Republicans on Monday conceded defeat in their push to change how the state of Nebraska counts its electoral votes as a way to help Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in November. “Our governor had considered a special session of the legislature in order to make that change, but the votes aren’t there to do it,” … Read more
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose high tariffs on imports if he is elected, regardless of whether Congress could pass them or not. “Number one, I don’t need them. I don’t need Congress, but they’ll approve it,” Trump said at an agriculture-themed campaign stop in Smithton, Pennsylvania. “I’ll have the right … Read more
Republicans are once again embracing anti-trans rhetoric in a series of advertisements across the country, hoping to capitalize on voter fears about transgender people as the clock ticks down to the November election. Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump’s campaign Instagram account unveiled a new ad with the slogan “Kamala is for They/Them,” targeting … Read more
Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee for state superintendent of schools in North Carolina, repeatedly used anti-gay tropes last week to attack her Democratic opponent, Mo Green. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Morrow, who has no experience in public education, attacked Green, the former superintendent of Guilford County public schools, after he received an endorsement … Read more
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said “You can’t trust Ted Cruz” as she explained why she’s endorsing his opponent in the U.S. Senate race in Texas, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred. “The choice for the people of Texas is just a very clear one,” Cheney, who officially endorsed Allred earlier this month, said in an interview … Read more
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) blasted North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, calling him “white supremacy in blackface,” citing racist comments the Republican allegedly made on a porn website years ago. Robinson, who serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, has attracted fresh controversy over a CNN report which unearthed comments allegedly made by Robinson on the … Read more
Hundreds of electronic ballots emailed last week from Florida’s Palm Beach County incorrectly listed “Tom Walz” as the Democratic nominee for vice president, The New York Times reported Sunday. His name is Tim Walz, of course, but it didn’t appear that way on 257 ballots sent to service members and voters abroad, as Wendy Sartory … Read more
The false equivalency of the 2024 election is “absolutely insane,” fumed MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Monday. The “Morning Joe” host slammed people in the media who are treating the campaigns of GOP nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the same way. Scarborough broadcast contrasting montages to torch the idea … Read more
Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Sunday summed up former President Donald Trump’s latest brag as “fascist talk.” Trump, the Republican nominee, who has repeatedly boasted about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade that ended the constitutional right to abortion, this weekend declared at a campaign rally and also on his Truth Social platform that … Read more
NBC News’ Kristen Welker noted a historic increase in Vice President Kamala Harris’ popularity as national political correspondent Steve Kornacki broke down the findings of a new poll on Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press.” Kornacki said the “biggest” headline is how registered voters viewed the vice president versus how they saw President Joe Biden … Read more
