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Trump Offers $1,000,000 Voter Fraud Bounty

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Rolling Stone: “All around America, voters are fed up with the short-sighted, destructive policies of Donald Trump’s second administration. But rather than addressing those concerns, the president today decided to try a new tactic in shifting the balance of America’s fragile democracy: offering a boat load of cash to anyone who could catch a fraud.”

“In a Truth Social post on Monday afternoon, Trump said that ‘anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!'”

Trump Hides Court Ruling About Spying On Americans

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“Two Democratic senators who have long overseen U.S. intelligence say the Trump administration is illegally withholding a secret court’s findings from Congress until lawmakers renew a program that lets federal agents read Americans’ communications without a warrant,” Wired reports.

“Seven months ago, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court objected to search filters that let intelligence analysts pull Americans’ messages from intercepted data without the approvals, written justifications, or records the law requires. The court approved another year of surveillance anyway. The ruling has never been made public, and Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Adam Schiff of California say the administration’s own deadline for releasing it passed in September.”

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Trump Hit with New Lawsuit Over Press Restrictions

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The Wrap: “Six Americans sued President Donald Trump on Monday, arguing that his administration’s restrictions on White House press access violate the public’s First Amendment right to independent reporting about the government.”

“Unlike earlier lawsuits brought by individual media outlets, the new case seeks protections for the entire White House press corps, arguing that the threat of losing access discourages journalists from reporting critically on the president.”

The New Republic: Six citizens sue Trump over White House media ban.

Trump Fires Back at Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab

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“President Trump fired back Monday at Barack Obama’s weekend jab comparing Trump’s White House renovations to a branch of The Cheesecake Factory, claiming his predecessor did not take proper care of the historic residence,” the New York Post reports.

Said Trump: “For you to say it’s a Cheesecake Factory — that just shows why you were a lousy president.”

He added: “We have to explain that to Obama because he doesn’t understand it because he’s not a smart guy. He’s not smart at all because of the way he ran the country. Only a stupid person would run the country like that.”

New Details of Trump Rape Allegation Revealed

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Time: “A woman who had accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in 1993 described it to congressional staff as rape and said the interaction left her bleeding and bruised, according to a report released Monday by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee examining Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.”

“Beatrice Keul, a model and former Miss Switzerland, alleged to Judiciary Committee staff that she was raped by Trump in a Plaza Hotel suite in Manhattan when she was 24.”

Trump Unlawfully Fired Maurene Comey

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“A federal judge on Monday said that the Department of Justice’s firing of New York federal prosecutor Maurene Comey last year was unlawful,” CNBC reports.

“Judge Jesse Furman also ordered that Comey, who is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, be retroactively reinstated to her job as an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York.”

Anthropic Warns of Trump Backlash in IPO Filing

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“Anthropic is warning investors that it may continue to be a target of the Trump administration as it seeks one of the biggest IPOs in history — and that it has no plans of changing its behavior,” Axios reports.

“The filing doesn’t name the president or his administration specifically, but the subtext is clear. Anthropic outlines the risk of being ‘disproportionately or selectively targeted’ due to its positions on AI safety.”

Bishops Lament Meeting That Produced Photo with Trump

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“Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Trump,” CBS News reports.

“Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, in a statement titled ‘A Public Apology,’ said Sunday that he had received many questions and comments — some of them distraught — about the meeting on Thursday that he and 11 other bishops attended.”

“He said the meeting was speedily publicized by the White House with photos and a video without consent of the participants, less than two weeks away from the midterm elections.”

Trump Skewers ‘Total Loser’ Bill Maher

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“President Donald Trump went on quite the tirade against Bill Maher over the weekend, telling the ‘Real Time’ host to stop calling him for White House visits after his ‘sleazebag’ interview with Karoline Leavitt on Friday,” The Wrap reports.

Said Trump: “He’s not a nice guy, and what he spouts isn’t what he believes. He has to cater to his base, which is mostly composed of losers, and people who don’t like working.”

Deadline: Trump posts 1,300+ word diatribe about “complete and total loser” Bill Maher, nine days after praising their “great dinner.”

The Parents Opting Out of Trump’s Free $1,000

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The Atlantic: “It is rare for people to turn down free money from the government. But that’s what happens when a polarizing president attaches his name to a taxpayer-supported program originally pitched as a vehicle to help America’s children achieve financial security.”

“An investment idea once championed by Democrats as a pathway to stability for millions of minors is now at risk of becoming yet another casualty of the country’s partisan divide. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the program has promise. But its greatest obstacle to achieving widespread acceptance may be its name.”

‘Zero’ Indication RFK Jr. Is Planning Departure

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“When it comes to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s future, two things are clear: He hasn’t finished what he set out to do, and President Trump has his back,” Axios reports.

“It was a popular assumption a few months ago that Kennedy would be out after the November elections. Now, the question is why he would leave.”

”Though he’d surely be a target if Democrats take control in Congress, Kennedy still could wield considerable power upending vaccine policy and redefining the government’s role in the health care system.”

Trump Weighs Ultra-Processed Food Definition

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“A heated debate over how to define what qualifies as an ultra-processed food contributed to the resignation of Trump administration health adviser Calley Means ahead of the midterm elections,” Semafor reports.

“People familiar with his exit say he was frustrated with a lack of progress toward the release of a white paper with a proposed definition. Means blamed ultra-processed foods for the ‘chronic disease crisis’ in the U.S..”

The Trump Show Is Back, Perhaps for a Final Time

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Wall Street Journal: “Trump has returned to the rally stage in force, hoping to energize his supporters and defy the polls predicting deep Republican losses in November. Crowds are generally smaller than they were when he was on the ballot, but the president is reveling in the attention, touting his agenda, stirring the pot and veering off script.”

“Some Republicans fear the spectacle will motivate Democrats and give his opponents plenty of fodder to paint the president as out of touch. But at the arenas, gyms and airport hangars where he has been holding court, the Trump show is unabashedly back—perhaps for a final time as his decadelong dominance in politics begins to sunset.”

Taegan Goddard

Taegan Goddard

Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire -- which for more than two decades has been one of the nation's most influential political news sites.

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