Politics

Orlando’s Fox affiliate reports: Reports of a shooting or an active shooter situation at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Thursday night are not true, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said there was a fight, followed by a “popping” noise, possibly a balloon exploding, which reportedly caused mass panic and people to start …

CNBC reports: Elon Musk ramped up his online attacks on Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Thursdayl. X Global Government Affairs issued a statement on Thursday evening ahead of an anticipated suspension of its platform in Brazil. Among other things, the company said X plans to publish all of de Moraes’ demands, which it believes to be illegal, …

Florida Politics reports: Days after Whitney Fox [photo] won her Democratic Primary, a poll conducted for Florida Politics shows her leading U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. St. Pete Polls found almost 48% of likely voters plan to support Fox, while just over 44% intend to vote for Luna. The same poll found Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris leading Republican nominee …

Axios reports: A Brazil Supreme Court judge warned Elon Musk Wednesday that he would have X suspended in Latin America’s largest nation if the billionaire didn’t name a legal representative for the platform in the country within 24 hours. Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ summons alerting Musk that X has until about 8pm local time Thursday (7pm ET) to comply with …

Reuters reports: Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former …

Salon reports: A newly released FOX News poll has Democrat Ruben Gallego up massively in the Arizona Senate race. The poll, released on Wednesday evening, showed Gallego beating Lake by a margin of 56% to 41% in the upcoming race to replace Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Lake, who continues to deny the results of the 2020 election, and the 2022 gubernatorial …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a Biden administration plea seeking to revive the latest plan to tackle federal student loan debt. The court in a brief order denied an emergency request filed by the administration seeking to lift a nationwide injunction imposed by an appeals court. The Education Department issued a regulation finalizing its Saving on …

Politico reports: The Maryland Senate race is tied, despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ massive lead in the state’s presidential contest, according to an AARP poll released Tuesday. The race to succeed Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who is not running for reelection after three terms, is essential for Democrats to retain their imperiled majority in the chamber. Maryland hasn’t had a …

The Hill reports: Democrats are increasingly bullish about their chances of flipping the House now that Vice President Harris, and not President Biden, will sit at the top of the ticket in November. Coming out of the party’s national convention in Chicago last week, a long list of lawmakers said the eleventh-hour roster change has led to a flood of …

USA Today reports: More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for either former President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., or Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in an open letter Monday obtained exclusively by USA TODAY. The letter from alums of the three Republican presidential nominees prior to former President Donald …

Politico reports: Rep. Yadira Caraveo said Monday she sought treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center for symptoms of depression that worsened in recent months. Caraveo, a first-term Democrat facing a competitive reelection bid in Colorado, said she was disclosing her treatment “because I believe we need to de-stigmatize mental illness” nationwide. “In recent months, my depression became more severe, so …

The Washington Post reports: The 50 biggest donors this cycle have collectively pumped $1.5 billion into political committees and other groups competing in the election, according to a Washington Post analysis of Federal Election Commission data. The vast majority of money from top donors has gone to super PACs, which can accept unlimited sums from individuals and often work closely …

Axios reports: A major refining industry group has launched a $3 million swing state ad buy claiming that Kamala Harris would seek to end sales of gasoline-powered cars. The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers’ broadcast TV ads — shared exclusively with Axios — are the latest sign that EVs are part of the 2024 elections. The spots open saying “there …

CBS News reports: The U.S. Secret Service has placed multiple agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month’s assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Secret Service’s internal affairs division is continuing to investigate how a 20-year-old gunman was …

NC Newsline reports: A new High Point University/SurveyUSA Poll shows Attorney General Josh Stein, the Democratic nominee for governor, leading Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson by 14 percentage points in North Carolina’s closely watched governor’s race. The poll of more than 1,000 North Carolina registered voters found 48% favored Stein and 34% supporting Robinson. Eighteen percent say they remain undecided. …

The New York Times reports: It wasn’t 1968. It wasn’t even close. After months of anticipation, planning and vows of mass protest in Chicago that called to mind the tumult of the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the demonstrators who challenged the Democratic Party over the conflict in Gaza remained largely in the background. While thousands of people joined enthusiastic daily …

Axios reports: Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said during a speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday that the Republican Party is “no longer conservative” under former President Trump. “I was a Republican for 12 years in Congress and I still hold onto the label. I never thought I’d be here. You never thought you’d see me here,” Kinzinger …

Politico reports: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a pitch to voters at home Thursday night: Pick the tougher leader. “Why wouldn’t we choose the leader that’s tough, tested and a total badass,” Gretchen said. “Like women across America, we just GST — Get Stuff Done,” she said. “Donald Trump doesn’t know you. At all,” she said. “You think he understands …

USA Today reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke following a long, loud ovation on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, throwing her support behind Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. In her convention speech, Warren praised Harris’ record and promise to take on corporations to protect consumers. She also took jabs at the Republican opponents. “Trust Donald Trump …

NBC News reports: In July 2023, Abbott sent 95 buses with 4,281 migrants to cities around the country, according to numbers from the Texas Division of Emergency Management obtained by NBC News through a Freedom of Information Act request. This July, he sent zero. The data covers the period from when the buses began on April 11, 2022, through Aug. …