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Feb 07 2023
News
‘You brought chaos’: Mayor Lightfoot defends record against challengers ‘Chuy’ García and Brandon Johnson
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched a blistering series of attacks on two of her top challengers Monday, accusing Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and his allies in the teachers union of bringing “chaos” to Chicago schools during her first term and re-upping assertions that U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García is a false reformer whose ties to indicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan
Chicago TribuneMar 20 2023
News
Why Biden’s tack to center should come as no shock
President Joe Biden appears to be repositioning for a 2024 reelection campaign by shifting toward the center on issues like crime, oil, and immigration.
In his first two years as president, Joe Biden surprised and delighted the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
Early on, he enacted the American Rescue Plan, a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus law aimed at pandemic
Christian Science MonitorMar 20 2023
News
House Republicans to Demand Testimony from Manhattan DA Staff as Trump Indictment Looms
With an indictment for former president Donald Trump expected, House Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan (R., Oh.) and other Republican leaders are preparing to demand testimony from members of the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
A source with knowledge of the plans told Politico that Republicans may soon fire off letters for sworn testimony regarding Alvin Bragg’s impending prosecution
National Review (News)Mar 30 2023
News
Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on suspicion of ‘espionage’
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, the first time a US journalist has been detained on accusations by Moscow of spying since the Cold War.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has stopped the illegal activities of US citizen Evan Gershkovich, born in 1991, a correspondent of the Moscow bureau
CNN BusinessNov 01 2022
News
Study: The Dangerous Partisanship of TV’s Midterm Coverage
Four years ago, TV’s midterm coverage hammered Republican candidates and then-President Trump with 88 percent negative spin while sparing Democrats similarly bad press. This year, Democrats are in charge of the White House and both chambers of Congress, yet a new Media Research Center study of ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts finds that Republicans are receiving coverage that is just as
NewsBustersJan 17 2023
News
Feds will NOT seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart gunman
A Texas man who shot and killed 23 people at an El Paso Walmart will not face the federal death penalty, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. Patrick Crusius, now 24, opened fire at the supermarket in August 2019, having posted a slew of racist material online. He will go on trial on 90 hate crime charges in January 2024, but will not be federally executed, after Joe Biden campaigned to end the
Daily MailMar 23 2023
News
Republicans Are Targeting House Democrats Where Latino Voters Will Be Key
Nestled in a recent announcement from the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) on the House districts they're targeting to flip and oust Democrats was further evidence that the GOP continues to see heavily-Hispanic parts of the country as competitive and winnable territory in 2024.
Among the 37 targets are nine districts where Latino voters are a large part of the electorate.
NewsweekJan 17 2023
News
Ohio Republican Announces Bid to Unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown
Ohio state Sen. Matt Dolan, a Republican, on Tuesday announced his campaign for Senate in 2024, aiming to take the seat of Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown. "I am unapologetically committed to putting the needs of Ohio first and delivering results as our next U.S. Senator," Dolan said in a statement, according to The Hill. "With the courage of my convictions, clarity of purpose and a resolute focus
Newsmax (News)Mar 23 2023
Opinion
Trump’s risky call for protests
Former President Donald Trump knows his base better than anyone. He should understand that his words in the past have been followed by acts of violence by some supporters — ranging from incidents at his campaign rallies to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
That is why it’s deeply alarming that on Saturday, Trump called on his supporters to “Protest, take our nation back” if
CNN (Opinion)Dec 20 2022
Analysis
Uhh … What’s Going to Happen to All That Money Sam Bankman-Fried Gave Politicians?
Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested last week in the Bahamas on eight separate criminal counts. The Justice Department’s Southern District of New York indicted him on charges including wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering, and campaign finance violations.
The first seven counts look most pressing for investors in Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt cryptocurrency
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