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Ohio Gov: Haitians Are Here Legally, They’re Good Workers, “This Piece Of Garbage Is Simply Not True”

“The Haitians who are in Springfield are legal. They came to Springfield to work. Ohio is on the move, and Springfield has really made a great resurgence with a lot of companies coming in. These Haitians came in to work for these companies. What the companies tell us is that they are very good workers. They’re very happy to have …

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Vance Shrugs At Threats Against His Own Constituents, Feigns Outrage Over Suggestion That He Incited Them

Newsweek reports: In a Sunday morning interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, was confronted about putting his constituents “at risk” due to his claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets. In a contentious, 17-minute interview on the topic, host Dana Bash pressed Vance about those claims, along with Trump’s mention about the …

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Vance Doubles Down On Lie That Haitians Eat Pets

The Hill reports: Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP vice-presidential nominee, declined to say on Sunday whether former President Trump, if elected, would veto a federal abortion ban, saying, “I’ve learned my lesson” after answering a similar question last week. “Kristen, I think that I’ve learned my lesson on speaking for the president before he and I have actually talked …

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Ohio Lt Gov Jokes About Racist Anti-Haitian Claims

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: A social media post by Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday appeared to joke about a racist conspiracy theory that continues to rock an Ohio community. A day after a Springfield school and other public buildings were evacuated and closed due to bomb threats, and the same day that two other Springfield elementary schools …

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Junior: “It’s Just A Fact” That Haitians Have Lower IQs

The New York Times reports: Amid fallout from Donald J. Trump’s debunked claim about immigrants from Haiti stealing and eating people’s pets in a small Ohio city, the former president’s oldest son weighed in with his own aspersions on Haitians. Donald Trump Jr. suggested on Thursday that Haitian immigrants were less intelligent than people from other countries, and claimed that …

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Ohio AG: There Are Witnesses To Haitians Eating Cats

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost did his bit to amplify a conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants legally present in Springfield, Ohio are stealing and eating pets, ducks and geese. The conspiracy has been debunked by the Springfield mayor, city manager and chief of police, as well as by Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Yost is …

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Paxton Sued Over Attempt To Block Voter Registration

The Texas Tribune reports: A nonprofit focused on increasing Latinos’ civic participation sued Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court Friday so it could continue its voter registration efforts after the Republican official targeted them in an investigation last month. The organization Jolt said in its request for a temporary restraining order that Paxton’s investigation would irreparably harm the organization …

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PA Supreme Court: Undated Mail Ballots Don’t Count

The New York Times reports: Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday threw out a lower-court ruling that would have required election officials in the state’s two most-populous counties to count otherwise valid mail-in ballots that had the incorrect date or no date at all on the outer envelope. In a brief, two-page order, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to rule on …

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Wife Of Family Values GOP Rep. Mark Green Accuses Him Of Adultery In Letter Sent To Congress Members

The Nashville Banner reports: Republican Congressman Mark Green has filed for divorce from his wife of 35 years after having an affair, according to a dispatch from his wife. In a note obtained by the Banner, Camilla Green accuses her husband of having an affair with a 32-year-old woman after being corrupted by his time in Congress, warning that his …

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GOP Senator: Loomer Might As Well Be A “DNC Plant”

The Hill reports: North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis has joined other Republican leaders in voicing concerns about former President Trump’s close relationship with far-right provocateur Laura Loomer in the final stretch of his presidential campaign. “Laura Loomer is a crazy conspiracy theorist who regularly utters disgusting garbage intended to divide Republicans. A DNC plant couldn’t do a better job than …

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Colorado Republican Flying Trump Flag Charged With Shooting “Trespassing” Teen Boy In The Face [VIDEO]

Law & Crime reports: A Colorado town council member is accused of shooting a teenager — who was hoping to use the man’s property for a high school homecoming photo shoot — in the face. Brent Metz, 38, allegedly opened fire as two teens sat in a car on the other side of his property line on Tuesday, the Jefferson …

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Texas GOP Loses Bid To Axe Campus Polling Places

The Texas Tribune reports: An effort by some Republican officials to curb access to early voting on college campuses in Tarrant County failed Thursday, after Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to keep the polling sites in place. The push to limit the voting locations was led by Judge Tim O’Hare, a Republican and the chief elected official of the county. …

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FL Rep Won’t Say How She’ll Vote On Abortion Measure

Politico reports: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is the lone Republican member of the Florida House delegation who won’t say how she’ll vote on the state’s abortion ballot referendum — even when pressed about it by POLITICO. “I think it’s a state’s rights issue,” she said in a brief interview on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. Pressed again, she said, …

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FL School District Ordered To Restore Banned Books

The Associated Press reports: A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Thursday with students and parents who sued over what they said was an unlawful decision to limit access to dozens of titles containing LGBTQ+ content. Under the agreement the School Board of Nassau County must restore …

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Abortion And Vouchers Repeal To Stay On NE Ballot

Omaha’s NBC affiliate reports: The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday on state ballot items regarding abortion and school vouchers. They said that all three issues regarding abortion and school choice will be appearing on the November ballot. The Justices said Friday that the Abortion Rights petition did not violate the “single subject” rule. After Friday’s decision, the ballot is now …

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30+ House Reps Sign Pledge To Certify Election Result

Politico reports: More than 30 House members, including a half-dozen Republicans, have signed a bipartisan pledge to uphold the results of the 2024 election amid an increased focus on Congress’ role in certifying the tally next January. A pair of House centrists, Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), have worked for months to organize what they’re calling a …

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Arizona GOP Loses Challenge To Voter Registration

The Daily Independent reports: The Arizona Supreme Court won’t consider a bid by the head of the Arizona Republican Party to void executive orders issued by Gov. Katie Hobbs designed to make registration and voting easier, at least not now — and possibly not ever. In an order Thursday, Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer said any complaint by GOP Chair …

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GOP Senator Won’t Commit To Peaceful Power Transfer

“It’s hard to say what you’re going to do or what you’re not, because my job is to make sure that irregularities are within the standard that the federal government puts out in place, which is us. The federal government sets irregularities as to how far those can go. So is it going to be less than 1% or is …

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Harris Team Raised $47M In 24 Hours After Debate

The New York Times reports: Vice President Kamala Harris raised $47 million in the first 24 hours following her debate with former President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday night, a sum that will likely expand a widening funding gap between the two campaigns. That tally, shared by the Harris campaign with The New York Times, included donations from 600,000 people. …

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State Judge Strikes Down North Dakota Abortion Ban

The Guardian reports: A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion on Thursday, saying that the state constitution created a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. In his ruling, state district judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violated the state constitution because it was too vague. Romanick was ruling on a request …

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