Click:概念题材 As the U.S. Supreme Court this week upheld a North Dakota voter ID requirement, it likely disenfranchised tens of thousands of the state’s residents—particularly Democratic-leaning Native American voters—and made clear that the highest court in the land will do little to protect Americans from the Republican Party’s rampant attacks on voting rights. Click Here: …
Wisconsin’s Koch-funded Republican Gov. Scott Walker lavished the Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn with over four billion in taxpayer subsidies last year in a deal that he claimed would create 13,000 jobs in the state, but that agreement is increasingly looking like a massive con-job amid new reports on Tuesday that Foxconn is planning to bring …
While progressives have been focused this week on pressuring House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to embrace bold initiatives, an interview with Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) served as a reminder that the second-ranking Democrat’s vision for the party is sorely lacking, as it heads into a new term with control of the House. On …
The STF Swiss Textile & Fashion Institute creates creative (working) space for textile start-ups and fashion professionals. The central focus of the Incubator & Makerspaces is a shared infrastructure, mutual inspiration and thus joint advancement. Click Here: Putters STF Swiss Textile College is opening its workshops and establishing a start-up center for textile and fashion …
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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her first State of the European Union speech to push her key themes of the EU’s response to the health crisis, economic recovery, climate change and the virtues of acting internationally on a range of issues. But how did her speech compare to the equivalent set-piece events from …
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Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a slim lead over Republican Ron DeSantisRonald Dion DeSantisGOP tentatively decides on Jacksonville for site of convention DeSantis pushing to host Republican National Convention in Florida Florida bars and theaters to reopen starting Friday, DeSantis says MORE in the upcoming Florida gubernatorial election, according to a poll released Monday. A University …
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Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) holds a slim 2 point lead, which is a statistical dead heat, over Republican challenger Mike Braun ahead of November’s midterm, according to a new poll. Donnelly has the support of 43 percent of registered voters, while 41 percent of registered voters back Braun, according to a Fox News poll released Thursday. Donnelly’s 2-point advantage is …
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Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) was seen on video snatching the cellphone out of the hands of a Georgia Tech student while he was being asked a question regarding the state’s possible suppression of minority voter registration. Perdue was visiting the college campus in Atlanta on Saturday to campaign for Georgia’s Secretary of State Brian Kemp (R), The …
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A press availability at the White House with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Democratic leader in the House Nancy Pelosi broke into bizarre—as well as refreshing—public negotiation on Tuesday as the Democrats and the president sparred over funding for a border wall and the prospect of a …
In a historic vote that could “mark the beginning of the end of American complicity” in Saudi Arabia’s mass atrocities in Yemen, the Senate on Wednesday voted to advance Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Yemen War Powers resolution by an overwhelming margin of 63-37. “Today’s victory is a testament to the power of grassroots activism across …