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☆ Jan. 6 committee highlights: Panel votes on criminal referrals for Trump and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Rebecca Shabad | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +48 min

“By the time President Trump was preparing to give his speech, he and his advisors knew enough to cancel the rally. “Some have suggested that President Trump gave an order to have 10,000 troops ready for January 6th. On far-right groups drawing inspiration from Trump: Trump has not denied that he helped inspire far-right groups, including the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, to violently attempt to obstruct the official certification proceedings on Jan. 6. "There is no question from all the evidence assembled that President Trump did have that intent." Share this -Link copiedInside the final Jan. 6 committee meeting The Jan. 6 committee met for what’s likely its final public meeting, with many of the usual faces present.

☆ Jan. 6 committee live updates: Panel votes on criminal referrals for Trump and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Summer-Concepcion-Byline-Jm.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +42 min

Committee details Trump allies' efforts to obstruct its investigation In its report summary, the committee detailed some of the efforts to obstruct its investigation. On far-right groups drawing inspiration from Trump: Trump has not denied that he helped inspire far-right groups, including the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, to violently attempt to obstruct the official certification proceedings on Jan. 6. "There is no question from all the evidence assembled that President Trump did have that intent." Share this -Link copiedInside the final Jan. 6 committee meeting The Jan. 6 committee met for what’s likely its final public meeting, with many of the usual faces present. The committee will likely reveal Eastman’s referrals during Monday’s meeting, in addition to expected criminal referrals for Trump.

☆ Happy hours, holiday parties, and office gossip are back. For remote workers, the FOMO is real.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Much is written about the professional opportunities remote employees miss by not working in person. On an intellectual level, I realize it's silly to experience pangs of FOMO for work get-togethers that I can't possibly go to. But on a middle-school level, I can't help but feel a stab of sadness about not being included in office social life, especially during this most social time of year. But now that more employees are back to in-person work, there are good times to be had — and remote employees are taking notice. Remote work works for my life, my family, and my job, and despite the drawbacks, I'd rather be WFH than any other setup.

☆ Mitch McConnell says Trump's 2022 endorsements limited the GOP's 'ability to control a primary outcome' which led to 'candidate quality' issues
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Trump for the GOP's poor showing in this year's Senate races. He reiterated previous comments on Tuesday about "candidate quality" issues with Senate candidates. "Hopefully in the next cycle, we'll have quality candidates everywhere and a better outcome," he added. McConnell also reiterated previous comments he's made about the party's roster of Senate candidates, including that he "never said there was a red wave." "I do think we had an opportunity to relearn, one more time: you have to have quality candidates to win competitive Senate races," he added.

☆ A GOP Rep. begged Trump to deploy military after 2020 election in badly-spelled leaked text calling for 'Marshall Law'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ralph Norman called for Donald Trump to install "Marshall Law" after his 2020 defeat, report says. The text was among those shared between GOP lawmakers and Mark Meadows, according to the report. Our LAST HOPE is invoking Marshall Law!! Norman, in a statement to Insider, said the message had been sent as a result of frustration, and cited unfounded claims about the integrity of the 2020 election. Also among those urging Trump to declare martial law, and misspelling the term, was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the report said.

☆ These 7 members of Congress who violated a federal conflict-of-interest law lost their elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Seven members of Congress who violated the STOCK Act lost their races in the 2022 midterm elections. Three of the members of Congress lost in their primary races. Since 2021, Insider and other outlets have identified 75 members who've violated provisions of the conflict-of-interest law. Since 2021, Insider's "Conflicted Congress" project — and other news organizations — have uncovered 75 members of Congress who've violated disclosure provisions of the STOCK Act. "I'm pleased to hear Trump supports a ban on congressional stock trading," Merkley said in an email.

☆ Some of Trump's longtime allies are refusing to back him as he is poised to launch a presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump has teased November 15 as the date to announce a presidential run. When asked by Politico on Monday if he would endorse a Trump 2024 presidential bid, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina declined. Sources told CBS News that despite concerns, Trump would be going ahead with Tuesday's announcement. Oh, I know who it is: Ron DeSantis," Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican told Politico. "Ron DeSantis is the leader of the Republican Party, whether he wants to be or not."

☆ GOP Rep. Mo Brooks says it would be a 'bad mistake' to nominate Trump as the party's 2024 presidential nominee, calling his onetime ally 'incompetent' and 'crude'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Mo Brooks said ex-President Donald Trump should not be the GOP presidential nominee in 2024. In an interview with AL.com, Brooks was highly critical of his onetime political ally. "I challenge anybody to make the argument that you can trust the word of Donald Trump," he said. "It would be a bad mistake for the Republicans to have Donald Trump as their nominee in 2024. "I did not fight for Donald Trump after the 2020 election," Brooks said.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

Spreading lies, misinformation and doubt about the 2020 election have proven to be a winning strategy for many Republicans across the United States. The analysis identified more than 370 candidates who cast doubt in some way on the 2020 election. House Republican newcomer said the 2020 election was stolen House Republican newcomer questioned the 2020 election in other ways W y o . M o . T e x as T enn. A vast majority of states will have one or more Republicans who cast doubt on the 2020 election. More than a Dozen Skeptics Elected in the SenateThe 16 Republican skeptics elected so far include several who have outright denied the 2020 election, including J.D.

☆ Live Results: Alabama votes in congressional and state elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Alabama is holding US congressional elections on November 8. Polls close at 7 p.m. CT.Only one of Alabama's two US Senate seats is up for election this year. Both Senate seats are currently being held by Republicans. Alabama has seven seats in the US House of Representatives, each of which is up for election. Currently, six of the seven seats are held by Republicans and one is held by a Democrat, Rep. Terri Sewell, who's running for reelection in the state's 7th Congressional District.

☆ Trump-endorsed Republican Katie Britt faces off against Democrat Will Boyd in Alabama's US Senate election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Katie Britt is running against Democrat Will Boyd to represent Alabama in the US Senate. Britt has outraised and outspent Boyd by leaps and bounds, and is strongly favored to win. Alabama's Senate race candidatesBritt, who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, worked on Shelby's 2015 reelection campaign as his deputy campaign manager and communications director. The money raceAccording to OpenSecrets, Britt has raised $10.6 million, spent $9.1 million, and has $1.5 million cash on hand, as of October 19. What experts sayThe race between Britt and Boyd is rated as "solid Republican" by Inside Elections, "solid Republican" by The Cook Political Report, and "safe Republican" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

☆ It Took Two Weeks to Call Every State in 2020. This Is When to Expect Results This Year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Alicia Parlapiano | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Six of them — all but Alaska and Michigan — have competitive Senate races this year that could determine the balance of power in Congress. North Carolina Last polls close at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Competitive congressional races Senate, House (1 district) Timing of results State officials expect a quick pace of reporting, similar to 2020. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race call 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 96% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 4 days later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 82% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 1 day later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 100% rpt.

☆ Wall Street surges as market seeks bottoming signs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. That seems to be the daily MO for the market.”PHIL BLANCATO CEO OF CEO OF LADENBURG THALMANN ASSET MANAGEMENT“This is the turnaround week every single year. If you look for the single best turnaround week for the year, it’s always the second week of October. The fourth quarter is on average the best quarter every single year and on average the turnaround week happens the second week of October. You’re seeing earnings hold on so far.

Share this -Link copiedCommittee votes to subpoena Trump The committee voted on Thursday unanimously to subpoena Trump. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress. "Even before the networks called the race for President Biden on Nov. 7th, his chances of pulling out a victory were virtually nonexistent, and President Trump knew it," Kinzinger said. “At times, President Trump acknowledged the reality of his loss. “What did President Trump know?

That's based on a Secret Service email from 9:09 a.m. "The head of the President’s Secret Service protective detail, Robert Engel, was specifically aware of the large crowds outside the magnetometers," Schiff said. A Secret Service report at 7:58 a.m. said, "Some members of the crowd are wearing ballistic helmets, body armor carrying radio equipment and military grade backpacks." On Dec. 26, a Secret Service field office relayed a tip that had been received by the FBI, Schiff said. Trump would not be the first president to be subpoenaed, nor would he be the first former president subpoenaed by Congress.

“I don’t f---ing care that they have weapons,” Trump railed, according to Hutchinson’s testimony. She said Ornato told her Trump reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel and then lunged toward Engel. Giuliani was “definitely intoxicated, but I did not know his level of intoxication when he talked” with Trump, Miller said. (Giuliani at the time denied that he was intoxicated through his attorney.) GOP lawmakers sought Trump pardons after Jan. 6The Jan. 6 committee revealed that multiple Republican lawmakers had asked Trump for pardons for their roles in the effort to overturn the 2020 election.

☆ Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Mira Rojanasakul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research published Thursday from Stanford University. The new analysis reveals a picture of daily exposure to wildfire smoke in better geographic detail than ever before. Where Wildfire Smoke Pollution Increased Over the Past Decade 0 0.25 0.5 1 2 4+ micrograms of PM2.5 Seattle Spokane WASH. Portland MAINE Missoula MONT. FLA. Micrograms of PM2.5 0 0.25 0.5 1 2 4+ Note: Map shows increase in average wildfire smoke from 2006-2010 to 2016-2020. The research isolated wildfire smoke from background pollution from other sources, which has actually decreased in recent decades.

☆ The ‘Cost’ of Voting in America: A Look at Where It’s Easiest and Hardest
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Nick Corasaniti | Allison Mccann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Researchers focused on 10 categories related to voting, including registration, inconvenience, early voting, polling hours and absentee voting. The state also stopped using special voting deputies, officials whose tasks had sometimes included conducting voter registration drives, according to the study. To assess the voting laws passed after the 2020 election, this year’s Cost of Voting Index study added new categories and scoring. While the political debate surrounding new election laws has centered on ballots and the voting process, the Cost of Voting Index also gives heavy weight to the ease of voter registration. States rank higher in the index if they allow voter registration drives, provide automatic voter registration, offer same-day registration and maintain longer periods in which to register.

☆ Crypto donor dead set on preventing the next global pandemic gave millions to Trump-backed candidates who opposed COVID regulations to court MAGA base
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Crypto financier Ryan Salame has donated millions to Republican candidates. Three of the candidates Salame supported this year railed against COVID restrictions. The three Republican candidates have all clashed with COVID restrictions in their attempts to woo the MAGA faithful to their side. Hines took to Twitter in August 2021 to lobby against vaccine mandates of any kind. "Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in our workplaces, our children's schools, and throughout #NC13!"

☆ How to be an empathetic boss, even when you're completely burned out
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Studies show that empathetic managers increase people's job satisfaction and cultivate loyalty. It's a human-resources cliché, but as anyone who's ever quit a horrible boss knows, there's a certain truth to it. Unfortunately for employees, research suggests that empathetic bosses are a rare breed. "Managers need to close the say-do gap by creating environments where workers feel valued and understood," he said. It goes back to the Tiny Pulse survey: empathy fatigue.

☆ A leaked video exemplifies what Black migrants endure in US detention centers
▼ + stars: | 2022-03-26 | by ( John Washington | José Olivares | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +30 min

A leaked video obtained by Insider shows guards violently tackling a Black asylum seeker at a Louisiana detention center. Detainees and immigration lawyers say there is a disturbing and overlooked problem of anti-Black racism in immigration detention. In January, Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) called for a "holistic review of the disparate treatment of Black migrants." Across the state, eight new immigration detention centers have been opened in the past three years – all privately run. In just Texas and Louisiana, 11 separate facilities in recent years have shifted from prisons or jails to immigration detention centers.

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The bottom line: St. Louis Community is a good low-fee credit union in Missouri, especially if you want to bank with a Black-owned credit union. How St. Louis Community Credit Union worksSt. Louis Community Credit Union is a Black-owned institution with 17 branches around Missouri. Here are the membership requirements:Live in St. Louis; or in Franklin, St. Charles, or St. Louis counties in Missouri; or in Madison, Monroe, Jersey, or St. Clair counties in Illinois. How St. Louis Community Credit Union compares to similar institutionsWe've compared St. Louis Community to two other credit unions in St. Louis and other parts of Missouri: First Community and Neighbors. St. Louis Community Credit Union First Community Credit Union Neighbors Credit Union Branches 17, plus shared branches Branches 38 Branches 9, plus shared branches Standout feature Black-owned Standout feature High APYs Standout feature Variety of products Get started Get started Get startedSt. Louis Community Credit Union review vs. First Community Credit Union reviewYou'll prefer St. Louis Community if you want to support a Black-owned institution.

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☆ CALC face apel repetat către CEC să aprobe în regim prioritar o hotărâre privind transportul organizat al alegătorilor la secțiile de votare, în ziua anticipatelor din 11 iulie
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +5 min

4390 din 20 octombrie 2020 cu privire la unele aspecte ce țin de transportul organizat al alegătorilor la secțiile de votare în ziua alegerilor prezidențiale din 1 noiembrie 2020. 4390 din 20 octombrie 2020 a avut un caracter disuasiv, având drept rezultat diminuarea numărului de incidente de transportare organizată a alegătorilor, constatate de observatorii naționali comparativ cu scrutinul parlamentar din 2019. Potrivit CALC, Hotărârea CEC a dus la sporirea vigilenței forțelor de ordine privind monitorizarea tuturor aspectelor legate de transportarea organizată a alegătorilor în ziua alegerilor și la simplificarea probării acestor incidente de către poliție. 34 din 13.12.2016 a evidențiat că coruperea alegătorilor trebuie privită ca o gravă încălcare a principiilor alegerilor libere și democratice, inclusiv a procesului echitabil și transparent al alegerilor. Comisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a confirmat marți, 6 iulie, ultimii observatori pentru monitorizarea alegerilor parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie.

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