The recount in Florida has put the state’s election machinery to the test, and it has failed miserably: Almost 3,000 votes have vanished, theNew York Timesreported, while Florida recounts three state and three local elections that have yet to be called. The Florida secretary of state reported 900 fewer votes …
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Although she acknowledged that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp would be certified as Georgia governor,Stacey Abrams opened her defiant speech announcing the end of her gubernatorial race with stories of voter irregularity and suppression that characterized the election. “Georgia citizens tried to exercise their constitutional rights and were still …
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On Tuesday evening, Kanye West denied the claim that he had designed a logo and merchandise for a political branding exercise called “Blexit,” which urges black voters to leave the Democratic Party. The concept, originated by alt-right provocateur Candace Owens, advertised that West designed the group’s merchandise, which he denies. …
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On October 12th, the anti-abortion movement took an important step toward its long-standing goal of overturning Roe v. Wade. Just days into the Justice Brett Kavanaugh era of the Supreme Court, the state of Indiana filed an appeal with the court seeking a determination that two different aspects of the …
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One of the year’s strangest state legislature races grew even stranger this week when the heavy favorite died unexpectedly after a night of partying with porn star Ron Jeremy. Dennis Hof, the notorious Nevada brothel owner who decided to dip his toe into politics after Trump’s presidential victory, was found …
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President Donald Trump‘s son-in-law and close advisor Jared Kushner likely paid zero dollars in federal income taxes between 2009 and 2016,new documents obtained by theNew York Timesreveal. Kushner used a “common tax-minimizing maneuver,”Times reporters Jesse Drucker and Emily Flitter wrote, to make it look like his company was losing money …
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October 7th, 2016 was the day that Hillary Clinton appeared to win the presidential election. She was ahead in the polls in every contested state, with twice the field offices as Donald Trump and twice the cash on hand. She had been blanketing the airwaves with ads and was on …
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Tuesday that Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee would enlist the help of a “female assistant” to question Christine Blasey Ford, the professor accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while they were in high school. Later Tuesday, Sen. Chuck …
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Roy Moore’s Alabama Senate candidacy sank last year after the rootin’, tootin’ judge was bombarded with allegations of sexual misconduct just over a month before the election. Not surprisingly, he has some thoughts on Brett Kavanaugh.The man responsible for a Democrat now holding a Senate seat in one of the …
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Though lawmakers invited her to speak at a public hearing next Monday, Christine Blasey Ford said through her lawyers on Tuesday that she believes the FBI should investigate her sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies publicly. The request makes sense; it’s also not without …
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