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President Trump Donald Trump Biden to sign executive order aimed at increasing voting access Albany Times Union editorial board calls for Cuomo's resignation Advocates warn restrictive voting bills could end Georgia's record turnout MORE on Saturday called Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), and for more than an hour sought to persuade him that there is evidence of election fraud in the Peach State. The Hill has independently confirmed the below transcript of the call, based on audio released by The Washington Post . This transcript has been edited to remove the name of an election worker that the president in the call accused without evidence of fraud. ADVERTISEMENT Read the full transcript below: Meadows: OK. Alright. Mr. President, everybody is on the line. This is Mark Meadows Mark Meadows Trump attacks Karl Rove: 'A pompous fool with bad advice' How scientists saved Trump's FDA from politics Liberals howl … [Read more...] about READ: Transcript of Trump phone call with Georgia secretary of state

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order Sunday to increase voter access as he urges the Senate to pass H.R. 1, the House Democrats’ voting rights package. His order “will modernize Vote.gov, order federal agencies to expand access to voter registration,” and “provide voting access and education to citizens in federal custody,” Fox News reported . It will also “examine barriers to citizens with disabilities voting and improve ballot tracking for overseas voters, including active duty military,” the article read. The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, also known as the “For the People Act,” on Wednesday as Republicans warned it would compromise election integrity and lead to the federalization of the nation’s elections. “Every single American should be outraged” by the Democrat-led House passing the act, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) said Wednesday evening, adding, “Democrats just voted to ban voter ID nationwide and force every state to permanently … [Read more...] about President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Voting Access, Urges Senate to Pass H.R.1

Governor Cuomo. Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty Images Several more women have come forward to accuse New York governor Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct — including two publicly — while other former aides claim that Cuomo fostered a toxic work environment with his often emotionally abusive behavior toward staff. The new allegations were published Saturday by the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal , and follow two former Cuomo aides accusing the governor of sexual harassment, and a third woman coming forward who said Cuomo grabbed and kissed her at a wedding they both attended. On Wednesday, Cuomo attempted to offer a blanket apology for making any women uncomfortable with his behavior, but denied touching anyone inappropriately and refused to resign over the growing scandal. Below is an overview of the new allegations that came to light on Saturday. Ana Liss, who worked as a policy and operations aide for Cuomo from 2013 to 2015, told The Wall Street … [Read more...] about More Former Aides Allege Misconduct by Cuomo

Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the book, "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party." Follow him on Twitter @julianzelizer . The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) President Joe Biden is on the cusp of a major legislative victory. If all goes according to plan and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is signed into law, Biden will have scored an early triumph in his presidency. The Covid-19 relief bill will provide a wide range of benefits, from direct payments to American families, money for vaccine development and distribution, small business relief, more substantial subsidies for the Affordable Care Act , a child tax credit, a higher Earned Income Tax Credit, federal funds for state and local governments and much more . Julian Zelizer Given the scale … [Read more...] about Biden’s historic victory for America — no thanks to GOP

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