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Jul 20 2022
News
Senators reveal bipartisan legislation to prevent the next Jan 6
Following Donald Trump’s assault on US elections and attempts to subvert the peaceful transfer of power in the chaotic aftermath of his 2020 loss, a bipartisan group of senators has unveiled plans for legislation to block future candidates from trying to steal a presidential election.
The proposals from Republican Senator Susan Collins and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin – joined by more
The Independent
Jul 20 2022
News
Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to reform Electoral Count Act
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation designed to prevent a repeat of efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
One of the two bills proposed on Wednesday would update the Electoral Count Act of 1887 to “ensure that electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote” and to replace unclear language
Washington Examiner
Jul 20 2022
News
Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to reform counting of electors
A bipartisan group of 16 senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to reform and modernize the Electoral Count Act of 1887, including by clarifying the role of the vice president in certifying presidential elections.
Why it matters: The bill, if passed by the House and Senate, would mark the first major legislative response to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the events that it preceded
Axios
Aug 10 2022
News
Top 5 takeaways: Here’s what you missed from last night’s primaries
Primary voters in four states headed to the polls Tuesday night to determine several contested races in key elections that might sway control of Congress in November.
Voters cast their ballots in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, with most races called by late Tuesday. Additionally, some victors emerged from primary races that were left uncalled from last week, ousting one
Washington Examiner
Aug 10 2022
News
Trump endorsed 5 candidates in Tuesday’s primaries. Here are the winners.
Donald Trump’s pick to be the next governor of Wisconsin won his primary last night — but the former president struck out, narrowly, in an attempt to take down the most powerful Republican legislator in the state.
While Adam Steen failed to defeat Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who won by a few percentage points, Trump picked candidates in a handful of other major races
Politico
Aug 10 2022
News
Five takeaways from primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota and beyond
Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut saw victories for Trump-endorsed candidates in the GOP, wins for progressives on the Democratic side of the aisle and a few history-making moments as well.
Former President Trump and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) touted their endorsed candidates’ victories, while Democrats in Vermont put the state on track
The Hill
Aug 10 2022
News
Don Samuels Concedes to ‘Squad’ Member Ilhan Omar in Minnesota House Primary
Don Samuels, the Minneapolis community activist who attempted to unseat congresswoman and “Squad” member Representative Ilhan Omar in the Democratic primary, conceded the race late Tuesday, setting up Omar as the heavy favorite to win a third term in Congress.
With 98 percent of precincts reporting by 10:30 p.m., Omar had received 56,392 votes, or 50.39 percent, compared with Samuels’s
National Review
Mar 04 2021
Opinion
Democrats Pushing to Permanently Rig Elections?
Democrats are great at naming bills the reverse of what they really do. Pretty much anything they say, know they are actively working toward the opposite and the bills they push try to codify it into law. Such is the case with the harmless sounding “For the People Act.” What it really does is federalize elections in a way so as to rig all future elections for Democrats.
The most famous
Townhall
Aug 10 2022
Opinion
Did the GOP Peak Too Soon?
You know why it’s a cliche to say “X amount of time is a lifetime in politics”? Just look at how August is shaping up.
Just a few weeks ago, buzz over the coming “red tsunami” in the midterms was common. All of a sudden that sounds more like wishful thinking.
The change has come so suddenly, polls are still lagging behind what hipsters might call a political “vibe shift.” Yet
The Dispatch
Aug 10 2022
News
Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more
Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he has agreed to debate Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.
O’Rourke said he would debate Abbott in the Valley but did not commit to the Sept. 30 debate. Without ruling it out entirely, he also called for three “town hall-style debates.”
The perennial debate over debates kicked off Tuesday afternoon, when Abbott’s
The Texas Tribune