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California 2016 Primary: Find Your Polling Place

Californians will head to the polls for the 2016 Primary on Tuesday, June 7. Voters will have the chance to vote on U.S. Senate, and a statewide proposition. Each

By IVN News

/ June 1, 2016

California 2016 Primary: Find Your Polling Place

Independent Redistricting Campaign Submits over 570K Signatures to Qualify for Illinois Ballot

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State officials on Friday accepted a truckload of Independent Map Amendment petitions with nearly twice the minimum number of signatures needed to put

By IVN News

/ May 6, 2016

Independent Redistricting Campaign Submits over 570K Signatures to Qualify for Illinois Ballot

Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy

Senate Candidate Everett Stern identifies an all-consuming sense of apathy as one of the major problems facing America today. Apathy and cynicism, he says, have robbed citizens of their hopes

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/ May 5, 2016

Senate Candidate Everett Stern (I-PA) Urges Americans to Push Back against Rising Tide of Apathy

Tech Startup PlaceAVote Launches Innovative Platform to Give People A Voice in Politics

NEW YORK, April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Political engagement startup PlaceAVote.com, announces today the launch of its web and mobile platforms. The secure, nonpartisan forum gives users a place

By IVN News

/ April 6, 2016

Tech Startup PlaceAVote Launches Innovative Platform to Give People A Voice in Politics

Apple vs FBI: New Survey Shows FBI Losing Public Battle over Unlocking iPhone

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the FBI signals it may try to avert a court showdown with Apple over whether the tech company should be required to help

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/ March 22, 2016

Apple vs FBI: New Survey Shows FBI Losing Public Battle over Unlocking iPhone

National Press Club Concerned by Attacks on Journalists Covering Presidential Campaign

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Press Club on Monday raised concerns about the increasing attacks and threats against journalists covering the United States presidential campaign, particularly after

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/ March 14, 2016

National Press Club Concerned by Attacks on Journalists Covering Presidential Campaign

Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase

WASHINGTON, March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama and leading Republican presidential candidates have called for increasing defense spending. However, given the opportunity to make their own defense budget,

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/ March 9, 2016

Voice of the People: Americans Not Sold on Defense Spending Increase

Super Tuesday Roundup: Voters Believe Politics Will Just Get Angrier from Here

NEW YORK, March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy Super Tuesday! As primary results start streaming in today, there is bound to be plenty of analyzing, spinning, and no small amount

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/ March 1, 2016

Super Tuesday Roundup: Voters Believe Politics Will Just Get Angrier from Here

Fake Social Security Email Tries To Scam Unsuspecting Consumers

CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers need to be extra cautious if they receive an email seeming to be from the Social Security Administration. Not only are fraudulent emails

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/ February 22, 2016

Fake Social Security Email Tries To Scam Unsuspecting Consumers

Whistleblowers Say Veterans Choice Program Used to Reduce Crucial Services at VA Hospital

CINCINNATI, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For veterans, the July 2014 Veterans Choice Act was intended to reduce wait times at Veterans Affairs hospitals by providing billions to pay for

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/ February 22, 2016

Whistleblowers Say Veterans Choice Program Used to Reduce Crucial Services at VA Hospital

Privacy vs. National Security: Americans Conflicted Over Apple-FBI Standoff, Distrust FBI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Apple and the FBI square off over whether the feds should get access to the iPhone of a shooter who killed 14 people

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/ February 19, 2016

Privacy vs. National Security: Americans Conflicted Over Apple-FBI Standoff, Distrust FBI

President Obama to Illinois General Assembly: Time to End Partisan Gerrymandering

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dennis FitzSimons, Chair of the Independent Maps coalition, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's address to the Illinois

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/ February 11, 2016

President Obama to Illinois General Assembly: Time to End Partisan Gerrymandering