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Dec 06 2023
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Candidates Trade Insults, Accusations in Fourth Republican Primary Debate
The fourth Republican debate Wednesday night again did not feature the frontrunner but contained no shortage of heated exchanges.
State of the Race: Frontrunner and former President Donald Trump again declined to participate. Trump is polling just shy of 60%, while the four candidates that participated in the debate Wednesday have a total combined polling average of roughly 30%. Earlier
HuffPost The Hill New York Post (News)Jan 12 2024
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Media Speculates No Labels 2024 Ticket as Group Advances Third-Party Bid
The No Labels organization cleared another hurdle this week in its quest to run a third-party, centrist presidential candidate.
Details: On Thursday, the Associated Press (Lean Left bias) learned that former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) stepped down from his leadership role at No Labels. AP reported that Hogan’s decision “could signal his preparations to run for president using the
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Feb 28 2024
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Faces Second Recall Effort
California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing another recall effort by conservative activists, who are taking issue with the state’s deficit and Newsom’s handling of issues like homelessness and crime.
The Details: The effort is led by Rescue California, which sent a recall letter to Newsom’s office on Monday. While a previous 2021 recall attempt was unsuccessful, a member of the group
CalMatters Los Angeles Times The BlazeMay 16 2023
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The Durham Report: FBI Incompetent or Compliant With Clinton?
Does Special Counsel John Durham’s report show mismanagement of intelligence or blatant compliance with the Clinton campaign?
For Context: In a 306-page report, Durham criticized the FBI's investigation into alleged ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign as lacking “analytical rigor.”
No ‘Provable Criminal Offense’: An analysis by CNN (Lean Left bias) highlights that
National Review (News) International Business Times CNN (Online News)Apr 20 2017
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GA Congressional Election
The fight to "flip the 6th" continued this week, with Democrats hoping to put one of their own in a long help Republican congressional seat in Georgia. Jon Ossoff (D) would have needed to win over 50% of the vote on Tuesday to take the seat, but he narrowly missed it with 48.1%, therefore a run-off will take place in June. As the country watched the results flow in Tuesdaynight, Democrats hoped John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 20 2023
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Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Would Reject VP Offer
In a Saturday TV interview with Fox News (Right bias), Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he would turn down any offer to be VP if he does not win the nomination.
The Details: Ramaswamy made the comments to host Neil Cavuto on his show Cavuto Live. His comment comes after weeks of chatter about his potential as a VP candidate.
Key Quote: “I’m not interested in
Politico The Hill Fox News (Online News)Jun 08 2023
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Crowded Republican Primary Raises Questions, Concerns for 2024
There are now eleven candidates in the race for the Republican nomination. How will the crowded field impact the primary race?
“Multi-Candidate Pileup”: An opinion piece in the National Review (Right bias) outlined and defended the criteria set by the Republican National Committee for candidates to qualify for party-sponsored debates. The writer asserts that the RNC must do “whatever it
Reuters USA TODAY National Review (News)Mar 30 2020
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White House Extends Coronavirus Guidelines Through End of April
President Trump has extended coronavirus guidelines through the end of April. These guidelines include avoiding non-essential travel, going to work, or gathering in groups of 10 or more.
The extension of social-distancing restrictions came after Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx and other members of the COVID-19 task force made the recommendation.
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News)Sep 16 2022
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Judge Appoints Special Master in Mar-a-Lago Probe
A federal judge on Thursday denied the Justice Department’s motion to continue reviewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago, and appointed a special master to review the records.
The special master is Raymond Dearie, a 78-year old, recently retired judge. Former President Donald Trump's legal team requested that a special master be installed to sort through the seized documents
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