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Some Texas companies rethink political giving after Capitol riot, with some singling out Electoral College objectors
The long-term ramifications of the extraordinary response are unclear, in part because it’s uncertain how long companies will maintain their contribution suspensions.
Dallas-based AT&T is suspending PAC donations to lawmakers who objected to the Electoral College results, while Dallas-based Comerica is pausing all PAC contributions for at least the first quarter of this year. They are two of several Texas companies reevaluating their PACs giving in the wake of the deadly riot at the Capitol.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
WASHINGTON Many major Texas companies are reevaluating their political action committees’ campaign giving in the wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, underscoring a broader reckoning over the mob that marched this month at President Donald Trump’s urging.
the outskirts of tripoli. the first western television correspondent able to report from inside libya, he joins us by phone now, live, ben wedeman. ben, first tell us what you are seeing there? reporter: what we are seeing in the eastern part of the country, jessica, is clearly an open revolt against moammar gadhafi. we didn t see any police, any army as we came in from egypt. the only people that seem to be in control are the so-called popular committees of groups of young men with shot guns with machine guns who are controlling the border with egypt, controlling streets, checking traffic, and whatnot. we do know that they re very concerned that the government out of tripoli may try to reassert its authority in one area. we were told they were particularly concerned that that, that the paratroopers might be dropped into the area. that explains why there are so many men with with guns and weapons in the street. but by and large, it appears there really is no central gov