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The Data Proves Mail-In Voting Is Safe From Fraud & COVID-19
As millions of Americans prepare to vote in November—and in many cases, primaries and state and local elections through the summer as well—lots of people are talking about voting by mail. It is a way to protect the integrity of the country’s voting system and to limit potential exposure to the coronavirus, which continues to spread widely in the U.S. I am a political scientist and part of a National Academy of Public Administration working group...
The Daily Beast News
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Short and to the point: five Fauci quotes to get you through the week
Anthony Fauci, the top public health expert on the White House coronavirus taskforce, is determined to get his message out. Despite the White House reportedly blocking TV interviews, and political forces undercutting him from Donald Trump down, the doctor who has served six presidents spent this week speaking out online. Here are five highlights: ‘We haven’t even begun to see the end of it yet’ On Monday, Fauci talked to Lloyd Minor, dean of...
The Guardian News
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The Real Scandal of Stone's Commutation Isn't What You Think
Donald Trump's commutation of Roger Stone prompted apoplectic reactions in all the usual places. This is a shame because nearly everyone going berserk over this case missed the most obvious implication of the president's mercy – including the president himself and the man who benefited from it. One former federal prosecutor claimed bizarrely that showing mercy to Stone was somehow a Trump confession of Russian "collusion." An Obama...
Real Clear Politics News
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Biden's Trump Imitation: The Highest Form of Flattery
Imitation, it's said, is the greatest form of flattery. In that sense, Joe Biden's transparent attempt to pilfer President Trump's "Made in America" slogan in a recent speech in Pennsylvania demonstrates better than any poll just how effective and popular Trump's "America First" policies are. Of course, Biden missed the point of "America First" and ignored the impact of the president's related tax cuts and regulatory reductions. Biden's focus...
Real Clear Politics News
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Escobar asks Wolf to resign over unrest in Portland
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) on Friday called for the resignation of acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf after federal authorities deployed tear gas on protesters in Portland, Ore., the same night.Escobar blasted Wolf on Twitter, replying to an interview she shared of Wolf on Fox News, accusing him of "extraordinary vanity and arrogance.""It's one thing to 'protect' federal buildings, quite another to for...
The Hill News
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Clyburn echoes calls to rename Pettus bridge
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) echoed calls on Saturday for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to be renamed after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who died on Friday. Lewis, who represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District for over three decades, was beaten on "Bloody Sunday" during a march across the bridge in 1965.Clyburn and Lewis served in Congress together for over 25 years and were foundational figures in the Civil Rights...
The Hill News
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Pelosi, Blumenaur condemn 'egregious abuses of power' by Trump against Oregon protestors
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Earl Blumenaur (D-Ore.) released a joint statement Saturday evening condemning what they said were "egregious abuses of power" after the Trump administration deployed federal officers to Portland amid protests. "As our nation mourns the loss of our colleague and beloved civil rights leader John Lewis, we are again reminded of the immense power of peaceful protest in the fight against racial...
The Hill News
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Republicans choose Frietas to challenge Spangberger for Virginia congressional seat
Republicans chose Virginia delegate Nicholas Freitas at the GOP convention for Virginia's 7th Congressional District seat, setting up a blockbuster battle against him and first-term lawmaker Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D).Roughly 2,500 registered delegates made the trip to Meadow Event Park - the site of the Virginia State Fair - for a "walk-through" convention, The Washington Post reported.The size of the crowd was considerably smaller than the...
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