Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems reach lawsuit settlement in high-stakes defamation case
Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a deal to resolve the $1.6 billion defamation case that the electronic voting machine company brought against Fox for broadcasting unproven accusations that Dominion helped “rig” the 2020 election against former President Donald Trump. Under the settlement Fox has agreed to pay Dominion $787.5 million. Regarding the agreement, Dominion Voting Systems attorney Justin Nelson told reporters, “the truth matters'' adding that, “lies have consequences.” Visit CBS News to learn moreImage Credit:Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
NBC News Poll: Nearly 70% of GOP voters stand behind Trump amid indictment and investigations
Despite his recent criminal arrest and other legal investigations into his past conduct, a new national NBC poll finds that over two-thirds of Republican primary voters still stand behind former President Donald Trump. Of respondents in the NBC poll, 68% believe that investigations into the former President are politically motivated, that there is no other candidate like Trump, and that they must support him. These results stand in stark contrast to a poll of the country as a whole, where 60% of respondents said
Students turn out to vote in large numbers
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire students recorded the highest levels of voter turnout across the city in the recent Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Of the 77 voting wards in Eau Claire, Ward 20, which contains all of the Upper Campus student residence halls, had the highest voter participation with 882 ballots cast. This represents a remarkable increase from the previous election last spring when Ward 20 recorded only 76 votes. UW-Eau Claire professor of political science Rodd Freitag attributes the high student turnout to a
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp urges Republicans to move on from election fraud claims: ‘2020 is ancient history’
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp recently advised Republicans to move on from the 2020 presidential election. At a private Republican National Committee donor retreat in Nashville Kemp emphasized this saying, “not a single swing voter in a single swing state will vote for our nominee if they choose to talk about the 2020 election being stolen.” Kemp’s advice is at odds with many comments from the current GOP frontrunner for 2024, former president Donald Trump, who has continued to repeatedly air his grievances regarding the
GOP-controlled Arizona House votes to expel Republican representative
State Representative Liz Harris was expelled from the Arizona House of Representatives for ethics violations after inviting a conspiracy theorist to publicly testify before lawmakers earlier this year. Harris had invited Jaqueline Breger to testify before the legislature. Once she arrived Breger proceeded to state a number of lies in attacks against public officials, including Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs. Forty-six representatives voted to remove Harris from her elected position with thirteen opposed, meeting a two-thirds threshold to expel the lawmaker. Visit CNN to learn moreImage