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During the state’s primary in June, 1,000 Georgia voters successfully voted twice, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday. The 1,000 Georgia residents cast votes by absentee ballot and then went in person to polling places on June 9 and voted again, Raffensperger said, adding that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, the …
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Facebook users will be paid up to $120 to shut down their accounts as part of an experiment on how the platform affects elections. The social-media giant is reportedly recruiting users willing to give up Facebook and Instagram for one or six weeks in late September for a study of how the apps influence political …
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After suffering a loss in the 2016 presidential election herself, Hillary Clinton is warning 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden not to concede “under any circumstances” in the upcoming election to avoid falling victim to Republican efforts to disrupt the vote count. In an interview with The Circus on Showtime, the former secretary of state …
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Joe Biden used a quote from brutal Chinese dictator Mao Zedong to explain his pick of Kamala Harris as his running mate during the ticket’s first public interview Sunday. When asked by ABC News’s Robin Roberts whether he felt “pressure to select a black woman,” Biden responded by saying he did not feel pressure, explaining …
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said as president he would raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000 a year, while “no new taxes” would be raised for anyone making under that figure, saying everyone should pay “their fair share.” In a joint interview with running mate Senator Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) on ABC’s 20/20 …
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The pro-abortion group EMILY’s List and a PAC run by allies of Senator Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) funded a Democrat-linked PAC that attempted to boost Kris Kobach in the Kansas GOP Senate primary, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission. Kobach, the former attorney general for the state of Kansas, lost the primary …
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Laura Loomer, an online provocateur who rose to prominence by attacking Democrats and lashing out against America’s recent cultural changes, has won the Republican primary in Florida’s 21st congressional district, which includes West Palm Beach and President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. The district is heavily Democratic and incumbent Representative Lois Frankel is projected to easily win …
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Bill Clinton slammed President Trump’s behavior while in office during his Tuesday speech at the Democratic National Convention. The speech came amid criticism of Democrats for giving Clinton a prominent platform following the MeToo movement and revelations of the former president’s connection to alleged serial rapist Jeffrey Epstein. “At a time like this, the Oval …
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) symbolically nominated Senator Bernie Sanders (D., V.T.) as the Democratic presidential candidate during a speech at the party’s virtual convention Thursday night, while underscoring the importance of the progressive movement. In her 60-second speech, Ocasio-Cortez thanked what she called a “mass people’s movement working to establish 21st century social, economic, …
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, employs at least six staffers whose salaries are paid by taxpayers but are not listed on her official staff roster. The city’s first lady’s office officially includes eight staffers who all together receive a collective $1.1 million in salaries, The City reported. However, McCray’s staff numbered …
During the state’s primary in June, 1,000 Georgia voters successfully voted twice, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday. The 1,000 Georgia residents cast votes by absentee ballot and then went in person to polling places on June 9 and voted again, Raffensperger said, adding that they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, the …
