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Federal Government Keeping COVID-19 Health Emergency Intact Until Next Year: Official

by USNN2020November 15, 2022January 16, 2025

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Fauci’s Pandemic Leadership Needs to be Investigated: Dr. Scott Atlas

by USNN2020November 15, 2022December 25, 2024

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Pelosi Is ‘Not Even Thinking About’ Political Future ‘At This Moment’: Spokesman

by USNN2020November 15, 2022February 26, 2025

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Cruz Criticizes McConnell for ‘Abandoning’ Blake Masters in Arizona Senate Race

by USNN2020November 15, 2022October 24, 2025

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Fraud, Romance, and Regulatory Neglect: The FTX Scandal Deepens

by USNN2020November 15, 2022August 6, 2025

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Battle Over the iPhone App Store Spills Into Appeals Court

by USNN2020November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls for Investigation Into Harris County Elections

by USNN2020November 14, 2022February 27, 2024

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Trump on Anticipated 2024 Bid: Will Keep Everyone in ‘Massive Suspense’

by USNN2020November 14, 2022February 18, 2025

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Relationship Among FTX, Ukraine, and Democrats Sparks Speculation

by USNN2020November 14, 2022July 19, 2025

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Teach the Constitution: Democrat Attorney Who Halted Hochul’s Quarantine Camp Regulation

by USNN2020November 14, 2022February 21, 2025

Many of the mainstream media outlets that are currently defending the slow counting of votes in Nevada and Arizona following November’s midterm elections, had criticized the very same thing in coverage of the 2020 Democratic Iowa caucuses, according to media watchdog NewsBusters. NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center, works to expose and combat liberal media bias, according to its website. The watchdog compiled a video montage of reporters from outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, and CBS News in which they repeatedly state that the lengthy vote-counting process in Arizona this month is “normal,” “ordinary,” and “part of the process.” Arizona has taken days to count its votes for the governor and the U.S. Senate races following Tuesday’s elections. Alongside the first video published by NewsBusters is a second montage in which hosts from those same media outlets condemn the slow vote-counting process in the major 2020 Democratic contest in Iowa, and bemoan still not knowing who had won days after the elections had taken place. In the first video, MSNBC’s Katy Tur tells viewers, “The truth everyone, as you know, is that it’s going to take time and that is normal,” while MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele states that this is “part of the process” and “normal” while urging viewers not to get upset. Elsewhere, ABC reporter Terry Moran tells “Good Morning America” viewers: “This is normal. Ordinary Arizonans will continue the ordinary work of counting votes.” CBS News and CNN anchors and correspondents also repeatedly state that the vote-counting process “takes time” and urge viewers to be patient. Epoch Times Photo Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt (L) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) in file photographs. (Getty Images) ‘Caucus Chaos’ In contrast, reporters from those same stations in 2020 criticized the vote-counting process in Iowa, with MSNBC anchor Hallie Jackson telling viewers: “Breaking this morning, the Iowa caucuses. They’re what’s breaking because the system is actually broken.” Then-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo called the delayed results an “epic failure by the Iowa state Democratic Party” while CBS’s Gayle King states, “It seems the jokes are going to start writing themselves.” Reporters from CNN, MSNBC, and ABC repeatedly refer to what they call “caucus chaos.” NewsBusters senior research analyst Bill D’Agostino shared the videos on Twitter, writing: “Vote counting for the 2020 Democratic Iowa Caucus was so abysmally bad that even the media dunked on it. Keep in mind, this is the same media who are now wagging their fingers at you like kindergarten teachers, and lecturing you about patience in Arizona and Nevada.” Officials in Nevada were still accepting mail-in ballots through Saturday evening, as long as they were postmarked on or before the day of the election, in accordance with state law. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) is projected to defeat Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in Nevada, according to The Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, and other outlets, granting the Democrats the 50 seats they need for an effective majority and ending Republican hopes of flipping the Senate. During a speech in Las Vegas on Sunday, Cortez Masto said her win shows that “Nevadans rejected the far-right politicians working to divide us” and that, “When far-right Republicans said they knew better, I knew we would prove them wrong.” Laxalt said on Twitter on Saturday that his “victory window” has narrowed but is yet to concede defeat in the race. The newly-elected Senate will be sworn-in on Jan. 3.

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Media Defend Nevada’s Slow Election Vote Count After Condemning Delayed Tally in 2020 Iowa Caucuses

by USNN2020November 14, 2022February 26, 2025

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Kari Lake Says Katie Hobbs Created ‘Major Ethical Problem’ by Not Recusing Herself

by USNN2020November 14, 2022February 9, 2024

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Trump to Deploy 300 National Guard Members in Illinois

By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to protect federal assets amid “violent riots ...

Shutdown to Continue Through Weekend After Senate Rejects Funding Plan Again

By Jackson Richman WASHINGTON—The federal shutdown will continue through the weekend as the Senate once again rejected rival funding bills to reopen the government on ...

Trump Notifies Congress of ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

By Zachary Stieber President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be “unlawful combatants” and said that the United States is now in a “non-international ...

Government Shutdown Begins: 4 Takeaways

By Lawrence Wilson The federal government remains shut down after the Senate on Oct. 1 again rejected a pair of competing plans that would temporarily ...

White House Confirms Layoffs Coming ‘Very Soon’ Amid Government Shutdown

By Jack Phillips White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Oct. 1 that federal layoffs will occur in the near future amid a government ...

Trump Admin Allows Oil and Gas Permits, Freezes Renewables in Shutdown

By Tom Ozimek During the government shutdown, the Trump administration will continue to process oil and gas drilling permits on a limited basis while putting ...

Social Security, IRS Payment Changes Coming Tuesday: 4 Things to Know

By Jack Phillips Both the IRS and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are ending the issuance of paper checks on Sept. 30 under a change ...

FBI Suspects Michigan Church Shooter Hated People of the Mormon Faith

By Jack Phillips White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that the man accused of killing at least four people and injuring eight ...

US Real Estate Industry Cautiously Optimistic About Fall Market

By Mary Prenon Despite a slight 0.2 percent dip in national home sales in August, real estate professionals nationwide remain cautiously optimistic about the fall ...

Multiple People Shot at Mormon Church in Michigan, Shooter Is Down: Officials

By Jack Phillips Several people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the suspected shooter has been taken down, authorities said Sunday. The ...

Trump Authorizes Troop Deployment to Portland, Vows ‘Full Force’ Response to Domestic Terrorists

By Tom Ozimek President Donald Trump said he has ordered troops to deploy to Portland, Oregon, in response to escalating clashes outside federal immigration facilities, ...

US Attorney Directs Federal Authorities to Ignore California Mask Law

By Jack Phillips An acting U.S. attorney in California on Friday ordered federal authorities to ignore a new state law that bars law enforcement officers ...