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Apr 08 2024
News
Nebraska GOP official resigns after Trump allies’ failed push to change electoral rules
EXCLUSIVE — A Nebraska Republican Party official resigned over the weekend, days after the failure of a legislative effort to change Electoral College vote rules that helped President Joe Biden in 2020 and could again this year in one of the nation’s otherwise reddest states. Doug Petersen stepped down as 2nd Congressional District chairman after heading the Republican operation in a Greater
Washington ExaminerApr 04 2024
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'Denied': Trump co-defendant loses bid to have 'electors' stricken from indictment
Former Georgia Republican Chair David Shafer's motion was denied Thursday after he asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to strike specific phrases from his indictment. In a hearing last month, Shafer's attorneys pleaded for McAfee to strike the phrases from his RICO indictment for an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The three phrases — "duly
Raw StoryApr 11 2024
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Michigan vs. Boston College
Boston College goaltender Jacob Fowler, front, defends against a Michigan shot during the first period of a semifinal in the Frozen Four on Thursdy in St. Paul, Minn. Abbie Parr, AP Michigan forward Mark Estapa, left, skates with the puck during the first period. Abbie Parr, AP Boston College forward Gabe Perreault, left, and Michigan forward Frank Nazar III (91) vie for the puck during the
Detroit NewsApr 19 2024
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Massasoit Community College to honor late president
DiPasquale, who was appointed Massasoit’s seventh president in August 2021, led the college through the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with “compassion and kindness,” the statement said. DiPasquale, 74, died beside his family after a “brief but valiant fight” with the disease, Massasoit said in a statement. The May ceremony, scheduled for 2 p.m., is open to the public. DiPasquale “
The Boston GlobeJan 06 2021
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Republicans object to Electoral College certification
Republicans objected to certifying the Electoral College count on Wednesday in a final effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
Why it matters: President Trump and his allies have no other path to change the election and are relying on this last ditch effort that will ultimately confirm Joe Biden as the next president.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
AxiosDec 31 2020
Opinion
Trump’s Embarrassing Electoral College Hustle
President Trump’s last and worst shot at overturning the 2020 election will come on Jan. 6, as the new Congress meets in joint session to tally the votes from the Electoral College. Mr. Trump wants Republican lawmakers to lodge formal objections to Joe Biden’s electors, and this kamikaze mission already has a few volunteers.
Here’s what would happen next, at least according to the
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Apr 03 2024
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CT State Community College Celebrates National Community College Month
CT State Community College (CT State) joins community colleges across the nation in commemorating National Community College Month throughout April. This year's theme, "Cultivating Skills for the Future," underscores the vital role community colleges play in empowering individuals to develop the skills necessary for success in an ever-evolving world. "National Community College Month provides
Patch.comApr 03 2024
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NE Gov Backs Changing Electoral Rule To Favor Trump
Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorsed legislation that would take Omaha’s potentially decisive electoral vote out of play for Democrats, hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s Tuesday X post suggesting it. Five hours and 10 minutes later, Pillen put out a statement supporting a bill that would convert the state to a winner-take all system in November. Donald Trump
JoeMyGodApr 22 2024
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More Colleges Grapple With Wave of Gaza Protest Encampments
Students at New York University joined a rapidly expanding pro-Palestine protest movement on Monday morning, pitching tents, waving flags, and raising megaphones as they launched their “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” to protest U.S. aid to Israel. “As of 6 am this morning, NYU students have occupied the Gould Plaza, launching our chapter of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” an Instagram post by
Daily BeastAug 03 2020
Background
Do You Understand the Electoral College?
Do you understand what the Electoral College is? Or how it works? Or why America uses it to elect its presidents instead of just using a straight popular vote? Author, lawyer and Electoral College expert Tara Ross does, and she explains that to understand the Electoral College is to understand American democracy.
Prager University