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March 3, 2021 at 8:00 AM It's not just you. Spam calls are out of control.
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Spam robocalls are on the rise, and the reason is they're incredibly profitable.
Court decisions have paved the way for telemarketers to get away with spam calls scot-free.
You can stop scam robocalls, but you need to take it into your own hands.
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Nearly every day for the past year, I have been breathlessly informed that the warranty on my vehicle is out of date. The... Tags: Facebook, Florida, Politics, New York, News, Fcc, Supreme Court, Yahoo, Congress, California, Washington, Virginia, India, US, Trends, Pakistan132 people like this. Like
March 2, 2021 at 11:31 AM Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, checking into Cancun International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.
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Sen. Ted Cruz's approval ratings dropped in recent weeks, a new poll from Morning Consult shows.
Cruz traveled to Mexico during a recent winter storm that caused millions of Texans to lose power and water.
His approval rating is lower now than when he objected to certifying the 2020 presidential election.
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GOP ... Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Mexico, Trends, Pennsylvania, Gop, Ted Cruz, Arizona, Donald Trump, Winter Storm, Cruz, Trump, Cancun, Capitol, CANCUN Mexico102 people like this. Like
February 25, 2021 at 2:18 PM A transphobic sign was put up by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2020, after Rep. Marie Newman, D-Ill., put up a pro transgender rights flag across the hallway in the Longworth House Office Building.
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After a debate over the Equality Act, Rep. Marie Newman put a transgender flag outside of her office.
In response, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene placed a transphobic sign outside of her office.
Facebook removed Newman's vid... Tags: Facebook, Politics, News, Congress, Senate, Trends, Gop, House, Republican Party, Transgender Rights, Democratic Party, Newman, Greene, Facebook In, LGBTQ rights, Adam Kinzinger92 people like this. Like
February 23, 2021 at 1:32 PM Al Drago/Getty; Brendan Smialowski/Getty; Yana Paskova/Getty; Tom Williams/Getty; Dominique Faget/Getty; Olivier Douliery; Mikhail Klimentyev/Getty; Skye Gould/Insider
Insider compiled a database of the 125 people and institutions essential to Donald Trump's rise to power and his norm-busting presidential behavior.
Names include friends, family, lawyers, business partners, donors, staff, media executives, and social-media influencers.
You can read the full database here.
Donald Trump's u... Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Politics, New York, Vladimir Putin, White House, US, Trends, United States, Rupert Murdoch, Jack Dorsey, Donald Trump, Teaser, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Mike Pence, Melania Trump86 people like this. Like
February 23, 2021 at 12:45 PM Economic stimulus checks are prepared for printing at the Philadelphia Financial Center May 8, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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42% of respondents want the next round of COVID stimulus checks to be at least $2,000.
The $1,400 currently in Biden's bill is satisfactory for many, with 65% wanting $1,400 or more.
A quarter of respondents specifically wrote $2,000, an amount Biden pledged before his inauguration.
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A p... Tags: Politics, News, Washington Post, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, House, House Of Representatives, Biden, Donald Trump, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Democratic Rep Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Stimulus Check, INSIDER Data75 people like this. Like
February 22, 2021 at 4:36 PM In his appearance on 60 Minutes, senior US District Judge James Robart said he received 40,000 threatening messages after blocking Trump's first travel ban.
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After taking office in 2017, Trump sought to limit immigration from six Muslim-majority countries.
US District Judge James Robart temporarily blocked the executive order, citing "irreparable injury."
Robart told "60 Minutes" he received 40,000 threatening messages after his decision.
Visit the Business section o... Tags: Politics, News, Putin, Washington, Cbs News, China, Russia, US, Trends, Cybersecurity, Muslim, Homeland Security, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Muslim Ban121 people like this. Like
February 22, 2021 at 4:51 PM President Joe Biden.
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Around one-in-three Americans says they aren't satisfied with President Joe Biden's mental acuity.
A sizeable majority, 61%, are at least somewhat to extremely confident in Biden's cognitive abilities.
Insider's poll found Republican voters and older Americans are more likely to be dissatisfied.
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Despite questions over President Joe Biden's mental fitness persisting throughout the 2020 campai... Tags: Politics, White House, Trends, Joe Biden, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Cognitive Decline, Jake Lahut, INSIDER Data, Joe Biden Alex Wong Getty, Sen Bernie Sanders Those Trump55 people like this. Like
February 22, 2021 at 3:15 PM Chinese President Xi Jinping, then-Vice President Joe Biden, Peng Liyuan and Jill Biden stand for the US National Anthem at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, September 24, 2015.
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36% of respondents in a new Insider poll say Biden is weak on China.
The poll found that 33% of respondents feel Biden's stance on China is "about right."
Biden has faced criticism from Republicans who accuse him of being weak on Beijing.
Visit the Business section of Insider for more stor... Tags: Europe, Politics, News, Maryland, Congress, China, US, America, Trends, Cold War, Joe Biden, Beijing, Xi Jinping, Republican, Biden, Donald Trump61 people like this. Like
February 22, 2021 at 1:05 PM GOP Sen. Ted Cruz gestures as he speaks to members of the media during the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, February 13, 2021.
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Ted Cruz wants regulators to "act swiftly" on high energy bills from the Texas winter storm.
In 2019, however, Cruz lauded Texas for low regulation in its energy sector.
In 1999, Texas shifted control of its energy grid to private generators and other groups.
Visit the Business section of Insider for more stori... Tags: Weather, Politics, Texas, News, US, Trends, Policy, Gop, Ted Cruz, Storm, The New York Times, Houston, Donald Trump, Cruz, Power Outage, Sen Ted Cruz104 people like this. Like
February 11, 2021 at 1:30 PM Hair dresser Nikki Johnson dons a "Recall Newsom" mask and "Make Stylists Essential again" hat as she protests COVID-19 salon closures by California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, California on August, 10, 2020.
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A campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has more than 1.5 million signatures.
Its leader said the campaign needs 400,000 more votes to survive the ... Tags: Politics, News, California, Trends, Joe Biden, Getty Images, Recall, Gop, House, Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Biden, Los Angeles Times, Mccarthy, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom106 people like this. Like
February 5, 2021 at 3:43 PM Sidney Powell, attorney for President Donald Trump, conducts a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020
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Attorney Greg Rohl was instrumental in helping Sidney Powell file her Michigan election lawsuit.
Michigan's governor and other elected officials are attempting to disbar Rohl as a result.
Rohl said despite filing the case, he did n... Tags: Politics, Elections, Texas, News, US, Trends, Michigan, Republican, Donald Trump, Republican National Committee, Trump, State, Kraken, Sidney Powell, Powell, Dana Nessel79 people like this. Like
February 3, 2021 at 2:31 PM Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
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A freshman congresswoman from Colorado had an eye-popping reimbursement from her 2020 campaign.
Rep. Lauren Boebert racked up more than $22,000 in gas mileage, despite minimal public events.
That's more in reimbursements than her predecessor had in 10 years, raising ethics concerns.
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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado raked in an eye-popping total of mo... Tags: Post, Politics, Congress, Colorado, Trends, Gop, House, Capitol Hill, Capitol, Denver Post, Lauren, Tipton, Scott Tipton, Center for Responsive Politics, Seattle Space Needle, Getty Images A121 people like this. Like
February 2, 2021 at 4:58 PM Bernie Sanders.
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Elana Jassy, the wife of the newly announced Amazon CEO-to-be Andy Jassy, donated to Sen. Bernie Sanders during his 2016 bid for the presidency.Elana Jassy gave $250 to Sanders' campaign in February 2016, during his primary contest against Hillary Clinton for the presidential nomination, according to FEC records published by the Center for Responsive Politics. She donated $750 to Clinton in July of that year, after she won the Democratic nomination.Jeff Bezos announc... Tags: Amazon, Politics, News, Washington Post, Barack Obama, Trends, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, House, Retail, Aws, Jeff Bezos, Seattle, Vermont, Bernie Sanders, Clinton109 people like this. Like
January 20, 2021 at 12:23 PM President Donald Trump shows off an executive order declaring formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Dec. 6, 2017.
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Former President Donald Trump issued executive actions at a brisk pace through his one term in office.
Orders, memoranda, and proclamations are three types of presidential actions, each with different authority.
Insider compiled every executive action Trump signed, and you can browse them by category here... Tags: Politics, Congress, Washington Post, White House, Israel, US, Jerusalem, Barack Obama, Trends, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Jabin Botsford, BI Graphics87 people like this. Like
January 20, 2021 at 11:57 AM US President Donald Trump waves during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Topeka, Kansas, on October 6, 2018.
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The majority of voters do not think Trump "made America great again," according to a new poll from Morning Consult and Politico.
80% of GOP-voting respondents said Trump delivered on his original campaign promises.
85% of Democratic voters said the Trump presidency was either one of the worst of all time or below average.
Visit Business Insider's ho... Tags: Politics, News, White House, US, America, Trends, Joe Biden, Gop, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Topeka Kansas, Make America Great Again, Politico Trump, Maga, Joe Biden America56 people like this. Like
January 14, 2021 at 4:30 PM Most Americans blame President Donald Trump for the Capitol siege, with less than one-fifth saying he's blameless for the violence, according to a new Insider poll.
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Americans overwhelmingly say that President Donald Trump is responsible on some level for the Capitol siege, according to a new Insider poll.
76% said Trump bears a "great deal" or "a lot" of responsibility.
Less than one-fifth said the president is blameless for the riot at the Capitol.
Trump was ... Tags: Politics, News, US, Trends, Joe Biden, House, Biden, Donald Trump, Mccarthy, Trump, Capitol, Electoral College, Kevin McCarty, GOP House, US Capitol, Impeachment78 people like this. Like
January 14, 2021 at 3:43 PM Capitol Police stand guard outside of Congress as pro-Trump rioters challenging the election results storm the building.
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A new Insider poll found that a vast majority of the American public believes the Capitol Siege was uncalled for, with 66% saying it was "completely unjustified."
However, 11% of nearly 1,060 respondents, polled online between January 13 and January 14, said they could justify it in some way.
Of them, almost 6% said the deadly in... Tags: Politics, Congress, US, Trends, Washington Dc, Capitol Hill, Election, Donald Trump, Capitol Police, Trump, Afp, White Supremacy, Capitol, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, US Capitol, Voter Fraud122 people like this. Like
January 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM Jake Angeli, the "Q Shaman," was one of several protesters to confront Capitol Police officers at the US Capitol on January 6.
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A leader in the QAnon conspiracy-theory movement was one of the rioters storming the US Capitol during Wednesday's attempted coup in Washington, DC.
The "Q Shaman" took photos on the Senate dais and marched through the Capitol with a megaphone.
He was arrested three days later and charged with federal crimes.
QAnon's presence at the... Tags: Politics, News, Washington, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Getty Images, Fbi, Washington Dc, Arizona, The New York Times, Department Of Justice, Extremism, Conspiracy Theories, Globe, Donald Trump72 people like this. Like
January 7, 2021 at 3:16 PM A stack of Thursday's edition of The Washington Times is left outside of an office in the U.S. Capitol building on January 7, 2021 in Washington, DC. Following a rally yesterday with President Donald Trump on the National Mall, a pro-Trump mob stormed and broke into the U.S. Capitol building causing a Joint Session of Congress to delay the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Trump.
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Thousands of protesters from across the US ... Tags: New York Post, Politics, England, Congress, Australia, France, Nigeria, Israel, US, Trends, Spain, Joe Biden, Canada, United States, Washington Dc, New York Times111 people like this. Like
January 7, 2021 at 1:34 PM The aftermath of the US Capitol Building riots.
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Thousands of protesters from across the US gathered in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to protest the presidential vote certification in Congress.
The protests turned into riots, leading to the Capitol Building being evacuated as insurrectionists stormed the building in an attempted coup.
Prior to the vote certification process, Trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy using a groundless claim that Congress can selec... Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Senate, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Washington Dc, House, Air Force, Biden, Donald Trump, Hakeem Jeffries, Rudy Giuliani, Capitol Police, Trump61 people like this. Like
January 6, 2021 at 6:03 PM Jake Angeli, the "Q Shaman," was one of several protestors to confront Capitol police officers at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.
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A leader in the QAnon conspiracy-theory movement kept popping at Wednesday's coup attempt in Washington, DC.
The so-called "Q Shaman" was among rioters who stormed the US... Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Washington, Senate, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Getty Images, Arizona, The New York Times, Extremism, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Trump, Capitol126 people like this. Like
January 6, 2021 at 6:27 PM Capitol Police with guns drawn as protesters try to break into the House chamber on January 6.
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Thousands of protesters from across the US gathered in Washington, DC, on Wednesday to protest the presidential vote certification in Congress.
The protests turned into riots, which led to the Capitol being evacuated as rioters stormed the building and halted the vote-certification process.
The US Capitol was secured four hours after being breached.
Before the vote-certificati... Tags: Politics, News, Congress, Senate, US, Trends, Washington Dc, House, House Of Representatives, Arizona, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, The Washington Post, Capitol Police, Trump, Igor Bobic113 people like this. Like
January 6, 2021 at 4:40 AM
Democrats will win both runoff elections in Georgia to retake the US Senate, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ and Insider.
Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue lost their seats to the Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
Democrats will now control the Senate for the first time since 2015 and have unified control of government for the first time since 2011.
Ossoff and Warnock's victories are a major breakthrough for Democrats in the formerly red Georgia and giv... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, White House, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, House Of Representatives, Arizona, News UK114 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 10:07 PM
By 10:00 p.m. E.T., over 3.5 million votes had been counted and reported in Georgia. The Republican candidates currently hold narrow leads, though those leads could shift or reverse as more votes are counted.
In Georgia's regular Senate election, first-term Republican David Perdue is running against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, appointed in 2019 to fill a vacant seat, will face Democrat Raphael Warnock.
If Democrats win both runoffs, the Senate will be divided even... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, New York Times, Arizona, US Senate, Biden80 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 11:14 PM
Democrats will win both US Senate runoffs in Georgia to retake the US Senate, Decision Desk HQ and Business Insider project.
Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Purdue lost their seats to Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively.
Democrats will now control the Senate for the first time since 2015 and have unified control of government for the first time since 2011.
Ossoff and Warnock's victories are a major breakthrough for Democrats in formerly-red Georgia and open t... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, House Of Representatives, Arizona, US Senate, Biden93 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 11:14 PM
Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler in one of two Georgia Senate runoffs.
Warnock, senior pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be Georgia's first Black Senator.
The other US Senate runoff between GOP Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff is still too early to call.
If Democrats win both runoffs, the Senate will be divided evenly between 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, leaving Vice-president Harris as the tie-breaker and giving Democrats th... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden, Perdue135 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 8:58 PM
By 9 p.m. E.T., over 2.3 million votes had been counted and reported in Georgia. The Democratic candidates are currently leading, though those leads could shift or reverse as more votes are counted.
In Georgia's regular Senate election, first-term Republican David Perdue is running against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, appointed in 2019 to fill a vacant seat, will face Democrat Raphael Warnock.
If Democrats win both runoffs, the Senate will be divided evenly between... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Washington Post, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden102 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Voting in two crucial US Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate is ending on Tuesday, January 5.
In Georgia's regular Senate election, first-term Republican David Perdue is running against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, appointed in 2019 to fill a vacant seat, will face Democrat Raphael Warnock.
If Democrats win both runoffs, the Senate will be divided evenly between 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, leaving Vice-president elect Kamala Ha... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Live, Democrats, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden, Perdue50 people like this. Like
January 5, 2021 at 12:03 PM Voting in two crucial US Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate is ending on Tuesday, January 5.
In Georgia's regular Senate election, first-term Republican David Perdue is running against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, appointed in 2019 to fill a vacant seat, will face Democrat Raphael Warnock.
If Democrats win both runoffs, the Senate will be divided evenly between 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, leaving Vice-president elect Kamala Harr... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Democrats, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden, Perdue, Kamala Harris131 people like this. Like
January 4, 2021 at 3:53 PM Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock greet each other onstage during the "Vote GA Blue" concert for Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at New Birth Church on December 28, 2020 at New Birth Church in Stonecrest, Georgia.
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Voting in two crucial US Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine control of the Senate is ending on Tuesday, January 5.
In Georgia's regular Senate election, first-term Republi... Tags: Politics, Congress, Colorado, Senate, Alabama, Trends, Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Biden, Democrats, Gop, Arizona, US Senate, Biden, Perdue, Kamala Harris53 people like this. Like
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