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DeWine Wants Lies About Haitians in Springfield to Stop
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) told the PBS NewsHour that the lies about Springfield’s Haitian community are “very hurtful,” and “frankly, they need to stop.” Save to Favorites
J.D. Vance Keeps Pushing False Pet Eating Claim
Wall Street Journal: “A Vance spokesperson on Tuesday provided The Wall Street Journal with a police report in which a resident had claimed her pet might have been taken by…
111 Former Republican Officials Back Kamala Harris
More than 100 former national security officials from Republican administrations and former Republican members of Congress endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday after concluding that their party’s nominee, Donald…
Trump Supporters See ‘the Hand of God’ in Action
“They wore it on their T-shirts and expressed it in the way they kneeled to pray: At his first event after the Secret Service opened fire on a suspected gunman…
Trump Media Shares Keep Falling
“Shares of Trump Media closed down 6.6% on Tuesday, 48 hours before the end of restrictions barring its majority shareholder, Donald Trump, and other company insiders from selling their stakes,”…
A U.S. National Debt Crisis Is Coming
William Galston: “Despite intensifying polarization, the Republican and Democratic parties are alike in one important respect: Both now behave as though budget deficits don’t matter. Red and blue politicians alike…
Wall Street Has Its Eye on a Big Rate Cut
“Investors have set their hopes on a big cut in interest rates, an expectation that gave new life to the stock market’s rally and shows how pivotal the Federal Reserve’s…
Next Year’s Massive Tax Battle Has Already Started
“Most of the tax cuts included in the 2017 Republican tax law don’t expire until the end of next year — but the battle over renewing them has already started…
Trump Has Small Lead in Georgia
A new Atlanta Journal Constitution poll in Georgia finds Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris, 47% to 44%. Another 7% of voters were undecided. Save to Favorites
U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet
NPR: “National surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6%.” “That’s a huge reversal from recent years…
Green Party Candidate Stays on Montana Senate Ballot
“Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-MT) reelection was already difficult. It just got a little harder,” Politico reports. “The Montana state Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling Tuesday that Green Party…
Majority Supports Mass Deportation of Immigrants
A new Scripps News/Ipsos poll finds broad support for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. “A majority of Republicans (86%) support mass deportations, as do a quarter of Democrats (25%)….
Inside Mike Johnson’s Doomed Funding Strategy
Punchbowl News: “Are you having major déjà vu? We are.” “The House is set to vote today on a short-term funding bill that won’t pass. GOP lawmakers are grumbling about…
Quote of the Day
“I don’t think I’ve ever said this before. So we do these rallies. They’re massive rallies. Everybody loves, everybody stays till the end. By the way, you know, when she…
Investors See Harris Victory as Most Likely Outcome
“For the first time in the 2024 election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as more likely than former President Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidential election,” according…
Woman Raped by Stepfather Tells Her Story in New Ad
“A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential…
Rate Cut Would Cap Winning Streak for Biden and Harris
New York Times: “Recent weeks have brought a run of good data on consumer prices and interest rates for the administration. The price of gasoline has fallen below $3 a…
Trump Tries to Close Off a Chief Line of Attack
New York Times: “His remarks amount to a flip of a well-worn political script. For years, Democrats have argued that Mr. Trump’s autocratic instincts, his escalating threats to imprison those…
Mueller Warns U.S. Still Not Prepared for Russian Meddling
“The U.S. is still not prepared for inevitable Russian attacks on its elections, the former special counsel Robert Mueller, who investigated Russian interference in 2016 and links between Donald Trump…
Harris Keeps National Lead
A new Angus Reid poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among registered voters, 49% to 45%. Save to Favorites