elections - Tracy Collins Ortlieb https://tracyortlieb.com/tag/elections/ Digital Content Storyteller Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:17:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Voting During COVID-19: Everything You Need to Know About How to Stay Safe and Healthy https://tracyortlieb.com/voting-during-covid-19-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-to-stay-safe-and-healthy/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:58:40 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=861 You can (and should!) still make your voice heard this year—it'll just take a little more planning.

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]]> How much can Trump do by executive order? https://tracyortlieb.com/how-much-can-trump-do-by-executive-order/ Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:56:52 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=256 Now that Donald Trump has officially been sworn in and is already issuing executive orders, the world is pondering what to expect—and how many of Trump’s policy proposals will now become reality.

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]]> The legal powers—and limits—of ‘sanctuary cities’ https://tracyortlieb.com/the-legal-powers-and-limits-of-sanctuary-cities/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 22:09:12 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=269 In a mid-November news conference, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined other big-city mayors who are insisting they will continue leading “sanctuary cities” in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s hardline positions on illegal immigration. Standing beside immigration activists, area business leaders, and state and federal lawmakers, Emanuel sought to reduce the fear of immigrants living in this country without authorization. “To all those...

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]]> Can talking politics earn you a visit from the Secret Service? https://tracyortlieb.com/can-talking-politics-earn-you-a-visit-from-the-secret-service/ Thu, 08 Sep 2016 22:25:58 +0000 https://tracyortlieb.com/?p=294 In early August at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump asked his supporters to imagine what actions they could take in the event that he loses the upcoming election to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “If she gets to pick her judges—nothing you can do, folks,” Trump said, adding, “Although,...

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