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☆ How did Democrats make it so close in the House midterm elections?
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +18 min
While the GOP did still take the House, the close margin of victory was a performance well below what was possible. Here are eight perspectives from across the ideological spectrum on why the Democrats were able to make it so close. And this reality was essential given the defection of Black and Latino voters to the Republican Party and its candidates. America can credit Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s obstruction of a democracy bill and an economic bill for the narrow Republican House majority. But now, America needs to deal with a Republican House, thanks in good part to Manchin’s obstruction.
☆ Trump's 2024 bid puts the DOJ in a tough position as it continues its investigations into the former president
  + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Donald Trump has officially launched his bid for the presidency in 2024. He still faces multiple ongoing Justice Department investigations. The former president, who formally launched his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination on Tuesday, is facing multiple probes from state and federal authorities. These include Justice Department investigations into his retention of classified documents after leaving office and his bid to prevent Joe Biden from taking power in 2020. "We pursue justice without fear or favor," he told NBC News in July, with regards to the DOJ's January 6 probe.
☆ Wisconsin lawyer suing over fake elector plot wants to probe Ron Johnson’s Jan. 6 communications
  + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Natasha Korecki | Natasha Korecki Is A Senior National Political Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
Johnson has since said that he knew nothing of a fake elector scheme, which is now part of a sprawling federal investigation. The Wisconsin lawsuit alleges that Troupis was a link between the Trump campaign and the fake electors, and allegedly relayed the strategy behind the scheme to Trump allies in Wisconsin. “He’s changed his story a couple of times on handing off fake electors to the vice president or trying to,” Franken said in an interview with NBC News. After Pence’s staff told Johnson’s aide not to give them the slate of electors Jan. 6, Johnson said he informed Troupis. At a recent event at the Milwaukee Rotary Club, Johnson was asked about his actions around Jan. 6.
☆ Rick Scott predicts the Trump civil fraud lawsuit won't hurt the GOP's chances of retaking the Senate much and says the Mar-a-Lago raid 'revved up the base'
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Sen. Rick Scott downplayed the chances of a new lawsuit against Trump endangering the midterms. Scott said simmering outrage over the Mar-a-Lago raid could drive more MAGA voters to the polls. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Scott said what matters more to diehard Trump fans is how the former president is being scrutinized by federal investigators right now. "I think the FBI revved up the base — by doing the raid and not telling anyone why they did it," Scott said.
☆ Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers
  + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +23 min
Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt speaks on July 31, 2019, in Provo. The accusations were part of a new case from Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith. Discussion about satanism and satanic abuse has increased in recent years, according to data provided to NBC News by Zignal Labs, which analyzes social media conversations. Popular culture and social media have also ferried ideas about satanism and widespread child abuse from fringe to the mainstream. (Anti-LGBTQ politicians and activists have equated LGBTQ people with predators who abuse children as part of a “gay agenda,” the well-worn panic that the gay rights movement’s true motivation is recruitment.
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