Politics
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If Sexual Harassment Accusations Against Cuomo Prove True, Biden Believes the Governor Should Step Down: 'He'll Probably End Up Being Prosecuted, Too'
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday, President Biden stated that if an investigation confirms the seven claims of sexual harassment against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he should step down. “I know you said you want the investigation to continue,” Stephanopoulos told Biden, referring to the New York’s attorney…
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Calls to #FreeHaiti Spotlights Untenable Situation in Caribbean Nation
You may have seen #FreeHaiti making the rounds on Twitter, and though the hashtag has been shared by celebrities like Cardi B and influencers like Karen Civil, it originated from people in the Caribbean republic in response to the fatal outcome of a SWAT operation last weekend to seize gang members in the Village de…
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Did the FBI ‘Fake’ Justice Kavanaugh’s Background Check? One Senator Thinks So
Way back in 2018, when the country was under orange rule, the FBI was tasked with doing a background check on Brett Kavanaugh, who had been nominated for the Supreme Court. If you unlock that part of your brain that swore it would never go back there, remember that there were claims of sexual assault…
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Texas Legislators Add to the Republican Party’s Ongoing Rush of Voter Suppression Bills
Republican-led state legislatures have openly been waging war on voting access in the wake of their presidential candidate’s defeat in the 2020 elections. Texas, which tried its very hardest during those elections to curb voters’ access to the ballot box, has now come through with its own slate of voter suppression legislation. On Monday, Republican…
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Cuomo Doesn't Seem to Be Going Anywhere Soon and Here's Why
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing non-stop pressure to resign, with seven women now accusing him of sexual harassment—so far. Most of his fellow party members at the state and national levels are abandoning him almost daily. Both of the state’s U.S. senators have called for him to step down and 16 of the…
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Biden to Wait Until Cuomo’s Investigation Is Over, Won’t Call on Him to Resign
President Joe Biden doesn’t want to rush to judgment despite mounds of accusations, a photo, and seven women claiming that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them—and don’t even get me started with the claims that Cuomo and his staff mishandled COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. “I think the investigation is underway and we…