Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took the first steps Friday to advance Amy Coney Barrett for a Supreme Court confirmation vote despite delay tactics from Democrats, including forcing a rare closed-door session that’s typically reserved for national security matters. Senate…
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Over 1M absentee ballots cast in battleground Wisconsin to date
Voters in battleground state Wisconsin have cast more than 1 million absentee ballots well over a week before Election Day. Just a day after the Tuesday start of early voting, almost 80,000 Wisconsinites had cast their ballots in person, though they won’t…
Lara Logan slams Biden for playing ‘Russia card’ in response to Hunter Biden email allegations
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden played the “Russian information warfare” card to dodge questions pertaining to his son Hunter Biden’s foreign dealings, Fox Nation host Lara Logan said on Friday. “Really, this issue is about Joe Biden and corruption…
Michigan bans open carry of a guns at polling locations
Michigan announced a ban on Friday of the open carry of guns at polling places to avoid voter harassment and intimidation during the critical swing state election. The announcement by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson drew a quick rebuke from some Republicans…
370K Pennsylvania mail-in ballot applications rejected: Report
Pennsylvania has cast off hundreds of thousands of applications for mail-in ballots ahead of the 2020 election, because of confusion about the process. About 372,000 requests were rejected, as reported by ProPublica on Friday, largely because many of them, about 90%, were duplicates. Overall,…
Nevada U.S. attorney announces ‘district election officer’ to handle growing concerns of election fraud
As conservatives’ fears of election fraud roil Nevada, one of only two states to mail ballots to every voter this election, Nicholas Trutanich, the state’s U.S. attorney, announced Friday that he would appoint a “district election officer” to handle concerns of voter…
White House to host ‘Fall Garden Tours’ this year, despite issues with health and safety
The White House is set to host “Fall Garden Tours” for lawmakers and the public this season to show off the newly renovated Rose Garden. The tours will be hosted Oct. 17 and Oct. 18, even after more than 20 staffers, journalists,…
Trump says he’s disappointed in Barr over status of Durham probe
President Trump on Friday expressed outrage at reports Attorney General William Barr has communicated to lawmakers that the Durham report will not be released until after the presidential election. “I don’t know that he made that statement, I would be very…
Chicago mayor blames Trump for plot against Michigan Gov. Whitmer
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the latest public figure to pile on President Trump for a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “I think all roads lead back to Donald Trump,” Lightfoot said, according to the Chicago Tribune.…
McSally sees chance to boost Senate campaign in Supreme Court hearings
Arizona Republican Senator Martha McSally reportedly sees a chance to reboot her campaign with the GOP-led Senate’s push to confirm President Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee. According to The New York Times, the former fighter pilot aims to capitalize on the…