Politics

Dems Seek DOJ Probe Into Virginia Voter Rolls Purge

The Washington Post reports: Democratic Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate whether the Youngkin administration violated the Voting Rights Act when it wiped at least 270 fully qualified Virginia voters off the state’s rolls. In a letter dated Friday and released to the media Tuesday, Warner, Kaine and the …

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Scott: Biden Has “Blood On His Hands,” Funded Hamas

The Messenger reports: President Joe Biden has “blood on his hands” after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel over the weekend, Sen. Tim Scott said during a foreign policy speech in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. “While Hamas carried out these attacks, Joe Biden has blood on his hands,” Scott said. “His weakness invited the attack. His cash giveaways to …

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DeSantis Super PAC Spox Steve Cortes Hits The Exit

The Hill reports: Former Trump adviser Steve Cortes has stepped down from his position at the super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R ) presidential bid Never Back Down, according to a statement from the group. “Steve launched his own show and left his role as a spokesman for Never Back Down,” said Erin Perrine, communications director for Never …

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Ex-MD Gov. Larry Hogan: I Still Might Run For President

Bloomberg News reports: Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he hasn’t ruled out running for president in 2024, noting that the vast majority of Americans want an alternative to President Joe Biden or GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. “However I can serve, I’m still trying to figure that out, but I’m not walking away,” Hogan said at an event at Bloomberg’s …

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Former Dem Rep Seeks To Reclaim Seat From Santos

Axios reports: Former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday announced his run for the House seat held by embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). The seat, which voted for President Biden in the 2020 presidential election, is a top target for House Democrats and Suozzi would likely be a formidable primary and general election candidate. Santos’ troubles have attracted a large …

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SCOTUS Rebuffs Coal Baron’s Suit Against News Orgs

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider overturning a landmark case that gives protections to news organizations facing defamation claims by rejecting an appeal brought by West Virginia coal baron Don Blankenship. Blankenship, also an erstwhile Republican Senate candidate, sued various news organizations for referring to him as a convicted felon when in fact he was …

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Ex-Dodgers Star Steve Garvey Runs For Feinstein’s Seat

The Orange County Register reports: Former Dodgers star Steve Garvey made his foray into the crowded U.S. Senate race official Tuesday morning, launching a bid as a Republican. For Garvey, who played 14 seasons with the Dodgers before he finished with the San Diego Padres for five seasons, a move into the political arena isn’t much of a curveball. During …

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North Carolina Republicans Create “Secret Police Force”

The Daily Beast reports: Republican state legislators In North Carolina are establishing a new investigative body that Democratic critics have aptly compared to a “secret police force.” This new entity, formally known as the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Operations, or “Gov Ops” for short, will be chaired by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R). …

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GOP Meeting Yields No Clear Choice For Speaker

Politico reports: House Republicans huddled Monday for an emotional venting session over the party’s leadership crisis. But two days before a planned vote, they appear nowhere near uniting behind a new speaker. Multiple GOP lawmakers described it as a mostly civil, yet cathartic, meeting ahead of an intense week in which House Republicans are slated to crown their next GOP …

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Republicans Turn On RFK After Switch To Independent

The Washington Post reports: Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pivot Monday to an independent run for president met immediate resistance from Republican leaders, who have concluded that his new effort threatens to cannibalize their vote share next year, helping to reelect President Biden. The Republican National Committee greeted his announcement with a press release that described Kennedy as “just another …

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US And Key Allies Issue Joint Statement On Attacks: Hamas Terrorists Offer Nothing To Palestinian Cause

Via press release from the White House: Today, we — President Macron of France, Chancellor Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Meloni of Italy, Prime Minister Sunak of the United Kingdom, and President Biden of the United States — express our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel, and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of …

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Will Hurd Exits White House Race, Endorses Nikki Haley

The Hill reports: Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd announced on Monday that he was dropping out of the 2024 GOP primary and endorsing former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley instead. “Ambassador Haley has shown a willingness to articulate a different vision for the country than Donald Trump and has an unmatched grasp on the complexities of our foreign policy,” Hurd said. …

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McCarthy Blasts Gaetz: We’d Be In Shutdown Right Now

“I am still a member of Congress. I understand the relationship between America and Israel. I have dear friends in the leadership there and living there. And I’m not gonna sit back and do nothing. What I have found what’s going on, if we had listened to Matt Gaetz, we would be in a government shutdown right now. So, our …

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls For Bombing Iran [VIDEO]

“For every Israeli or American hostage executed by Hamas, we should take down an Iranian oil refinery. The only way you’re going to keep this war from escalating is to hold Iran accountable. “How much more death and destruction do we have to take from the Iranian regime? I am confident this was planned and funded by the Iranians. “Hamas …

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RFK Formally Declares Independent Run For President

The Guardian reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr has officially announced that he will be running for US president as an independent. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy said to applause and chants. Kennedy added that he will be creating a new “Declaration of Independence” for the US. Kennedy claimed that a …

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McCarthy Won’t Rule Out Returning As House Speaker

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not rule out returning to the post if the House Republican Conference cannot decide on a replacement. Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt asked McCarthy — who lost the gavel last week after eight House Republicans joined with Democrats to oust him — on Monday whether he would serve again as Speaker …

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State Dept: Nine Americans Killed In Hamas Attacks

NBC News reports: Nine Americans have been killed in the violence in Israel and more may be missing after Hamas attacked from Gaza over the weekend, the State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on “Morning Joe” Monday morning. “There are reports of Americans who are unaccounted for,” he said. “We continue to work to confirm that number and try to …

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Vietnam Tried To Plant Spyware On Phones Of US Reps

The Washington Post reports: Vietnamese government agents tried to plant spyware on the phones of members of Congress, American policy experts and U.S. journalists this year in a brazen campaign that underscores the rapid proliferation of state-of-the-art hacking tools, according to forensic examination of links posted to Twitter and documents uncovered by a consortium of news outlets that includes The …

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Major Airlines Suspend Flights To Israel After Attack

Reuters reports: Major international air carriers have suspended or reined in flight services to or from Tel Aviv after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. Israel’s national carrier El Al was the exception, adding more flights to bring reservists back from around the world to assist …

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GOP Rep. Kevin Hern Drops Out Of Speaker Race

Bloomberg reports: The speaker election took on new urgency this weekend after Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing at least 600 people and prompting calls for more US assistance. Without a speaker, the House cannot conduct legislative business even with bipartisan support for Israel in the chamber. The contenders for House speaker were reduced to two over the weekend after Oklahoma …

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