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2 Democratic Senators Urge Biden To Try To Limit Military Use Against Americans
2 weeks, 6 days ago

2 Democratic Senators Urge Biden To Try To Limit Military Use Against Americans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sens. Under that law, the president can deploy the military against Americans in certain emergency situations that are not fully explained; the Brennan Center for Justice, a progressive nonprofit, called the wording “dangerously vague.” Trump has suggested that he would immediately declare a national emergency over what he terms an “invasion” by immigrants, paving the way for …

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Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why

NPR  

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. "It's really up to the president to decide when to use the armed forces as a domestic police force," said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "Stewart Rhodes, who's been convicted of seditious conspiracy, which means conspiracy to overthrow …

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Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden polling: Could a Trump guilty verdict before the 2024 election swing these voters?
10 months ago

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden polling: Could a Trump guilty verdict before the 2024 election swing these voters?

Slate  

Update, May 30, 2024, at 6:49 p.m.: Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying records in the hush money case. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released in February found Biden leading Trump 48–47—a margin that, according to the poll’s respondents, would increase to 51–45 if Trump were found guilty. And a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey of swing-state …

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PGA-Saudi LIV merger has Congress teed off. But one senator won't commit to quitting his golf money.
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA-Saudi LIV merger has Congress teed off. But one senator won't commit to quitting his golf money.

Raw Story  

Republicans and Democrats alike have been blasting the planned mega-merger this week of the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. But one leading merger critic — Sen. Richard Blumenthal — wasn't so enthusiastic about discussing a recent campaign donation he received from the PGA's political action committee. RELATED ARTICLE: 'PGA is gonna get what it deserves': Condemnation of Saudi …

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A new day? Voters stood up for democracy — and now we have the data
2 years ago

A new day? Voters stood up for democracy — and now we have the data

Salon  

In November's midterm elections, many Americans voted to slow down Donald Trump and the Republican Party's assault on democracy. "The biggest takeaway here is just how important protecting democracy was for voters in this House battlefield immediately coming out of the election," said Molly Murphy, the president of Impact Research, which conducted the survey for Democratic Party-aligned political action committees …

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Pro-Trump wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November
2 years, 4 months ago

Pro-Trump wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they have fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. But Republican voters have nominated loyalists of former President Donald Trump in several Democratic states, including Maryland and Connecticut, making the GOP’s odds of winning those general election races even longer. “It …

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Far-Right Primary Wins In Blue States Threaten GOP Victories In November
2 years, 4 months ago

Far-Right Primary Wins In Blue States Threaten GOP Victories In November

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HARTFORD, Conn. — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they have fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. But Republican voters have nominated loyalists of former President Donald Trump in several Democratic states, including Maryland and Connecticut, making the GOP’s odds of winning those general election races …

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Far-right wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November
2 years, 4 months ago

Far-right wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Republican voters have nominated loyalists of former President Donald Trump in several Democratic …

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Klarides draws conservative criticism ahead of GOP primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Klarides draws conservative criticism ahead of GOP primary

Associated Press  

When the Connecticut Republican Party endorsed former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides for the U.S. Senate this spring, the social moderate was viewed by many past and present party leaders as the GOP’s best chance in years to defeat veteran Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. And her views on abortion are more suited to running in a Democrat primary, …

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Facebook, Twitter grilled on election response by US senators
4 years, 1 month ago

Facebook, Twitter grilled on election response by US senators

Al Jazeera  

The tech CEOs are taking questions before a United States Senate committee to defend their handling of election disinformation. 17 Nov 2020 - 17:56 GMT Twitter’s Dorsey says social media ‘can be addictive’ Dorsey, when questioned again by Senator Graham about whether Facebook can be addictive, responded: “I do think like anything else, these tools can be addictive and we …

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