Troy Carter Wins Special Runoff Election for Louisiana US House Seat
Democrat Troy Carter won the runoff round of the special election for the Louisiana U.S. House seat vacated by former Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), who had stepped down to serve in the White House after being nominated by President Joe Biden.
According to the Louisiana Department of State, Carter defeated fellow Democrat Karen Peterson 55-45. Unofficial figures peg the turnout in the election at 16.6 percent.
A total of at least seven Democrats and several Republicans competed for the Bayou State’s 2nd Congressional District seat. Carter received the most votes (36 percent) during the first round of the special election on March 20. Peterson received 23 percent at the time. Neither had reached the 50 percent threshold, triggering the runoff round.
US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that limits the ability of a US president to impose travel ban on the basis of religion. The bill is informally known as the No Ban Act. It has come as a response to former US President Donald Trump's decision to bar travel from several Muslim-majority countries.
It was passed in US House of Representatives by a 218-208 vote. In order to become a law, the bill must pass in US Senate.
Passage of the bill has invited praise from the right groups.
US House panel approves blueprint to rein in Big Tech
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US House panel approves blueprint to rein in Big Tech
Reuters / Apr 16, 2021, 08:20 IST
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has formally approved a report accusing Big Tech companies of buying or crushing smaller firms, Representative David Cicilline’s office said on Thursday. With the approval during a marathon, partisan hearing, the more than 400 page staff report will become an official committee report, and the blueprint for legislation to rein in the market power of the likes of Alphabet’s Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook.
The report was approved by a 24-17 vote that split along party lines. The companies have denied any wrongdoing. The report first released in October the first such congressional review of the tech industry suggested extensive changes to antitrust law. “Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook each hold monopoly power over s
âIâll see you in heaven.â
It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life.
Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday.
Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization.
Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation.
Here are five facts on contested congressional elections:
1.        The authority for the House to overturn election results comes from the Constitution and the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution says âEach House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members,â which means that the House and Senate can determine whether a member has been duly elected. In 1969, Congress passed the Federal Contested Elections Act, which laid out a procedure for losing candidates to contest the outcome. Within 30 days of the electionâs certification by the state election body, the losing candidate can file a notice with the U.S. House, starting a process including candidate statements and depositions. The process resembles a court trial, with the losing candidate having the burden of proof.