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Biden’s Justice Department backs Donald Trump in federal court
The Biden Justice Department is going to bat for Donald Trump in federal court. The department moved to dismiss a case that claims the former president violated the rights of protesters, and also said it would pay the damages if he’s found liable. The case goes back to June of 2020 when racial justice protesters… -
Philippines to host Afghan nationals awaiting resettlement in US
The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement that will allow Afghan nationals who assisted the United States military in war to stay in the Philippines while they wait for visa processing and resettlement in the U.S. The U.S. government will cover the refugees’ food, housing, security, medical and transportation costs. The Afghan refugees are… -
Trump plans week in battleground states to counter DNC
Former President Donald Trump is planning to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention (DNC) with campaign events in battleground states. Presidential nominees typically get a polling boost after their convention. According to 538, the average is plus two points. It has been as much as 8% for Bill Clinton in 1992 and as little as zero… -
McCarthy’s bid to oust Gaetz will likely fail, but he says damage is done
The feud between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., moved out of Washington and into Florida’s 1st Congressional District. A super PAC aligned with McCarthy spent $3 million in Gaetz’s primary in support of his opponent, former Navy Pilot Aaron Dimmock. The PAC admits Gaetz is on track to easily win… -
Americans view Tim Walz more favorably than JD Vance
Americans view Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, D, more favorably than they do Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, according to a new poll from ABC News, the Washington Post and Ipsos. The Democratic and Republican vice presidential nominees have a 39% and 32% favorability rating, respectively. There is a key difference between the two. Walz has more… -
Trump may have PTSD from shooting, Republican says
The news media replayed the moment Donald Trump was almost assassinated over and over again. According to a Republican close to the Trump campaign, the former president has too. “He’s been watching that seven-second clip of how close he was to getting shot right in the head — over and over and over again,” the… -
House Republicans investigating fraud in migrant parole program
The House Homeland Security Committee sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking answers about reports of fraud in a migrant parole program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) paused President Joe Biden’s migrant flights because sponsors were being improperly vetted. The program allowed 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and… -
VP Harris releases economic plan that includes efforts to end price gouging
Vice President Kamala Harris wants to create a federal ban on food price gouging and lower the cost of housing and medicine. It’s all part of an economic plan she’ll formally announce in North Carolina on Friday, Aug. 16. The details on how she’ll accomplish these goals are less clear. For instance, on food prices,… -
House GOP probes Meta, Google over Trump assassination attempt ‘censorship’
In the wake of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, some strange and inaccurate things happened on the internet. Meta’s AI chatbot said the assassination attempt was a fictional event, Facebook fact-checked and censored the iconic image of Trump raising his fist, and Google’s autofill search feature produced results for the failed assassination… -
Harris campaign rewriting news headlines in Google ads
If you’ve seen a Google search ad lately, it’s possible you’ve come across a glowing headline about Vice President Kamala Harris. The ads all have mainstream organizations seemingly listed as the publisher like Reuters, the AP, and NPR. However, the article description below the headline looks more like a campaign press release rather than a news… -
Hunter Biden asked US government for help with Burisma deal
Hunter Biden sought U.S. government assistance for the Ukrainian gas company Burisma while his father was vice president, according to a report from The New York Times. The Times article stated Hunter Biden wrote a letter to the U.S. ambassador to Italy in 2016, trying to get Burisma help for a lucrative geothermal energy project… -
Mexico considers treason charges for anyone who helped hand over drug lord
Prosecutors in Mexico are considering criminal charges for anyone who helped hand over the drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to the United States. In July, the Justice Department arrested Joaquin Guzman Lopez — Sinaloa cartel co-founder and El Chapo’s son — and Zambada after their plane landed at a small airport in New Mexico. Guzman… -
Lawmaker wants Secret Service focused on guarding leaders, not financial crimes
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., wants to relieve the Secret Service of its duty to investigate financial crimes and focus the agency solely on protecting political leaders. Torres introduced separate proposals that would not only narrow the agency’s responsibilities, but also expand its requirements for ensuring the safety of those it’s protecting. The Secret Service was…