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... instead of the usual 60 needed for most legislation. The Senate is split 50-50, but Vice President Kamala Harris can cast a tie-breaking vote.As the process drags on, it's a reminder that it took more than a year in Congress to pass Affordable Care Act, which ...
... Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, was allowing absentee ballots to be counted without teams of bipartisan observers as well as challengers. She’s accused of undermining the “constitutional right of all Michigan voters...to participate in fair and lawful elections.” Michigan Democrats said the suit was a longshot.
... she didn't know what Republicans planned to do with the ballots they collected and worried they could target Democratic areas with boxes to suppress votes.There also were reports of GOP drop boxes at a church in the Los Angeles County community of Castaic and at various locations in ...
... Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska for opposing a vote before elections. Trump warned they would be "very badly hurt" by voters.The mounting clash over the vacant seat injects new turbulence in the presidential campaign with the nation still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic that ...
... in more loss of life and jobs than necessary. It’s a line both Biden and Harris are likely to push while speaking to union voters.The U.S. economy has been steadily rebounding from its epic collapse in the spring as many businesses have reopened and rehired some laid ...
... had a virtual convention, but never have we gone into a convention where the presumptive nominee has spent so little time actually in front of voters.This is going to be the first opportunity for most voters to actually get a sense of who this guy is, and to see ...
... the racial tensions that surfaced after Floyd’s killing in his reelection pitch. Still, Trump and his campaign make regular appeals to Black and Latino voters.The president regularly cites employment gains for these groups before the coronavirus pandemic struck, and he continues to showcase legislation he signed to overhaul ...
... The Republican National Committee, led by Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, is now suing California to stop that blue state from mailing absentee ballots to all registered voters.The president's made false claims about who was, in fact, receiving ballots in the Golden State. President Donald Trump: People that aren't ...
... candidate secures the nod outright on initial round voting at the convention, the super delegates, including lawmakers, may have a role to play in casting votes.At an earlier debate in Las Vegas, the 2020 candidates were asked whether the candidate with the most delegates should be the nominee, even ...
... how to use them. Critics say such machines are no more secure than the current system and don't actually allow voters to verify their votes.The machines print out barcodes that correspond to the voter's selections, as well as a separate list that's readable by a voter ...
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