Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams sparred over abortion access and other key issues in the last debate before Georgia voters finish casting their ballots in this year’s midterm election. Most notably, a lengthy exchange during WSB-TV’s debate led to the most substantive discussion …
Read More »Man Who Attacked Speaker Pelosi’s Husband Wanted To Break ‘her kneecaps,’ DOJ Says
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced federal charges against the man who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her 82-year-old husband with a hammer. If convicted, David DePape could receive up to 50 years in prison. The …
Read More »Right-Wing Justices Appear Ready to Eviscerate Affirmative Action in College Admissions
During the course of roughly five hours of oral argument on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court’s far-right supermajority seemed open to rolling back decades of precedent allowing public and private colleges and universities to make race-conscious admissions decisions. Referring to Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard …
Read More »USDA Announces Another $759 Million Of Grants And Loans For Rural Internet
Jared Strong, Georgia Recorder The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding grants and loans that total about $759 million to 49 high-speed internet projects in 24 states and in other territories, the department announced Thursday. The largest total award is a $36 million loan to Public Service Telephone Company for …
Read More »Republicans Say Crime Is On The Rise – What Is The Crime Rate And What Does It Mean?
Justin Nix, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Arkansas Advocate In the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections, Republican candidates across the nation are blaming Democrats for an increase in crime. But as a scholar of criminology and criminal justice, I believe it’s important to note that, despite the apparently confident assertions of …
Read More »The 19th Explains: How Two Supreme Court Cases Could End Affirmative Action In Colleges
Nadra Nittle, Candice Norwood, The 19th This story was originally published by The 19th On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that could end the practice of affirmative action in higher education admissions, which facilitates wider diversity among students. The cases, Students for Fair Admissions, …
Read More »Suspect in Pelosi Attack Reportedly Carried Zip Ties, Recalling Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
In what resembles an eerie similarity to the January 6 US Capitol riots, an Associated Press report has claimed that David Depape, the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, carried zip ties with him. The report stated that during the Capitol Hill riots, the protestors could be …
Read More »Churches Are Breaking The Law And Endorsing In Elections, Experts Say
By Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Six days before a local runoff election last year in Frisco, a prosperous and growing suburb of Dallas, Brandon Burden paced the stage of KingdomLife Church. The pastor told congregants that demonic spirits were operating through members of the …
Read More »Obama Rallies With Michigan Democratic Ticket, Speaks Out Against Political Division
Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance In the packed gymnasium of Detroit’s Renaissance High School, the Michigan Democratic ticket rallied alongside former president Barack Obama on Saturday, asking supporters to bring their friends, family and neighbors to the polls. With 10 days until the election, the candidates and officials emphasized the importance …
Read More »Former Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty Of Obstruction In Jan. 6 Case
A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was found guilty on Friday of a federal charge of obstruction of justice stemming from his communications with a rioter and his actions in the aftermath of the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the …
Read More »Judge Rejects Lawsuit To Stop Groups Surveilling Drop Boxes In Arizona
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror A federal judge in Phoenix denied a bid to shut down efforts by a group that has been surveilling drop boxes in Maricopa County, saying that it would violate the First Amendment rights of the watchers. Two separate lawsuits have been filed aiming to stop extremist …
Read More »Election Deniers Already Are Disrupting the Midterm Election
Two years of sustained disinformation campaigns and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election are causing disruptions and instability as early voting for the midterm election continues in most states. In Arizona, people who believe the lies of former President Donald Trump and his allies that the 2020 presidential election was …
Read More »A GOP Showdown Over The Debt Limit Could Grip Congress And The Nation Next Year
Jennifer Shutt, Florida Phoenix Republicans are eyeing the debt limit and government funding deadlines as a way to force Democrats to the negotiating table for spending cuts, should the GOP regain control of Congress following the midterm elections. Republicans unhappy about government spending could move to shut down the government, …
Read More »House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Husband ‘violently assaulted’ At San Francisco Home
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been “violently assaulted” in their home in San Francisco, her office has said. A spokesman for the Speaker said the attack occurred on Friday morning, and the assailant is in custody, adding that Paul Pelosi is receiving “excellent” medical care. …
Read More »Capitol Rioter Sentenced To 7.5 Years In Prison For Assault On Former D.C. Police Officer
The Tennessee man who dragged former DC Police Officer Michael Fanone into the mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for initiating one of the most violent assaults on law enforcement that day. Albuquerque Cosper Head, a construction worker from Johnson City, Tennessee, pleaded …
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