AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarThe Electoral College has a surprising vulnerabilityverified_publisherSalon - By Steven HeilmanIn the 2000 U.S. presidential election, changing just 269 votes in Florida from George W. Bush to Al Gore would have changed the outcome of the entire national election. Similarly narrow results have happened in nearly one-third of the country's presidential elections – and five winners of the …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatar'Impossibly stupid': White House skewered for strange stuntYahoo News - Nick WhighamEager to arrest his sliding poll numbers, US president Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops – but his latest stunt on the lawn in front of the …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarNPR and USA Today express regret for allowing Trump officials to lieverified_publisherSalon - By Alex HendersonAlthough President Donald Trump often rails against the mainstream media and insists that countless journalists are out to get him, he and his officials will manipulate or deceive major news outlets whenever they can get away with it. This week, two such outlets have apologized for letting Trump …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarThe Trump Administration's Favorite Stimulus Plan Would Leave Social Security Retirees in the Lurchverified_publisherThe Motley Fool - Christy BieberWhile most Americans could benefit, most retirees could get very little. The Trump Administration has repeatedly expressed support for a second …
AvatarJeremy RayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTrump Election Rigging Backfires As GOP Pollster Shows Him With 15% Of Swing State Mail Votepoliticususa.com - Jason EasleyTrump’s attacks on mail-in voting are working on his own party. A GOP pollster found Republicans only getting 15% of the mail-in vote in a swing …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarThe Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemicverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Elliot Aronson and Carol TavrisThe minute we make any decision—I think COVID-19 is serious; no, I’m sure it is a hoax—we begin to justify the wisdom of our choice and find reasons to dismiss the alternative. Members of Heaven’s Gate, a religious cult, believed that as the Hale-Bopp comet passed by Earth in 1997, a spaceship would …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarCalifornia becomes first state to sue Trump administration over student visa policyNBC News - By Alicia Victoria LozanoCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a blistering rebuke of the new directive, calling it "arbitrary and capricious." California will become the first state to sue the Trump administration over guidelines issued this week that bar international students from remaining in the U.S. if …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarSupreme Court says President Trump cannot keep tax, financial records from prosecutorsverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Richard WolfWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump cannot keep his tax returns and financial records away from a New York City prosecutor pursuing possible hush-money payments during the 2016 White House race. The court temporarily blocked congressional investigators from …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarBiden pledges New Deal-like economic agenda to counter TrumpAssociated Press - By BILL BARROW and MARC LEVYDUNMORE, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden turned his campaign against President Donald Trump toward the economy Thursday, introducing a New Deal-like economic agenda while drawing a sharp contrast with a billionaire incumbent he said has abandoned working-class Americans amid cascading crises. The …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarThe Backlash Against PPP Is Why the U.S. Can’t Have Nice Thingsverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By David A. GrahamA government program intended to put money in the hands of workers is now being faulted for the breadth of its success. This story was updated on July 7 at 10:17 p.m. The pandemic is out of control, the economy is in the toilet, and the weather is unpleasant, but at least the schadenfreude is …
AvatarJeremy RayFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo50% Of Voters Say They Absolutely Won’t Vote For Trumppoliticususa.com - Jason EasleyLast updated on July 18th, 2023 at 12:04 pm A new Monmouth University Poll has found that Joe Biden leads by 12 points, and 50% of voters say that …
AvatarJeremy RayAvatarAvatarThe Veteran Who Could Be VPverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Edward-Isaac DovereThe Illinois senator and Purple Heart recipient is looking to leverage her military experience into a big promotion. Tammy Duckworth is up for a big promotion: Joe Biden’s advisers are vetting her to be his running mate. In the meantime, she’s focused on protecting the promotion of another …