Politics

Bloomberg News reports: Senate Democrats announced Thursday they are spending millions to defeat Ted Cruz in Texas and Rick Scott in Florida, where polls have shown the incumbents surprisingly vulnerable. “Senate Democrats are expanding the map and going on offense,” said Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Senator Gary Peters. In Texas, Representative Colin Allred, a former NFL linebacker, has turned …

An excerpt from Hillary Clinton’s new book: I saw firsthand how fast conspiracy theories could spread and radicalization could take hold. During the 2016 campaign, a shocking number of people became convinced that I am a murderer, a terrorist sympathizer and the evil mastermind behind a child-sex-abuse ring. Alex Jones, the right-wing talk show host, posted a video about “all …

The Hill reports reports: The House task force investigating the assassination attempts against former President Trump will hold its first hearing Thursday morning, focused on the shooting at Trump’s July rally in Butler, Pa. The hearing will narrow in on the “Secret Service’s Reliance on State and Local Law Enforcement” at the campaign event where a gunman opened fire. The …

Playbook reports: The race to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader has been sleepy all summer, with the two frontrunners — John Thune and John Cornyn — keeping their pitches to colleagues mostly private. But behind the scenes, jockeying is heating up as the leadership election nears. Thune (R-S.D.) has been busy trying to shore up his previously fraught …

Axios reports: The U.S., France and key allies issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on Israel and Hezbollah to agree to a 21-day ceasefire during which negotiations could take place on a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Israeli-Lebanese border. The statement — released after 10 days of intense fighting that has killed more than 700 people in …

Mediaite reports: Independent candidate Dan Osborn’s run to oust Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) this November has grabbed national attention as polls have shown a surprisingly close race, with a new survey out Tuesday even showing Osborn ahead by one point. Osborn’s name ID is certain to only increase as millions of dollars in ad buys are suddenly pouring into …

Florida Politics reports: The survey of 600 likely voters from the Independent Center shows Rick Scott leading Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 46% to 44% in a two-way race, with 10% of respondents unsure who they back. In a race where a third-party option is introduced, Scott leads 43% to 42%, with 11% of respondents unsure and 4% opting for the unnamed …

NBC News reports: The House on Wednesday is poised to pass a funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week after it removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. House Republican leaders, facing defections within their ranks, plan to rely heavily on Democratic votes to …

Axios reports: Former President Trump said early Wednesday after his campaign announced intelligence officials had briefed him on Iran’s efforts to assassinate him that he believes Tehran “will try again.” Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a Tuesday evening statement that officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) had briefed the ex-president “regarding real …

CNN reports: Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the charge of attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate against Ryan Wesley Routh, the man they say camped outside of Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course for hours on end, armed with a rifle that he pointed through a chain-link fence with a clear shot to the next hole where the former …

The New York Daily News reports: NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks, the hand-picked head of the nation’s largest school district and a long-time family friend of Mayor Adams, is expected to resign amid a federal corruption investigation, PIX11 reported Tuesday. His rumored departure comes two weeks after his personal and professional phones were seized and apartment raided by federal authorities. …

The New York Times reports: As a proud son of Nassau County’s vaunted Republican machine, Representative Anthony D’Esposito of New York knows well the power of political patronage. Shortly after taking the oath of office, the first-term congressman hired his longtime fiancée’s daughter to work as a special assistant in his district office, eventually bumping her salary to about $3,800 …

CNN reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court on Monday to keep his name on New York’s presidential ballot, even though he suspended his campaign in August and backed former President Donald Trump. In an emergency appeal, Kennedy argued that New York voters who signed petitions supporting him “have a constitutional right to have Kennedy placed on the …

The Hill reports: Brett Favre is set to testify Tuesday at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee examining welfare reform, the panel confirmed to The Hill, an appearance that comes after the former NFL star faced allegations of using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) state funds for corporate gains. A Mississippi state audit found that some …

The Associated Press reports: The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump wrote a note months earlier saying that he intended to kill the former president, the Justice Department disclosed Monday in arguing that he should remain locked up as the case moves forward. The note, addressed “Dear World,” was placed in a box that was dropped …

CNBC reports: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original bill he put forward earlier this month, going against former President Donald Trump’s wishes and making some concessions to Democrats. The new bill would fund the government through Dec. 20 and does not include any part of the …

INTO reports: After one of the busiest news days for right-wing scandals in a while yesterday, we learned something even more damning about an anti-gay “activist”, if not exactly surprising. Far-right weirdo Corey A. DeAngelis used to do gay p*rn. After DeAngelis posted on X talking about the danger of the “woke mind virus” in schools—i.e. teaching actual history—one user …

The Daily Beast reports: Janet Jackson spouted misconceptions about Kamala Harris’ racial identity in an interview with The Guardian published on Saturday. “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian. Her father’s white,’ the singer and dancer said, adding “I haven’t watched the news in a few days. I was told that they discovered her father was white.” …

AlterNet reports: Far-right election denier Mike Lindell’s MyPillow is now being advertised at a significant discount. One historian is pointing out that the pillow’s new price is a reference to a prominent neo-Nazi rallying cry. The official @MyPillowUSA X account tweeted an advertisement for its product with a posted price of $14.88. As the SPLC explained, the number “1488” is …

NBC News reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Sky News Arabia. Putin said earlier this month that Russia wanted Harris to win the contest in a teasing comment that cited her “infectious” laugh as a reason …