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Sep 25 2023
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When Trump Gambles With His Own Money
From the CenterDonald Trump has made a career out of playing with other people’s money. In addition to the sizable financial stake that his father gave him to get started in the real estate business, Fred Trump habitually bailed out his son after bad investments during his lifetime. Trump has bragged about being a self-proclaimed “king of debt” who relied on banks and other investors to
Dan SchnurSep 28 2023
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Trump calls Biden's EV push 'a hit job on Michigan and on Detroit'
Former President Donald Trump ripped President Joe Biden’s push for electric vehicles, calling it a “hit job” on Detroit and the auto industry. Trump spoke in Clinton Township, Michigan, to a crowd of union workers instead of attending a debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, that aired on Fox Business Network Wednesday. Trump currently leads a 42.2% lead over
WNDSep 26 2023
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Justices rule Alabama must redistrict again
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday to keep a Republican-drawn map of congressional district boundaries. The decision comes after a court-appointed special master submitted three redistricting drafts on Monday. The justices ruled in June that Alabama’s congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act because it would lead to the underrepresentation of
World MagazineSep 26 2023
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In Michigan, Biden and Trump vie to be labor’s best friend
“Union support of Democrats has not been monolithic, and this is the latest version of that contest,” says Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. For Mr. Biden, his trip reflects a larger Democratic effort to shore up support among blue-collar voters, who have been shifting toward the Republican Party in recent years. Mr. Trump’s
Christian Science MonitorAug 16 2023
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Poll: Kelly Ayotte Leads Joyce Craig in Potential Granite State Gubernatorial Matchup
A new Emerson College Polling survey of New Hampshire voters finds President Joe Biden with a 43% job approval, a five-point increase from the March Emerson poll. Forty-six percent of voters disapprove of the job he is doing as president, a four-point decrease since the March survey. Half of voters (50%) approve of the job Governor Chris Sununu is doing in office, while 26% disapprove of
In Depth NHSep 28 2023
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Judge’s ruling makes it official: Trump’s a fraud
There have always been Donald Trump supporters who claim they loathe many of his traits — his narcissism, xenophobia and “Make America Great Again” dog-whistles among them — yet continue to argue he’s qualified to lead the country because he “knows how to run a business.” That bubble has burst somewhat since he was first elected. In 2019, more than half of registered voters — 54% — said they
Chicago Sun-TimesSep 26 2023
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Amid Thunder buy-in concerns, city council votes to put NBA arena on December ballot
A majority of Oklahoma City Councilmembers voted to send the new NBA arena proposal to the ballot amid a tense meeting Tuesday. Voters will make the ultimate decision on Dec. 12. Tuesday's meeting was lengthy, with various civic leaders and organizations showing up to voice support and opposition to the new arena. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and City Manager Craig Freeman officially
The OklahomanNov 02 2020
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Record-Setting Early Voting Period
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
As of October 30th, 2020, nearly 87 million Americans had voted in the presidential election, smashing early voting records. This represents nearly 2/3 of the total voter turnout in the 2016 election.According to Abridge NewsSep 26 2023
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Court denies Alabama’s request to use voting map with only one majority-Black district - SCOTUSblog
Court denies Alabama’s request to use voting map with only one majority-Black district The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s request to allow it to use a congressional map in the 2024 elections that a lower court had concluded likely violates the Voting Rights Act. The brief unsigned order, from which there were no public dissents, came less than four months after a divided Supreme
SCOTUSblogSep 26 2023
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Supreme Court refuses to revive Alabama’s GOP-drawn congressional map
The Supreme Court refused to reinstate Alabama’s Republican-drawn congressional map, enabling a court-appointed official to draw the lines for the 2024 election instead. The justices in June struck down Alabama’s previous map for likely diluting the power of Black voters, and the current dispute concerned a new version that still did not add a second majority-Black district. Alabama had urged
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