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New interim chief executive for Tameside council after last one resigned over 'Tory compassion' tweet

A Conservative councillor said the post was an 'insult' to the 36pc of people who voted Tory in Tameside at the local elections

Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2022

Hidden Slippery Slope Risk and the Ad Hominem Heuristic

[This month, I'm serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope.] The discussion above has assumed that we know up front the preferences people have among positions 0, A, and B. But sometimes B might not even be considered at first, and the apparent choice…

Reason · Jun 16, 2022

Republican attorney general candidates decry ‘tyrannical’ Pritzker, his ‘wingman’ Raoul and Illinois’ ‘world-famous’ corruption

Downstate attorney Tom DeVore is up against suburban lawyers Steve Kim and David Shestokas for the GOP nomination to take on Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022

Revealed: The moments that might have cost Scott Morrison the prime ministership

Labor's National Secretary outlined some key moments that may have cemented voters' perceptions of Scott Morrison – and a Coalition defeat.

The New Daily · Jun 15, 2022

Don the con: Trump voters are victims

Trump shook down his supporters for $250 million with lies, proving the old adage: "You can't cheat an honest man"

Salon · Jun 14, 2022

Good turnout in polls to Council from South Graduates’ Constituency attributed to fresh enrolment

The fresh list comprised a substantial number of first-time voters as well as young voters under the age of 40

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022

Jan. 6 committee delays Wednesday hearing, citing need to compile video evidence

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee postponed its Wednesday hearing, which was scheduled to examine the way in which Donald Trump used the waning days of his presidency to install Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general to perpetuate his voter fraud claims when others in the Justice Department…

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022

George Skelton: Voters paid attention to party affiliation, not positions, in California's statewide primaries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When running for partisan political office, what usually counts most are simple things campaigns often can't control — especially in a low-profile statewide race.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2022

Commentary: Democrats’ efforts to register more young people to vote critical to democracy

On Nov. 9, the day after the midterm elections, Americans will wake up to one of two realities. One may well be the beginning of the end of functioning government and fundamental constitutional rights. The other could result in continued progress on goals such as stronger background checks, lower prices…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 14, 2022

In Nevada, GOP voters decide nominee for top elections post

Nevada’s primary on Tuesday will determine whether a former state lawmaker who has been traveling the country repeating the false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen will become the Republican Party’s nominee for the office that oversees elections in the state

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022