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It’s scary as hell.”A kerfuffle between the city’s Democratic leadership and the Harris campaign could complicate the outcome. “They [the Harris campaign] didn’t give us enough,” Brady said. A bunch of Harris signs were found strewn in a ditch in Montgomery County. In the last week, the Harris campaign says that it has knocked on 235,000 doors in the suburban counties alone. The Trump campaign official said that the campaign has opened a total of four offices in the suburbs.

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It’s a feeling permeating the heavily Jewish neighborhood — and one that has affected how the swing-state community has processed the 2024 election. Amid a somber anniversary and with Election Day on the horizon, concerns about rising antisemitism are at the forefront of many voters’ minds. “I don’t believe a word Trump says, period, much less how he is trying to court Jewish voters. Republicans are aiming to make inroads with Jewish voters and chip away at the margins, with groups including the Republican Jewish Coalition spending big on ads like one featuring three Jewish women discussing antisemitism at an iconic Jewish deli in the Philadelphia suburbs. He says the Jewish community has felt a “political awakening” after the terror attacks on Oct. 7, and if that does not manifest in the presidential race, there could be signs of it in down-ballot races.

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☆ Jeff Yass is making a big final splash to help former hedge funder Dave McCormick's Senate campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former hedge funder David McCormick has narrowed the gap in a closely watched US Senate race. McCormick's Wall Street allies are among the biggest donors to a pro-McCormick super PAC. Jeff Yass is among the big names making a final splash before Election Day. According to a pro-McCormick super PAC's final pre-election filing, Yass donated $1 million over the course of two donations earlier this month. He's not the biggest megadonor with Wall Street ties.

Persons: David McCormick, Jeff Yass, —, Dave McCormick, McCormick, Sen, Bob Casey, Joe Manchin, He's, Ken Griffin, Thomas Peterffy, Paul Tudor Jones, Stephen Schwarzman, Casey, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: McCormick, Service, Susquehanna International Group, Wall Street titans, Bridgewater Associates, Democrat, Republicans, GOP, Citadel, Interactive, Keystone, The Washington Post, Trump, Biden Locations: West Virginia, Yass, Pennsylvania, China

Three Democratic senators are asking McDonald’s about its menu price hikes in recent years, arguing that the increases are higher than they should be — even with inflation and rising operating costs. McDonald’s prices have raised eyebrows. It also asked whether McDonald’s executives received bonuses or other incentive-based compensation from 2020 to 2024 and whether any incentives were based on executives’ ability to increase per-customer profits. Large corporations “owe consumers transparency when they hike menu prices,” Wyden said in a statement to NBC News. “Fast food chains, like McDonald’s, are raking in profits while families struggle to buy meals that are meant to be affordable and accessible.”

Persons: Elizabeth Warren of, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Ron Wyden, Chris Kempczinski, “, ”, McDonald’s, Joe Erlinger, —, Erlinger, Warren, Madeleine Dean, General Mills, Casey, Kempczinski, ” Wyden Organizations: Democratic, Oregon, NBC News, USA, Roosevelt Institute, Mac, Cola, PepsiCo, Wall, McDonald’s Locations: Sens, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, U.S, Connecticut, shrinkflation, ”

☆ Obama’s reemergence on the campaign trail for Harris comes as he recognizes his own legacy is at stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

This past Wednesday alone, he recorded 21 videos for the Harris campaign. Obama acolytes have spent the last eight years rationalizing Trump as the last gasp backlash to the Democrat and his presidency. While most of the party leaders Harris called that Sunday afternoon, including Bill Clinton, and immediately pledged support, Obama held off. Harris advisers knew Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi favored an open process to find a new nominee. And according to people who know about the conversations, he checks in with several of his own closest aides now helping run Harris’ campaign, such as current campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and his own 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe.

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Pittsburgh CNN —In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world’s largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state’s biggest and most iconic companies, financial filings show. For financial institutions, short positions can be lucrative. The fund shorted about four dozen companies from Pennsylvania during McCormick’s tenure, the records show. The fund did invest in stocks of some of the same Pennsylvania companies it shorted in other years, and overall, it reported spending more money buying stocks of Pennsylvania companies than shorting them in four of the five annual reports reviewed by CNN. She argued that the short positions Bridgewater took in Pennsylvania companies didn’t negatively impact employees because they represented a small fraction of each company’s overall value.

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☆ The 9 Elements of a Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ian Prasad Philbrick | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +89 min

We have some voters, they’re for us, but they’ve never voted and they’re going to want to vote. There’s something wrong with Kamala and I just don’t know what it is, but there is definitely something missing. They’re going to get him in Florida.” It was always… That seemed to be the documents case. That’s great. They’re great.

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☆ These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +43 min

The success of so many 2020 election deniers in Republican primaries this year demonstrates that Trump’s ongoing campaign of election lies continues to have a strong hold on his party. Even four years later, candidates’ views on the 2020 election are relevant in important practical ways. Lake also baselessly advocated the imprisonment of Katie Hobbs, who was Arizona’s election chief during the 2020 election and went on to defeat Lake in the 2022 race for governor. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/FileSen. Rick Scott voted to object to the congressional count of Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania, though he voted in favor of counting Biden’s victory in Arizona. Pennsylvania: Dave McCormickSenate candidate Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024.

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☆ The Obamacare wars return to the campaign trail: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur examines how the political fight over Obamacare was reignited this week. The Obamacare wars return to the campaign trailBy Sahil KapurObamacare has re-entered the chat. Also this week, Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, raised eyebrows by rewriting the history of Trump’s attempts to repeal Obamacare when he was president. Meanwhile, Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail this fall next week in Pittsburgh at an event for Harris.

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Outside of the ABC27 news station where Casey and McCormick debated, a slew of people aligned with Casey’s campaign held signs calling McCormick an out-of-state candidate. McCormick attempted to deflect the line of attack on the debate stage by arguing Casey has little show for his long career in public office. “When you don’t have a record to run on, which Senator Casey does not, you attack your opponent,” McCormick shot back. When Vice President Kamala Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, McCormick said Casey quickly changed his tune. “Senator Casey said, ‘Kamala Harris is great!’” McCormick said.

Persons: Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick, Casey, McCormick, who’s, ”, ” Casey, “, ” McCormick, Mehmet Oz, “ I’m, John Fetterman, Oz, ‘, “ He’s, “ Sen, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, ‘ Kamala Harris, ’ ” McCormick, “ we’ll, Harris, …, it’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Barack Obama, “ Casey, Roe, Wade, There’s, ’, “ We’ve, he’s, Daniel Dolan, ” Dolan Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Bridgewater Associates, Senate, White, Trump, NBC, Democratic Senators, Casey, Patrol, Harrisburg Community College Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Bloomsburg , Pennsylvania, New Jersey, China, New York, Ukraine, Iran, U.S, Israel, Mexico

☆ The GOP's SCOTUS dreams: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at the excitement among Republicans over the prospect of confirming new Supreme Court justices if Donald Trump wins. Republicans eye confirming even more Supreme Court justices if Trump winsBy Sahil KapurDuring Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Five almost seems too much to hope for.”On the campaign trail, Harris hasn’t said much about the prospect of Supreme Court vacancies under the next president. Read more →Harris’ campaign targeted Trump’s age for the first time in paid media since she became the Democratic nominee with a new digital ad. Read more → Follow live coverage from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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“They’re going to make a decision in the presidential race, where they’ll weigh a series of considerations. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick. “My view is also that President Trump’s right, that France and Germany should pay their fair share,” he added. ”I don’t give advice to the former president,” McCormick said, adding that Republicans writ large “need to focus on a battle of ideas” rather than personal attacks. Trump’s going to do whatever he wants to do.”

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Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, for applying the state’s tobacco tax to Zyn, a nicotine pouch popular with young men. The ad ends with a pro-Trump influencer telling a Trump rally: “Trump 2024, that’s it. And advisers caution that while they are focused on messaging specifically to reach young men, they see a larger universe of target voters. Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the Harris campaign launched “Athletes for Harris,” highlighting endorsements from 15 NFL Hall of Famers. “The neglect of the issues of men, especially young men, has really been going on for quite a while now, and it’s going to take some serious work to persuade young men that we really do have their backs,” he said.

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☆ A bloc of Trump voters in key swing states also backs Democratic Senate candidates. Here's why that matters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, there's an interesting dynamic at play in pivotal swing states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania headed into November: A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump voters are also backing Democratic Senate candidates. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin led Rogers by five points (47% to 42%). If Harris wins in November and Democrats win exactly 50 seats, then Minnesota Gov. But should Trump win the election and pro-Trump ticket-splitters help Democrats keep their majority, it would pump the brakes on a conservative agenda. AdvertisementA Democratic Senate would serve as a check on Trump.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Trump says Zelenskyy insulted him; House GOP to probe Ukraine leader's PA trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

House Oversight Chair James Comer is opening an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Sunday visit to an ammunition factory in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Republican investigation comes as the relationship between Zelenskyy and former president Donald Trump seems to sour. On Wednesday, Trump accused Zelenskyy of insulting him — Trump said the Ukrainian president was "making nasty little dispersions toward" him — and adding that he got along with Russian President Vladimir Putin "very well." Zelenskyy is in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly high-level week in New York, where he is meeting with world leaders. Trump was expected to meet with the Ukrainian President on Thursday at Trump Tower, but a Trump campaign official told NBC News Wednesday that the meeting was not happening.

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Washington CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris’ vow to gut the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin. Asked about Harris’ past support for gutting the filibuster, Manchin said: “Well, she said she supported banning fracking too, and she changed that. Senate GOP Whip John Thune attacked Harris over her filibuster comments and vowed to preserve the delay tactic if he is elected as majority leader. “I think they’re willing to change the filibuster over a whole range of issues,” Thune said of the Democrats. I think the same is true for women’s rights, workers’ rights, so common sense gun measures to reduce gun violence.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Joe Manchin, ” Manchin, Harris, Manchin, wouldn’t, ”, “, Roe, John Thune, Mitch McConnell, ” Thune, Thune, ” Sen, Bob Casey, ” Casey Organizations: Washington CNN —, The West, CNN, year’s, Wisconsin Public Radio, Representatives, GOP, Republicans, Pennsylvania Democrat Locations: The, The West Virginia, Pennsylvania

While school meal prices vary throughout the country, a survey conducted by the School Nutrition Association, a trade organization, found that lunches typically cost about $2.83 for elementary school students, $3 for middle school students and $3.05 for high school students. The prices mean that the $100 million in transaction fees could have bought another 33 million or so school lunches or over 55 million school breakfasts. “Junk fees on school lunch should not exist. A handful of states have made universal school meals permanent, but most have returned to the pre-pandemic format. “School lunch should always be free, and definitely free of judgment,” Fetterman said at the hearing on Wednesday.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, “, ”, Bernie Sanders, ” Warren, NBC News . Sen, John Fetterman, Warren, Sanders, Fetterman, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Raphael Warnock of, Brian Schatz, —, Marisa Kirk, Epstein, ” Fetterman Organizations: Agriculture Department, NBC News, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, School Nutrition Association, NBC News ., USDA, NBC, Sens, Supplemental, Assistance, SNAP Locations: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Hawaii, Vilsack

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won't be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the closely divided battleground state. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or incorrect date. "This makes mail voting in the Keystone State less susceptible to fraud," he said. "Today’s procedural ruling is a setback for Pennsylvania voters, but we will keep fighting for them. Democrats have utilized mail voting more heavily than Republicans in recent elections in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Persons: Michael Whatley, Steve Loney, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Votebeat, Kamala Harris, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Dave McCormick Organizations: Republican National Committee, Pennsylvania Republican Party, Commonwealth, ACLU, Public Interest Law, Pennsylvania, Trump, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania, Keystone

Social Security recipients can expect next year's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to be the lowest since 2021, following cooler inflation readings in July and August. The Social Security Administration is expected to announce the official cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 on Oct. 10. Much of the political debate about Social Security remains focused on reforming — and ultimately paring back — the entire program. But earlier this year, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act, designed to increase Social Security benefits at a rate "that actually reflects the costs seniors face." "The Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act would help seniors contend with rising costs and ensure that Social Security remains a lifeline for all who need it.”

Persons: ” Mary Johnson, Johnson, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey of, ” Casey, ” Organizations: of Labor Statistics, Social, Senior Citizens League, Social Security, Medicare, Trustees, Social Security Administration, League, Democratic, Seniors, Bureau of Labor Statistics, , Social Security, Security Locations: Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

This digital ad posted by Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania, about a week before Biden eventually dropped his bid, was the blueprint. Almost immediately, Democrats saw a surge of support — mostly from disillusioned Democratic voters. As of this writing, it’s now Republicans in battleground states and districts who are begging their nominee to change course. As for the GOP, Trump and his allies have done everything they can to mold the GOP in Trump’s image, and anyone who doesn’t share that view has essentially been purged. Of course, the real challenge for both Republicans will be figuring out how to navigate Trump’s appearances in their respective states.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, “, Dave McCormick, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey’s, Kamala Harris, it’s, Donald Trump isn’t, Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Harris, Ramaswamy, Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, wouldn’t, they’d, —, Sen, Pat Toomey, Toomey, McCormick, Brian Kemp, Larry Hogan, Domenici, Sherrod Brown, Clinton, I’d, Mike Rogers, can’t Organizations: Democrats, CBS News, Democratic, Republican, Senate, Trump, GOP, NPR, Republican Party, Biden, Republicans, White, Democratic Party, Republican Gov, Rogers Locations: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Trump, Michigan

☆ Lyft is pulling back on 'rideshare's most hated feature.' But it's the way of the future for many big companies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewPeople hate surge pricing — and Lyft says it hears them. The feature would compete with Uber by giving customers some certainty ahead of time as to how much they'll pay for a ride; Risher said surge pricing is "probably rideshare's most hated feature." Economists have told Business Insider that as algorithms get better and more retails adopt easily-changed digital price tags, customers could start seeing it in even more places. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey also launched an investigation into Kroger's price tags over their potential to surge prices. But when looking at technological innovations at other big companies to make it easier to change prices, stable pricing likely won't come anytime soon.

Persons: —, Lyft, David Risher, Price, Risher, Elizabeth Pancotti, Democratic Sens, Elizabeth Warren, Bob Casey, it'll Organizations: Service, Business, Uber, Walmart, Kroger, Roosevelt Institute, Democratic, Cincinnati Enquirer

Expensive Big Mac meals and fears of surge pricing at grocery stores have put food chains and consumer product companies in politicians' crosshairs. Walmart , McDonald's and Kroger are just a few of the companies that have found themselves in the debate over high inflation in the 2024 election. Democrats — particularly those like Casey who are trying to win races in competitive swing states — are trying to capitalize on frustration against companies over inflation. (The source of the data is unclear, and McDonald's has denied that its average prices have risen that much.) The criticism could also add to the pressure companies face to show they can lower prices or offer value.

Persons: Elizabeth Warren, Bob Casey, Kroger, Rodney McMullen, —, Casey, Joe Biden, McDonald's, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Biden, Cait Lamberton, That's Organizations: Walmart, McDonald's, Kroger, Albertsons, House Republican, Taco Bell, Democratic, Republican, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Locations: Sens, McDonald's

“I think folks think it’s Trump reverting to his Id,” a longtime Republican communications adviser said. “The momentum is with Vice President Harris, and we just need to work our hearts out until Election Day,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said. “We have multiple pathways to 270 electoral votes,” Dan Kanninen, battleground states director for the Harris campaign, said of the threshold for winning the electoral college. Project 2025, which had been attacked by Democrats, announced that it would stop working on policy after taking criticism from the Trump campaign. “Crazy Kamala is saying she’s Indian, not Black,” Trump wrote on social media.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, National Association of Black Journalists —, —, Trump, ”, Andrew Hitt, “, Kamala, he’s, Sen, Tom Tillis, Biden, Vance, President Harris, Ro Khanna, ” Harris, Chris Kofinis, Hillary Clinton, Ed McMullen, It’s, ” Trump, “ I’ve, Harris ’, it’s, “ Harris, ” Dan Kanninen, ” Kofinis, Lauren Hitt, ” Hitt, Dave McCormick, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey, Jon Tester, Sherrod Brown, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Brown, Black, rallygoers, Laura Loomer, Mindy Kaling Organizations: Ohio, National Association of Black Journalists, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Trump, NBC, Republican, Democratic, Democratic Party, Republican National Committee, Biden, Washington Post, ”, Trump stewing, Democratic National Convention, GOP, Democrats, Sun, Republicans, Immigration, Customs Enforcement, National Republican, Committee, Democratic Sens, Black, U.S . Senate Locations: Chicago, Harris, Trump, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, African American, Switzerland, St, Cloud , Minnesota, West, Wisconsin , Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Michigan, Sherrod Brown of, Minnesota

☆ New bill proposals aim to make it easier for disabled individuals to save money
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Congress enacted legislation a decade ago to create accounts to help people with disabilities save money. ABLE accounts let disabled individuals save money outside of asset limit requirements set by federal-assistance programs while also accessing certain tax advantages. Investments in ABLE accounts grow tax deferred, while withdrawals are tax free, as long as they are used for qualified expenses. To date, more than 171,000 people with disabilities have saved an average of over $11,000 each through ABLE accounts, according to Casey. Last year, he proposed a bill called the ABLE MATCH Act that would create a federal dollar-for-dollar match to help lower-income disabled individuals save money in those accounts.

Persons: Sen, Bob Casey, Casey, Thomas Foley, Foley Organizations: Aging, Investments, Finance, Administration, National Disability Institute

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