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The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has resigned overnight in somewhat murky circumstances. Ethan Berkowitz offered his resignation four days after an anchorwoman at a local television station threatened to report he had posted nude photos of himself on a website.
Berkowitz adamantly denied her allegations, but on Monday admitted he had an inappropriate relationship with Maria Athens, the anchor at a Fox/ABC combined station in Anchorage.
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Dana Milbank at the Washington Post has identified what he says is “the most chilling moment of her Supreme Court confirmation testimony” – her refusal to rule out a president delaying a US presidential election:
“President Trump made claims of voter fraud and suggested he wanted to delay the upcoming election,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, observed. “Does the Constitution give the president of the United States the authority to unilaterally delay a general election under any circumstances? Does federal law?”
This should have been a gimme. There was only one correct answer: No.
Continue reading…Nominee dodges abortion, healthcare and election law questionsBiden leads Trump by 17 points as election enters final stagePresident tweets ‘Go big or go home’ about stimulus dealSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 11.19am BSTThe mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has resigned overnight in somewhat murky circumstances. Ethan Berkowitz offered his resignation four days after an anchorwoman at a local television station threatened to report he had posted nude photos of himself on a website.Berkowitz adamantly denied her allegations, but on Monday admitted he had an inappropriate relationship with Maria Athens, the anchor at a Fox/ABC combined station in Anchorage. 11.15am BSTDana Milbank at the Washington Post has identified what he says is “the most chilling moment of her Supreme Court confirmation testimony” – her refusal to rule out a president delaying a US presidential election:“President Trump made claims of voter fraud and suggested he wanted to delay the upcoming election,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, observed. “Does the Constitution give the president of the United States the authority to unilaterally delay a general election under any circumstances? Does federal law?”This should have been a gimme. There was only one correct answer: No. Continue reading…