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Jun 23 2021
Headline Roundup
Eric Adams Leads in NYC Mayoral Primary
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leads in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary by a ten-point margin, with 31.6% of the vote as of Wednesday morning. It may be weeks before a winner is declared due to the use of ranked-choice voting, where people rank candidates in order of preference instead of just voting for one.
Adams has pushed for police reform and had made public
National Review (News) New York Times (News) USA TODAYNov 04 2020
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Fact Checkers Combat Election Misinformation
Fact-checkers have worked to combat voter misinformation and false claims about ballot counts in the aftermath of Election Day. Some swing states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, were reportedly specifically targeted with misinformation efforts. A viral social media post retweeted by President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that poll workers intentionally threw out ballots cast for Trump
PolitiFact The Dispatch PoynterAug 25 2020
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Which Election Convention's Opening Night had Bigger TV Ratings?
According to the Nielsen Corporation, 17 million people watched the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) on television. Nielsen data suggests 19.7 million watched the opening night of last week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) on television. C-SPAN's livestream of the RNC's first night was seen by roughly 440,000 people; roughly 76,000 saw the DNC's first night on
New York Post (News) Reuters New York Times (News)Dec 19 2023
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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Trump Ineligible to Hold Office Again
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump is ineligible to hold office again and ordered his name be excluded from the state’s Republican primary ballot.
For Context: Groups in a number of states recently brought cases arguing that Trump should be disqualified from holding public office due to alleged violations of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S.
Fox News (Online News) Newsweek New York Times (News)Dec 18 2019
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N.Y. Judge Dismisses Charges Against Paul Manafort, Citing Double Jeopardy
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had 16 charges against him — including fraud, conspiracy and falsifying records — dismissed by a New York judge Wednesday, who said the case was invalidated by double jeopardy laws. Manafort was charged with lying to obtain millions of dollars worth of loans over a three-year stretch ending in early 2017; he's currently serving a separate prison
Daily Mail NBC News (Online) Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 22 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Attorney General William Barr Under Microscope
Attorney General William Barr has recently been the center of controversy, following several disputed decisions by the Justice Department and a disagreement about social media between President Donald Trump and Barr, the nation's chief law enforcement official.
Public controversy began when the DOJ reduced the original sentencing recommendation for former Trump adviser Roger Stone last
Henry A. BrechterJan 02 2024
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Xi Says China Reunification Inevitable Ahead of Taiwan Elections
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Taiwan “will surely be reunified” with mainland China in a New Year’s speech, once again raising concerns of potential conflict over the democratic island.
Key Quote: “China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese
Axios Fox News (Online News) ReutersMar 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Congress, Trump Unite to Pass $2.2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus
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Updated 3/27/2020 at 4:54 p.m. ET: President Donald Trump signed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill into law Friday afternoon, aimed at stabilizing the economy and American life amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
The legislation — the largest of its kind in U.S. history — includes direct payments to
Henry A. BrechterDec 16 2023
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Nassau County GOP Nominates County Legislator and IDF Veteran to Run for Santos’ Seat
New York Republicans have nominated Mazi Melesa Pilip to run in the February 13 special election for the House seat vacated by former Rep. George Santos.
The Details: Pilip, who was born in Ethiopia, is a Nassau County legislator and veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces who immigrated to the U.S. in 2005. She will run against the Democratic nominee, former Rep. Tom Suozzi. Pilip has
Politico Forbes New York Post (News)Dec 30 2023
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What Went Wrong for Ron DeSantis in 2023?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis entered 2023 as a popular potential alternative to former President Donald Trump but is finishing the year far behind him in the polls, drawing media perspectives.
“An Encouraging Lesson”: An opinion for The Nation (Left bias) said Desantis’ campaign was doomed to fail from its launch, and that “DeSantis’s richly deserved anguish and humiliation on the
National Review (Opinion) Newsweek The Nation