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Jun 07 2019
News
Minnesota Board: Yes, Omar Violated State Campaign Finance Rules
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) repeatedly violated campaign finance rules by using funds from her congressional campaign to pay for personal travel and on her tax returns, Minnesota campaign finance officials ruled Thursday.
The Democrat must reimburse her former campaign committee approximately $3,500 for those expenses. She must also pay a $500 civil penalty to the state for using campaign
TownhallJun 07 2019
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AOC and Cruz to Work Together on Anti-Lobbying Bill
“Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set aside their Twitter bickering [last] Thursday to strike an unusual bargain: an agreement to work together on a bill to ban former members of Congress from lobbying for life.” (Politico)
The left is supportive of lobbying restrictions but does not see this proposal as the best option.
“Is this a sign that bipartisanship has not
The Flip SideApr 01 2020
News
Top Democrats say party's convention may be canceled over coronavirus threat
Prominent Democrats ranging from senior members of Congress to the party's likely presidential nominee himself now say the coronavirus social distancing restrictions that have upended campaigning may also cancel the Democrats' marquee 2020 event.
“I'm not sure we're going to have a convention,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., a top ally of former Vice President Joe Biden, told Fox News.
Fox News DigitalMar 30 2020
News
Coronavirus pandemic could inflict emotional trauma and PTSD on an unprecedented scale, scientists warn
Researchers are warning that the coronavirus pandemic could inflict long-lasting emotional trauma on an unprecedented global scale. They say it could leave millions wrestling with debilitating psychological disorders while dashing hopes for a swift economic recovery.
The COVID-19 crisis has combined mental health stressors that have been studied before in other disasters, but which have
CNBCMar 25 2019
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6 unanswered questions from William Barr’s summary of the Mueller report
The attorney general offered his “principal conclusions” to the Mueller report, but it leaves some big questions abut the special counsel’s investigation unresolved.
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find that the Trump campaign “conspired or coordinated” with the Russian government to meddle in the 2016 elections, according to Attorney General William Barr’s summary to Congress
VoxSep 21 2019
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Why Bill de Blasio’s Campaign Failed (Hint: Nobody Liked Him)
There is officially only one mayor1 left in the 2020 presidential race — and it is the one who runs a city of 100,000 rather than the chief executive of the biggest city in the United States. On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination — leaving us now with 18 major candidates remaining, per FiveThirtyEight’s definition.
However
538 (ABC News)Aug 03 2020
Analysis
How the Pandemic Defeated America
How did it come to this? A virus a thousand times smaller than a dust mote has humbled and humiliated the planet’s most powerful nation. America has failed to protect its people, leaving them with illness and financial ruin. It has lost its status as a global leader. It has careened between inaction and ineptitude. The breadth and magnitude of its errors are difficult, in the moment, to truly
The AtlanticAug 23 2012
News
Cut Off From Party's Purse Strings, Rep. Akin Plans Next Move
Republican Rep. Todd Akin's decision to stay in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri is likely to leave him with support from the state's evangelical community, but not much more, says a political scientist at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.
NPR (Online News)Jun 16 2021
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AllSides StaffApr 22 2014
News
Acts of Bravery Emerge From Pilloried Ship Crew
As the ferry sank, some crew members gave their lifejackets to passengers. One refused to leave until she shepherded students off the ship, and was later found dead. Others worked from rescue boats to break windows with hammers and pull people trapped in cabins to safety.
ABC News (Online)