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18 Sep 2020, 3:00 am
Pro-Trump Youth Group Enlists Teens in Secretive Campaign Likened to a ‘Troll Farm,’ Prompting Rebuke by Facebook and Twitter MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 9/15/2020 Social media messages have been emanating in recent months from the accounts of young people in Arizona seemingly expressing their own views, standing up for President Trump in a battleground state and echoing talking points from his reelection campaign. [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 3:00 am
Giuliani Pressed for Turkish Prisoner Swap in Oval Office Meeting MSN – Jo Becker, Maggie Haberman, and Eric Lipton (New York Times) | Published: 10/10/2019 During an Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in 2017, Rudolph Giuliani pressed for help in securing the release of a jailed client, an Iranian-Turkish gold trader, as part of a potential prisoner swap with Turkey. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 3:00 am
How the Trump Campaign Came to Court QAnon, the Online Conspiracy Movement Identified by the FBI as a Violent Threat Philadelphia Inquirer – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 8/2/2020 President Trump and his campaign have courted and legitimized QAnon adherents. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 3:00 am
Facebook Has Floated Limiting Political Ads and Labeling That They Aren’t Fact-Checked, Riling 2020 Campaigns Connecticut Post – Tony Romm and Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 12/4/2019 Facebook has weighed whether to label political ads to indicate they have not been fact-checked, rather than vetting what candidates say, one of a series of proposals the company has floated to Democratic and Republican operatives as it seeks to head off controversies… [read post]
17 Jul 2020, 3:00 am
” States That Raced to Reopen Let Businesses Write Their Own Rules, Documents Show Anchorage Daily News – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 7/9/2020 Business networks and industry organizations helped write the rules of the pandemic response in some of the places that were the last to impose restrictions and the first to ease them. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am
Government Concludes Iran Was Behind Threatening Emails Sent to Democrats MSN – Ellen Nakashima, Amy Gardner, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Craig Timberg (Washington Post) | Published: 10/22/2020 U.S. officials accused Iran of targeting American voters with faked but menacing emails and warned both Iran and Russia had obtained voter data that could be used to endanger the upcoming election. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 4:43 am
It will be the start of a new legislative push tomorrow as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee holds its first big hearing on global warming following passage of the House bill last month.There is an interesting wrinkle I do want to call to your attention.One of the witnesses called by the Senate Republicans is Mississippi Gov. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Perry Stein (Washington Post) | Published: 6/3/2023 Prosecutors in 2017 failed to convince jurors that U.S. [read post]
6 Jan 2023, 3:00 am
Arizona – Judge Rules Against Kari Lake in Bid to Overturn Arizona Election Results MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez (Washington Post) | Published: 12/24/2022 A judge rebuffed an effort by Kari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, to reverse the outcome of the November election, ruling against her after a trial that showcased speculation about systematic malfeasance at the polls but failed to prove it. [read post]
4 Aug 2023, 4:00 am
Trump Is Charged Under Civil Rights Law Used to Prosecute KKK Violence MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Spencer Hsu (Washington Post) | Published: 8/1/2023 When Donald Trump was indicted and accused of trying to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election, he found himself in the unenviable company of defendants charged under a criminal statute dating to the Reconstruction era. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 2:30 am
Key Findings: Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages are proposed with the promise to improve public health outcomes, but they come with equity concerns because of their regressive nature. [read post]
27 Mar 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal As Campaigns Move Online, America’s Chief Watchdog Isn’t Following Politico – Nancy Scola | Published: 3/23/2020 American electioneering has moved almost entirely online: voter townhalls are being replaced by digital meetups, campaign rallies are now streamed speeches, and donor one-on-ones are moving to FaceTime. [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:00 am
FEC Report Shows How National Party Committees Allegedly Blow Past Contribution Limits MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 1/14/2022 A fundraising committee operated jointly by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee in 2016 served as a vehicle for state parties to FEC’s general counsel found almost three years ago. [read post]
20 Oct 2023, 4:00 am
Bob Menendez Charged with Conspiring to Act as Foreign Agent MSN – Shayna Jacobs and Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 10/12/2023 Sen. [read post]
3 Jun 2022, 4:00 am
Maker of Rifle in Texas Massacre Is Deep-Pocketed GOP Donor MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 5/27/2022 The owners of Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the rifle apparently used in the massacre of 21 people in Uvalde, Texas, are wealthy Republican donors, giving to candidates and committees at the federal and state level aligned against limits on access to assault rifles and other semiautomatic weapons. [read post]
3 Dec 2021, 3:00 am
Andrew Cuomo, fend off allegations of sexual misconduct. [read post]
19 Jan 2023, 1:36 am
FEC Dismisses GOP Complaint Over Gmail Spam Filter MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 1/17/2023 The FEC dismissed a complaint brought by Republican campaign groups arguing that Gmail spam filters disproportionately flagged GOP fundraising emails in a way that amounted to a prohibited in-kind contribution to Democrats. [read post]
26 Jul 2021, 9:29 am
The subcommittee will hear testimony from Julia Coronado, president of MacroPolicy Perspectives; Yaya Fanusie, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security; Julia Friedlander, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; Andrew Levin, economics professor at Dartmouth College; and Robert Baldwin, head of policy at the Association for Digital Asset Markets. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am
National/Federal AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural AP News – Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian | Published: 10/29/2019 When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 3:00 am
National/Federal A Campaign Finance Rule Makes Life Much Harder for Working-Class Challengers The Intercept – Rachel Cohen | Published: 1/16/2020 Though some organizations have been started over the last few years to help working-class candidates more effectively compete, the path to victory can still be difficult for those who cannot afford to dedicate all their time to campaigning. [read post]
