Money, politics and Justice Anthony Kennedy: Revisiting Citizens United
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is one of retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s most maligned rulings. Many condemn the opinion for treating corporations as people, money as speech, and elections as commodities to be sold to the highest bidder. President Barack Obama lambasted Citizens United in a State of the Union address. During her 2016 presidential campaign, […]
Hillary Clinton dances on Michael Flynn’s political grave following his late-night resignation
One of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s top critics throughout the 2016 presidential election was former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn was an early surrogate of President Donald Trump and a frequent guest on Republican-leaning Fox News programs. At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Flynn led the crowd in chants of “lock her […]
Obama “vows retaliation” against Russia
Barack Obama says the US will take action against Russia over claims of its involvement in the country’s recent presidential election. The US president made the statement in a national radio interview. Obama tells NPRinskeep that U.S. “will take action” in response to Russia hacking during election.
“The View” listed three reasons the Electoral College should flip for Clinton
Joy Behar of “The View” said Wednesday that she’s been reading up on her Alexander Hamilton that these three things should be enough for the Electoral College to flip for Hillary Clinton. RELATED: “The View” believes that checks and balances are gone after Trump’s election Watch the video Behar said foreign involvement, Trump’s conflicts of […]
Detroit Machines Registered More Votes Than Voters: Report
Voting machines in over one-third of Detroit precincts registered more ballots cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election than the number of voters tallied by poll workers, the Detroit News reported Tuesday. Reports from the office of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett revealed optical scanners registered more ballots cast than the number of voters recorded […]
Green Party To Take Pennsylvania Recount To Federal Court
The Green Party refused to back down in its efforts to initiate a state-wide recount in Pennsylvania. The campaign announced late Saturday it is switching its strategy in the swing state, seeking the help of federal courts instead of state courts. The campaign announced it would seek an emergency federal court order Monday, hours after […]
Stop Donald Trump Petition Receives 4.7 Million Signatures
A petition to elect Hillary Clinton as president and keep Donald Trump from being sworn in as commander in chief is winning over the internet. Trump won 306 electoral votes to Clinton’s 232, but she is the popular vote winner, with 65,259,681 votes to his 62,692,056.
Everything to Know About Clinton-Backed Recount Effort
President-elect Donald Trump went on a tweetstorm Sunday morning, quoting Hillary Clinton’s debate promise to accept the election results a day after her campaign agreed to support efforts to recount votes in Wisconsin, an effort his transition team labeled a “scam.” Razor-thin margins in key battleground states delivered the election for Trump, who stands at […]
Trump Calls Vote Recount Efforts a ‘Scam’ as Clinton Team Joins Wisconsin Effort
President-elect Donald Trump has called efforts by the Green Party to force recounts in three swing states a “scam,” as his former Democratic rival’s campaign joined the recount efforts in the Midwestern swing state of Wisconsin. “This is a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded, and the results […]
Hillary Clinton Urged To Demand Recount In 3 States
A group of computer scientists and election attorneys are urging Democrat Hillary Clinton to call for a recount in three swing states where President-elect Donald Trump won, New York Magazine reported Tuesday. The group, which includes voting-rights attorney John Bonifaz and J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security […]