A spokesman for the Facebook founder said the money sent to election offices in 2020 was a “one-time donation.” The grants prompted Republicans to push for bans on private donations for elections.
Tag: United States Politics and Government
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In Call Before Jan. 6 Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’
Days before Jan. 6, a onetime aide to Roger J. Stone Jr. told Trump backers to make lawmakers meeting to finalize the 2020 election results feel that “people are breathing down their necks.”
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House G.O.P. Kills Bid to Honor Pioneering Black Judge
A right-wing congressman persuaded fellow Republicans to abruptly turn against a routine measure to name a federal courthouse in Florida for a Black State Supreme Court justice.
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Biden to Allow Higher-Ethanol E15 Gas to Be Sold All Summer
The White House estimated that the move would shave 10 cents off every gallon of gasoline purchased at the approximately 2,300 stations in the country that offer the blend known as E15.
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Biden’s Climate Shift
The war in Ukraine has led the president to retreat on his ambitious climate policies.