Mike Pence said he would “clean house” in federal law enforcement if he was elected president, The Hill reports.
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Polls Show a Ridiculously Close Race
Nate Cohn: “Imagine, for a moment, that the latest Times/Siena polls in every key state were right on the mark. They won’t be, of course, but here’s the result you…
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America’s Youngest Voters Turn Right
“A new trend has emerged in American politics: The very youngest voters — 18-to-24-year-olds — say they’re more conservative than the cohort that’s just older,” according to the latest Harvard…
Harris Taps California Donors to Pad Money Advantage
“Kamala Harris is taking a brief break from wooing swing-state voters to attend high-dollar fundraisers in California this weekend to pad her financial advantage over Republican rival Donald Trump,” Bloomberg…
Mark Robinson Treated for Burns
“North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor,” the AP reports. Washington Post: Inside the Mark Robinson debacle:…
Trump Admits He Has No Proof for Border Claims
New York Times: “And at one point, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he has made some of his immigration claims — including his continued insistence that other countries are deliberately sending…
Will the Vice Presidential Debate Matter?
“Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome,” NPR reports. “This year the anticipation may…
Key Battlegrounds Tighten
“Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in an even tighter race in the battlegrounds of Michigan and Wisconsin than just seven weeks ago,” according to a…
Israel Claims Hezbollah Leader Is Dead
The Israel Defense Forces said the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was dead, after it hit what it called Hezbollah’s “central headquarters” in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Washington…
Trump Plots Massive Shake-Up of Justice Department
“Donald Trump has promised immediate action on illegal immigration and oil drilling, but behind the scenes, his campaign has begun work on his most personal priority: tearing up the Justice…
Democrats’ Hard-Line Evolution on Immigration
“On her first trip to the southern border as the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered one of her party’s toughest speeches on immigration and border policy in…
Trump Criticizes Harris on the Border and the Economy
“Donald Trump crisscrossed the battleground state of Michigan on Friday, casting himself as an economic protectionist to blue-collar voters while attacking Vice President Kamala Harris over immigration on the same…
Investigators Seized Phones of Top Adviser to Eric Adams
“Investigators on Friday seized the phones of Mayor Eric Adams’s chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, searched her Brooklyn home and served her with a grand jury subpoena,” the New York Times…
GOP Candidates Turn to Their Wives
New York Times: “In the final, critical weeks in competitive congressional races, male Republicans struggling to appeal to female voters concerned about their records on reproductive rights are unleashing their…
Vance to Appear with ‘Prophet’ Who Says Harris Is a Witch
“J.D. Vance will speak at an event on Saturday hosted by the self-styled prophet and political extremist Lance Wallnau, who has claimed Kamala Harris practices witchcraft and has written that…
Special Counsel Wants to Make More Evidence Public
“The special counsel, Jack Smith, has asked a federal judge to make public a substantial amount of the evidence that he and his deputies have collected during nearly two years…
Mics Will Not Be Muted at Vice Presidential Debate
CBS News said that the vice presidential candidates’ microphones will not be muted, but later clarified in a press release that it “reserves the right to turn off candidate microphones.”Save…
Democrats May Beat Trump on Judicial Confirmations
“With the 213th federal judge of the Biden era confirmed by the Senate this week, Democrats are now hoping to take advantage of a post-election lame duck session to finish…
Justices Rule RFK Jr. Won’t Be on New York Ballot
“The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would not restore Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the ballot in New York after a state court judge ruled that he had…
Harris to Propose Toughening Biden’s Asylum Clampdown
“Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce Friday that not only would she keep in place President Joe Biden’s sweeping asylum crackdown if she wins the White House, but that…