sen. J.D. Vance: Blake Masters ‘Is the Conservative We Need in the House’
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has endorsed Blake Masters for the open seat in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District. “Blake is the conservative fighter we need in the House to combat the extreme liberal policies of Joe Biden and to put the GOP establishment in its place,” said Vance. “He will fight for Arizona’s 8th district and be the ally I need in the House to secure our border, defend our
American Greatness
Oct 10 2023
News
Police chief: Anonymous tip leads to arrest of Fayetteville police officer on drug charge
An anonymous tip led to the arrest of a Fayetteville police officer Monday on an illegal drug charge, Fayetteville Police Chief Kem Braden announced at a news conference Tuesday evening at the Police Department. The officer is 23-year-old Izreal Gear-Johnson, who has been with the department since June 2021 when he went to the Fayetteville Police Department Academy, Braden said. He became a
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