Politics

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 …

USA Today reports: Voter registration is breaking records as Election Day approaches, particularly among young people, including many first-time voters. On Tuesday’s National Voter Registration Day more than 150,000 people registered through Vote.org, the most the organization has ever seen on that day. The organization registered 279,400 voters in all of last year. Vote.org has previously told USA TODAY that …

Dallas’s ABC affiliate reports: Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred will face off in their first televised debate on Tuesday, October 15, at 7 p.m. at WFAA’s studios in downtown Dallas. Scheduled three weeks before Election Day, “The Texas Debate” will be a crucial opportunity for both candidates to work to sway undecided voters in …

Politico reports: Controversial tech magnate Elon Musk stepped up his political giving in August, giving his largest-known political donation ever to boost House Republicans’ efforts to preserve their vulnerable majority. The National Republican Congressional Committee reported receiving $289,100 from Musk in August, according to its report filed with the Federal Election Commission Friday. Musk has amped up his political involvement …

The Associated Press reports: The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having …

NPR reports: Last week, the National Association of State Election Directors and National Association of Secretaries of State issued a public letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that echoed a recent critical report by the Postal Service’s internal watchdog, the USPS Office of Inspector General. While the Postal Service says it is working on improvements and committed to making timely …

The New York Times reports: A Secret Service internal review of the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pa., found that agents did not have the necessary discussions about how a complex of warehouses surrounding the site should be protected. The most glaring of the agency’s …

The Hill reports: The House unanimously passed a bill on Friday that seeks to bolster former President Trump’s security, the first legislative move the chamber has made in response to the second apparent assassination attempt against the Republican presidential nominee. The House cleared the legislation — titled the Enhanced Presidential Security Act — in a bipartisan 405-0 vote, sending it …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s last-ditch request to be included on the ballot in Nevada, a key swing state. The court in a brief unsigned order left in place a decision by the Nevada Supreme Court that blocked Stein from appearing on the ballot over a dispute concerning whether the …

The Washington Post reports: The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that it launched a strike on the Lebanese capital, although the target was unclear. Images from a southern Beirut suburb, where support for Hezbollah is strong, showed rubble in the streets and extensive damage to buildings and cars. Earlier, Israel’s military said it had launched airstrikes targeting what it described …

The Daily Beast reports: A New York magazine political reporter who allegedly engaged in an undisclosed affair with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged she began a personal relationship with a “reporting subject,” but denied that it became physical. Olivia Nuzzi, New York’s 31-year-old Washington columnist, was placed on leave for what the magazine called a “violation …

The Hill reports: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) is leading his Republican rival Dave McCormick in new Keystone State polling. In a new poll from The Philadelphia Inquirer/The New York Times/Siena College, Casey garnered 49 percent support from the likely electorate in Pennsylvania compared to McCormick’s 40 percent. Another poll from Franklin & Marshall College found Casey leading with 48 …

CNBC Tech reports: Elon Musk’s X faces steep daily fines in Brazil for allegedly evading a ban on the service there, according to a statement from the country’s supreme court on Thursday. The fines, imposed by Brazil’s supreme court (Supremo Tribuno Federal or STF) amount to $5 million in Brazilian reals, about $920,000, a day. The court said it would …

From the Justice Department: An Alaska man was arrested yesterday in Anchorage for allegedly threatening to injure and kill six U.S. Supreme Court Justices and some of their family members. According to court documents, between March 10, 2023, and July 16, Panos Anastasiou, 76, sent over 465 messages to the Supreme Court through a public website the court maintained. “We …

NBC News reports: The NAACP plans to spend $20 million encouraging Black Americans, a critical voting bloc in the presidential race, to turn out to vote across 12 states this fall. The investment, details of which were shared first with NBC News, includes $6 million in funds for local NAACP chapters and partners, $1 million for polling and research, and …

The Washington Post reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, has accelerated his preparations for his Oct. 1 debate with Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), participating in policy sessions and mock debates in his home state and on the road. Walz’s team has enlisted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to play Vance in debate rehearsals, reprising his role from four …

The Washington Post reports: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not endorse a candidate in the presidential race, for the first time in nearly three decades, in a blow to the Democratic Party, which has reliably received the union’s approval for years, according to the union. The decision arrives as the powerful transportation workers union, with its 1.3 million members, …