AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar1 day agoYoungkin vetoes assault weapons ban but signs two gun-control billsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura VozzellaRICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed an assault weapons ban and a slate of other gun-control bills passed by the Virginia General Assembly, but he signed a pair of firearm-related measures into law: One bans a device that turns a semiautomatic firearm into a machine gun, and the other allows a …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar1 day agoWas the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Josh DawseyThose seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Donald Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making the false claim a litmus test of sorts …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar1 day agoKari Lake won’t defend her statements about Arizona election officialverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Maegan VazquezPHOENIX — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who has amplified former president Donald Trump’s false claims about rigged elections, has decided not to defend statements she made about a top election official in the state’s most populous county who sued her for alleged …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar22 hours agoAnalysis | Kari Lake and the Trump movement’s billion-dollar defamation problemverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Aaron BlakeFor the second time in eight months, a top Donald Trump ally has, extraordinarily, declined to try to prove that they didn’t defame an election worker. Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) has joined former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in that distinction. The news comes even as Trump owes more than …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar1 day agoCongressman sued over tweet wrongly ID’ing man as Super Bowl parade gunmanverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Jonathan EdwardsDenton Loudermill Jr. was briefly detained in the chaos following a shooting that erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14. Within hours, a U.S. congressman had tweeted a photo of him in handcuffs and a caption that implied he was one of the shooters and an “illegal …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar15 hours agoAnalysis | Speaker Johnson’s only path to legislative salvation: House Democratsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Paul KaneHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a unique dilemma as he considers how to handle the proposed security package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Johnson doesn’t need to find a way to the normal majority in the House — currently 216 out of the 431 members — but instead he needs to pull together …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar6 hours agoColorado Elections Chief Sees 600 Percent Spike in Threats Since Trump ChallengeRolling Stone - Andrew PerezColorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat, supported the unsuccessful effort to block former President Donald Trump from her state’s …
AvatarHoyt2.0FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 hours agoThese 50 companies have donated over $23 million to election deniers since January 6, 2021popular.info - Rebecca Crosby, Judd LegumDonald Trump lost the 2020 election. Then, according to the report of the bipartisan January 6 Commission, Trump engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar14 hours agoChris Christie turns down No Labels candidacyverified_publisherCNNCNN — Former Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Wednesday he will not run as a third-party candidate. “I appreciate the encouragement I’ve gotten to pursue a third-party candidacy. I believe we need a country that once again feels like everyone has a stake in what we’re doing and …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatar16 hours agoCentrist former Sen. Joseph Lieberman has died at 82verified_publisherNPR - Washington DeskJoseph Lieberman, a centrist former Connecticut senator and onetime Democratic vice presidential nominee, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 82. His family said he died Wednesday in New York City due to complications from a fall. The statement said: "His beloved wife, …
AvatarHoyt2.0FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo21 hours agoFrom dove to hawk: Explaining Macron’s Russia-Ukraine journeygzeromedia.com - Ian BremmerFrench President Emmanuel Macron has been on quite the journey over the past two years. In the days leading up to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …
AvatarHoyt2.0AvatarAvatarDec 18, 2023Plan Your Vote: How to vote in the 2024 election in every stateNBC NewsPlan your vote 2024 Everything you need to know about the voting rules where you live. The 2024 presidential primary and caucus season is here, so it’s time to plan your vote! Use this page to learn more about how to register for primary, state-level and presidential elections, deadlines for early …