A Republican-controlled county in Arizona will hand count some ballots cast at polls in November’s midterm congressional elections after voting to approve the measure on Oct. 24. The Cochise County Board of Supervisors in southeastern Arizona voted 2–1 on Monday to count ballots in next month’s elections by hand. Republican Supervisors Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby supported the…
Death Is the Common Thread Among Democrat Policies
Commentary Comparisons of charisma, telegenic qualities, speaking ability, intelligence, and other esoteric qualities of the various political candidates are in the minds of many Americans as they decide for whom they will vote this election year. But while peripherally important, all of those considerations take a distant backseat to the candidates’ stances on the issues…
Republican-Led States Lead Way in Declining Unemployment Rates: Report
Republican-led states are leading the way in decreasing unemployment rates compared to those led by Democratic governors, according to data released on Oct. 21 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the state unemployment data for the month of September, 10 of the top 12 states with the lowest unemployment rates last month included Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South…
TikTok Failed to Prevent 90 Percent of Election Misinformation: Report
Social media giant TikTok approved most political advertisements containing false and misleading information about U.S. elections despite assurances from the company that it had a robust mechanism for detecting such content, a new report has found. TikTok approved 90 percent of advertisements that featured misleading and outright false information about the upcoming 2022 U.S. midterm…
But Will Elections Change Anything?
Commentary It’s coming up in a fortnight. For many people, all their hopes rest on the outcome. I get it because these seem like very dark times. We cannot live without hope. But we also need realism. The problems are deep, pervasive, scandalously entrenched. Many people won financially and in terms of power from lockdowns…
Tory Leadership Race Begins After Liz Truss Resigns
Following UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s shock resignation on Thursday after just six weeks in office, the race is now on to find her successor, and it could happen by as early as next week. Truss, 47, announced she was stepping down in a lengthy speech outside the prime minister’s official residence at Number 10 Downing Street…
President Biden Stumps for Democratic Candidates in Portland
An officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding parolee wasn’t the vibe the embattled city of Portland hoped for as Democrats welcomed President Joe Biden to Oregon on Oct. 14. The shooting happened around 6 p.m, just blocks from the security fencing erected for the president’s visit, according to the Portland Police Bureau. News about the shooting…
Biden Stumps for Democratic Candidates in Portland
An officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding parolee wasn’t the vibe the embattled city of Portland hoped for as Democrats welcomed President Joe Biden to Oregon on Oct. 14. The shooting happened around 6 p.m, just blocks from the security fencing erected for the president’s visit, according to the Portland Police Bureau. News about the shooting…
Is ESG Emerging as the Next CRT in Electoral Politics?
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) has been one of the most popular investment trends in recent years. While it encourages businesses to be more environmentally and socially responsible, it’s frequently criticized for advancing a “woke” agenda. Republican state governors like Florida’s Ron DeSantis and Texas’s Greg Abbott are among many who speak out against ESG….
Municipal Elections Across B.C., With Major Battles in Vancouver, Surrey Expected
Voters in British Columbia’s cities, towns and villages head to the polls today to cast their verdict on local candidates who made big promises this fall to tackle the huge issues confronting almost every community. From Vancouver and Surrey to the smaller Interior communities of Princeton and Clearwater, campaigns focused on issues that typically fall…
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