September 29, 2026

02c U.S. Politics – Election

Far-Left Los Angeles Times Abandons Kamala Harris: California’s Biggest Newspaper Refuses to Endorse Their Home State Candidate, Despite Backing Obama, Clinton, and Biden | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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Far-Left Los Angeles Times Abandons Kamala Harris: California’s Biggest Newspaper Refuses to Endorse Their Home State Candidate, Despite Backing Obama, Clinton, and Biden | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Far-left Los Angeles Times, California’s largest newspaper, has turned its back on Kamala Harris, refusing to endorse her in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

This stunning break from tradition marks a sharp shift for the paper, which has consistently endorsed Democrat candidates, including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden.

This refusal to back their home-state candidate speaks volumes about Harris’s diminishing support, even within liberal strongholds.

The LA Times published its endorsements for congressional and local elections but conspicuously omitted any recommendation for the presidency.

While the editorial board declared this election as “the most consequential in a generation,” their silence on Harris and the presidency was deafening.

Behind this decision, sources suggest, according to Semafor, is the influence of the paper’s owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.

Elon Musk quietly donates ‘very substantial’ amount to PAC to canvass Hispanic voters – Fox News

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Elon Musk quietly donates ‘very substantial’ amount to PAC to canvass Hispanic voters – Fox News
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has quietly donated a “very substantial” amount of his own money directly to a PAC that is canvassing Hispanic voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Fox News has learned.

Musk donated to a PAC called The Hispanic Leadership Alliance, which is canvassing voters in Arizona, California and Oregon to help Republicans up and down ballot.

Fox News has also learned that the latest FEC filings for The Hispanic Leadership Alliance will be released to the public on Thursday and will reveal the extent of Musk’s financial support. Musk’s donation to the PAC came from Musk directly and not through one of his PACs or organizations. The PAC has used the money in recent weeks to get out the Hispanic vote for Republicans.

TikTok, Facebook Approve Ads With US Election Disinformation, Study Says – Barron’s

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TikTok, Facebook Approve Ads With US Election Disinformation, Study Says – Barron’s
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TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms’ policies to detect harmful disinformation.

The advocacy group Global Witness submitted eight ads containing false election claims to the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, the Meta-owned Facebook, and Google-owned YouTube to test their ad systems in the final stretch of the November 5 election.

The ads carried outright election falsehoods — such as people can vote online — as well as content promoting voter suppression, inciting violence against a candidate, and threatening electoral workers and processes.

TikTok “performed the worst,” Global Witness said, approving four of them despite its policy that prohibits all political ads.

Facebook approved one of the ads submitted.

“Days away from a tightly fought US presidential race, it is shocking that social media companies are still approving thoroughly debunked and blatant disinformation on their platforms,” said Ava Lee, the digital threats campaign leader at Global Witness.

US Attorney appoints officer to monitor federal election law violations

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US Attorney appoints officer to monitor federal election law violations – dailyjournal.net
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana has appointed a “District Election Officer” to monitor federal election law violations as early voting continues.

Zachary A. Myers, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced Thursday that Assistant United States Attorney Tiffany J. Preston will lead the efforts of the Southern District of Indiana’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. Preston has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Southern District of Indiana, and will be responsible for overseeing the southern district’s handling of Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff and election fraud, in consultation with Justice Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release.

“Every citizen must be able to vote without interference or discrimination and to have that vote counted in a fair and free election. Similarly, election officials and staff must be able to serve without being subject to unlawful threats of violence,” Myers said in the news release.” The Department of Justice will always work tirelessly to protect the integrity of the election process.”

WA Supreme Court releases full decisions on challenges to ballot initiatives– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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WA Supreme Court releases full decisions on challenges to ballot initiatives– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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(The Center Square) – The Washington Supreme Court last week released its full decisions regarding a pair of cases involving an attempt earlier this year to keep four initiatives off the ballot. The state’s highest court ultimately rejected removing the initiatives from the ballot.

This November, voters will decide on three Let’s Go Washington-sponsored initiatives that would repeal the capital gains tax, prohibit carbon tax credit trading and repeal provisions of the 2021 Climate Commitment Act, and allow people to opt out of the state’s WA Cares long-term care program. A fourth initiative, sponsored by the Business Industry Association of Washington, would prohibit state and local governments from restricting access to natural gas.

Earlier this year, the anti-initiatives organization Defend Washington filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, claiming signatures to qualify the initiatives for the ballot were gathered illegally. This would mean the measures would need to re-qualify for the ballot.

In another case, the Washington Conservation Action Defense Fund sued Hobbs in an attempt to invalidate the secretary of state’s certification of the initiative to prevent the government from restricting natural gas.

Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans – Reuters

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Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans – Reuters
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A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for allies of Donald Trump seeking to change how the state’s votes are counted in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, opens new tab.
Judge Thomas Cox struck down a half-dozen new rules that were described by Republicans as necessary election security measures but opposed by Democrats, who said they were aimed at impeding certification of results in a state that could be crucial in selecting the next president.

Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters– abcnews.go.com

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Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters – ABC News
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Courts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.

Both cases targeted people who have never lived in the state but were born overseas to parents who were residents of the state. The Michigan case also targeted the spouses of military and overseas voters.

A state judge in Michigan dismissed the Republicans’ case because it was filed so late — less than a month before the Nov. 5 presidential election. But the judge also found that the election language allowing those voters to cast ballots complied with both state and federal law, as well as the Michigan Constitution.

The state GOPs and the Republican National Committee were among the plaintiffs bringing both cases, which were filed as part of a broader legal strategy against overseas ballots in presidential battleground states ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

The RNC did not immediately return requests for comment.

Pennsylvania Senate Race Moves to ‘Toss Up’ as Dem Bob Casey Loses Ground: Cook Political Report– freebeacon.com

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Pennsylvania Senate Race Moves to ‘Toss Up’ as Dem Bob Casey Loses Ground: Cook Political Report– freebeacon.com
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Pennsylvania’s Senate race has shifted from “lean Democrat” to a “toss up” as incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D.) loses ground to his Republican challenger Dave McCormick just two weeks before Election Day, according to the Cook Political Report.

Cook stated that the race is now competitive enough to be considered a “toss up,” adding that “both Republican and Democratic internal polls show this is now a margin-of-error race, with Casey holding a slim, statistically insignificant lead of between one and two points.”

As his reelection prospects slip, Casey is aiming to appeal to Donald Trump voters, highlighting in an ad released last week his “siding with” the former president on a trade and tariffs bill in 2017.

Polling released Monday by Atlas Intel shows McCormick with a slight lead over Casey for the first time in the Senate race. Around 48.3 percent of respondents said they would vote for McCormick, while 47.1 percent supported Casey. In September, Casey led McCormick 47 percent to 45 percent, according to Atlas Intel.

Poll Of Arab Americans Stuns Political Pundits, Reveals Game-Changing Development– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Poll Of Arab Americans Stuns Political Pundits, Reveals Game-Changing Development– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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With just two weeks left until Election Day, a new poll of Arab-American voters has shaken up the presidential race. The poll, conducted by YouGov and commissioned by Arab News Research & Studies Unit, reveals that former President Donald Trump holds a slight 2-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among Arab-American voters. The significant development comes as the Middle East conflict has taken center stage in the presidential campaigns since last year.

The poll indicates a strong expected turnout, with 87% of Arab-Americans planning to vote in the upcoming election. Palestine remains the top priority for many respondents, a factor that may be driving Trump’s slight lead. His administration’s past policy approaches to the Middle East, compared to Harris’s, appear to resonate with this voter bloc, especially as the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict dominates headlines.

The poll, conducted between September 26 and October 1, sampled 500 Arab-Americans nationwide. While the poll has a margin of error of +/- 5.93%, it sheds light on the candidates’ standings within this crucial demographic, which could sway results in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Arab-American populations are significant.

If Early Vote Trend Continues, Trump Wins– www.breitbart.com

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If Early Vote Trend Continues, Trump Wins– www.breitbart.com
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Early vote trends in swing states favor of former President Donald Trump and suggest “the election will be over on election day before we know who votes,” political analyst Mark Halperin said Tuesday on The Morning Meeting.

The trends will likely cause the Harris campaign to hit the panic button in the coming days with increased heated rhetoric meant to drive turnout among its supporters.

Halperin, an analyst who attempts to report data without spin, said the early vote in Nevada and North Carolina looks strong for Trump, which is far “more important than the polls right now.” Surveys show Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump virtually tied in all seven battleground states.

In Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Republicans’ early vote trends look strong:



“We don’t know exactly who’s casting these ballots, how they’re voting, etc. But every analyst I’ve talked to in the last 24 hours, including people who speak publicly, say, ‘If this continues, Donald Trump can’t lose because the Democrats can’t possibly do well enough on election day,’” Halperin explained.

The 2020 election is a difficult benchmark to extrapolate to date, but the data appears to be in favor of Trump, Halperin added:

We don’t know what turnout is going to be like. This is a cycle coming out of the COVID cycle. Lots of things are shaken up, but I’ll say again, two things no one will tell you, no matter how partisan they are, no one will tell you that the early voting data is anything but scary for Democrats so far, and if on election day this trend continues, the election will be over on election day before we know who votes.

Early Voting Data From Historically-Blue Counties Shows Stunning Shift In Race– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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Early Voting Data From Historically-Blue Counties Shows Stunning Shift In Race– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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With the 2024 election just two weeks away, new early voting data from key Florida counties indicates a noticeable shift that could reshape the presidential race. Traditionally strongholds for Democrats, these counties are showing unexpected Republican leads in early voting figures—a potential boost for former President Donald Trump as he campaigns against Vice President Kamala Harris in a high-stakes sprint to Election Day.

Republicans have gained ground in several prominent Florida counties, the data show, with early voting results revealing surprising Republican leads in historically blue territories. Here’s the current breakdown as of day 2 of early voting:

  • Duval County: R+4.6
  • Miami-Dade County: R+12.8
  • Palm Beach County: R+17.2
  • Hillsborough County: R+15.4
  • Pinellas County: R+25.5

Senate battle goes from bad to worse for Democrats – The Hill

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Senate battle goes from bad to worse for Democrats – The Hill
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Senate Democrats are facing an increasingly tough road to keeping their majority in the upper chamber as races in crucial swing states tighten with just two weeks until Election Day.

The path to 51 seats was always going to be a long shot for Democrats, who are facing a difficult Senate map featuring multiple incumbents in solidly GOP territory.

But now Democrats are also dealing with Republican candidates in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin quickly closing the gap. The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report this month shifted both races from “lean Democrat” to “toss-up.” Along with Michigan, the “blue wall” states are now all in the “toss-up” category.

This is heaping pressure on the party to hold the fort in the final stretch.

“This is never going to be easy,” Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) told reporters Tuesday at the Capitol. “But I believe these races are essentially tied. … To me, it feels like it’s 50-50 all the time.”

Republicans see hints of an early voting edge over Democrats– www.washingtonexaminer.com

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Republicans see hints of an early voting edge over Democrats– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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The Trump campaign is cautiously optimistic about early voting data from the seven battleground states two weeks before polls close on Nov. 5.

It’s a turnaround from 2020 when Republicans once ceded the early voting advantage to Democrats as members of the GOP traditionally voted on Election Day and former President Donald Trump criticized absentee ballot or mail-in voting as vehicles for fraud.

Although not all states collect partisan early voting information and an increasing number of voters identify as independent or unaffiliated, the data underscores potential problems for Vice President Kamala Harris, with little time to course correct.

Could the US Senate flip to the right? Eight races to watch this election | Elections News

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Could the US Senate flip to the right? Eight races to watch this election – al Jazeera
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All eyes seem glued on the United States presidential race, as former President Donald Trump attempts to eke out a victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

But as both candidates strive to pull ahead in the nail-biting race, other contests are set to unfold across the country, with the balance of power at stake.

The general election on November 5 will not only decide the next president but also which party controls the two chambers of Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives….

Thirty-four Senate seats are up for a vote this election year. Of those, eight races are considered tightly competitive.

And the odds are not on the Democrats’ side. Seven of those eight embattled seats are currently occupied by Democrats. Only one Republican-held seat is considered up for grabs.

 

INGRASSIA: With Less Than Two Weeks Remaining, Donald Trump Is Surging On The Campaign Trail | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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INGRASSIA: With Less Than Two Weeks Remaining, Donald Trump Is Surging On The Campaign Trail | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com
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Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is in a far better position now – far better, based on the polling and a survey of all the available evidence — than in his previous two victorious presidential runs.

The momentum is undeniably behind him at this juncture, where he presently leads in each one of the seven critical battleground states, according to Real Clear Politics’ aggregated average.

To put matters into perspective, the 45th President would only need to win 3 or 4 of these states to take home the ultimate prize; a clean sweep would mean a landslide, including an electoral college victory that surpasses what he amassed in 2016.

More to the point, it would also mean other states that have not been considered battlegrounds this cycle – like Virginia, New Hampshire, and Tim Walz’s own Minnesota – as potentially within reach.

Kamala Is Collapsing Along the Blue Wall– townhall.com

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Kamala Is Collapsing Along the Blue Wall– townhall.com
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Enough with the red mirage of 2022, which has become the Democrats’ favorite crutch amid a failing Kamala Harris campaign. You cannot compare a midterm and presidential election cycle—it’s beyond absurd that some, especially pollsters, take this pivot seriously. When Trump is on the ballot, the dynamics change. That’s undeniable, but I also understand it’s a coping mechanism.

Democrats thought Kamala would be crushing Donald Trump. Now, two weeks from Election Day, she’s looking shaky along the Blue Wall, her campaign is bearish in North Carolina, and things are not shaping up too well in Nevada, where Republican early voting has reached levels never seen in the Reid Machine era. And now, we have aides saying it’s a five-alarm fire in Michigan (via NBC News):

Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits weeks out from Election Day

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Battleground states flooded with voting lawsuits weeks out from Election Day – nbcnews.com
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Political parties and groups have filed nearly 100 lawsuits across seven battleground states that could shape how votes are cast and counted ahead of Election Day and the legal battle that’s expected to follow.

The majority of suits were brought by Republicans and allied groups who are focused on rooting out alleged voter fraud, despite the lack of evidence of its occurring in a widespread way, particularly around mail ballot procedures and noncitizen voting.

Many suits have sought to purge voter rolls or bolster signature and voter identification requirements — or invalidate ballots that don’t meet them — while others have looked to revamp different aspects of election administration, including reducing the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting unusual vote-counting protocols, like requiring that ballots be counted by hand.

Lawsuits from Democrats and allied groups have focused mostly on expanding voting access by trying to extend registration deadlines or appealing for broader interpretations of laws about absentee ballots and voter identification.

Frustrated Latinos turn to Trump in key state of Nevada

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Frustrated Latinos turn to Trump in key state of Nevada – straitstimes.com
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While Latinos in the United States overall continue to lean toward the Democratic Party, that national margin has narrowed.

In 2012, a whopping 71 per cent of Latinos voted Democrat, compared to 27 per cent Republican.

By 2020, the gap had closed to 66 per cent Democrat and 32 per cent Republican.

A recent UnidosUS poll indicates just 57 per cent of Latinos are leaning toward Ms Harris, and 34 per cent Trump.

Arizona Polling update as Gallego leads lake in Senate Race

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Arizona Polling update as Gallego leads lake in Senate Race
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Arizona Polling Update: Gallego Leads Lake in Senate Race as 2024 Approaches”

Paul Bentz, Senior VP of Research & Strategy at HighGround Inc, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss the latest polling numbers in Arizona. Bentz discussed polling numbers for the presidential race and down the ballot.

Currently, in the Senate race, Ruben Gallego (D) holds a 7.4% lead over Kari Lake (R), according to this poll.

“There’s about a half million ballots in so far,” Bentz said. “Which is a little bit lower and slower than 2024 and in fact behind 2022. But we’re actually seeing so far is a slight Republican return advantage by about 30,000 or so ballots.”

Poll: US Senate Race Tightens in Nevada

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Poll: US Senate Race Tightens in Nevada
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A Rasmussen/American Thinker poll shows a seven-point shift towards retired U.S. Army Captain Sam Brown in the race to control the U.S. Senate. The poll taken prior to the debate between Brown and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) shows Rosen has lost three points since September, with Brown gaining four points in just one month. The latest survey shows Rosen with a narrow three-point lead, 47 percent to 44 percent, and within the margin of error. In September, Rosen enjoyed a comfortable 10-point lead.

Kamala’s Plagiarism Plague Grows

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Kamala Harris Plagiarized Pages of Congressional Testimony From a Republican Colleague. Plus, a Fictionalized Story About Human Trafficking.– freebeacon.com
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On April 24, 2007, Kamala Harris testified before Congress in support of the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007. The bill, which was introduced that year but never passed the upper chamber, would have created a student loan repayment program for state and local prosecutors, and Harris, then the district attorney of San Francisco, argued it would draw top legal talent to offices like hers.

In a written statement to the House Judiciary Committee, she described how debt-addled prosecutors often decamp to the private sector a few years into the job, lured by the prospect of higher pay that could be used to pay off law school debt. That dynamic had left many district attorneys’ offices short-staffed, she said, forcing them to put rookie attorneys on complex cases.

“There are numerous criminal cases that are particularly difficult because of the dynamics involved,” Harris wrote. “To name just a few—child abuse, elder neglect, domestic violence, identity theft and public corruption. The stakes are simply too high to allow any attorney other than experienced prosecutors to handle these matters.”

By repaying the loans of prosecutors and public defenders, Harris argued, the bill, which had been introduced with bipartisan support, would provide an incentive for lawyers to enter public service, or at least diminish the incentive to leave it.

Is Abortion as an Election Driver Losing Steam for the DNC-CCP?

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Uh Oh! Democrats’ Silver Bullet Issue Is Losing Its Power This Election – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
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In the spring of 2022, Team Red was eagerly rubbing its hands together in anticipation of walloping the Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. Then SCOTUS handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson decision, and we became the proverbial dog that caught the car.

Democrats seized their opportunity. I wrote at the time that “Democrats are going all-in on a massive abortion pep rally in the 2022 midterm races. They’re heading into the election cycle homestretch with a massive $124 million already spent on pro-abortion television ads — nearly 20 times what they spent pushing pregnancy termination in the 2018 midterms…”

In the end, we watched our promised red wave dry up into a pink trickle and instead had our a**es handed to us. And with its recently corrected status as a legislative matter, abortion promised to be a perennial issue. Right-wing strategists fretted that, with abortion on the table in every upcoming election from now on, there would always be enough single-issue pro-abortion voters to make it impossible for Republicans ever to win another election in almost every state as well as nationally.

I worried about this as well, but I was also hopeful that people would now be free to decide the abortion issue in a more regional and democratic manner. I figured it would settle into an uneasy peace sooner or later. Now, it looks as though the issue may already be easing down the importance scale, in time for the 2024 election.

Exhibit A is Florida. In April 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s “Heartbeat Protection Act,” banning most abortions after six weeks of gestation. The political strategist in me cringed. Florida’s deep red hue of recent years has been such a morale booster, that I was loathe to see it lost in the abortion wars. After legal challenges failed, the law went into effect last May, and I winced again. This election is crucial to America’s preservation, and if we couldn’t even hold Florida, what chance did the rest of the country have?

The Nation is Jealous of the Few Billionaires the GOP has on its side– “Elon Musk Gives Democrats a Chance to Run Against Oligarchy”

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Elon Musk Gives Democrats a Chance to Run Against Oligarchy – thenation.com
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Donald Trump’s richest supporter has been busy finding new ways to corrupt democracy.

American campaign finance laws are so ridiculously lax—thanks to a string of Supreme Court decisions such as Citizens United (2010), which loosened restrictions on dark money—that it is hard to imagine a scenario where a rich person would get into legal trouble for swaying an election. Even so, Elon Musk, reportedly the world’s richest man, with a net worth of more than $240 billion, is pushing his luck with actions that, at the very least, merit criminal investigation.

For the duration of the election, Musk has set up camp in the swing state of Pennsylvania, where he’s offering a $100 reward to anyone who signs a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments (in effect, standard right-wing agitprop)—with the possibility of a further $1 million prize for any registered voter who signs the petition.

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Pentagon Clueless After Israel’s Retaliation Plan Leaked to Iran

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Two documents were leaked to Iran that expose in whole or in part Israel’s plans for retaliation following Iran’s recent missile barrage of the country. The Pentagon has stressed that no employee in the Defense Department is under suspicion at present. The leak critically undermines America’s trustworthiness not just with Israel, but with the rest of the world.

President Donald Trump believes the leaker is coming from within, as do most other people not existentially committed to the social experiment that is the DNC-CCP agenda.

Trump said, “They leaked all the information about the way that Israel’s going to fight and how they are going to fight and where they are going to go. And somebody — who did that? Can you imagine somebody doing that? That’s the enemy. I guess that maybe is the enemy from within, as I talked about. We have an enemy from within. They hate to talk about it. Can you imagine? So we just can’t stand for this incompetence anymore.”

The U.S. is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s attack plans– www.washingtontimes.com
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The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate.

The documents are attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, and note that Israel was still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran’s blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. They were sharable within the “Five Eyes,” which are the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app and first reported Saturday by CNN and Axios. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The investigation is also examining how the documents were obtained — including whether it was an intentional leak by a member of the U.S. intelligence community or obtained by another method, like a hack — and whether any other intelligence information was compromised, one of the officials said. As part of that investigation, officials are working to determine who had access to the documents before they were posted, the official said.

Trump suggests ‘enemy from within’ is responsible for Israel leak– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Former President Donald Trump used his “enemies from within” line to suggest that Americans were responsible for a classified documents leak.

Trump claimed without evidence that an “enemy from within” leaked highly classified U.S. intelligence documents involving Israel. The FBI is investigating the incident.

“They leaked all the information about the way that Israel’s going to fight and how they are going to fight and where they are going to go. And somebody — who did that? Can you imagine somebody doing that? That’s the enemy. I guess that maybe is the enemy from within, as I talked about,” Trump said at an event focused on Latino leaders Tuesday.

“We have an enemy from within,” Trump continued, adding, “They hate to talk about it. Can you imagine? So we just can’t stand for this incompetence anymore.”

White House officials have said it has not been determined yet whether the documents were leaked or hacked, but they said they do not expect additional leaks. The documents in question were each dated Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, purportedly from U.S. government agencies, including the National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Their contents focused on Israel’s expected retaliatory attack against Iran.

While it is unclear exactly who “they” Trump is referring to, he did reaffirm that his “enemies from within” line is, in fact, referring to his political opponents. When asked on Fox News to clarify his comments about using law enforcement or the military against those who disagree with him, Trump confirmed he was talking about former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

“What they’ve done is so terrible. Who’s ever heard of anything like this? Adam shifty Schiff. He’s a crooked guy. He’s a crooked politician. 100% he’s going to be a senator,” Trump said on Sunday. “Of course, he’s an enemy. He’s an enemy. He wanted to put my son in jail.”

“We have a lot of bad people. But when you look at Shifty Schiff and some of the others, yeah, they are, to me, the enemy from within. I think Nancy Pelosi is an enemy from within. She lied,” Trump continued.

FBI Investigates Leak on Israel’s Iran Strike Plans – devdiscourse

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed no employees from the Office of the Secretary of Defense are under investigation for a leak concerning Israel’s strike on Iran. The FBI is probing the release of classified documents, while social media falsely accused a Defense Department employee.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed that no employees from the Office of the Secretary of Defense are currently being scrutinized in relation to a leak of U.S. intelligence about Israel’s plans to strike Iran. Speaking in Rome, Austin assured reporters that no OSD officials have been implicated in the investigation.

According to the FBI, the inquiry is focused on the unauthorized public disclosure of two highly classified documents that detail Israel’s intention for a retaliatory operation against Iran. The Bureau made this announcement on Tuesday, reinforcing a commitment to uncover the source of the leak.

Israel targets Hezbollah-run banks as U.S. probes alleged leak of Iran attack plan– www.cbsnews.com
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The White House says President Biden is “deeply concerned” about the possible leak of American intelligence about Israel’s plans for an attack on Iran. Meanwhile, Israel is turning up pressure on Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, targeting the group’s financial network. Debora Patta reports.

 

 

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Did CBS Break the Law by Deceptively Editing Kamala Harris Interview?

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CBS News’ 60 Minutes was caught deceptively editing an answer given by DNC-CCP Presidential candidate Kamala Harris that highly favored the current Vice President. Donald Trump has called for CBS to have their license revoked and one group has filed a formal ethics complaint against the company.

The use of an alleged news platform to create a de facto campaign ad for the DNC-CCP is, on its face, illegal. Many, including this writer, have been calling on GOP Attorneys General to investigate these “news outlets” that are nothing more than DNC-CCP info terror machines. CBS’ blatant editing of a trainwreck interview to help Kamala Harris win the 2024 election is just the latest, but more obvious, criminal actions by these DNC-CCP content marketers disguised as news outlets.

CBS has refused to release the full transcript, instead choosing to throw Trump under the base by “pointing out” Trump “refused to the interview while Kamala accepted. It turns out 9 in 10 likely voters believe CBS should release the full transcripts, if not the unedited video.

CBS Faces ‘News Distortion’ Complaint– thefederalist.com
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… The Center for American Rights, a Chicago-based public interest law firm, has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission demanding CBS release the unedited 60 Minutes transcript “to set the record straight.”

“This isn’t just about one interview or one network,” Daniel Suhr, president of the Center for American Rights, said in a statement. “This is about the public’s trust in the media on critical issues of national security and international relations during one of the most consequential elections of our time.”

“When broadcasters manipulate interviews and distort reality, it undermines democracy itself. The FCC must act swiftly to restore public confidence in our news media,” Suhr added.

The complaint faces some tough sledding. Earlier this week FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel blasted Trump’s call for CBS to lose its license, asserting the commission “does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.”

“While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored,” Rosenworcel said. “As I’ve said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy.”

Trump Vows to Sue CBS If Full Kamala Harris ’60 Minutes’ Interview Not Released– slaynews.com
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President Donald Trump has threatened to sue CBS News for deceptively editing its “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris and hiding the full transcript from the American people.

Trump says he will pursue legal action if the “news” outlet refuses to release the full transcript of its “60 Minutes” interview with Harris, the Democrat presidential nominee.

In a statement, Trump warned that “Litigation has already started.”

CBS has come under fire in recent days, as Slay News reported.

The network was caught airing two different versions of Harris’s response to a question on Israel.

One version was in a promotional clip online and the other was in the actual broadcast interview.

Harris’s response has been deceptively edited to help her campaign.

CBS Still Resisting Release of Full ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview– www.dailysignal.com
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Former President Donald Trump’s criticism of CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris has triggered the predictable legacy media meltdown. It’s unfortunate.

Trump and Harris supporters should demand CBS come clean about why the network significantly altered Harris’ responses on the Biden-Harris administration’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

The network has disingenuously claimed that the editing was a standard exercise of its authority to trim interviews for time considerations. That rationale might work for the first answer, where CBS trimmed Harris’ four-paragraph answer down to a single sentence, but it completely ignores the second answer substitution, where “60 Minutes” egregiously swapped one single-sentence answer for another.

Either way, CBS News would typically post the full interview on its website, as many of its news programs often do. But it didn’t do that here.

Since CBS has declined to fully explain the editing controversy, viewers must speculate why the network substituted a different answer to the same prompt. An obvious possibility is that anti-Israel politics are the real driver here.

As a result of its selective editing, CBS removed Harris’ statements about Israeli aid and self-defense and replaced another answer with a statement calling for a cease-fire, which Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders oppose.

9 in 10 Voters Say CBS Should Release Full Kamala Harris Transcript– www.newsbusters.org
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Nine in ten voters say CBS should release the full transcript of its October 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris which the network edited before airing in an apparent attempt to present Harris’s comments in an unrealistically favorable manner.

CBS issued a statement this week denying allegations that it deceitfully edited Harris’ answers to questions – but, it obdurately continues to refuse to release the full video and transcript of the interview.

By releasing the full transcript of the October 7, 2024 interview, CBS would enable the public to judge whether or not the edits made before airing were biased and made to dishonestly portray Democrat Presidential Candidate Harris’s remarks.

And, Americans overwhelmingly do want to see for themselves what actually took place in the CBS interview, a CAPS/Harris survey finds. (The Harris poll, which has been around since the Sixties, is in no way related to Kamala Harris.)

A national survey of registered voters, conducted October 11-13 by The Harris Poll and HarrisX, asked the following question:

“Should CBS release the full transcript of its interview with Kamala Harris or not release the full transcript?”

Fully 85% of voters – including 87% of Democrats, 88% of Republicans, and 80% of Independents/Others say that, yes, CBS should release the full transcript.

CBS Faces ‘News Distortion’ Complaint– thefederalist.com

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CBS Faces ‘News Distortion’ Complaint– thefederalist.com
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… The Center for American Rights, a Chicago-based public interest law firm, has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission demanding CBS release the unedited 60 Minutes transcript “to set the record straight.”

“This isn’t just about one interview or one network,” Daniel Suhr, president of the Center for American Rights, said in a statement. “This is about the public’s trust in the media on critical issues of national security and international relations during one of the most consequential elections of our time.”

“When broadcasters manipulate interviews and distort reality, it undermines democracy itself. The FCC must act swiftly to restore public confidence in our news media,” Suhr added.

The complaint faces some tough sledding. Earlier this week FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel blasted Trump’s call for CBS to lose its license, asserting the commission “does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage.”

“While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored,” Rosenworcel said. “As I’ve said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy.”

9 in 10 Voters Say CBS Should Release Full Kamala Harris Transcript– www.newsbusters.org

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9 in 10 Voters Say CBS Should Release Full Kamala Harris Transcript– www.newsbusters.org
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Nine in ten voters say CBS should release the full transcript of its October 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris which the network edited before airing in an apparent attempt to present Harris’s comments in an unrealistically favorable manner.

CBS issued a statement this week denying allegations that it deceitfully edited Harris’ answers to questions – but, it obdurately continues to refuse to release the full video and transcript of the interview.

By releasing the full transcript of the October 7, 2024 interview, CBS would enable the public to judge whether or not the edits made before airing were biased and made to dishonestly portray Democrat Presidential Candidate Harris’s remarks.

And, Americans overwhelmingly do want to see for themselves what actually took place in the CBS interview, a CAPS/Harris survey finds. (The Harris poll, which has been around since the Sixties, is in no way related to Kamala Harris.)

A national survey of registered voters, conducted October 11-13 by The Harris Poll and HarrisX, asked the following question:

“Should CBS release the full transcript of its interview with Kamala Harris or not release the full transcript?”

Fully 85% of voters – including 87% of Democrats, 88% of Republicans, and 80% of Independents/Others say that, yes, CBS should release the full transcript.

CBS Still Resisting Release of Full ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview– www.dailysignal.com

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CBS Still Resisting Release of Full ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview– www.dailysignal.com
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Former President Donald Trump’s criticism of CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris has triggered the predictable legacy media meltdown. It’s unfortunate.

Trump and Harris supporters should demand CBS come clean about why the network significantly altered Harris’ responses on the Biden-Harris administration’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

The network has disingenuously claimed that the editing was a standard exercise of its authority to trim interviews for time considerations. That rationale might work for the first answer, where CBS trimmed Harris’ four-paragraph answer down to a single sentence, but it completely ignores the second answer substitution, where “60 Minutes” egregiously swapped one single-sentence answer for another.

Either way, CBS News would typically post the full interview on its website, as many of its news programs often do. But it didn’t do that here.

Since CBS has declined to fully explain the editing controversy, viewers must speculate why the network substituted a different answer to the same prompt. An obvious possibility is that anti-Israel politics are the real driver here.

As a result of its selective editing, CBS removed Harris’ statements about Israeli aid and self-defense and replaced another answer with a statement calling for a cease-fire, which Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders oppose.

Is Musk the Next Lawfare Target, an Example to Chill Billionaire Resistance?

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A recent call by eleven alleged Republican former prosecutors to investigate Elon Musk for election violations has drawn attention to a man whose Empire is under numerous assaults from numerous governments, including the Federal government of the United States of America.

The 11 Republicans, which include former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, want nothing more than prison for Musk, claiming, “Federal law, 52 U.S.C. § 10307(c), imposes up to five years in prison on anyone who ‘knowingly or willfully . . . pays or offers to pay or accepts payment . . . for registration to vote.’”

Biden-Harris DOJ Confirms Request to Investigate Elon Musk’s Pro-Trump Election Activity– www.westernjournal.com
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Former Republican Justice Department and other officials sent a letter Monday to Democratic Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting he open an investigation into billionaire Elon Musk’s cash prizes to registered voters in swing states.

Musk, through his America PAC, is selecting a $1 million lottery winner each day until the election to registered voters who sign a petition saying they support the First and Second Amendments.

The petition signers must be registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.

EU Threatens Elon Musk’s Entire Empire with Crippling Fines– wltreport.com
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They tried to make a secret deal with him.

That didn’t work.

So, the EU’s new strategy?

If X can’t censor, they’re not just coming after X—they’re targeting SpaceX and Neuralink too.

That’s right, regulators are considering lumping Musk’s other businesses into the mix.

They’re trying to calculate the largest fines they can invent.

That doesn’t sound very ethical or legal.

Elon responded to it with “That would be an insane precedent to set.”

Yahoo Finance reports:

The European Union has warned X that it may calculate fines against the social-media platform by including revenue from Elon Musk’s other businesses, including Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Neuralink Corp., an approach that would significantly increase the potential penalties for violating content moderation rules.

Under the EU’s Digital Services Act, the bloc can slap online platforms with fines of as much as 6% of their yearly global revenue for failing to tackle illegal content and disinformation or follow transparency rules. Regulators are considering whether sales from SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI and the Boring Company, in addition to revenue generated from the social network, should be included to determine potential fines against X, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public.