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CNN reports: Just weeks before early voting begins in Georgia, Republican Party officials and Donald Trump allies are trying to preemptively sow doubt about the viability of Dominion systems used across the key swing state, arguing in court that the machines should not be used because they are not safe or secure. In a replay of 2020 tactics, Republicans have continued to …

Michigan reporter Will Jones: “I spoke with some elected officials, or election officials last week about their concern about people who are trying to undermine our elections. Why didn’t you answer the question last night during the debate about who won the 2020 presidential election?” JD Vance: “Well, look, here’s the simple reason — the media is obsessed with talking …

Reuters reports: Elon Musk secretly funded a conservative political group in recent years, according to four people familiar with his donations, illustrating quiet financial support for right-wing causes even before the billionaire entrepreneur in July endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid for re-election. Two of the people familiar with the donations told Reuters that Musk’s contributions to the organization, Building …

“One of the problems that JD Vance has to shoulder when it comes to debate situations like this is because the person who is his running mate has said over and over and over that he did not lose in 2020. “JD, who I think knows that Donald Trump lost in 2020, is forced to not just say the obvious …

“Look, there’s no doubt Texas is a battleground today. Chuck Schumer has been explicit, I’m his number one target in the country, and the Democrats are spending over $100 million. Chuck Schumer and George Soros are flooding cash into the state of Texas. “They are coming after me with everything they got. My opponent, who is an extreme left wing …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions after the first six weeks or so of pregnancy while the court considers the state’s appeal. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert …

“I am still stewing over the debate last night. Why do I wanna vote for a party that supports a massive expansion of government, mandates on businesses, and an industrial policy set by government experts who regularly get everything wrong? JD Vance advocated the Democratic Party platform of Walter Mondale. “The conservative movement in Washington, DC, has decided to reject …

Mediaite reports: “Corey, why is this so difficult for the Trump campaign to answer? I mean, it’s 2024. Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? Can you answer that?” CNN’s Jim Acosta asked Lewandowski, who replied, “So, look, we can go back and relitigate the 2020 election or we can look at what we can do to make America better …

The Daily Beast reports: Ann Coulter spent much of Tuesday’s debate positively fawning over JD Vance—even to the extent of seemingly posting about Donald Trump’s death. “WOW, VANCE IS GOOD. Cool as a cucumber,” the veteran conservative pundit wrote on X just ten minutes into the vice presidential showdown on CBS, adding in an apparent reference to Trump’s age: “What’s …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s junior Senator wants to lead the Republican Caucus if he’s re-elected next month. And he also vows to try to defund the United Nations (U.N.) if that comes to pass. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott promised to “force a vote to halt ALL funding to the UN — which gives a global stage to the world’s worst …

NBC News reports: Trump “saved the very program from a Democratic administration that was collapsing and would have collapsed absent his leadership,” Vance said. This is false. Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, declined by more than 2 million people during Trump’s presidency, and the number of uninsured people rose by 2.3 million, according to an …

The Meidas Touch reports: Florida State Representative Randy Fine was held in civil contempt of court today for wearing inappropriate attire and making obscene gestures during a court hearing. Fine appeared for a court appearance in a campaign t-shirt and appeared to have displayed his middle finger directed towards either the judge or the opposing party, both of whom he …

“The Nevada Republican Party strongly condemns the deplorable statue of President Donald J. Trump recently hung from a crane along Interstate 15. “While families drive through Las Vegas, they are forced to view this offensive marionette, designed intentionally for shock value rather than meaningful dialogue. “President Trump and Republicans are focused on delivering results that matter—reducing inflation, securing our borders, …

The Hill reports: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) daughter said she’s backing Vice President Harris in a Monday article for Vanity Fair and “grieving the loss” of her dad to former President Trump. “After months of feeling the type of sorrow that comes from the death of a loved one, it dawned on me that I’ve been …

The Guardian reports: At a recent campaign event in Whitehall, Montana, the Republican US Senate candidate Tim Sheehy told voters that a decade ago, when he set up the aerial firefighting company through which he made his fortune, he and his wife were living “below the poverty line”. But Sheehy’s claim about living in poverty while building his company, Bridger …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Support among Republicans for their party’s candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, has dropped by 20 percentage points, according to a new poll released Monday by East Carolina University. Among all voters polled, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein now has a 17-point lead over Robinson. The ECU Center for Survey Research poll shows …

The Hill reports: House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday for information relating to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, and a vague alleged connection to the Chinese Communist Party. Comer said in a letter accompanying the subpoena – issued on the day before the …

Politico reports: Sen. Ted Cruz, the famously sharp-elbowed Texan who was rated among the most hardline members of the Senate in his first and second terms, says that reputation is inaccurate — and he really wants voters to keep that in mind as he seeks another six years in Washington. So, out are government shutdowns — Cruz voted for the …

Courthouse News reports: The state of Texas and an Austin resident are suing the city of Austin to stop city dollars from going to help fund travel expenses of people leaving the state to get an abortion, in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement Friday, “No city in Texas has the authority …

“If there’s anybody who should go to trial, Gaetz is the one who should be convicted in a trial. You can’t sleep with underage women and thing you can get away with it. “I’m not making any claims, I’m just saying somebody is sitting in jail for 11 years that was with him. ‘They just had depositions that came out …