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☆ How the Dodgers went from Brooklyn’s darling to Los Angeles’ colossus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

There was a time, though, when any Yankees player on his way to face the Dodgers could have walked. O’Malley could not fathom that the Brooklyn Dodgers would move to Queens, so instead he set about moving the team to Los Angeles. Brooklyn Dodgers officials and employees pose in front of the club's plane at La Guardia in New York, before taking off for Los Angeles on October 23, 1957. Speaking to the New York Times in 2007, the Dodgers’ ex-general manager Buzzie Bavasi remembered that the franchise’s front office held a vote on whether to move. Six months later, the Los Angeles Dodgers played their first ever game, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Persons: Gleyber Torres, Long, Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw, Fernando Valenzuela, Charles Byrne, Byrne, Joseph Doyle, Ferdinand “ Gus ” Abell, George Washington, Bob Caruthers, Dave Orr, Dave Foutz, American Association –, – Byrne, Louis, ‘, Willard Mullin, “, ”, Emmett, Willie ”, Joe Hutcheson, Sam Leslie, Dan Taylor, Johnny Frederick, Walter Beck, Jackie Robinson, –, Walter O’Malley, Robert Moses, WNBA’s New York Liberty –, Moses, O’Malley, Buzzie Bavasi, Horace Stoneham, Shohei, Megan Briggs, Aaron Judge, Pee Wee Reese, Joe DiMaggio Organizations: CNN, New York Yankees, Yankees, Dodgers, New York Clipper, Brooklyn Dodgers, Big spenders Baseball, Grays, Base Ball Association, Camden Merritts, American Association, National League, Cleveland Blues, The New York Times, ”, New York Mets, Louis Browns, Brooklyn, NL, Trolley Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Barclays Center –, NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, WNBA’s New York Liberty, Los Angeles . Brooklyn Dodgers, La Guardia, Braves, New York Times, New York Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, WNBA, The Dodgers, Miami Marlins, MLB Locations: Brooklyn, Washington, Long, Atlantic, Flatbush, Queens, Los Angeles, La, New York, Boston, Milwaukee, San Francisco

The Trump campaign taps Lara Trump to encourage voters to vote early and by mail Earlier this year, the RNC co-chair voiced a robocall falsely alleging massive fraud occurred in the 2020 election due to mail ballots. Last month, at a rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Trump disparaged early voting, and promoted it, in the same breath. … Whether you vote early, absentee, by mail or in person, we’re going to protect the vote.”The Republican parties in Arizona and Nevada also tapped Lara Trump to voice robocalls promoting early and mail voting, despite previously echoing her father-in-law’s rhetoric on early voting. “So, get out there, encourage others to vote early and remind them just how critical this election is. When we vote, we win.”Lara Trump encourages Nevada voters to vote early and by mail The Nevada Republican Party tapped Lara Trump to encourage Nevadans to vote early and by mail.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Hurricane Helene, Trump, Lara Trump, Trump’s, robocall, North, Hurricane Helene –, Donald Trump, Cecile Clocheret, “, ”, Sean Morales, Doyle, ” Morales, ., Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, ” “, ‘, ’ Trump, Republican National Committee’s, We’ve, Let’s, ” Trump, we’re, Kamala Harris, Bill Pugliano, ” Lara Trump, Nevadans, CNN’s KFile, Roy Cooper, Allison Joyce, Bob Phillips, Helene, Hurricane Milton –, Anna Kelly, Morales Organizations: CNN, Republican National Committee, Trump, RNC, Getty, Brennan Center for Justice, North, North Carolina General Assembly, Republican National, Detroit Economic Club, Republican, Nevada, Nevada Republican, Democratic Gov, Republicans, Trump Campaign, Brennan Locations: North Carolina, Hurricane, Pennsylvania, Georgia , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, Houston, AFP, . North Carolina, North Carolina’s, Indiana , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, American, Rock , North Carolina, Florida

Zients also made clear that President Joe Biden had directed the Secret Service to provide the highest level of protection for Trump, the source said. A subsequent letter from Wiles to acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe reviewed by NBC News confirmed several of the campaign’s requests. The Trump campaign also requested that special operations forces be assigned to protect Trump, according to two U.S. officials. A defense official told NBC News that the “department continues to provide enhanced support to the U.S. Secret Service” for the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Another source said Trump is receiving the same level of protection as Biden, so the campaign should not expect more.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Susie Wiles, Jeff Zients, Zients, Wiles, Joe Biden, Ronald Rowe, Trump, Steven Cheung, Mike Waltz, Donald Trump, Anthony Guglielmi, ” Guglielmi, Guglielmi, ”, Biden, Lloyd Austin Organizations: NBC News, Trump, White House, Department of Homeland Security, Service, Secret Service, Boeing, Secret, Department of Defense, Pentagon, U.S . Northern Command Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida, Iran, U.S

But Putin is not the only foreign leader Trump is talking to. And it is hardly unusual for a presidential nominee to begin holding some talks with foreign leaders. After the first attempt to assassinate Trump, in July, foreign leaders quickly moved to offer him their well-wishes. Trump has hosted Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and former British Prime Minister David Cameron when he was the U.K.’s foreign secretary. Katulis was referring to the trove of classified documents Trump kept from his time in office that have become the subject of a criminal case, many of them about his communications with foreign leaders.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin —, Trump, —, Putin, Xi Jinping, ”, Russia —, Evan Gershkovich, Biden, Bob Woodward’s, ” Trump, Keir Starmer, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Benjamin Netanyahu, Melania Trump, King Charles “, Mahmoud Abbas, Andrzej Duda, Duda, Netanyahu, Sara, Viktor Orbán, Taro Aso, David Cameron, Trump’s, Daniel Fried, Bill Clinton, George W, Bush, Barack Obama, I’ve, ” Fried, ” Keith Kellogg, Fried, “, ” He's, Brian Katulis, Katulis, ” Said, Woodward, “ Biden, ‘, ’ ” Trump, ’, Karoline Leavitt, Steven Cheung Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Trump, Democratic Party, Street Journal, British, Saudi Crown, Israeli, ”, Republican National Convention, Palestinian, Ukraine, U.S, Republicans, Middle East Institute, ’ Locations: Manhattan, Palm Beach , Florida, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, American, Russian, Iran, New York, Hungarian, U.S, Poland, Clinton, today’s America, North Korea

☆ Disney prices just went up again. Here’s how to get a discount
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jeffrey Talajic, who runs MagicTripTools.com, analyzed Florida park prices at Walt Disney World and Universal Resort Orlando going back to 1990, using data from the Orlando Sentinel newspaper. Talajic found that Disney World raised prices 22 out of the past 35 years, and Universal raised theirs 23 times. Jeffrey Talajic/MagicTripTools.comMindy Marzec, who runs the travel website thisfairytalelife.com, said she always jokes that three things in life are certain: death, taxes and Disney parks raising ticket prices. In Florida, guests can save between $60 and $200 per night on Disney World ticket and hotel packages for much of the first half of 2025. Another deal on the Disney World website offers hotel discounts between 10% and 25% on many dates from January through April.

Persons: Jeffrey Talajic, ”, Jessica Good, “, Walt, Price, Talajic, Universal, Mindy Marzec, Marzec, ” Marzec, wouldn’t, he’s, ” Gavin Doyle –, –, ” Doyle, ” Talajic, bookable Organizations: CNN, Disneyland –, Disneyland, Disney, Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney, Walt Disney World, Universal Resort Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, Universal, Animal, Costco, Southern, Disney Food Locations: California, Florida, Anaheim, Southern California, Magic Kingdom

Woodward makes the claims in his forthcoming book, “War,” a dramatic account of the White House under President Joe Biden and Trump that details elements of their relationships with foreign leaders. The book details how Trump’s relationship with Putin has continued as he mounts another bid for the White House and amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The aide, who loitered in a hallway outside while the two spoke, told Woodward that Trump and Putin have had “maybe as many as seven” phone calls since Trump left office in 2021. “But that’s not going to happen, ultimately, not going to happen until President Trump wins on November 5th and it’s clear that he’s coming in,” Miller said, according to the author. Trump has referred to Putin as "very savvy" and a "strong man" and praised Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "genius."

Persons: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Bob Woodward, Woodward, Joe Biden, Trump, Putin, Steven Cheung, ” Woodward, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jason Miller, “, Miller, that’s, ” Miller, ”, Kamala Harris, Harris, Zelenskyy, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's Organizations: White, White House, Mar, Putin, Trump, ., ust, Ukraine, NBC News Locations: Ukraine, “, Ohio

☆ Israel may have military superiority, but it lacks a clear strategic vision, say experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Experts told BI that Israel still lacks a long-term strategic vision on how to end the war. But while Israel may have military superiority in the region, it lacks a clear, long-term strategic vision to end conflict in the Middle East, according to security experts. It's clear the Israel Defense Forces have achieved a series of tactical gains in recent weeks, but they still lack a clear military strategy, security analysts told Business Insider. "Neither outcome achieves Israel's security objectives, which would represent a defeat for the IDF and could threaten the survival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government," Pfaff said. The problem may be that Israel's security doctrine has long been based on short wars.

Persons: Israel, —, Burcu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bashir Abbas, Chris Doyle, Doyle, They're, Anthony Pfaff, Pfaff, Benjamin Netanyahu's, " Pfaff, Moody's, Will, Edmund Fitton, Brown, Donald Trump, Netanyahu, Kamala Harris, Daniel Hoffman Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Middle East Security, Royal United Services Institute, Israel's, Stimson Center, Council, Strategic Studies, US Army War College, Guardian, of Israel, CNN, Counter, CIA, Fox Business Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Beirut, British, Moody's Israel

☆ Walmart's founder famously descended from the sky to check on stores. A store manager explained what it was like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Robert Doyle, a store manager in Texas, experienced one such drop-in firsthand in the 1980s. As a new assistant manager, Doyle told BI he thought someone was playing a practical joke on him. Robert Doyle, now a store manager in Texas, told Business Insider he experienced such a visit firsthand in the 1980s. A photo of Walmart founder Sam Walton speaking to employees is displayed at the Walmart Museum in Arkansas. A photo of Walmart founder Sam Walton's book "Made in America" is displayed at the Walmart Museum in Arkansas.

Persons: Walmart's Sam Walton, Robert Doyle, Doyle, —, Sam Walton, Walmart Doyle, Hey Robert, Sam, Gilles Mingasson, Walton's, VPI, Walton, Sam Walton's, Kurt Barnard, Barnard, Doug McMillon's, Helene, Doug, I'd Organizations: Service, Walmart, Sam's Club, Walton, Walmart Museum, Associated Press Locations: Texas, Bentonville, Arkansas, America, Augusta , Georgia, Cibolo , Texas

And they’ve kept up a drumbeat of dubious claims about voting, along with the lie that the election was stolen in 2020. Prosecutors allege that the Trump campaign used similarly aggressive tactics in Philadelphia to force confrontation with election officials, which Trump and his allies used to claim his supporters were denied access to observe the count. Election officials have been operating in an increasingly hostile environment as GOP skepticism of election administration has climbed. Among them: shifting numbers of noncitizens Trump allies claimed had voted in the 2020 election. In Georgia, state courts are reviewing new rules from the State Election Board that Democrats say give county election officials broad authority to delay certification of the results in search of purported election irregularities.

Persons: Donald Trump, They’ve, they’ve, ”, Sean Morales, Doyle, Brennan, ’ playbook, Jack Smith’s, Trump, Hannah Fried, Smith, Rebecca Cook, Brooks, Republican Al Schmidt, Schmidt, “, You’ve, Michael Whatley, Whatley, Zach Manifold, Joshua Lott, noncitizens Trump, hasn’t, Cleta Mitchell, –, “ I’ve, ” Lisa Posthumus Lyons, ” Posthumus Lyons, Jocelyn Benson, Patrick T, Fallon, Mike Pence, Pence, Trump’s, Smith’s, Adrian Fontes, ” Fontes, It’s, Morales, ” CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Fredreka Schouten Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Republican, Trump, GOP, TCF Center, Detroit’s TCF Center, Prosecutors, Republican National, RNC, Guadalupe, Washington Post, Getty, Republicans, America, Legal Foundation, United Sovereign Americans, Center, Fox News, Republican Party, Board, Arizona, Brennan Locations: Detroit , Michigan, Florida, Philadelphia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Gwinnett County , Georgia, ”, Gwinnett County, Guadalupe Mercado, Guadalupe , Arizona, Kent County , Michigan, Swing, Georgia , Michigan, Maricopa, AFP, Georgia, Arizona, Cochise County

☆ Israel is weighing up how to strike back against Iran. Here's how it could play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Global stocks dipped again on Thursday, while oil prices rose further as markets braced for a wider regional war in the Middle East. "He has been advocating for hitting Iran and for the United States to target Iran. There are several potential targets Netanyahu may be considering:Iran's oil facilitiesOne target could be Iran's oil production facilities. Oil prices spiked for a third day on Thursday, fueled by speculation that the growing conflict could limit production. With oil prices rising, there are fears that the industrial recession the US economy is experiencing could snowball into a full-fledged downturn.

Persons: —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, Biden, Piper Sandler, Jake Oubina, Axios, Beni Sabti, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Chris Doyle, Naftali Bennett, Bennett, Gen Herzi Halevi, Farzan, Sabet, Israel's Organizations: Service, Experts, Central, Politics, Deakin University, Iran, Financial Times, Reuters, Brent, West Texas, Fox Business, Institute of National Security, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, Council, Guardian, US, Military, Global Governance Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute Locations: Israel, Iran, Middle East, Australia, United States, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Tel Aviv, British

☆ Israel could launch a counterattack on Iran within days — but there's a key reason Netanyahu has less to fear this time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. AdvertisementIsrael may carry out a revenge attack on Iran within days, targeting oil sites, nuclear facilities, and key political figures, according to security experts. It comes in the wake of Iran's attack on Tuesday, in which Tehran reportedly fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel. "It is likely that the Israeli leadership has already anticipated the Iranian attack and has prepared for it," Voller said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a meeting with the Security Cabinet after Iran's missile attacks on Israel in West Jerusalem on October 1, 2024.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Chris Doyle, Israel, Clionadh, underestimating, Doyle, Voller, Avi Ohayon, Axios, Ameneh, who's, ACLED Organizations: Service, Business, UK's University of Kent, Council, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Getty, US Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: Iran, Israel, Tehran, Israeli, Middle East, Lebanon, British, Clionadh Raleigh, West Jerusalem, Anadolu, United States, East, Raleigh

☆ Trump picks up the pace: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down the fault lines in our new poll of Latino voters. Leading the charge for more events is Trump himself, a campaign official said, saying Trump was supposed to have a slow Sunday but insisted instead, “We got to do something,” leading to the rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump 54%-40% among registered Latino voters nationwide, the poll shows. “We are looking at Latino voters rather than a consolidated Latino community,” she added. Read more: Nnamdi Egwuonwu dives into how the Harris and Trump campaigns are targeting the increasingly fragmented Latino electorate in very different ways.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Murray, Harris, Katherine Doyle, Jake Traylor, Jonathan Allen, Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, lobbed, ”, “, Helene, Hurricane Helene, Matt Dixon, Adam Edelman, Megan Lebowitz, Brian Kemp hasn’t, Biden, Kemp, North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, ” Biden, Read, There’s, Democratic pollster Aileen Cardona, Arroyo, Republican pollster Micah Roberts, Telemundo’s Julio Vaqueiro, ’, — Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, GOP, Labor, ”, Georgia Gov, Republican, FEMA, Democratic, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Catholic, Latina, Hart Research Associates, Press Locations: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, U.S, Mexico, Erie , Pennsylvania, Butler , Pennsylvania, Valdosta , Georgia, Hurricane, Georgia, North

Former President Donald Trump is finally gearing up for an all-out sprint in his bid to reclaim the White House. For Trump, the frequent campaigning is not without challenges, with both candidates receiving unprecedented levels of security after the two attempts to assassinate Trump. Looking ahead to the final month before Election Day, the Trump campaign anticipates two to three rallies per week, a couple of smaller policy-focused events, retail stops at local stores and town halls hosted by campaign surrogates, a Trump campaign official familiar with the planning said. “Nobody in the game of politics works harder than President Trump especially in the fourth quarter,” Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to NBC News. “President Trump and Senator Vance will continue to outpace Harris and Walz in the media, and bring their winning message to make America wealthy, safe, and strong again to voters across the country.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, They’re, ”, Ford O’Connell, Biden, Trump’s, lobbed, “, he’s, Hurricane Helene, Brian Kemp, surrogates, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, outpace Harris, Walz Organizations: NBC, Labor, Democratic, Republican, ”, Georgia Gov, Trump, Secret Service, United Nations, Assembly, ” Trump, NBC News, “ Locations: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, U.S, Mexico, Erie , Pennsylvania, Georgia, Hurricane, Butler , Pennsylvania, New York City, Prairie Du Chien , Wisconsin

☆ Zelenskyy's meeting with Harris and spat with Trump reveal a growing partisan divide on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a trip to the U.S., while former President Donald Trump isn’t, highlighting the growing partisan division over a key foreign policy issue. “The president of Ukraine is in our country, and he’s making little nasty aspersions toward your favorite president, me,” Trump said Wednesday in North Carolina. “Every time Zelenskyy comes to the United States, he walks away with $100 billion,” Trump said Tuesday in Georgia. “I want the war to stop,” Trump when he was pressed during his only debate with Harris. A senior Trump administration official echoed Trump to say the circumstances of any future settlement deal grow more fraught by the day.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump isn’t, Harris, Zelenskyy, “, ” Trump, It’s, ” Zelenskyy, Trump, Moscow —, ”, we’re, Joe Biden, Hunter, Biden, Biden's, Sen, JD Vance, Vladimir Putin shouldn’t, Vance, Trump ”, Cartwright, Reid Smith, Charles Koch, ” Sen, Bob Casey, Matt Cartwright, Mike Johnson, ” Johnson, Oksana, Putin, Philip Gordon, Obama, Putin “, “ That’s, Andrzej Duda, Smith Organizations: White, Trump, United Nations General Assembly, Russia, Republicans, Yorker, New, NBC News, Casey, Democratic, Senate, Zelenskyy, General Assembly, Ukraine Locations: U.S, Ukraine, North Carolina, Moscow, United States, Georgia, Russia, Scranton , Pennsylvania, R, Ohio, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Russian, Kyiv, Europe, Poland

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron Technology, Starbucks, CarMax and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Starbucks — The coffee chain rose more than 2% after Bernstein upgraded the stock to outperform from market perform. New York Community Bancorp — Shares of the regional lender gained more than 4% after Barclays upgraded shares to overweight as it repositions itself following a rocky patch. Micron Technology , chip stocks — Micron shares surged nearly 17% after offering a stronger-than-expected revenue forecast for the fiscal first quarter. Nvidia rose 2%, while U.S.-traded shares of ASML Holding added nearly 5%. Southwest Airlines — The travel stock rose about 5% after Southwest hiked its third-quarter revenue forecast.

Persons: Bernstein, Brian Niccol, Graham Doyle, Bilibili, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Elliott, Sonos, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min Organizations: New York Community Bancorp, Barclays, Micron Technology, Micron, Nvidia, ASML, Bank of America, NRG Energy, GE Healthcare Technologies, UBS, Jefferies, Southwest Airlines, Southwest, Elliott Management Locations: U.S, China, Bilibili —, dealmaking

☆ I'm a Walmart store manager in Texas. This is what my typical day looks like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Robert Doyle, a Walmart store manager in Cibolo, Texas. As a store manager, each day is a little different, but the process is the same. At about 8 o'clock I'll start working with my morning management team, which includes a few coaches and some team leads. The technology is growing so fast and it changes day to day to day, and we're working to stay on top of it. I like to present my store as the best store in town — whatever competitor I have, I've got the best store.

Persons: —, Robert Doyle, I've, There's, that's, We've, Dominick Organizations: Service, Walmart, Business, Home Office Locations: Cibolo , Texas, DeLand , Florida, Germany, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas

☆ A bid to change the electoral math hits a roadblock: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today's edition, our team breaks down a key Nebraska state senator's decision to stand in the way of a Trump-backed drive to change how the state allocates its electoral votes. Trump allies have pushed for a special legislative session intended for the Republican-controlled legislature to change Nebraska to a winner-take-all system instead of awarding electoral votes by congressional district. The developments appear to cap months of deliberations over whether Nebraska lawmakers could change the way the state apportions its electoral votes in a way that would benefit Trump. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district, and the swing district around Omaha has twice gone to Democrats in recent years, giving them one electoral vote from an otherwise ruby-red state. But if lawmakers changed that to a winner-take-all model, Trump would be all but certain to win all of Nebraska’s electoral votes.

Persons: Jonathan Allen, Bridget Bowman, Adam Edelman, Katherine Doyle, Allan Smith, Ben Kamisar, Donald Trump, Sen, Mike McDonnell, Trump, Kamala Harris, Mark Murray, Democratic Party — Harris, Harris, —, Biden’s favorability, Harris ’, Trump’s favorability, Trump’s, ”, Jeff Horwitt, J D, Joh, Hou, ari, us jobs, Rea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, Key, Key Nebraska Republican, Nebraska Republican, Republican, NBC News, Nebraska, Electoral, Democratic Party, Democrats, Democratic, New York Times, aig Locations: Nebraska, Key Nebraska, “, Omaha, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Siena, Arizona , Georgia, North Carolina

Trump allies have pushed for a special legislative session intended for the Republican-controlled legislature to change Nebraska to a winner-take-all system instead of awarding electoral votes by congressional district. The developments appear to cap months of deliberations over whether Nebraska lawmakers could change the way the state apportions its electoral votes in a way that would benefit Trump. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district, and the swing district around Omaha has twice gone to Democrats in recent years, giving them one electoral vote from an otherwise ruby-red state. But if lawmakers changed that to a winner-take-all model, Trump would be all but certain to win all of Nebraska's electoral votes. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Mike McDonnell, Loren Lippincott, Lippincott, Pillen, ” Lippincott, McDonnell, Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Jane Kleeb, Nebraskans, Kleeb, Sen Lindsey Graham, Graham, “, Merv Riepe, Charlie Kirk Organizations: Nebraska Republican, Trump, Republican, NBC News ., NBC News . Nebraska GOP, NBC, Omaha, Nebraska, Electoral, U.S . House, Republicans, Nebraska Democrats, “, Nebraska Democratic Party, Washington Post, Nebraska's Electoral, Pillen, Electoral College Locations: Nebraska, NBC News . Nebraska, Pillen, Omaha, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, “ Nebraska, . Maine, Maine

Cabinet secretaries came and went in a Trump administration marked by head-spinning turnover. McMaster and John Kelly, all of whom were generals before they took high-ranking positions in the Trump administration. Another post that would loom large in a Trump administration is that of secretary of homeland security. Advisers to Trump’s transition include his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. Trump’s transition team is assembling small teams of people who would help shepherd nominees through to Senate confirmation.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie, They've, ”, Max Stier, it’s, ” Stier, Kamala Harris, Harris, “, ” Sen, Mitt Romney, ” Romney, James Mattis, John Kelly, Romney, won’t, William Barr, Jeff Sessions, Mark Esper, Marc Short, Mike Pence, Sen, Lindsey Graham, ” Graham, Marco Rubio, Bill Hagerty of, Robert O’Brien, Mike Lee, Ken Paxton, — I’m, Dick Durbin, Tom Cotton, Mike Waltz, Mike Pompeo, Thomas Homan, Homan, ” Homan, “ Trump, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald, Linda McMahon, Lutnick’s, McMahon, Lutnick, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump ., Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Doug Hoelscher, Hoelscher, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins of, Luther Strange, Strange, Roy Moore, Moore, Doug Jones, hadn’t, ’, President Trump, that’s, Stier Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Former New Jersey Gov, Trump, Public Service, Democratic, H.R, McMaster, Senate, Trump White House, Republican Sens, White House, Harris, Committee, CIA, Customs, Republican National Convention, Small Business Administration, Trump’s, America, Office, Intergovernmental Affairs, Republican, Alabama, Democrat, Brookings, Capitol Locations: Washington, R, Utah, Marco Rubio of Florida, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Texas, Milwaukee, Hawaii, Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Alabama

When Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins of the Democratic nomination in late July, something happened in North Carolina. Part of the Harris campaign strategy in North Carolina, according to a campaign official, includes attempting to bulk up turnout not just among Black voters but among women in and around the suburbs. For the week after Harris became the presumptive nominee, there was a 61.5% increase in voter registration among North Carolina women. Bonier takes all of this to point to a higher turnout of Democratic voters in North Carolina. “The way you win statewide in North Carolina,” he said, “is you win on the margins.”

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Mark Robinson, ” Robinson, “, Robinson, Harris, Barack Obama, Trump —, Nikki Haley, ” Harris, Donald Trump, Jim Watson, Tom Bonier, —, Biden, Bonier, ”, Roe, Wade, Mark, ” Dory MacMillan, Trump, Democrats “, “ It’s, ” Trump, Al Drago, Getty Images Dallas Woodhouse, ” Woodhouse, Thomas Mills, Robinson “ Martin Luther King, Mills, they’re, Morgan Jackson, Josh Stein, ” Jackson Organizations: Democratic, North Carolina . Volunteers, CNN, Nazi, Trump, Republican, Getty, North Carolina, Black, Republicans, North Carolina Republican Party, GOP, Democrats, Bloomberg, Getty Images, North, American, Republican Party, Democrat Locations: North Carolina, Tarheel, South Carolina, Greensboro, N.C, Charlotte, AFP, Raleigh, “, Carolinian, Trump, Wilmington, North

☆ Trump grapples with fallout from Mark Robinson’s latest scandal: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we look at how Donald Trump is handling the political fallout from CNN's bombshell report on North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. The political fallout from Robinson’s past comments could be particularly tough for Trump because of the importance of North Carolina as one of seven key swing states on the presidential map. The DNC launched digital ads and billboards featuring Trump heaping praise on Robinson, while a new Harris campaign ad links Trump to Robinson’s past anti-abortion comments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Kristen Welker, Trump, Matt Dixon, Katherine Doyle, Olympia Sonnier, Kristen Welker Donald Trump, Robinson, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Ben Kamisar, What’s, Joe Biden’s, Kamala Harris, I’m, they’ve, Bridget Bowman, Emma Barnett, Alex Tabet, Katherine Koretski, “, ”, Kenneth Hauck, Harris ’, Hauck, ” Norna, Read Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, North Carolina, NBC News, CNN, White, Trump, North, Republican National, DNC, “, Press Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, San Diego, Florida

Donald Trump is facing calls both from his allies and from within his own campaign to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, according to four people familiar with the discussions. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is from North Carolina, planned to privately urge Trump to pull his endorsement of Robinson, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Recent polling has had Trump in a statistical dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, at roughly 48%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, “, Trump, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, ”, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Budd, Tillis, Whatley, —, ” Robinson, Clarence Thomas, “ Robinson, Kamala Harris, outperforms Robinson, Josh Stein, Robinson’s, Roy Moore, Madison Cawthorn’s, Herschel Walker Organizations: North Carolina, CNN, White, Trump, NBC News, North, Republican National, Republican, Republican Governors Association, North Carolina Rep, Georgia Senate Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia

Davis, whose group is running the ads, has echoed the charges from Trump and insisted that the federal government isn't doing enough to stop noncitizens from voting. In a statement, Davis accused politicians of courting illegal votes and attacked states he said were refusing to enforce the law against noncitizens’ voting. “Left-wing radicals in Congress are blocking the SAVE Act, which would protect our federal elections from noncitizens voting. “We are doing a public service by informing people that only citizens can vote in federal elections. Latino voters increasingly support greater immigration control, with recent polls finding a rise in the group agreeing with GOP calls for more border security.

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☆ Where the race stands with 50 days to go: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down where the polling stands 50 days out from Election Day. Plus, we look at how Donald Trump is dispensing with unity in his response to the apparent second assassination attempt against him. Where the 2024 race stands with 50 days to goBy Mark MurrayJust 50 days out from the 2024 presidential election, Democrats are in a stronger place than they’ve been in this entire year because of their switch in candidates, but the contest remains close. In turning so fast to Biden and Harris, Trump skipped past appeals for sympathy and even a perfunctory call for calm or unity. Some Trump allies believe that the campaign squandered an opportunity for unity following the first assassination attempt.

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He said their rhetoric is responsible for threats and violence against him, even though they routinely denounce political violence and did so on Sunday. In turning so fast to Biden and Harris, Trump skipped past appeals for sympathy and even a perfunctory call for calm or unity. The Secret Service fired at a suspect, who fled and was quickly apprehended by police. "I am thankful that former President Trump is safe." The area around Trump International Golf Club was secured after an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

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