Fox News reports: Longtime Washington Post columnist Hugh Hewitt quit the newspaper on Friday, he told Fox News Digital. Hewitt, a conservative who hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, had been a contributing columnist for the newspaper since 2017 and has written hundreds of pieces. A clip of Hewitt went viral earlier on Friday when he walked off the Washington …

NPR reports: Did you see those Kamala Harris ads on Facebook? Be careful. They might have duped you. A series of ads that look like they are from the Harris campaign are spreading falsehoods about her current policy positions, including that she wants to institute a mandatory gun-buyback program and give Medicare benefits and drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants. None …

The Associated Press reports: Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics fear the change could scare people away from hospitals. Texas hospitals have …

The Steele County Times reports: The former youth minister and principal of a school associated with Christian Family Church in Owatonna has been sentenced a 21-month prison term, stayed for five years, and 364 days in jail. Luverne Daniel Zacharias, 46, of Medford, was remanded to custody immediately after the sentencing Monday; he has no credit for time served. He …

Axios reports: Donald Trump has been radically transparent in his pledge to use — and abuse — the power of the presidency to seek retribution against Americans he believes have wronged him. He may not keep an official list, but a review of Trump’s public remarks reveals a vast catalog of perceived enemies whom he has marked for imprisonment, prosecution …

NBC News reports: Nine Republican operatives and canvassers connected to the Elon Musk-backed America PAC told NBC News that they’re worried the high-profile grassroots operation on behalf of Donald Trump’s presidential bid may hamper his chances in states decided by slim margins. In particular, they raised concerns about canvassers’ submitting an inordinate amount of suspect data. That data, some of …

Save Jersey reports: New Jersey Republican U.S. Senate nominee Curtis Bashaw has signed the ‘Moms for Liberty’ Parent Pledge ahead of next week’s Election 2024 finale. “While I understand that some conservatives have questioned the stance of Mr. Bashaw on certain issues, my focus today was hearing his stance on the teaching of gender ideology in schools, the inclusion of …

“Do you know what a furry is? Did you see that episode of Entourage years ago? If not, Google it because the president might be one. At his final White House trick-or-treat event last night — trick-or-treat event last night, Joe walked out with his wife, Dr. Jill, who for some reason was dressed completely as a panda bear. She’s …

Politico Europe reports: Green politicians from across Europe on Friday called on U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race for the White House and endorse Democrat Kamala Harris instead. “We are clear that Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies from the White House,” Green parties …

The Pensacola News-Journal reports: The National Hurricane Center has increased the chances of a tropical disturbance furthering development in the southwestern Caribbean Sea over the next seven days. A tropical depression could develop over the weekend or early next week as the system drifts into the central or western Caribbean, where conditions will likely be conducive for further strengthening. Tropical …

The Washington Post reports: The long-shot claim was filed in the Northern District of Texas courthouse where Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a Trump nominee, is the sole judge. Thursday’s lawsuit appears to be another example of what critics call “judge shopping.” Kacsmaryk, known for his long-held antiabortion beliefs, has heard multiple suits involving federal government decisions that appear to have no …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is disputing Democrats’ assertion that he wants to repeal ObamaCare after Vice President Harris’s campaign seized on comments he made at a campaign stop this week. “Despite the dishonest characterizations from the Harris campaign, the audio and transcript make clear that I offered no such promise to end ObamaCare, and in fact acknowledged …

Mediaite reports: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum refused to say on Thursday whether former President Donald Trump should declare victory before the election results are in, despite being repeatedly pressed on the issue by CNN host Kaitlan Collins. Collins asked, “If you’re around him on Tuesday, will you encourage him to wait until all the results are in and the …

Orlando’s NBC affiliate reports: Two people are dead and six more are injured after an overnight shooting in downtown Orlando, the city’s police department said. Police responded to a shooting call near East Central Boulevard and North Orange Avenue just at 1:07 a.m. Friday. Minutes later, police said they received another call about shots fired south of Washington Street on …

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Politico reports: Democrats in Congress for years have labeled Donald Trump an “insurrectionist,” impeached him for stoking violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and suggested he is constitutionally prohibited from returning to the White House. But even as those lawmakers continue to doubt Trump’s eligibility for the presidency, they also say that if he wins at the polls, they don’t expect …

“Think about the incentives. If you are a, you know, middle-class or upper middle-class White parent and the only thing that you care about is whether your child goes into Harvard or Yale, like obviously, that pathway has become a lot harder for a lot of upper middle-class kids. “But the one way that those people can participate in the …

NPR reports: Former President Donald Trump lashed out against former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney in Arizona on Thursday, using violent language and insults to describe the most prominent Republican supporter of his opponent, Vice President Harris. “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her,” Trump said to Carlson. “Let’s see how she feels about …

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