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☆ Republicans are trying to make a last-minute change to the Electoral College to make it easier for Trump to win
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWith less than two months to go before the 2024 election, top Republicans and allies of former President Donald Trump are pushing for a last-minute change to the Electoral College. The GOP effort centers on Nebraska, a traditionally Republican state that awards its Electoral College votes in an unusual way. AdvertisementThe Electoral College mathUnder the Electoral College, a candidate needs to win 270 votes — a majority of the 538 total electors — in order to win. AdvertisementMaine earlier this year threatened to switch to a winner-take-all system for Electoral College votes if Nebraska did the same. How one vote could change the electionAs Graham noted, just one Electoral College vote is at stake in Nebraska.

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☆ Trump presses to change Nebraska election law, in fight for a sole electoral vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Jim Pillen to discuss the feasibility of overturning a 30-year law, which awards electoral votes by congressional district, rather than statewide winner-take-all. The former president called into the meeting briefly, a GOP official told CNN, hoping to win support and impress upon them the importance of a single electoral vote. It’s yet another sign of just how close the election against Vice President Kamala Harris could be, with one electoral vote from an Omaha-area congressional district emerging as potentially pivotal. Democrats are less optimistic about a Maine sweep, party officials say, than winning one of Nebraska’s electoral votes. Time has run out for Maine to change its law, state officials have said, with 90 days required for any legislation to take effect.

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☆ The freebie phase of the 2024 campaign: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Among Black voters over 50, 89% said they back Harris, but for those under 50, that figure drops to 75%. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Read more → 💻 Hacking fallout: Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI. Read more →Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI.

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☆ Lebanon reels from second day of explosions and Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Sean “Diddy” Combs remains jailed after his bond appeal was rejected, in part because of witness intimidation allegations. Israel declares a ‘’new phase’’ of war as Lebanon reels from a second day of deadly device explosions. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs loses second bail requestSean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail for a second time this week in his sex trafficking and racketeering case, leaving the rapper-turned-mogul to remain at a New York jail his legal team called "horrific" until the start of his trial. According to prosecutors, Combs allegedly called or texted Kalenna Harper, one of his protégées, 58 times in four days. More coverage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ case:Among the next questions Combs’ legal team could raise is whether he can be transferred to another facility.

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Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which lawmakers could consider changing the state's apportionment of electoral votes, the source said. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district. That one electoral vote could prove decisive. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes. The Democratic state House majority leader has said the state should consider switching to a winner-take-all electoral vote system itself as a counter if Nebraska moves to change its system.

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WASHINGTON — Congress is considering boosting funding for the Secret Service after what the FBI called an apparent second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in 10 weeks. "Nobody's going to want to deny the Secret Service the funding that it needs as long as it justifies it." And Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee, agreed that both parties would be "very amenable" to any Secret Service funding request. Trump's Secret Service detail on Sunday thwarted what the FBI characterized as a second apparent assassination attempt on him while he was golfing at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida. “One thing I want to make clear, the Secret Service needs more help.

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The Trump campaign said former President Donald Trump is safe Sunday after possible gunshots rang out near him on his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. A source familiar with the matter told NBC News that Trump was immediately rushed to a safety and is safe, the source added. In a statement, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said, “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. The former president is safe," the Secret Service said in a statement. As a precaution, the Secret Service moved him to safety, but there was no evidence that Trump was targeted.

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Donald Trump allies are worried that the former president’s ties to right-wing activist Laura Loomer could cost him votes in key battleground states. Laura Loomer cannot stay. During the Trump administration, she was banned from some social media platforms for anti-Muslim posts. This does not represent President Trump. The comments were based on a conspiracy theory that originated online and spread throughout far-right circles, including on Loomer’s own social media account.

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☆ Trump's debate fumble let Harris redefine the race
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump even muddled the most basic attack on connecting Harris to Biden, claiming at one point that Biden "hates" his own vice president. Trump, an acolyte of Roy Cohn, forgot the controversial lawyer's most famous adage to "Attack, Attack, Attack" when he needed it the most. And as he did, all night, Trump took the bait, spending the first part of his rebuttal defending the money his father gave him. Harris continues to have a slight lead in the major national polling averages, but the race remains even closer in key swing states. After reversing himself many times, Trump declared before the weekend that he would not debate Harris again.

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☆ Trump’s ties to far-right activist alarm GOP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, we explore how far-right activist Laura Loomer's access to Donald Trump is worrying his Republican allies. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker dives into the questions Kamala Harris and Trump danced around at the debate. One one side of the GOP, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Thursday that Loomer is “really toxic” and shouldn’t be in Trump’s circle. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina on Friday called Loomer “a crazy conspiracy theorist” who was hurting Trump’s chances in the election. Because your running mate JD Vance has said that you would veto if it did come to your desk.

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Donald Trump on Friday defended Laura Loomer after some of the former president's closest allies this week raised concerns about his relationship with the far-right activist. Laura — she’s a, she’s a free spirit. Well, I don’t know. Far-right activist Laura Loomer. “I don’t know that much about it.

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No one can keep former President Donald Trump away from Laura Loomer. A senior official from Trump’s 2020 campaign team said that helps explain why Loomer is no longer being kept at arm’s length. “Senator Graham is working tirelessly day and night to help re-elect President Trump,” Graham communications director Taylor Reidy responded in a statement to NBC News. Loomer is “not a member of our staff,” said a Trump campaign aide, who asked to remain anonymous. I don’t work for President Trump.”Last year, she said she would "gladly" serve as press secretary in a Trump White House.

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“In Springfield they’re eating dogs,” the former president said, referring to an Ohio city dealing with an influx of Haitian immigrants. On Sept. 6, there were 1,100 posts on X mentioning Haitians, migrants or immigrants eating pets, cats, dogs and geese, according to PeakMetrics, a research company. The Springfield rumor “made it to his desk. Another source close to Trump’s campaign said Trump and Vance did not discuss the Springfield issue ahead of the debate. “I don’t know what he was thinking,” a different Trump ally said of his choice to bring up the Springfield rumor unprompted.

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☆ Fox News and right-wing media ignore Trump’s embrace of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Right-wing media outlets are ignoring Donald Trump’s embrace of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, shielding their audience from the uproar amid condemnation from top Republicans. In recent days, Donald Trump has mingled with Loomer, the radical conspiracy theorist who has a well-documented history of pushing racist, sexist, Islamophobic and homophobic hate. But right-wing media outlets have largely ignored her close proximity to Trump and the ensuing controversy. That was also the case in other right-wing outlets, including the websites of Breitbart, The Daily Wire, One America News, and The Gateway Pundit. According to the progressive media watchdog Media Matters, Fox News devoted just four minutes to the news over the ensuing three-day period, compared to more than an hour on CNN and MSNBC.

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WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday slammed Donald Trump’s association with right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who has become an increasing presence alongside the former president as he seeks a second term. “No leader should ever associate with someone who spreads this kind of ugliness, this kind of racist poison,” Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing. Jean-Pierre was asked during the daily White House briefing on Thursday afternoon for President Joe Biden’s response to a racist post this week in which Loomer targeted Harris’ Indian heritage. Far-right activist Laura Loomer before the start of Donald Trump's trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15 in New York City. Trump’s affiliation with Loomer has prompted feelings of consternation among some Republicans on Capitol Hill, though most GOP lawmakers have declined to weigh in on their association.

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☆ Inside the media circus that still surrounds America's presidential debates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Related storiesThe media center, set in a cavernous convention center hall the size of a football field, could have been anywhere. Shapiro finishing an interview with CNN in the spin room. Rep. Robert Garcia in the spin room. And most of us understand that the spin room is a manifestation of the unholy mixture of news and entertainment that's often inescapable as a national reporter. If you care what Anthony Scaramucci has to say about anything, as the Harris campaign apparently thinks you might, then he's on hand.

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☆ Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump will give Ukraine a lot of leverage to end the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSen. Lindsey Graham says Trump will give Ukraine a lot of leverage to end the warSpeaking at the Ambrosetti Forum, South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham discusses the U.S. contribution to Ukraine throughout its war with Russia.

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☆ Vance grilled on high cost of Trump's new IVF plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Well, look, I think you have insurance companies that obviously are forced to cover a whole host of services," Vance replied. Trump had unveiled the IVF policy in broad strokes during a campaign event in Michigan a day earlier. IVF, Trump and abortionTrump's embrace of IVF as a policy platform is the former president's latest effort to court voters concerned about women's reproductive rights. Trump, in turn, urged the state to find a solution that would "preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama." In Friday's CNN interview, Vance was asked how Trump's new federally mandated IVF funding plan would work if a state chose to ban the procedure.

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The group most directly affected by restrictions on abortion — women of reproductive age — are broadly against them, new survey results have found. Nearly half of Republican women of reproductive age said abortion should be legal in most or all cases. The report released Wednesday focuses more narrowly on how women of reproductive age view abortion, based on 3,900 responses. KFF’s survey results in Florida suggest that 72% of reproductive-age women there think abortion should be legal, including roughly half of Republican women. Frederiksen said her research shows that many women are unaware of or misinformed about their states’ abortion landscapes.

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☆ US senator calls on retired F-16 pilots to come 'fight for freedom' in Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskyy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA US senator who recently visited Ukraine has issued a call for retired F-16 pilots to join Kyiv's air force, where they can fly the American-made aircraft in a "fight for freedom" against Russia. AdvertisementA Ukrainian F-16 is seen on the ground at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on August 4. "If you're a retired F-16 pilot and you're looking to fight for freedom, they will hire you here," the South Carolina senator said at a press conference during his visit to Ukraine. "They're going to look throughout NATO nations for willing fighter pilots who retired to come help them until they can get their pilots trained." AdvertisementA Ukrainian F-16 takes off from an undisclosed location.

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☆ Ukraine’s Russia gambit punctures Putin’s veneer of invincibility once again
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —It is another coin-flip in a conflict punctuated with at least annual reminders of how frail Vladimir Putin’s Russia truly is. It is purposefully unclear exactly where Ukraine’s forces are. It is also unclear where Ukrainian forces are digging in and where they are just racing through. This time it is Putin’s own FSB, who couldn’t keep control of the borders, in Putin’s war of choice. Residents of an apartment building damaged after shelling by the Ukrainian side stand near the building in Kursk, Russia, on Sunday.

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☆ Kellyanne Conway joins the chorus of Republicans urging Trump to back off the Harris insults
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But now that Harris is Trump's official 2024 opponent, more and more Republicans are urging the former president to back off the name-calling — including his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. Conway, a regular Fox News contributor, told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Monday that Trump needs to stop getting caught up with insults against Harris. Advertisement"The winning formula for President Trump is very plain to see," Conway told Kudlow on Fox Business. "But I believe importantly that President Trump is right that she's a chameleon. AdvertisementConway is just the latest Republican to call for Trump — and Vance, by association — to stop questioning Harris' heritage.

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☆ Trump's feud with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp risks blowing the key state
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brian Kemp has shown Republicans how they win in the increasingly purple swing state. I just want them to do their job for Georgia," Trump said of the Kemps during an August 3rd rally in Atlanta. But Trump's renewed feud with Kemp illustrates how, at any moment, the former president can harm his own standing. Unlike Harris, Trump is relying far more on outside groups to push the type of canvassing and get the out efforts expected of a presidential campaign. On Friday, Kemp offered another olive branch while jokingly comparing Trump to Tropical Storm Debby, which slammed the state.

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☆ Trump and his allies sure seem rattled by Harris's momentum
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFor what now feels like a fleeting moment this summer, former President Donald Trump seemed to be on top of the world. When reached by Business Insider about reports that Trump is frustrated over the Harris campaign's momentum, Steven Chueng, the Trump campaign spokesperson, called it "fake news." AdvertisementAt a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, he again claimed Biden had "the right to run" but that Democrats "took it away." Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump, even acknowledged to the Post that the campaign has "hit a few speed bumps." AdvertisementWhether all the momentum behind the Harris campaign will ultimately translate to a win in November is impossible to say.

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☆ Republicans rush to try to define Tim Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Republicans moved quickly Tuesday to try to define Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whom Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen as her running mate. “She found a 60-year-old White guy who has the same crazy ideas she does,” one of the advisers said. But he’s since fallen out of favor with the gun lobby over his support for gun safety actions as governor. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst echoed that message, calling Walz “Bernie Sanders’ choice for VP.”

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