Month: August 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has a mixed record on taxes, having voted for tax increases that stoked Republican ire while also breaking from Democrats to extend Republican tax cuts. As a congressman, Walz was one of just 19 Democrats in the House in 2012 to vote for a GOP bill to extend George W.…
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How Tim Walz’s Approval Rating Compares To Donald Trump’s  Newsweeksource

Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis will cooperate in Arizona investigation of ‘fake electors,’ AG Kris Mayes announces  12news.com KPNXsource

Republicans are giddy at Vice President Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate and are quickly kicking off their attacks against him, headlined by his handling four years ago of the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) posted on the social platform…
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and former Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) said young voters can have a “huge impact” on the 2024 presidential election, but politicians need to convince them its worth the effort amid an overwhelming barrage of news. “My sense is that there’s a real opportunity for younger voters to have an incredible impact,”…
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Ex-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis will cooperate with prosecutors in Arizona ‘fake electors’ case  New York Post source

Another Squad primary, Trump’s endorsement test and more to watch on Tuesday  POLITICOsource

Bash asks Pelosi about having anything to do with Biden exiting 2024 race. Hear her response  CNNsource

Former President Trump said Tuesday he will be interviewed by billionaire tech and media mogul Elon Musk next week. “ON MONDAY NIGHT I’LL BE DOING A MAJOR INTERVIEW WITH ELON MUSK — Details to follow,” Trump wrote in a short post on his Truth Social website. The former president’s announcement comes just days after he…
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pushed back on the GOP critics labelling Vice President Harris’s newly announced running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), as “far-left,” saying he is “right down the middle.” Her comments come as some on the right have slammed Harris for choosing Walz over another of her shortlist candidates, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh…
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Election 2024 live updates: Harris, facing a crucial week, closes in on running mate pick  The Associated Presssource

Donald Trump Launches Two New Nicknames for Kamala Harris in 24 Hours  Newsweeksource

Trump trains sights on one of the last of the ‘Impeachment 10’  POLITICOsource

Trump’s Campaign Is Drowning in Rage  The New Republicsource

Tim Walz earns praise from Democrats – and anti-Trump Republicans  The Guardian USsource

As Trump fumes, Republicans wince at ‘public nervous breakdown’  POLITICOsource

Harris Clinches Democratic Nomination, Cementing Trump Matchup  Bloombergsource

Donald Trump Fails To Top Kamala Harris In Republican-Funded Poll  Newsweeksource

Online calls for violence, particularly a modern-day civil war, skyrocketed following the attempted assassination of President Trump, domestic extremism experts said Tuesday. Moonshot, a research company that monitors online extremism, said it tracked 1,599 calls for a civil war — a 633 percent increase from a normal day — the day after the July 13…
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It sometimes happens that things must get worse before they get better. This could be an opportune time to avoid war in the Middle East and seek a new era of “live and let live.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and President Biden could follow the example of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and President John F.…
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Trump is back to attacking Republicans. You know, the people he needs to win in November.  USA TODAYsource

Trump offered Cybertruck, Rolex as gifts during appearance on Adin Ross’s livestream  USA TODAYsource

Trump Claims Harris Is Afraid To Face Him On Fox News After He Backed Out Of ABC Debate  Forbessource

A vast majority of Americans aren’t familiar with Vice President Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), according to a survey released Tuesday before Harris made the announcement. The NPR/PBS News/Marist National poll found that nearly three-quarters, 71 percent, of respondents said they don’t know enough about Walz to have an opinion on him.…
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Trump’s Surreal Summer, in Photos  The New York Timessource