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Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is still too close to call. Colorado's 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race in the Denver suburbs against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans. Ohio's 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. Texas' 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch against former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez slightly ahead. Washington's 4th District: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler.

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This year, Kaptur is facing GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin. West VirginiaGovernor: GOP state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is the heavy favorite to fill the seat being left open by GOP Gov. 5th Congressional District: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes has a rematch against former GOP state Sen. George Logan in this western Connecticut district. 7th Congressional District (Allentown): Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is running against GOP state Rep. Ryan McKenzie. She is facing Democratic state Rep. Janelle Bynum.

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☆ Opinion | A Consequential President for All the Wrong Reasons
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When historians and political scientists rank presidents from best to worst, Donald Trump invariably comes out at the bottom. This year, to give one example, the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project released the results of a survey of 154 current and former members of the Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. The highest ranked included no surprises: on a scale of 0 to 100, Abraham Lincoln (95.03), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (90.83), George Washington (90.32), Teddy Roosevelt (78.58) and Thomas Jefferson (77.53). Dead last: Donald Trump (10.92), substantially below James Buchanan (16.71), Andrew Johnson (21.56), Franklin Pierce (24.6) and William Henry Harrison (26.01).

Persons: Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, William Henry Harrison Organizations: American Political Science Association

☆ Why did early presidents not campaign? It’s all modern presidents seem to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I talked to Brendan Doherty, a professor of political science at the United States Naval Academy and author of the books, “The Rise of the President’s Permanent Campaign” and “Fundraiser in Chief: Presidents and the Politics of Campaign Cash,” about why early presidents stayed off the trail and how this became the permanent campaign. Our conversation, conducted by email, is below:WOLF: Why didn’t early presidents personally campaign? DOHERTY: In the early decades of the republic, presidential candidates adhered to the norm that they should not actively campaign for office. DOHERTY: While early presidential candidates didn’t actively campaign, their supporters got the word out on their behalf. DOHERTY: Modern presidents campaign for themselves and for their fellow party members throughout their term in office.

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☆ ‘Manhunt’ review: Tobias Menzies stars in Apple’s bland Lincoln-assassination thriller
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —What sounds like an enticing historical thriller mostly falls flat in “Manhunt,” an Apple TV+ series about the frantic search for John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth in "Manhunt." That’s especially true of Booth, through no fault of Boyle’s, who as written possesses less depth than his flamboyantly villainous mustache. “Manhunt” sounds promising on paper, only to mirror Apple’s even-splashier World War II series “Masters of the Air” by offering a meticulously produced window into the past that only fitfully gets off the ground. “Manhunt” premieres March 15 on Apple TV+.

Persons: John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, James L, Edwin Stanton, Tobias Menzies, “, Outlander, ’, Booth, Anthony Boyle, Lincoln, Hamish Linklater, Samuel Mudd, Matt Walsh, detours, Menzies, Stanton, Andrew Johnson, Glenn Morshower, Honest Abe Organizations: CNN, Apple, Lincoln’s, Apple’s “, Ford’s Theatre Locations: Washington

☆ Trump set to return to the city he loves to hate and hates to love
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

No modern president has been as visceral about Washington as Trump – and his contempt offers insight into his politics and his character. Washington’s marbled monuments have also been the been the backdrop for some of the most notorious moments of Trump’s political career and have highlighted his autocratic leanings. In 2020, he tweeted that people protesting the death of Floyd would be met by “vicious dogs” if they breached the White House fence. Lyndon Johnson and George W. Bush were always keen to swap the White House for their Texas ranches. Presidents have also often ventured out of the White House for refreshment.

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☆ Timeline of Racial Wealth Gap
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Policies and practices that have disadvantaged Black Americans generation after generation help explain the racial wealth gap. Black veterans find it much harder to obtain benefits; one study finds Black claimants were twice as likely to have their applications queried. 1877Southern states begin enacting “Jim Crow” laws, which formalize racial segregation. The laws restrict civil liberties and limit job opportunities for Black people as employers relegate Black workers to lower-skilled roles. 1896The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Plessy v Ferguson that racial segregation is permissible.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial on corruption allegations is among several such proceedings that have occurred in U.S. history. In Texas, an impeachment charge from the House results in immediate suspension from office, as is the case for Paxton. The state Senate voted in 2011 to pardon him, but the House failed to concur. STATE ATTORNEYS GENERALPaxton has company as an impeached state attorney general. — South Dakota Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached and convicted in 2022 for his involvement in a 2020 crash in which the car he was driving hit a pedestrian.

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☆ Opinion: Why GOP’s impeachment impulse will backfire with independents
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

With a five-vote margin in the House — and 18 House GOP members representing districts President Joe Biden won — the math just doesn’t work. The impeachment of President Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction and the impeachment inquiry into President Richard Nixon for Watergate were separated by more than a century. The impeachment of President Bill Clinton and the double impeachment of President Donald Trump were separated by a little more than 20 years. The only silver lining in this dark cloud over the Biden White House comes from independents’ take on the alternative. As our colleague Harry Enten points out, just 33% of independents think Biden did something illegal, according to a recent Fox News poll.

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Biden previously had mocked Republicans over a possible impeachment and the White House said they have no basis to do so. [1/4]U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) calls for an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Joe Biden while delivering a statement on allegations surrounding President Biden and his son Hunter Biden, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2023. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the impeachment inquiry "absurd." Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 as he faced an impeachment vote. Public opinion polling has shown many Americans believe Hunter Biden has received special treatment.

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☆ Opinion: The Supreme Court rewrites American society once again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Opinion Cnn Contributors | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

But learning the facts - that affirmative action is critical for fostering equal access and opportunity in our academic institutions -cemented my belief that affirmative action is necessary if we want to create an equitable nation. The court’s decision Thursday is consistent with its view that race-based preferences should and would have a limited shelf life. Jon Wang, who revealed himself as a plaintiff in this Supreme Court case, was rejected by Harvard but was accepted at and is now attending Georgia Tech. Affirmative action enabled my ability to experience different ways of thinking and to form the lasting friendships I have made. Affirmative action has been a tool used by many countries to ensure underrepresented communities are included in areas they normally are not.

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☆ More than 100 U.S. political elites have family links to slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +46 min

Then the war came, and according to the family history, Union soldiers plundered Sessions’ 27-room house. About 48 years old at the time, he did not stand a chance to succeed without slavery, the family history suggests. ‘A Better Nation’Some historians and genealogists say there is a valuable reason for white leaders – and other white Americans – to explore their links to slavery. Nicka Sewell-Smith, a professional genealogist with the family history website Ancestry.com, said people frequently ask her what to do with such documents. The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Meeks said in an interview that he has spent years trying to trace his family history back before 1870.

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☆ 5 big military moments that took place on Christmas Day
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

1868 — US President Andrew Johnson pardons former Confederate soldiersPresident Andrew Johnson Pardoning Rebels at the White House en.wikipedia.orgNearly a century later, on Christmas Day 1868, US President Andrew Johnson extended a full pardon and amnesty "to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion." At war's end, however, he seemed to determine to punish those who had rebelled to preserve the institution of slavery. The day after being sworn in as the nation's president, Johnson said that "treason must be made infamous, and traitors must be impoverished." Prior to this blanket Christmas Day amnesty, southerners who had fought for the Confederacy could obtain a pardon provided only that they swore allegiance to the Union (top officials were excluded). Under "Proclamation 179," pardons were extended "to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection."

☆ Trump boasted that he was much tougher than Clinton and Nixon when they faced their impeachments, newly released audio shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In one audio recording, Trump bragged that he was the toughest president to face impeachment. Bill Clinton took it very, very hard," Trump said. CNN obtained audio files from veteran journalist Bob Woodward's conversations with Trump, during which Trump compared his own impeachment to former presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. Woodward is releasing the audio in his upcoming audiobook, "The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward's Twenty Interviews with President Trump." Bill Clinton took it very, very hard," Trump added.

☆ Cum s-a făcut transferul codurilor nucleare între Donald Trump și Joe Biden, fără ca cei doi să se întâlnească
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Faptul că Donald Trump nu a participat la ceremonia de învestire a lui Joe Biden a creat un precedent unic în istoria SUA și, în același timp, o problemă de protocol și securitate referitoare la transferul codurilor nucleare de la un președinte la altul. Ultima oară când un președinte a refuzat să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său a fost Andrew Johnson, în 1869. Cu diferența că, în acea perioadă, Statele Unite nu dispuneau de un arsenal nuclear, iar americanii nu aveau de ce să-și bată capul cu astfel de chestiuni tehnice precum „coduri de lansare”, „valiză nucleară”, sau „rachete cu rază lungă de acțiune lansate de pe submarine”. De această dată, întreaga coregrafie a transferului de putere a inclus, în premieră, două valize nucleare și doi „biscuiți” (carduri prezidențiale care conțin codurile de lansare), informează New York Times. Unul dintre cele mai importante și, în același timp, discrete momente care se desfășoară în cadrul ceremoniei depunerii jurământului de către un nou președinte american este cel legat de procesul de predare-primire al celebrei „valize nucleare”.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Andrew Johnson Organizations: New, New York Times Locations: SUA, Statele Unite, New York, american

☆ (VIDEO) Trump a plecat de la Casa Albă la bordul elicopterului prezidențial, înaintea ceremoniei de învestire a lui Biden
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump a părăsit Casa Albă, cu câteva ore înaintea ceremoniei de învestire a lui Joe Biden în funcția de președinte al Statelor Unite ale Americii, încălcând astfel una dintre cele mai vechi tradiții ale republicii americane și transferului pașnic de putere. Trump a plecat la bordul elicopterului prezidențial, Marine One, care a aterizat pe peluza din fața Casei Albe în jurul orei 08:00, ora Washingtonului (15:00, ora Moldovei). Este pentru prima oară în ultimii 151 de ani când un președinte refuză să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său. Subalternii săi au descris starea de spirit a președintelui din ultimele zile astfel: Trump a fost furios și izolat la Casa Albă. În ultimul său discurs oficial, un clip înregistrat, Trump a spus că „se va ruga pentru succesul” viitoarei administrații, însă a refuzat să-l numească sau să îl pomenească pe succesorul său la Casa Albă, Joe Biden.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant Organizations: Casa Albă, Marine One, Albă, CNN Locations: Casa, Statelor Unite ale Americii, Moldovei

Trump a plecat la bordul elicopterului prezidențial, Marine One, în jurul orei 8:20, ora Washingtonului (15:20, ora R. Moldova), însoțit de soția sa, Melania. De acolo, cuplul prezidenţial va pleca cu avionul Air Force One către Florida, unde Trump va petrece ultimele ore ale preşedinţiei sale. „Mă voi lupta mereu pentru voi, vă voi asculta și vă spun că viitorul acestei țări nu a fost niciodată mai bun. „Lucrurile pe care le-am făcut au fost incredibile și vă spun doar la revedere, va mulțumesc și ne vom întoarce într-un fel sau altul. Este pentru prima oară în ultimii 151 de ani când un președinte refuză să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său.

Persons: Trump, Melania, Donald, Melania Trump, Andrews, Donald Trump, Primă, Reuters, El, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Ne, Trump . Trump, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant Organizations: Marine One, US Air Force One, Air Force One, Albă Locations: Moldova, Mar -, Lago, Florida, SUA, Americii, Maryland, Sua, Washington, României

Odată ce va rosti aceste cuvinte, Biden va deveni cel de-al 46-lea preşedinte al SUA, iar ceremonia de învestitură oficială se va fi încheiat. Conform Constituţiei SUA, ceremonia de învestitură a unui nou preşedinte are loc la 20 ianuarie. Dacă preşedintele Curţii Supreme de Justiţie a SUA nu este disponibil, atunci îl poate învesti pe preşedinte un alt judecător. În acest an, jena va fi de altă natură: Trump a declarat că nu va participa la ceremonia de învestitură a lui Biden. Totuşi, vicepreşedintele în exerciţiu Mike Pence a anunţat că va participa la ceremonia de învestitură a lui Biden.

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☆ Ceremonie de învestitură în SUA: Ce se întâmplă în ziua în care Joe Biden şi Kamala Harris depun jurământul
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +13 min

Ceremonie de învestitură în SUA: Ce se întâmplă în ziua în care Joe Biden şi Kamala Harris depun jurământulPreşedintele ales al SUA, Joe Biden, nu se va muta oficial la Casa Albă decât din data de 20 ianuarie, ziua ceremoniei de învestitură - un fel de paradă politică la care politicianul democrat şi vicepreşedintele său, Kamala Harris, vor depune jurământul. Odată ce va rosti aceste cuvinte, Biden va deveni cel de-al 46-lea preşedinte al SUA, iar ceremonia de învestitură oficială se va fi încheiat. Conform Constituţiei SUA, ceremonia de învestitură a unui nou preşedinte are loc la 20 ianuarie. În acest an, jena va fi de altă natură: Trump a declarat că nu va participa la ceremonia de învestitură a lui Biden. Totuşi, vicepreşedintele în exerciţiu Mike Pence a anunţat că va participa la ceremonia de învestitură a lui Biden.

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Ambele artiste l-au susţinut pe Joe Biden în campania prezidenţială. În luna noiembrie 2020, Lady Gaga a apărut chiar alături de Biden la un miting electoral în Pensilvania cu o zi înainte de alegerile prezidenţiale. Ceremonia de preluare a mandatului de preşedinte de către Joe Biden va fi una restrânsă, desfăşurată în condiţii speciale, din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19. Este pentru prima oară în ultimii 151 de ani când un președinte refuză să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său. Ultima oară, un astfel de eveniment s-a petrecut în 1869, când președintele Andrew Johnson a refuzat să participe la învestirea succesorului său, Ulysses Grant.

Persons: Joe Biden, Lady Gaga, Biden, Tom Hanks, Jon Bon Jovi, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Ant, Donald Trump, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant Organizations: ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC

☆ Could Trump mass-pardon his supporters who rioted at the Capitol? Constitutional-law experts weigh in.
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Dave Levinthal | Kayla Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The January 6th attack by a mob of his supporters on the Capitol raises the question of whether Trump could pardon them. Trump has the power to broadly pardon the rioters for federal crimes, even before they are charged, experts told Insider. He has repeatedly wielded them to help his political allies who have been charged or convicted of federal crimes. Trump supporters inside the Capitol after shattering doors and windows to get in. That's where Pelosi went with a question about Trump's pardon powers during a 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday.

☆ Trump a anunţat că nu se va prezenta la ceremonia de învestire în funcție a lui Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

„Pentru toți cei care au întrebat, nu voi participa la inaugurarea de pe 20 ianuarie”, a scris Donald Trump pe Twitter, evitând din nou să pomenească numele succesorului său la Casa Albă. Este pentru prima oară în ultimii 151 de ani când un președinte refuză să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său. Ultima oară, un astfel de eveniment s-a petrecut în 1869, când președintele Andrew Johnson a refuzat să participe la învestirea succesorului său, Ulysses Grant. Astfel, Trump a trebuit să se schimbe la 180 de grade în ultimul discurs, și să îi condamne pe susținătorii săi violenți, deși doar cu o zi înainte anunțase că îi „iubește”. Joe Biden și Kamala Harris, câștigătorii alegerilor din 3 noiembrie, for fi învestiți în funcțiile de președinte și vicepreședinte, în după-amiaza zilei de 20 ianuarie.

Persons: Donald Trump, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant . Trump, Trump, CNN, Ivanka Trump, Mark Meadows, Pat Cipollone, Președintele, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Organizations: Albă, Congresului american, Constituția, Constituția Statelor Unite . Locations: Statelor Unite, Constituția Statelor Unite, Capitoliu

☆ Donald Trump anunță că nu se va prezenta la ceremonia de învestire în funcție a lui Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-08 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Președintele în funcție al Statelor Unite, Donald Trump, a anunțat, vineri, pe Twitter, că nu va participa la inaugurarea succesorului său la Casa Albă în data de 20 ianuarie. „Pentru toți cei care au întrebat, nu voi participa la inaugurarea de pe 20 ianuarie”, a scris Donald Trump pe Twitter, evitând din nou să pomenească numele succesorului său la Casa Albă. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 8, 2021Este pentru prima oară în ultimii 151 de ani când un președinte refuză să participe la ceremonia de învestire a succesorului său. Congresul Statelor Unite a validat joi rezultatele alegerilor prezidențiale din noiembrie anul trecut, Joe Biden urmând să devină cel de-al 46-lea președinte al Statelor Unite ale Americii la 20 ianuarie. Sute de susţinători ai lui Donald Trump au luat cu asalt, miercuri, Capitoliul din Washington într-o tentativă de a opri procedura de certificare a victoriei democratului Joe Biden în alegerile prezidenţiale din SUA din 3 noiembrie, confruntându-se cu poliţia la sediul Congresului american.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald J . Trump, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses Grant, Joe Biden Organizations: Albă, 20th, Congresul Statelor Unite, Congresul american, Electoral, Congresului Locations: Statelor Unite, Statelor Unite ale Americii, SUA, Washington

☆ (foto) Cei mai tineri alegători. Liceenii de la „Spiru Haret” se mândresc cu faptul că au participat la alegeri
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Liceenii de la „Spiru Haret” se mândresc cu faptul că au participat la alegeriElevii de la Liceul Teoretic „Spiru Haret” se mândresc cu faptul că au participat astăzi la alegeri și au publicat o galerie foto după ce și-au exprimat dreptul de vot. „În 1920, un singur vot într-o decizie de ultim moment a ratificat al 19-lea amendament al Constituției din SUA, oferind femeilor dreptul de vot. În 1869, un singur vot l-a salvat pe președintele american Andrew Johnson de impeachment. În 1845, un singur vot a făcut ca Texas să fie anexat la SUA. Cel sau cea care va reuși să câștige alegerile va obține mandatul de președinte (președintă) pe o perioadă de patru ani.

Persons: Spiru Haret, american Andrew Johnson, impeachment, Elisaveta, Ludmila, Maia Sandu, Igor Dodon, Andrei Năstase, Renato Usatîi, Violeta Ivanov, Octavian, Dorin Chirtoacă, Tudor Deliu, Renato Usatîi (Partidul Nostru) Organizations: Partidul, Igor Dodon, Octavian Țîcu (PUN), Dorin Chirtoacă (Blocul UNIREA), Tudor Deliu (PLDM) Locations: SUA, american, Texas, Oxana, Republica Moldova, PLDM

☆ 5 momentous military events that took place on Christmas Day
▼ + stars: | 2017-12-11 | by ( Business Insider | Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

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