Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee on Friday announced a “100,000 person strong” program designed to harass election officials and their employees and discredit democracy in Nevada and a dozen other states. In a statement announcing its Orwellian named “election integrity program,” the RNC said it is “establishing a robust network of monitoring, and protection against any violation or fraud.” Neither the RNC, Trump, nor anyone else has ever provided any evidence of fraud...
A Donald Trump-connected super PAC has been fined by the Federal Election Commission for failing to disclose $150,600 of in-kind donations in a 2022 public financial report, according to a review of federal records by Raw Story.Make America Great Again, Again! agreed to pay a $6,075 fine and to distribute a policy to its staff on identifying in-kind contributions. The super PAC agreed to do both by May 24.Representatives of the super PAC told the FEC that the error was discovered during an...
WASHINGTON — Tucked inside the sprawling $95 billion national security package headed to President Joe Biden’s desk is a provision that could ban TikTok, with an important catch: It won’t happen before the 2024 election. That means TikTok, which boasts 170 million American users, will remain a force throughout the campaign, providing a platform for candidates to reach predominantly younger voters. An earlier version of the bill could have banned the popular video-sharing app prior to the...
U.S. spy agencies regard the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as one of their most valuable intelligence-collection tools, but critics say it intrudes on Americans’ privacy.
The rejection of Nilesh Kumbhani’s nomination paved the way for the BJP’s Mukesh Dalal to win the seat unopposed on April 22.
Get Loud Arkansas, led by a former Democrat state senator, created an online page to collect sensitive information to register voters.
Maine will become the latest state to join an interstate effort to elect the nation’s president by a popular vote, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Monday. Mills said she will allow the legislation to become law without her signature, paving the way for Maine to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a proposal aimed at guaranteeing
SHIMLA: Congress seems to have further gambled its future in Himachal Pradesh by fielding two of its 34 MLAs in the Lok Sabha elections despite being already one short of a majority in the assembly. The equation has been dicey for Congress ever since the disqualification of six legislators who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls last Feb.PWD minister and Shimla (rural) MLA Vikramaditya Singh has been nominated to contest the Mandi seat, while Kasauli legislator Vinod Sultanpuri is the candidate...
The Indian Space Station is currently in the conceptualization stage with ISRO conducting feasibility studies and has set a target of 2035 for completion. India will land an astronaut on the moon, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has said in its election manifesto as the country gears up to begin voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The space agency has set a target for 2040 to accomplish the feat. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) made history last year on August 23 when it succeeded in...
Workers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a little more control over their schedules — and rely a little less on managers’ whims — starting next summer. On Tuesday, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to require that employers give those workers their schedules two weeks in advance, compensate them for last-minute schedule changes and space out their shifts by at least 10 hours. The ordinance, which will go into effect July 2025, applies to any...
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is hoping to grow its presence in the House, with Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) suggesting it would be great to have “double good trouble” in Congress by electing her sister, Susheela, in 2024. Our Revolution, a progressive political action group and outgrowth of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) 2016 presidential campaign, hosted […]
Social media platform X said that it had taken down four posts by political parties and leaders on the poll panel’s orders.