Nearly a month after the U.S. Capitol building riot, Microsoft said Friday it will suspend campaign contributions to any member of Congress who voted to object to the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s the strongest move thus far by the Redmond software company in response to the chaos that engulfed the Capitol Jan. […]
Twitter said Tuesday its user base jumped to 192 million in the quarter marked by US presidential election turmoil and a battle against misinformation. Ranks of “monetizable” daily active Twitter users rose 27 percent from a year earlier during the fourth quarter, which ended just days before former president Donald Trump was booted from the […]
Justice department watchdog separately launches probe into whether officials tried to overturn results… Dominion Voting Systems has filed a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York City mayor, seeking $1.3bn for his alleged role in perpetuating the “big lie” about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The legal claim against […]
Weeks after President-elect Joe Biden was declared winner of November’s election, there remains a deep mistrust of the electoral process among many ardent supporters of Donald Trump. It reflects a broader sentiment among conservatives, one that has profound implications for the nation and its institutions. Standing on Main Street, Dillard Ungeheuer, 73, was scraping cow […]
New York’s elections board certified Republican Claudia Tenney as the winner of the state’s 22nd congressional district over Democrat Anthony Brindisi. New York, United States: The final unresolved race of the US election was brought to a conclusion Monday, three months after polling day and over a month since most lawmakers were sworn into Congress. […]
US President Donald Trump has turned on his deputy, accusing him of lacking courage after Mike Pence said he would not intervene in the election result. In a tweet, the president wrote: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a […]
Sure, it’s early, and the Democratic field is still taking shape, no primary votes have been cast, and no debates have taken place. However, we can learn a lot about the prospects of a President’s chances for re-election by looking at the national economic indicators. As has been the case in modern Presidential history, there […]
Asked what her very first act as president would be, Sen. Kamala Harris had a quick answer at a recent televised town hall: Enact a tax cut that would boost incomes for working families by as much as $6,000 a year. Sen. Elizabeth Warren followed the launch of her campaign by unveiling a tax on […]
US President Donald Trump appeared to take credit for coining the word “fake” in his fight against the media, saying it is “one of the greatest of all terms” he has come up with. In an interview with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee on Christian television network, TBN, the President was criticising coverage of his […]
Introduction Allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have gripped Washington and kicked off multiple investigations into the campaign of President Donald J. Trump. At the root of these inquiries are concerns about the security of the U.S. electoral process and fears that a rival power could influence an election’s results. President […]
What works for one party doesn’t necessarily work for another. Professor Doug Chung discusses his research on presidential elections, and which marketing paths lead to victory. If candidates are searching for the right marketing mix in 2016, they need look no further than the last few election cycles. Doug J. Chung, an assistant professor of […]
Somali, Muslim, refugee, woman: Ilhan Omar made history in all those categories last night as voters backed her bid to the US Congress. The 36-year-old Democrat candidate was resoundingly elected with over 78% of the vote in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, joining the surge of fresh new candidates who helped the Democrats take back the […]