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Hand-counting ballots is time-consuming, expensive, and error prone. But some Republicans are going for it anyway:
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Texas Republicans in some counties are pushing to count ballots by hand in next year's primary
Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in key contests in Texas in March.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-republicans-counties-are-pushing-count-ballots-hand-years-primar-rcna239342
about 1 month ago
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NBC News
about 2 months ago
Democrats added at least 10 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, building on the party's wins in the top statewide elections and more broadly across the country, AP projects.
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Democrats expand majority in Virginia House of Delegates, building on statewide wins
Democrats also won the state's races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
https://nbcnews.to/4qIjg5N
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Lawrence Hurley
9 months ago
"A whole lot of this is illegal"
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Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections
Election experts said the sweeping order, which could risk disenfranchising millions, will most likely be met with legal challenges.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-signs-executive-order-requiring-proof-citizenship-register-vote-rcna198094
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Sahil Kapur
9 months ago
(1) If itâs a statutory challenge: convince Congress to pass a law. (2) If itâs a constitutional challenge: try to amend the Constitution. (3) If that fails: rally voters to elect politicians to do (1) and/or (2). (4) If that also fails: question whether he is wildly popular.
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10 months ago
NBC News spoke with a half dozen pregnant women who recently lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's layoffs across the federal government. via
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Can someone explain to me why there is no camp in the last two weeks of August? I understand it's a common vacation time but... the complete lack of options for working parents is WILD
10 months ago
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Mike Hixenbaugh
10 months ago
DOGE implied it had slashed $100,000,000 in diversity trainings at the Agriculture Department. The actual savings was $121,000.
@janetimm.bsky.social
has the receipts:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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10 months ago
Many of DOGEâs âwall of savingsâ and canceled contracts include many eye-popping âreceipts.â Thereâs just one problem,
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writes: Many of the so-called receipts arenât receipts. Theyâre negotiated agreements with known government contractors, who might provide future services.
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Dozens of DOGE âreceiptsâ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency
Many of the receipts published by Elon Muskâs DOGE arenât receipts at all â theyâre negotiated deals with vetted vendors who might do future government work.
https://nbcnews.to/4hUnIto
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"Amateur hour in their federal government" "Theyâre throwing out the baby with the bathwater" "Really scary" "Mathematically impossible" "Humiliating mistake"
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Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-days-musk-trump-tout-cuts-fraud-claims-are-debunked-rcna192217
10 months ago
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Ryan J. Reilly âpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of⊠disarrayâ
10 months ago
Appreciate both
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's reporting and her nod to the start of spring training.
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Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-days-musk-trump-tout-cuts-fraud-claims-are-debunked-rcna192217
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Can someone make the FSA eligibility rules make sense
11 months ago
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Lawrence Hurley
11 months ago
Biden has issued preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and people who worked on the Jan 6 committee, plus cops who testified before it.
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Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project "will pay $300,000 for illegally supporting her 2018 gubernatorial campaign â the largest fine ever assessed for violating Georgia campaign finance laws."
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Stacey Abrams group to pay largest fine for campaign violations in Georgia history
The New Georgia Project admitted to every allegation the State Ethics Commission had leveled against it as part of it's consent agreement.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/abrams-group-to-pay-largest-fine-for-campaign-violations-in-georgia-history/3Q3SFGNDNFEXLBIUYUB3ONDRM4/
11 months ago
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Amanda Terkel
11 months ago
Minnesota state House Democrats to stage walkout to bar new GOP speaker
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Minnesota state House Democrats to stage walkout to bar new GOP speaker
The Minnesota Democratic caucus plans to skip nearly three weeks of the new legislative session to deny Republicans the ability to conduct business before a special election.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/minnesota-state-house-democrats-stage-walkout-bar-new-gop-speaker-rcna187437
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New year, new partisan gridlock in state government: Today in Minnesota, state House Dems all left town while Republicans tried to conduct business without the usual quorum
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Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote
The Minnesota Democratic caucus plans to skip nearly three weeks of the new legislative session in a bid to deny Republicans the ability to conduct business before a special election.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/minnesota-state-house-democrats-stage-walkout-bar-new-gop-speaker-rcna187437
11 months ago
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States consider cell phone restrictions in schools â and even fines to students who disobey
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A growing number of states are considering bills to ban cellphones in schools
Proponents of the bills say cellphones are distracting and damaging to students' mental health, but some parents are expressing public safety concerns.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/state-lawmakers-bills-ban-cellphones-schools-rcna187309
11 months ago
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Ryan J. Reilly âpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of⊠disarrayâ
11 months ago
If you're waiting on the Jack Smith report, why not instead read this deep dive that me +
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did a few months back on what the Trump folks did in Detroit in 2020.
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How Trump allies stoked election chaos in Detroit in 2020 â and what they're planning in 2024
Trump campaign and RNC staffers were central players in attempts to âstop the countâ in Detroit in 2020, an NBC News investigation reveals. Next month, they claim 200,000 âpatriotsâ will volunteer to ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-election-chaos-detroit-misinformation-rcna174091
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NBC News
12 months ago
Check out our
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Sahil Kapur
12 months ago
WASHINGTON â Jan. 6, 2025. Election certification day on Capitol Hill.
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Brad Heath
12 months ago
Guys, C-SPAN is momentarily in a state of lawless anarchy.
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David Zipper
12 months ago
US tax credit for a new Cybertruck: $7,500 US tax credit for a new e-bike: $0
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Tesla Cybertruck Joins Short List of EVs Eligible for US Subsidy
Tesla Inc.âs Cybertruck qualifies for up to $7,500 in US tax credits for the first time this year, part of reshuffling under tougher rules that took effect on Jan. 1 that also newly disqualify other e...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/tesla-cybertruck-joins-short-list-of-evs-eligible-for-us-subsidy?embedded-checkout=true
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Allan Smith
12 months ago
Biden blocks Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel
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Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel
The iconic American company had sought to sell itself amid intense global competition.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/biden-blocks-japans-nippon-steel-acquiring-us-steel-rcna186073
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David Ingram
12 months ago
Yup!
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Hunting for AI bots? These four words could do the trick
âIgnore all previous instructionsâ has become an easy way to try to see whether an internet troll is actually a bot, as well as an all-purpose insult.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna161318
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Ryan Teague Beckwith
12 months ago
omg it worked
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Between a nasty virus and my kid's school break, I just took my longest time off work in...five years. What great end of year stories did I miss?
12 months ago
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Adam Wollner
about 1 year ago
40% of counties in the U.S. were decided by 50 or more points in 2024. That represents a four-fold increase from 2000.
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Ben Goggin
about 1 year ago
Trump Tower III and Trump International Beach Resorts are among 35 Miami buildings sinking at âunexpectedâ rates, according to a new study
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Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at âunexpectedâ rates, new study reveals
First-ever observation of continuous subsidence shows as much as 70 percent of high-rises affected in some areas of Miami
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/climate-change/article296831519.html
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Patrick Smith
about 1 year ago
The rise of "Fartcoin" is a stop-the-world-I-want-to-get-off type situation
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Memecoins like Fartcoin are riding Trump's victory to huge valuations. Experts say it may have only begun.
The carnival-casino era of cryptocurrencies has come back with a vengeance.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/memecoins-what-are-they-why-are-they-popular-cryptocurrency-rcna184223
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Brandy Zadrozny
about 1 year ago
The ultimate âwe have to study the vaccinesâ goal according to anti-vaxx folks? They say they wonât be satisfied until scientists randomly deny polio and other vaccines to children and see what happens.
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RFK Jr.âs Lawyer Has Asked the FDA to Revoke Polio Vaccine Approval (Gift Article)
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.âs side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hE4.3vwX.UeHHjjD_K0ho&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Ryan J. Reilly âpaints a vivid and urgent portrait of⊠disarrayâ
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: FBI missed 'basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds
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FBI missed 'basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds
Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI informants could further fuel right-wing "fedsurrection" conspiracy theories.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/fbi-missed-basic-step-gathering-intel-lead-jan-6-doj-watchdog-finds-rcna183449
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I fact checked
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Fact-checking Trump's interview with 'Meet the Press'
The president-elect discussed the major policy priorities for his second term and made several false, misleading or exaggerated claims along the way.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-interview-meet-the-press-rcna182995
about 1 year ago
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