North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) will not be attending Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC News reports.
Become a member to get many great benefits -- exclusive analysis, trending news, a private podcast, no ads and more!
Sheehy’s Book Appears to Include Plagiarized Passages
Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s (R) book appears to contain four plagiarized portions, the Daily Montanan reports.
“It is not the first time the details of Sheehy’s life before politics have come under scrutiny for their truthfulness. Sheehy’s past, including a gunshot wound that may have been sustained in Glacier National Park, claims of parachute training over Glacier, and his business dealings including his aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace, have come under fire.”
Trump Backs Off Demand to Shut Down Government
“Speaker Mike Johnson signaled that former President Donald Trump could soften on his calls to shut down the federal government if a measure requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is not attached to a short-term spending bill,” CBS News reports.
Republicans Would Push Harris Cabinet to the Right
“There’s a real possibility that Kamala Harris wins the presidency and Democrats lose the Senate in November – in which case she’ll almost surely run into trouble stocking a Cabinet and the courts,” Semafor reports.
“Republicans are already vowing to block progressive nominees Harris might choose, push her Supreme Court picks to the right and potentially stop some of her lifetime judicial appointments, if they win back the Senate and she defeats Donald Trump – a split presidential-year election outcome that hasn’t happened for decades.”
“Many in the GOP are in a fighting mood after seeing President Joe Biden push his nominees through over the past several years, thanks to a slim Senate Democratic majority.”
Related for members: Manchin and Sinema Could Get One Last Power Grab
Nikki Haley Iowa Co-Chair Backs Kamala Harris
Nikki Haley’s Iowa campaign co-chair writes in the Des Moines Register that she endorses Kamala Harris for president.
Harris Answers the Web’s Most Searched Questions
Vice President Kamala Harris did the Wired autocomplete interview.
Nebraska Seems Unlikely to Adopt Winner-Take-All
“Nebraska appears unlikely to adopt a winner-take-all model of awarding Electoral College votes, despite renewed pressure from prominent Republicans, according to a key state senator,” the Omaha World Herald reports.
“That pressure included a visit to the state by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and a letter supporting the change signed by all five members of Nebraska’s congressional delegation Wednesday.”
“State Sen. Loren Lippincott (R) said Graham gave an impassioned speech about the potential consequences of Nebraska’s current system, namely the possibility that the state could provide the vote needed for a Democratic victory in the presidential race.”
“But Lippincott, who introduced legislation to make the switch last year, said the event did not sway any votes. He said the proposal remains two or three votes shy of overcoming a filibuster to pass, just as it was at the end of this year’s legislative session.”
One of the holdouts told the Nebraska Examiner that he’s still a “no” on the proposed change.
Presidential Race Remains a Toss Up
Kamala Harris retook the lead over Donald Trump in Nate Silver’s forecast model for the first time in more than three weeks, 51% to 49%, but the race is essentially a tossup.
Ex-Teamsters Chief Endorses Kamala Harris
“James Hoffa, the former general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, on Thursday night put out a blistering statement criticizing his successor, Sean O’Brien, for the union’s choice not to endorse a presidential candidate this election cycle,” the Daily Beast reports.
“Hoffa, the son of the legendary labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, called the decision ‘a critical error’ and ‘a failure of leadership’ on O’Brien’s part.”
Said Hoffa: “There is only one candidate in this race that has supported working families and unions throughout their career, and that is Vice President Kamala Harris.”
New Ad Ties Trump to Mark Robinson
“Kamala Harris’ campaign on Friday launched a new television ad seeking to tie former President Donald Trump to North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, a day after a bombshell KFile report detailed a series of inflammatory comments Robinson made more than a decade ago,” CNN reports.
“This is the first Harris campaign ad tying Trump to a down-ballot campaign.”
Georgia Election Board to Require Hand Counted Ballots
“The Georgia State Election Board approved a rule Friday requiring counties in the critical presidential battleground to hand-count all ballots this year, potentially upending the November election by delaying reporting of results by weeks if not months,” the Washington Post reports.
“The change was spearheaded by a pro-Trump majority that has enacted a series of changes to the state’s election rules in recent weeks and approved the hand-count requirement despite a string of public commenters who begged them not to. Critics included democracy advocates who accused the board of intentionally injecting chaos and uncertainty into the presidential contest as well as election supervisors and poll workers who said hand counts would take too long, cost money and almost certainly produce counting errors.”
“The office of the Republican state attorney general, which is responsible for advising the board, wrote in an opinion that the change was unlawful.”
House Republicans Work to Defuse Trump
“House Republicans are typically hesitant to defy Donald Trump. But on the latest federal spending standoff, GOP lawmakers are telling their presidential nominee that his approach won’t work — and rebuffing his demands to shut down the government if they don’t get a partisan immigration bill,” Politico reports.
“Trump wanted to use the issue as a cudgel in the final throes of his presidential campaign as he calls the security of elections into question — an echo of his false claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election.”
“But Speaker Mike Johnson and leading appropriators have made it clear they aren’t willing to risk their House majority on a shutdown that would kick in just weeks before Election day.”
Officials Push Back on Non-Citizen Voting Myth
“Battleground state election officials from both parties are pushing back against a falsehood that has proven pervasive ahead of the 2024 election: that noncitizens are voting in large numbers,” NBC News reports.
“Secretaries of state, election directors and county officials from six swing states detailed how they ensure that only Americans vote in presidential elections at a conference aimed at stressing the integrity and functionality of the country’s election system.”
The Most Surprising New Gun Owners Are Liberals
Wall Street Journal: “American gun culture has long been dominated by conservative, white men. Now, in a marked change, a burgeoning number of liberals are buying firearms, according to surveys and fast-growing gun groups drawing minorities and progressives.”
Trump Media Shares Sink Even Further
“Shares of Trump Media sank more than 7% Friday morning, hitting a new 52-week low one day after lockup restrictions expired,” CNBC reports.
“Trading volume was heavier than average on Friday morning, but it will likely be several days before public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal whether this volume is due to early investors selling shares now that the lockup period is over, or merely a higher than average number of retail investors trading the stock.”
Georgia Election Board Goes Rogue
“The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote on Friday on a package of nearly a dozen rules that would change the way elections are conducted amid growing pressure from almost every level of Georgia state government advising the board that it is operating outside of its legal authority,” the New York Times reports.
Washington Post: “The flurry of rulemaking is the work of a new right-wing majority that took control of the board in May with an avowed mission of preventing fraud and other irregularities from tainting the presidential result this year. All three are supporters of former president Donald Trump, and the rules they are pushing have been promoted by the state’s leading proponents of the false claim that President Joe Biden stole the Georgia election in 2020.”
RFK Jr.’s Campaign Was in Financial Trouble
“Robert F. Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign last month with about $4 million in debts,” the New York Times reports.
“He had only $2.2 million in cash on hand as of Aug. 30, suggesting his decision to leave the race might have been forced in part by financial issues.”
Democrats Move to Tie Trump to Mark Robinson
The Democratic National Committee announced it was putting Donald Trump’s comments praising North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) on nine billboards around Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, the New York Times reports.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 880
- 881
- 882
- 883
- 884
- …
- 8161
- Next Page »
