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CNN reports: In 2020, Bob Woodward writes, Trump had “secretly sent Putin a bunch of Abbott Point of Care Covid test machines for his personal use.” Putin — who infamously isolated himself over fears of Covid — told Trump on a phone call to keep the delivery of the Abbott machines quiet, Woodward reports. “Please don’t tell anybody you sent …

“We will see what happens with this most terrifying of hurricanes in the Gulf. At some point we have to ask ourselves if there’s a Divine attempt to get our attention and stop all the insanity in our modern existence.” – CPAC chairman and allegedly groper of man meat Matt Schlapp, whose insurance carrier in March 2024 paid $480,000 to …

Newsweek reports: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has doubled down on her allegation that an unspecified “they” can control the weather, a claim that has sparked a backlash online. “Yes they can control the weather,” the Georgia lawmaker and staunch Donald Trump ally wrote on X. “Anyone who says they don’t, or makes fun of this, is lying to you. By …

“It’s not about you, Kamala. It’s about the people of Florida. My focus is exactly where it should be. And I can tell you this. I’ve worked on these hurricanes under both President Trump and President Biden. Neither of them ever tried to politicize it. She has never called on any of the storms we’ve had since she’s been vice …

Rolling Stone reports: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and Donald Trump’s most pathetic supporter, hands down, joked on Monday about the prospect of someone assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris or Joe Biden. “I made a joke, which I realize I deleted, which was like, nobody’s even bothering to try to kill Kamala, because it’s pointless,” Musk said. “What do …

The Huffington Post reports: Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy of Montana lamented that “young women between the ages of 19 and 30” are being “indoctrinated” on the issue of abortion during a campaign stop last year. “They’ve been indoctrinated for too long,” Sheehy said in recordings made public on Monday. “Abortion is their No. 1 concern. It’s all they want …

Raleigh’s CBS affiliate reports: For the second time in two weeks, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson missed a vote to concur with a Hurricane Helene-related request from Gov. Roy Cooper. Records show Robinson was again the only member of the Council of State who did not vote on concurring with the executive order, which Cooper issued Saturday. “When Hurricane Helene was …

The Hill reports: The former head of the Florida Republican Party said he’s supporting Vice President Harris after “trolling” from other Republicans over the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene. Al Cárdenas said in his appearance Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that natural disasters have “always been a bipartisan issue.” Cárdenas said in his appearance on “Morning Joe” that he …

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,” according to a DeSantis aide. “Kamala was trying to reach …

Fox News reports: New Jersey Senate candidate Curtis Bashaw, a Republican, appeared to freeze on Sunday during his debate against Democrat Rep. Andy Kim. The GOP candidate stopped speaking mid-sentence during his comments about affordability and appeared to look off into space. Kim was the first to rush over and check on Bashaw after noticing something was wrong. The debate …

“Currently, Milton is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane on Florida’s Gulf coast. Milton’s anticipated strong winds, torrential rains, and devastating storm surge are likely to wreak havoc across much of Florida. “Although our state is familiar with the dangers posed by hurricanes, this major hurricane approaches toward Florida’s Gulf coast that recently endured severe impacts from major …

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick on Friday afternoon made a campaign stop outside Max’s Steaks in North Philadelphia, the latest in a series of GOP events aimed at reaching out to Black voters in Philly this year. Mike Sfida, manager at Max’s, said he was told the event was for autism awareness and was surprised …

The Economic Times reports: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering $47 to every registered voter who refers others to sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments. This initiative, launched by Musk’s Elon’s America PAC, seeks to gather one million signatures from voters in key swing states. These states include Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. …

Axios reports: House Democrats’ campaign arm is leaning hard into Project 2025 in the final stages of the election, launching billboards in more than two dozen districts blasting the conservative blueprint for a second Trump presidency, Axios has learned. Democrats have increasingly tried to tether Republicans to the plan as their polling shows it to be one of the most …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former president Donald Trump’s running mate, said that Trump, if elected, would seek to end federal money for Planned Parenthood. “We don’t think that taxpayers should fund late-term abortions,” Vance told RealClearPolitics on Saturday night. “That has been a consistent view of the Trump campaign the first time around, it will remain …

Mediaite reports: Maye Musk, the mother of billionaire SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk, advised voter fraud as a way to beat Democrats in the 2024 election on social media Saturday. The 76-year-old shared a post from her son on his platform and advised Georgians who would like to see former President Donald Trump elected to a second term …

Newsweek reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said on Sunday that he does not intend to call Congress out of recess to vote on emergency funding for federal agencies assisting in Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Johnson told Fox News Sunday‘s Shannon Bream that lawmakers will be “back in session immediately after the election” to provide any funding needs …

Politico reports: On Wednesday, a federal judge unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page legal brief detailing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s alleged criminal activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. On Sunday, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton called the move “a temper tantrum from a deranged fanatic” on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “This is unverified, un-cross-examined hearsay from grand jury …

ABC News reports: Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to definitively answer questions on Republican rhetoric surrounding the election and the results of the 2020 race as former President Donald Trump ramps up attacks on Democrats a month before Election Day. Johnson, in an interview with “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos, refused to call out rhetoric from Trump and his family …

The Meidas Touch reports: Since the abortion ballot initiative was first announced (Amendment 4), Ron DeSantis has been on a crusade to put the thumb on the scale to defeat it. The problem is that he continues to use the power of the state to do it. Now, DeSantis has taking his fascistic leanings to the next level. The Florida …