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Posted: May 12, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 12 Donald Trump, shown in 2016, now towers over the Republican Party. Simply criticizing the former president in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could now become a firing offence.(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) It s almost over. A rare remaining ember of resistance to Donald Trump in the upper echelons of the U.S. Republican Party is on the verge of being extinguished. Republicans will vote Wednesday on whether to purge Liz Cheney from her position in the party leadership in the House of Representatives. It would have been a mind-boggling turn of events not too long ago. ....
Gov. Kemp signs bill allowing Georgia college athletes to make money off their image WSBTV.com News Staff Thursday is a big day for college athletes in Georgia. Popular Searches Governor Kemp signed a bill into law allowing them to make money off their image. It’s called the Name, Image, Likeness Bill or HB 617. “I think it’s just a sign of things to come and gives us another tool in the toolbox. And sure this issue will develop over the years,” said Gov. Kemp. [DOWNLOAD: ] It protects student athletes from being punished if they make any sort of profit off themselves - from social media to apparel to some of the big names managing their own brands. ....
State Election Board Reconvenes After Secretary Of State Booted From Chair - Across Georgia, GA - This Republican power play is the latest tactic in the GOP's attempt to bring Georgia back to the days of Jim Crow politics. ....
Republican state lawmakers look to empower partisan poll watchers, setting off alarms about potential voter intimidation Voting rights activists are sounding alarms about Republican efforts in key states to empower partisan poll watchers and expand voter challenges arguing it could lead to voter intimidation that recalls dark chapters in US history. Bills in several states would grant new authority to poll watchers who work on behalf of candidates and political parties to observe voters and election workers. Critics say it could lead to conflict and chaos at polling places and an improper targeting of voters of color. In Texas, a measure under consideration by the Republican-controlled legislature would grant partisan poll watchers the right to videotape voters as they receive assistance casting their ballots. ....