Benjamin Swasey
Editor, NPR Politics at NPR
@nprpolitics voting editor / email: [email protected] / before: @wbur / Celtics ☘️
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1 month ago |
laist.com | Benjamin Swasey
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opb.org | Benjamin Swasey
A federal judge has found that the Trump administration likely violated the Constitution when it effectively shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development.In a 68-page opinion Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang, an Obama appointee, wrote that “the Court finds that Defendants' actions taken to shut down USAID on an accelerated basis, including its apparent decision to permanently close USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID Officer, likely...
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Nov 6, 2024 |
wwno.org | Benjamin Swasey
With one exception, the push for election reform has so far had an unsuccessful night, according to race calls by the Associated Press. Nevada voters turned down an effort to switch to nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice voting in general elections. It would have transformed voting in the key state. A similar measure in Idaho has failed. In Oregon, voters will not establish ranked choice voting. South Dakota will not switch to nonpartisan primaries.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
wusf.org | Benjamin Swasey
President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election — culminating with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol — put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are key dates ahead: The next few weeks: State election officials confirm results Dec. 11: The appointing of electors Dec. 17: The meeting of electors Dec. 25: The arrival of the electoral votes Jan. 3: The swearing-in of the new Congress Jan.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
kosu.org | Benjamin Swasey
President-elect Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election — culminating with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol — put a spotlight on what are essentially ministerial steps between Election Day and Inauguration Day. Here are key dates ahead: The next few weeks: State election officials confirm results Dec. 11: The appointing of electors Dec. 17: The meeting of electors Dec. 25: The arrival of the electoral votes Jan. 3: The swearing-in of the new Congress Jan.
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Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures, and Republican lawmakers in Florida, Arkansas and other states are now passing new restrictions on such direct democracy: https://t.co/JSXJDvu4UY
After getting rebuffed by a Trump-nominated federal judge, Jefferson Griffin has finally conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race. It's the last uncertified contest of the 2024 election. https://t.co/fUCxX2yjsN
Trump has escalated the federal attempt to upend Colorado’s prosecution of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who helped facilitate unauthorized access to county voting equipment. https://t.co/X9tHRZCEHd