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“Expect a quieter Jan. 6 this time around — as long as Republicans avert a looming speakership crisis”
Politico: Donald Trump’s victory has made Jan. 6 boring again. Four years after a mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory, Republicans and ...
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“How prosecutors’ evidence mistakes could let Menendez walk away from corruption charges”
Politico: Five months after a jury convicted Sen. Bob Menendez of corruption-related charges that ended his political career, federal prosecutors have admitted to a series of errors that could upend ...
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“The Big Companies Funding Trump’s Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6”
WSJ: Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results. Now, many of those companies are ...
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“Trump’s Re-election Defines a New Era of American Politics”
When Barack Obama won re-election in 2012, it seemed to mark the beginning of a new era of Democratic dominance, one propelled by the rise of a new generation of young, secular and nonwhite … Continue ...
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“Rep. Granger’s Hill absence, revelation of ‘dementia issues’ reignite age debate”
WaPo reports.
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Rick’s Opeds and Commentaries, 2024
Voting in the U.S. Shouldn’t Be This Hard, MSNBC Opinion, Nov. 5, 2024 Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Will Be Tossed on a Technicality. Thanks SCOTUS, Slate, Nov. 4, 2024 Why the “Blue Shift” ...
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“Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count”
Lingering ill will among House Republicans after another messy spending fight could complicate Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to retain the House gavel — and potentially the Jan. 6 formalizing of Donald ...
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“This company rates news sites’ credibility. The right wants it stopped.”
WaPo: When veteran newsmen L. Gordon Crovitz and Steven Brill started their news site rating company, they were prepared for the inevitable cries of bias from both sides. What they didn’t anticipate ...
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“Here’s why business leaders are spending big on Trump’s inaugural committee”
CNBC: Top CEOs and their companies are pledging to donate millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, as they seek to get on his good side and make inroads before he ...
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“Stein and Cooper go to court to challenge GOP shift of elections power to NC auditor”
Incoming Gov. Josh Stein and Gov. Roy Cooper sought to expand a lawsuit on Monday to challenge a new wide-ranging law passed by the GOP-led legislature earlier this month that removes power from ...
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“Experts: Trump’s use of consumer fraud law to sue Des Moines Register unlikely to succeed”
Legal experts representing different ends of the political spectrum say the recent lawsuit by President-elect Donald Trump against the Des Moines Register is based on a strained interpretation of Iowa ...
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“A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme”
ProPublica: Months before voters went to the polls in November, a group of election skeptics based in North Carolina gathered on a call and discussed what actions to take if they doubted any of the ...