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Dec 17 2021
Analysis
Superspreaders and ‘Cancel Culture’ and Mar-a-Lago, Oh My: Our Insane Year in 21 Headlines
After a coronavirus pandemic that upended everything and the turmoil of a presidential election, this time last year, many people couldn’t wait for 2020 to end. But before 2021 could even really get going, the year that was supposed to be the start of a return to normalcy saw an unprecedented riot at the U.S. Capitol and another impeachment of Donald Trump. This would not be a normal year.
PoliticoJan 26 2021
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‘Undermining democracy’: Rashida Tlaib on why the Squad is against new terror laws after Capitol attack
White supremacy remains the nation's oldest and deadliest form of political violence. Monuments erected to its legacy remain in city centres.
On 6 January, the banners of racist violence entered the US Capitol as rioters brandishing Confederate flags stormed one of the bastions of democracy, fuelled by the former president's ongoing attacks on election integrity with a big lie that the
The IndependentAug 16 2021
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U.S. consumer sentiment nosedives as Delta variant spikes
Consumer sentiment plummeted in early August, according to a widely followed survey.
Why it matters: Deteriorating sentiment signals trouble for the economy if it means consumers pull back spending.
Before the August reading, sentiment had generally been improving for much of this year, as the U.S. economy was on a tear going into July. Then COVID infections spiked as the Delta
AxiosNov 19 2020
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GOP canvassers again oppose certifying Detroit-area votes
Two Michigan Republicans who initially blocked certification of election results for the county that includes Detroit despite no evidence of fraud before approving them now say they want to rescind their certification.
Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two Republican canvassers in Wayne County, said in a statement issued late Wednesday that they only voted to certify the results
PoliticoNov 16 2020
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Democratic senators warned of potential 'vote switching' by Dominion voting machines prior to 2020 election
Four congressional Democrats sent a letter to the owners of Dominion Voting Systems and cited several problems that “threaten the integrity of our elections,” including “vote switching.”
In a December 2019 letter to Dominion Voting Systems, which has been mired in controversy after a human error involving its machines in Antrim County, Michigan, resulted in incorrect counts, Democratic
Washington ExaminerDec 16 2020
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AOC Calls for New Dem Leadership, Faults Old Guard for Failing to Elevate ‘Next Generation’
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) called for new leadership to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), in an interview with The Intercept aired on Wednesday.
The remarks represent Ocasio-Cortez’s most direct challenge to current Democratic congressional leadership, and come a month after Michigan
National Review (News)Dec 16 2020
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AOC: Nancy Pelosi Needs To Go, but There’s Nobody To Replace Her Yet
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) called for new leadership to replace House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), in an interview with The Intercept aired on Wednesday.
The remarks represent Ocasio-Cortez’s most direct challenge to current Democratic congressional leadership, and come a month after Michigan
The InterceptApr 13 2021
Analysis
Zoom Court Is Changing How Justice Is Served
In july, Michelle Rick, then a circuit-court judge in two Michigan counties, tweeted cheerily about a divorce she’d recently finalized. The participants had appeared in court via their smartphones. “He was on the road & parked his car to attend; she video-tx’d from her work breakroom,” the judge wrote. They were done in 15 minutes—faster than the proverbial Reno divorce.
Last spring
The AtlanticDec 11 2020
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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit challenging Biden’s election wins in 4 key states
The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday rejected a bid launched by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump that sought to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election wins in the key swing states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The nation’s highest court rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit, assessing that the motion lacked grounds to sue
CNBCSep 03 2020
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Biden gains backing of dozens of Republicans and independents opposed to reelecting Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden gained the support Thursday of dozens of current and former Republican and independent politicians opposed to reelecting President Trump.
Former governors of New Jersey, Michigan and Massachusetts are among prominent members of the GOP backing the Democrat through a new group, Republicans and Independents for Biden.
Launched in May
Washington Times