Politics

CNN reports: Defending Joe Biden and ripping into Donald Trump, Kamala Harris got one of her most roaring responses in years as she spoke at a fundraiser Saturday afternoon in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A $1 million fundraising goal for the afternoon was more than doubled; a large oil portrait of Harris’ face was positioned on an easel; toward the back; and …

“It’s not that complicated. I know there are a lot of folks who say, what’s going on with some of these Silicon Valley folks [Peter Thiel] veering into Trump world with JD Vance and backing Trump. “What are they thinking? Silicon Valley, they’re supposed to care about climate. They’re supposed to be, you know, be pro-science and rational and libertarian. …

The Washington Post reports: A Florida panel has approved language that will appear beneath an abortion ballot proposal in November that states the referendum will “negatively impact the state budget,” a move that reproductive rights proponents call “a dirty trick.” The financial impact language says public funds may be required to pay for abortions, and that possible lawsuits could be …

Politico reports: House Republicans are escalating their investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, subpoenaing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for information related to security at the rally. House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) on Friday demanded various records, including security plans for the rally site, Secret Service protocol on the day of the rally and …

The New York Post reports: Donald Trump’s 20-year-old would-be assassin allegedly used a drone to aerially scope out the Pennsylvania fairgrounds ahead of the Republican presidential nominee’s speech as part of his sinister plot last weekend, according to a report. Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks programmed the drone to fly over the Butler Farm Showgrounds hours before his assassination attempt on …

Axios reports: The U.S. Capitol Police said Friday that there will be an increased law enforcement presence at the Capitol for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress next week. Netanyahu is expected to face protests from both outside demonstrators and members of Congress, with some lawmakers vowing to boycott the speech. The U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights said …

The Austin Statesman reports: Longtime Texas Democratic Congresswoman Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee has died. She was 74. Lee announced in June that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Jackson Lee has been in office since 1995 representing Texas’ 18th District in the House of Representatives. Now in her 15th term in Congress, Jackson Lee is a member of the …

The BBC reports: An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her height. A judge ruled that two tweets by Giulia Cortese, who was also handed a suspended fine of €1,200, were defamatory and amounted to “body shaming”. It followed an exchange in which Ms …

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: New Mexico’s senior senator called on President Joe Biden on Friday to drop out of the presidential race. “While the decision to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is in the best interests of our country for him to step aside,” U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich said in a statement. …

Florida Politics reports: The anti-recreational pot effort now has a name: Vote No on 3. The new political committee launched this week “with the full support of the Governor,” promising “a vigorous and full-throated campaign” against the ballot measure to legalize marijuana for adults 21 years old and older. Consensus Communications, which has prevailed in 19 ballot amendment campaigns, is …

Axios reports: Hunter Biden’s legal team has requested the dismissal of cases against him in Delaware and California citing the “unconstitutional” appointment of special counsel David Weiss. Judge Aileen Cannon, the heavily scrutinized judge handling former President Trump’s federal classified documents case in Florida, dismissed Trump’s indictment Monday using the same justification as Biden’s attorneys: the unconstitutional appointment of the …

Politico reports: Ever since Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was passed over to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, people at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee have been gossiping about what his future might hold. For many, especially from Florida, the idea that he’d make a strong candidate for secretary of State in a future Trump administration is treated …

Miami’s CBS affiliate reports: After Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would severely limit and regulate their industry, hemp executives across the state pledged $5 million in donations to the Republican Party of Florida, according to WhatsApp messages reviewed by CBS News Miami. “We know nothing in life is free and neither was this veto,” explained an introductory post …

“I’ve been very outspoken, in terms of the people on that stage — I’ve probably said this ten times now — the people on that stage love him. They would take a bullet for him. And they demonstrated that. “One of the females on the stage, she’s with me for three years. I know every thing about her. She would …

The Hill reports: Four Senate Democrats in tough races said Tuesday that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) should resign or face a vote of expulsion from the Senate after a New York jury found him guilty on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent. Their statements will ratchet up pressure on Senate Majority …

CNN reports: US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president in recent weeks, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN. There’s no indication that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin who …

The Hill reports: Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) sharply criticized former President Trump’s choice of running mate in Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), taking aim specifically at the first-term senator’s past opposition to aiding Ukraine as it fends off Russia’s invasion. “They are celebrating that choice, both in Milwaukee tonight and in Moscow,” Kinzinger said Monday in an interview on “The …

News From The States reports: Nebraskans might need a new source for online smut, as Pornhub and its affiliates went dark Monday, a decision the website’s parent company promised after passage of a new state law. That law, Legislative Bill 1092, requires online porn companies to verify users’ ages. On Monday, adults in Nebraska who tried to access any of …

ABC News reports: Nearly $1.5 million will go to the Arizona Democratic Party, nearly $1 million will go to the Georgia Democratic Party, nearly $2 million will go to the Michigan Democratic Party, over $1.2 will go to the North Carolina Democratic Party, over $2 million will go to the Nevada Democratic Party, nearly $2 million will go to the …

Bloomberg News reports: Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who shot and injured former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, briefly appeared in an advertisement for BlackRock Inc., the company said on Sunday. Crooks was one of several students who appeared in the background of the 2022 ad and was unpaid, BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, said in …