05-01-Politics Select

Ohio’s Republican Governor Defends Haitian Immigrants: ‘Helped the Economy’– www.newsweek.com

Ohio’s Republican Governor Defends Haitian Immigrants: ‘Helped the Economy’– www.newsweek.com

pgnewser September 16, 2024

Ohio’s Republican Governor Defends Haitian Immigrants: ‘Helped the Economy’ – newsweek
Source Link
Excerpt:

Ohio’s Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, defended Haitian immigrants in his state during a Sunday interview after former President Donald Trump, the GOP’s presidential nominee, and his running mate Ohio Senator JD Vance, have amplified discredited accusations against the community in recent days.

Trump and Vance have repeatedly promoted claims that Haitian immigrants, who are in the United States legally, have been “eating the pets” of their neighbors in Springfield, Ohio. During Trump’s debate with Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC News on Tuesday, Trump said dogs and cats were being eaten by the migrants, despite local officials already saying there were no credible reports of this happening.

“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs—the people that came in,” Trump claimed about Haitian immigrants. “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”

One of the debate moderators, ABC News’ David Muir, quickly fact-checked Trump’s claim and told viewers that the outlet had spoken to Springfield’s city manager about those allegations who told them that “there had been no credible reports of specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”

FBI investigating shots fired near Trump as apparent assassination attempt; Trump is safe • Rhode Island Current– rhodeislandcurrent.com

FBI investigating shots fired near Trump as apparent assassination attempt; Trump is safe • Rhode Island Current– rhodeislandcurrent.com

pgnewser September 16, 2024

FBI investigating shots fired near Trump as apparent assassination attempt; Trump is safe • Rhode Island Current
Source Link
Excerpt:

… “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, said in a statement about 20 minutes after the incident occurred just before 2 p.m. Eastern.

The FBI is taking a lead on investigating, said Jeffrey Veltri, the special agent in charge of the bureau’s Miami field office during a late afternoon press conference by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that a Secret Service agent with Trump spotted a rifle coming out of bushes next to the golf course.

“The Secret Service agent that was on the course did a fantastic job,” he said. “What they do is, they have an agent that jumps one hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this rifle barrel, stickin’ out of the fence, and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off.”

Tim Walz Spent Billions To ‘Improve Child Literacy.’ Reading Levels Remain Low, New Test Scores Show.– freebeacon.com

Tim Walz Spent Billions To ‘Improve Child Literacy.’ Reading Levels Remain Low, New Test Scores Show.– freebeacon.com

pgnewser September 16, 2024

Tim Walz Spent Billions To ‘Improve Child Literacy.’ Reading Levels Remain Low, New Test Scores Show.– freebeacon.com
Source Link
Excerpt:

Minnesota governor Tim Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential candidate, last year signed a flagship education bill that boosted K-12 education spending by more than $2 billion, a “signature accomplishment” that he said would “improve child literacy.” New test scores reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that hasn’t happened.

Just 46 percent of Minnesota’s third-graders, for example, are considered proficient in reading, marking a slight dip from 2023, according to data recently released by the Minnesota Department of Education. Across all grade levels, roughly half of Minnesota students are proficient in reading, and just 45 percent are proficient in math. Those figures are nearly identical to those from 2023.

The new numbers suggest Walz’s $2 billion education spending blitz did not impact Minnesota’s students the way he said it would, undercutting a central part of his pitch to voters as he runs for vice president. As Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s running mate, Walz has leaned on his educational background, touting his record as a former teacher. The National Education Association last month lauded him as the “Education Governor.”

Republicans favored to regain Senate as key race shifts in GOP’s favor

Republicans favored to regain Senate as key race shifts in GOP’s favor

pgnewser September 13, 2024

Republicans favored to regain Senate as key race shifts in GOP’s favor – nypost
Source Link
Excerpt:

Republicans are in pole position to take back the Senate majority for the first time in four years after a widely respected analysis shifted a key race toward the GOP candidate Thursday.

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report assessed the Montana contest between incumbent Democrat Jon Tester and challenger Tim Sheehy as “lean Republican.”

The contests for two other Democrat-held seats, in Ohio and Michigan, were listed as toss-ups.

If all three races break the Republicans’ way, the GOP would begin the 119th Congress with 53 members of the upper chamber, providing a key check on Democrats should Kamala Harris win the White House and her party regain the House.

Montana Democrat Jon Tester (above) is facing challenger Tim Sheehy as “lean Republican,” according to an assessment from Cook Political Report. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Americans Will be ‘Appalled’ by Security Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt Report– legalinsurrection.com

Americans Will be ‘Appalled’ by Security Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt Report– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser September 13, 2024

Americans Will be ‘Appalled’ by Security Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt Report– legalinsurrection.com
Source Link
Excerpt:

The Secret Service gave senators a report on its investigation into the security failures at Donald Trump’s rally where someone tried to kill him.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) fumed about the report to reporters.

I’d say he’s itching for the Senate to release their interim report:

“I think the American people are going to be shocked, astonished and appalled by what we will report to them about the failures by the Secret Service in this assassination attempt on the former president,” Blumenthal told Fox News. “But I think they also ought to be appalled and astonished by the failure of the Department of Homeland Security to be more forthcoming, to be as candid and frank, as it should be to them in terms of providing information.”

DeKalb GOP sues Georgia Secretary of State, claiming poor election security– atlantaciviccircle.org

DeKalb GOP sues Georgia Secretary of State, claiming poor election security– atlantaciviccircle.org

pgnewser September 13, 2024

DeKalb GOP sues Georgia Secretary of State, claiming poor election security – Atlantic City Circle
Source Link
Excerpt:

The DeKalb County Republican Party has filed a lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger alleging that the encryption keys for the software used in the state’s Dominion Voting System are not stored securely.

The DeKalb GOP wants the Secretary of State’s Office to properly store the encryption keys and “immediately bring the Dominion systems used in Georgia elections into compliance with Georgia law.” The lawsuit alleges that the state’s Dominion system software has been in an “illegal and insecure state since at least 2020,” and that the Secretary of State’s Office has known this since March, 2024.

The DeKalb GOP also wants the Secretary of State’s office to make the Dominion system logs, cast-vote records and ballot images available to itself and the public for inspection within 24 hours of polls closing on Nov. 5.

The lawsuit, filed Aug. 30 in Fulton County Superior Court, was announced by the DeKalb  Republican Party on X on Monday. A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 30.

Nonviolent ‘J6 Granny’ Slapped With Bitter Sentence – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

Nonviolent ‘J6 Granny’ Slapped With Bitter Sentence – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser September 13, 2024

Nonviolent ‘J6 Granny’ Slapped With Bitter Sentence – PJ Media– pjmedia.com
Source Link
Excerpt:

On January 6th, 2021, personal friend, grandmother and engaged civil servant in her hometown of Santa Ynez, California Karen Jones was essentially, if you’ll excuse what has become a cliché, a tourist — a nonviolent, by the admission of the court, American visiting the Capitol she helps pay for via taxes.

Garland speech on DOJ impartiality met with skepticism– www.washingtonexaminer.com

Garland speech on DOJ impartiality met with skepticism– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser September 13, 2024

Garland speech on DOJ impartiality met with skepticism – washingtonexaminer.com
Source Link
Excerpt:

Attorney General Merrick Garland praised his employees on Thursday for their impartiality in the wake of his Justice Department pursuing some of the most politically fraught prosecutions in history.

Garland spoke about DOJ “norms” more than a dozen times during his remarks, which he delivered to the department’s workforce during an annual conference of U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C.

“Our norms are a promise that we will not allow this department to be used as a political weapon, and our norms are a promise that we will not allow this nation to become a country where law enforcement is treated as an apparatus of politics,” Garland said.

That comment, in particular, was met with resounding applause in the room. But elsewhere, critics took issue with Garland’s emphasis on impartiality and his rejection of politically motivated prosecutions.

‘Woke’ DA sued by his own office for allegedly protecting ethics chief charged with felonies– www.foxnews.com

‘Woke’ DA sued by his own office for allegedly protecting ethics chief charged with felonies– www.foxnews.com

pgnewser September 13, 2024

‘Woke’ DA sued by his own office for allegedly protecting ethics chief charged with felonies– www.foxnews.com
Source Link
Excerpt:

The union representing hundreds of Los Angeles prosecutors is once again suing their boss, District Attorney George Gascon, this time for withholding information on a close ally in alleged violation of the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) sought information about Diana Teran, a top Gascon aide who is facing felony charges, in May and received an incomplete response, according to a 200-page court filing unveiled Thursday. Prosecutors sought her emails and information about whether she remained on the county payroll after her indictment. They also wanted to know if county taxpayers were on the hook for her criminal defense.

The lawsuit seeks to force Gascon’s office to disclose the requested records, to declare the DA in violation of the CPRA and to pay the ADDA’s attorney fees for the lawsuit and the denied requests.