McConnell mocked H.R. 1, known as the For The People Act, by dubbing it the “Democrat Politician Protection Act” and said it doesn’t “pass the laugh test.”Source: Mitch McConnell: Democrats' Voting Rights Bill Just A 'Political Power Grab'...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny the Utah Republican Party's petition to hear its case against the state's controversial political candidate nomination law.Source: Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court not to hear lawsuit against candidate nomination law...
Attorneys for Utah state government have filed this brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Utah Republican Party v Cox, 18-450. The state government asks the Court to refuse to hear the case. The issue is whether the Constitution protects a party’s right to decide how to nominate.Source: Utah State Government Asks U.S. Supreme Court Not to Hear Republican Party...
American Bridge and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee recently declared publicly that they will do everything they can to injure Howard Schultz if he runs for president in 2020 as an independent. See this story. Also, on January 28, Andrew Tanenbaum, who founded the web page electoral-vote.Source: Two Democratic Party-Associated Groups Threaten Howard Schultz if He Runs as an Independent...
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he is seriously considering a White House bid in 2020 as a "centrist independent," but many Democrats are increasingly alarmed that a third-party run could split the anti-incumbent vote and help President Trump to be re-elected.Source: Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says He Wouldn't Be A Spoiler In Race For White House...
RICHMOND — Republican leaders of the House of Delegates have put together a plan for establishing an independent redistricting commission, aiming to change the process of drawing legislative boundaries even as they challenge a current redistricting effort in court.Source: Virginia House GOP leaders endorse plan for independent redistricting commission...
“Michael Cohen plead [sic] guilty to two counts of campaign finance violations that are not a crime. President Obama had a big campaign finance violation and it was easily settled!” — President Trump, in a tweet, Aug.Source: Trump’s fantasy claim that Michael Cohen’s hush-money payments were no crime...
The 2020 presidential campaign is well underway. Any Democrat with dreams of occupying the Oval Office can see Donald Trump is a vulnerable president who hasn’t broadened his appeal beyond his base. A lot of them are going to run for their party’s nomination next year. Some already are.Source: The biggest questions so far about the 2020 Democratic primary, answered...
PDF of Legislative Brief available here Analysis of H.R.Source: Analysis of H.R. 1 (Part One)...
The Roger Stone indictment should be considered in light of the many recent statements that the president’s counsel, Rudy Giuliani, tossed out in recent weeks.Source: Wither the Giuliani Defense of “No Crime of Collusion” in Wake of Roger Stone’s Indictment...
