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    Democrat Mayor Joins GOP, Says Former Party About ‘Socialist, Extremist Agenda’
    A Nevada mayor is leaving the Democrat Party and becoming Republican, saying his prior party has “embraced a socialist, extremist agenda.” “Like so many other Nevadans, I registered with the Democratic Party because Democrats seemed to be the party of the working class,” John Lee, mayor of North Las Vegas, writes on his website. “As…
    Steven Hall
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    Portland Mayor Wheeler’s Tough Talk on Lawlessness Is Too Little, Too Late
    Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, is discovering the hard way that even virtue signaling has diminishing returns. So, no, prattling on about how much “our nation’s systems and structures are fundamentally racist and require significant reform” will not allow you to finally protect your city from marauding mobs, if the vandals themselves see…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    DC Mayor Sued Over Arrest of Advocates Who Wrote Pro-Life Messages on Sidewalk
    Pro-life groups are suing D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over the arrests of advocates who wrote “Black Preborn Lives Matter” in chalk on the sidewalk. The Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of the Frederick Douglass Foundation and Students for Life accusing Bowser and the District of Columbia following the August arrests…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    DC Mayor Embraces Report Calling for Removal or Contextualization of Washington Monument
    Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she looks forward to advancing the recommendations made in a report that urged her to remove, relocate, or contextualize the Washington Monument because of its “disqualifying” history. District of Columbia Facilities and Commemorative Expressions (DCFACES) said in a report Monday that it was tasked with evaluating whether statues and memorials in the…
    Andrew Kerr
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    DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Says She’s ‘Worried’ About America ‘Descending Into a Race War’
    D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that she’s worried about America “descending into a race war.” Bowser, a Democrat, discussed the ongoing unrest in the nation’s capital at a Monday press conference where she warned that the rioting in D.C. that took place over the weekend “could be domestic terrorism” and could be “organized and…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    A Former Cincinnati Mayor on Quieting the Riots Across America
    As riots continue across America’s cities after the killing of George Floyd, local law enforcement and leaders struggle to stop the violence. Today,  Ken Blackwell, the former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a board member of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund, joins the show to discuss how state and local leaders can keep the…
    Virginia Allen
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    6 Things to Know About the Mayor of Minneapolis
    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey became a fixture of Americans’ TV screens after a man’s video-recorded death in the custody of city police. Frey has clashed verbally with President Donald Trump in the wake of protests and riots following the incident. George Floyd, 46, died Monday evening after a police officer pressed a knee into Floyd’s…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Voter Fraud Charges Endanger Texas Mayor, Topple Another in NJ
    In a tale of two city mayors arrested last week on voter fraud charges, one resigned while the other says a jury will decide. Edinburg, Texas, Mayor Richard Molina doesn’t plan to go anywhere. Molina won the mayor’s race in November 2017 by 1,240 votes. But on April 25, Texas Rangers arrested the mayor and…
    Fred Lucas
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    Urging Voters to Commit Fraud for Mary Landrieu Was ‘Humor,’ Mayor Says
    Days before the much-awaited runoff election between Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and her Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, a video emerged showing a Democratic mayor encouraging Landrieu supporters to commit voter fraud. The Black Conservative Fund, a political action committee, released the video shot at a private event where Opelousas, La., Mayor Donald Cravins Sr….
    Melissa Quinn
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    ‘Bathroom Bill’ Unresolved as Houston Mayor Backs Off Subpoenas of Pastors’ Sermons
    Houston Mayor Annise D. Parker, the city’s first openly homosexual mayor, yesterday withdrew subpoenas of sermons and other communications from five local pastors. Parker’s decision concluded a two-week standoff between LGBT rights activists and champions of religious liberty sparked by a measure known as “the bathroom bill” because it allows men and women to use public…
    Kelsey Bolar
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