President-elect Trump said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has a โwonderful futureโ ahead of him following the former congressmanโs withdrawal as Trumpโs nominee to become attorney general.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he โgreatlyโ appreciates Gaetzโs efforts in seeking to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) but recognized he didnโt want to be a distraction.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5002616-trump-praises-gaetz-after-ag-nod-falls-through/
Lara Trump, the wife of Donald Trump's son Eric, is pitching herself to be the next senator to represent Florida as Marco Rubio is set to vacate his seat to become secretary of state.
This is my home state now and has been for three years. This is where Eric and I live and truly to have that opportunity, I think would be incredible, and no one knows better than I do the America first agenda or the goals of Donald Trump and the coming four years.
https://www.ibtimes.com/lara-trump-florida-senator-replace-marco-rubio-3751041
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(my comment coming to usa soon?)
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ban the advocacy of child-free lifestyles, in a move that is part of a broader effort by the Kremlin to reverse a falling birthrate and promote the country as a bastion of traditional values that is battling a decadent West.
The State Duma, or lower house of Parliament, unanimously approved a bill that would ban any form of โpropagandaโ promoting the โrefusal to have children.โ
Watch Lawrence Tribe on all the guardrails the usa still has to keep Turnip from doing his will.
Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN..
Officials are now gaming out various scenarios as they prepare for an overhaul of the Pentagon.
โWe are all preparing and planning for the worst-case scenario. snip
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/pentagon-officials-discussing-trump/index.html
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Here is a different thought in my dreams two things happen.
Turnip wants to be loved by women changes his stance on abortion.
Patriots say he can't live long and act.
I did say dreams don't bite me
A Pennsylvania judge approved a petition to extend voting hours until 10 p.m. ET after a "malfunction" prevented voters in Cambria County from scanning their ballots.
Elections officials emphasized that no one who wishes to cast their ballot will be turned away and that all votes will be counted. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Whatley urged voters to stay in line and cast their ballots regardless of the delay.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pennsylvania-county-extends-voting-hours-after-software-issue-scanning-ballots
Lebanon, Israel could agree to ceasefire within days, Lebanese prime minister says
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Lebanon's prime minister expressed hope on Wednesday that a ceasefire deal with Israel would be announced within days as Israel's public broadcaster published what it said was a draft agreement providing for an initial 60-day truce.
George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Breaks Silence on Election to Campaign for Kamala Harris (Exclusive)
Source: People
Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush and granddaughter of former President George H.W. Bush, spent part of her weekend in Pennsylvania campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris with just days to go before the 2024 presidential election.
****BREAKING A RATED YOUGOV POLL WITH A N Of 48, 372**** Haris 51% TFG 47%
https://sites.tufts.edu/cooperativeelectionstudy/2024/10/28/ces-estimates-on-the-2024-presidential-election/
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/
YOUGOV is rated 4 out of 280 polls. That's an A in my book.
Republican voters have so far cast more early ballots than Democrats in three of the key swing states, giving the party a potential ray of optimism with less than two weeks before Election Day.
More registered Republicans have voted in Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina than Democrats, according to publicly available state data. The party affiliation doesn't mean that voters have to vote for their party's candidate.
After decades of sitting on the sidelines of politics, Bill Gates, one of the richest people in the world, has said privately that he recently donated about $50 million to a nonprofit organization that is supporting Vice President Kamala Harrisโs presidential run, according to three people briefed on the matter.
The donation was meant to stay under wraps. Mr. Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft, has not publicly endorsed Ms. Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/elections/bill-gates-future-forward-kamala-harris.html
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A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday as residents headed to the polls in a critical battleground statelawsuits.
Roughly 252,000 ballots have been cast Tuesday, Gabe Sterling of the Georgia secretary of stateโs office said on X. โSpectacular turnout. We are running out of adjectives for this.โ
The previous first day record was 136,000 in 2020, Sterling said.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/15/politics/early-voting-record-georgia/index.html
WASHINGTON (AP) โ Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing a plan to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned about a lack of enthusiasm.
Harrisโ plan includes providing forgivable business loans for Black entrepreneurs, creating more apprenticeships and studying sickle cell and other diseases that disproportionately affect African American men.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley took steps to prevent then-President Donald Trump from misusing the country's nuclear arsenal during the last month of his presidency, according to a new book by The Washington Post's Bob Woodward and Robert Costa obtained by NBC News.
Their book, "Peril," said that in the days before the 2020 election, Milley also acted to prevent a potential conflict with China.
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reuters.
Exclusive: Harris overtakes Trump among suburban voters, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows
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Harris leads Trump among suburban voters by 47% to 41%
Harris gains support from middle-income households, now leading Trump 45% to 43%
Harris' modest national lead significant but battleground states remain crucial
Democrats have a math problem. Republicans only need to flip two Senate seats for the majority, which would either bolster a President Donald Trump or block the agenda of a President Kamala Harris.
This math problem is also a demographic one. Democratsโ declining standing among working-class White voters puts states like Ohio and Montana increasingly out of reach.
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