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☆ What daylight-saving time does to your body and brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementSummer is over, and this Sunday it's time to turn back the clocks, ending daylight-saving time for the year. "That's how fragile and susceptible your body is to even just one hour of lost sleep," sleep expert Matthew Walker, author of "How We Sleep," previously told Business Insider. Some lawmakers want permanent DST — others want standard time year-roundThe political debate over DST is fierce, unscientific, and deeply divided. In the 2018 midterms, voters opted to get rid of the annual clock change, to be in permanent daylight-saving time. Switching to permanent DST requires a green light from Congress, but states do not need federal approval to switch to permanent standard time.

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☆ Friday’s jobs report just might disprove right-wing conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But they may ditch their argument Friday morning, when the October jobs report is set to be released — just days before Election Day. Groshen disagreed, saying that initial estimates of the monthly change in hiring are “noisier than they used to be” because of the lower response. However, that gets smoothed out in later revisions as response rates improve with the additional time. That exacerbates the funding shortfall at the BLS, where inflation-adjusted funding has steadily declined over the past decade, she said. That would help improve, for instance, Federal Reserve officials’ ability to make interest rate decisions that hinge on the latest labor market data, Groshen told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Hurricanes Helene, Milton, Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, ”, Harris, ” Rubio, Rubio, Erica Groshen, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Kamala Harris “, Laura Kelter, Groshen, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, Hurricanes, Republican, Biden, Trump, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Department of Labor, Census Bureau, Management, CNN, Biden Administration, Employment, Federal Locations: New York, Florida, America

At the event, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage.” He also made crude, offensive and racist comments about Latinos and Black people. On Tuesday, during a video call for Latino voter outreach, Biden defended the Puerto Rican community and appeared to criticize either Trump supporters or Hinchcliffe. “And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage,’” read the White House transcript. The comments at that rally don’t reflect who we are as a nation,” he wrote. In an interview with Fox News this month, host Bret Baier asked Harris whether she thought Trump supporters were “stupid.”“Oh, God.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Tony Hinchcliffe, Biden, “, ” Biden, It’s, we’ve, Andrew Bates, Trump, Hinchcliffe’s, ”, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Harris, Chris LaCivita, Harris “, Sen, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” Trump, Hillary Clinton’s, Josh Shapiro, It's, Donald Trump, Bret Baier, Chris Kofinis Organizations: WASHINGTON, Puerto, Trump, Puerto Rico spewed, U.S, Capitol, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov, CNN, Fox News, Democratic Locations: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican, Madison, Delaware, Puerto, Washington, America, American, Ohio, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

"The people of Puerto Rico trust you and we have high hopes," said Zoraida Buxo. Before Trump arrived on stage, some of the speakers also took pains to celebrate Puerto Rico. In Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state, the Puerto Rican population amounts to nearly 500,000 people, according to census estimates. People of Puerto Rican descent comprise the biggest share of Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania. In a visit to Puerto Rico after the storm Trump tossed rolls of paper towels to residents of the stricken island.

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☆ Biden's 'garbage' comment is a gift to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden on Tuesday appeared to call Trump supporters "garbage." On Tuesday night, Biden appeared to say that it was Trump supporters who are "garbage." Instead of focusing solely on his former opponent, as he has often done, Trump linked Biden's comment back to his current opponent, Harris. Trump then compared Biden's comment to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comment in 2016. Advertisement"Moments ago, Kamala's boss crooked Joe Biden just called ALL my supporters GARBAGE - HE WAS TALKING TO YOU!"

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☆ Biden seeks to clean up ‘garbage’ comment about Trump supporters denigrating Latinos
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Sam Fossum | Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Joe Biden stated that our supporters are garbage.”Trump said, “Wow. Garbage I think is worse, right?”Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance also seized on Biden’s comments. The president also criticized Trump’s character when trying to make the case for Harris on the call. In the days since his New York City rally, Trump’s campaign has tried to distance itself from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who who made the remark about Puerto Rico. “This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Trump campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez said in a statement Sunday.

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Sen. JD Vance said Monday that while he hadn't heard the racist jokes made by a comedian at his running mate's New York City rally the previous night, he thinks Americans need to "stop getting so offended." Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he hadn't the remarks by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at the MSG rally. Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesHarris said Monday that Trump’s rally was “focused and fixated on the grievances on himself and on dividing the country.” She has not said that Trump voters are Nazis. “This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” senior adviser Danielle Alvarez said. Let’s have a sense of humor and let’s have a little fun and let’s go win in eight days,” Vance said.

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☆ Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee while denigrating Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, according to research published Wednesday by Microsoft. The troll network has “parroted antisemitic messages, amplified accusations of corruption and promoted opposition candidates,” according to Microsoft. The bots amplified support for Blackburn’s election rival while spreading claims that she took money from pharmaceutical companies. Moore, McCaul and Blackburn are all running for re-election next month. The Microsoft researchers found the influence effort did not result “in high levels of engagement.” The report did not provide any metrics for how many Americans viewed the relevant social media posts.

Persons: denigrating Sen, Marco Rubio, Barry Moore of, Michael McCaul of, Sen, Marsha Blackburn of, Rubio, China “, Moore, McCaul, ”, Madison Green, Israel, —, China — Organizations: Microsoft, China’s Public Security Ministry, Embassy, Blackburn, Senate Intelligence Committee, Moore, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, National Intelligence, Reuters Locations: Alabama , Texas, Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida, Barry Moore of Alabama, Michael McCaul of Texas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Washington, China, U.S, Israel, Russia, Iran

☆ Harris weighs more breaks with Biden as he keeps injecting himself into the campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Neither aides in the Harris campaign nor the Biden White House would commit to another joint campaign event between now and the election. President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 4, 2024. “Joe Biden has delivered a whole lot for Pennsylvania — especially when it comes to infrastructure, energy jobs. “I don’t think president and the vice president are going to be exactly the same on every issue. “The president is all in to help get the vice president elected,” the senior adviser said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Biden, he’d, they’re, Donald Trump’s, “ I’ll, Tim Walz’s, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, hasn’t, Harris ’, Helene, ”, she’s, Debbie Dingell, “, Joe Biden ’, we’ve, ” Biden, “ She’s, dismissively, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Andrew Harnik, Liz Cheney’s, The Trump, bigfooted Harris, He’s, Mitch Landrieu, “ They’ve, ” Trump, Trump, Donald Trump, Josh Shapiro, “ Joe Biden, Brendan Boyle, ” Boyle, Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly, John Modlin, Rebecca Noble, ” Harris ’, Kelly, I’m, ” Kelly, he’s, can’t, don’t, “ That’s, ” CNN’s Gregory Krieg Organizations: CNN, White, Biden, Minnesota Gov, Michigan, Trump, Florida, Democratic, Biden White, Democratic Pennsylvania Gov, ” Democratic, US Border Patrol, Getty, Democrat, West Locations: Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, Germany, Angola, Minnesota, what’s, North Carolina, Michigan, Israel, Brady, Detroit, Trump, Philadelphia, Mexican, Mexico, US Border Patrol Tucson, Douglas , Arizona, AFP

With just weeks left before the November election, former President Donald Trump has taken to promoting items and businesses that are not at all connected to his presidential campaign. “You’re going to love them,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform last week of his new line of branded watches, which cost anywhere from $499 to $100,000. “Would make a great Christmas gift.”While running for president this cycle, Trump has also promoted a sneaker brand, boots and even Bibles — all of which are business and not campaign ventures. Do I think that a single Trump voter in America is not voting for him because of any of this? Selling watches in Manhattan.”“He wants to do everything and anything and throw everything against the wall,” the Trump ally said.

Persons: Donald Trump, “ You’re, ” Trump, They’re, “, Trump, Jared Polis, “ He’s, ”, “ I’m, ” Rep, Byron Donalds, “ Donald Trump, “ It’s, Kamala Harris, Melania, Harris, ” Long, —, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, he’d, it’s, ‘ Organizations: Democratic, NBC News, Trump, ”, Make, Liberty Financial, Trump University — Locations: Colorado, America, ”, Philadelphia, Manhattan

Iran vows revenge over Nasrallah's deathIsraeli forces killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the militant and political group Hezbollah, in a large-scale attack in Beirut on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the U.S. last week for meetings with Trump, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The ride-or-die fans of historically bad White SoxSights, scenes and snacks at the Los Angeles Angels-vs.-Chicago White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago on Tuesday. Akilah Townsend for NBC NewsWith Friday's loss, the Chicago White Sox broke the record for the most losses in a Major League Baseball season. Leading up to the historic 121st loss, NBC News spoke with loyal White Sox fans whose support has not wavered despite the team's bad season.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Vahid, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nasrallah, Abbas Nilforoushan, Abbas Aragchi, Israel, Yemen’s Ras Issa, Helene, Hurricane Helene, Joe Biden, Roy Cooper, Sheriff Quentin Miller, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Press Sen, Marco Rubio, Biden, Trump, ” Rubio, Kristen Welker, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Eric Adams, Sarah McBride, Akilah Townsend, I'm, Lance Norton, Mori, Tom Carpenter, ”, Rashee Rice, Ashley Landis Organizations: Hezbollah, Israeli, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian, U.S ., Israel Defense Forces, NBC, Sheriff, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, ’, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Democratic, NBC News ’, Party, Press, U.S, Trump, New York, Republicans, Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball, 121st, White Sox, American Pet Products Association Locations: Beirut, Iran, Lebanon, U.S, Hurricane, Florida, North Carolina, Buncombe County, Tennessee, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Chicago

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Sunday blasted the Biden administration for not defining "what victory means in Ukraine" and said that a future Trump administration would end the war "with a negotiated settlement." And I think that's what [former President] Donald Trump is trying to say," Rubio said during an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press." His remarks come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visited the U.S. last week for meetings with Trump, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who has been a staunch opponent to aiding Ukraine, sparred with Zelenskyy last week. After the visit, the Ukrainian president took to X, posting photos of his tour and writing, "It is in places like this where you can truly feel that the democratic world can prevail.

Persons: Sen, Marco Rubio, Biden, Trump, Donald Trump, Rubio, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Zelenskyy, Harris, Vladimir, Putin, we’re, ”, Trump's, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance, “, ” Vance, Zelenskyy's Organizations: Sunday, NBC, Press, U.S, Trump, Fox News, Zelenskyy, Democratic Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Pennsylvania, United States, America, Michigan, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Ukrainian

☆ Senate Democrats launch first multimillion-dollar TV investments in Texas and Florida as map grows more daunting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ted Cruz of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida, with additional TV investments likely to come, according to the committee. “Senate Democrats are expanding the map and going on offense. That’s where Florida and Texas – which have been seen as relative long shots – come into play. Of the two states, Texas – which is at No. 9 on CNN’s ranking of flippable Senate seats – has been seen as a more viable target.

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☆ Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Reed’s is one of 55 families from Tennessee to California asking the U.S. government for humanitarian parole for some 70 children they’re adopting. But a State Department spokesperson told The Associated Press that other Haitian authorities overseeing the adoption process do not agree. Sherrod Brown, Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, who have written the U.S. State Department and the Department of Homeland Security on their behalf. Gangs forced the children to relocate to southwest Haiti, where their family is running low on food and other basic supplies. “We are not looking to bypass any part of the adoption process.

Persons: Esai Reed, Esai’s, Esai, hasn’t, ”, Michelle Reed, Haiti’s, Reed, Emmerson, “, ” Stéphane Vincent, adoptees ”, Sherrod Brown, Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, William O’Neill, Diane Kunz, ” Reed, Michelle, ” Michelle, they’re, Angela, —, “ It’s Organizations: JUAN, Puerto Rico —, U.S, State Department, Haitian Central, Department, Associated Press, Immigration, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, . Citizenship, Immigration Services, Sens, . State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Kenyan, New, Adoption Locations: Puerto Rico, Haiti, U.S, Caribbean, Florida, Tennessee, California, Port, Haitian, New York, ”, “

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.

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☆ How promises of a ‘post-Roe future’ have fallen short
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Few address child care, for infants or beyond. Since Dobbs, seven states have had ballot initiatives on the topic, with the abortion rights position winning in each state. In November, at least 10 more initiatives aimed at restoring or protecting abortion rights will be in front of voters across the country. But Brahm has also rallied an array of political, faith, academic, medical and advocacy leaders into a coalition called “Building a Post-Roe Future” that calls for more affordable health care and child care, expanded child tax credits, paid parental leave, flexible work hours and enforced pre-natal support. Though paid parental leave has been a big topic of discussion around the country, the only states to enact such measures since Dobbs are those where abortion rights are protected.

Persons: CNN — Weeks, Roe, Wade, ”, Mike Johnson, Dobbs, Johnson hasn’t, there’s, It’s, ’ ”, Samuel Lee, that’s, haven’t, Josh Brahm, Brahm, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tate Reeves –, Chris Seward, Phil Berger, Lee, ” Lee, “, Louis, Angela Weiss, Brenda Shields, Shields, ” Shields, Mike Parson, Crystal Quade, Parson, ” Quade, aren’t, they’re, Kim Reynolds, Pat Grassley, Grassley, ” Grassley, Zach Wahls, couldn’t, Reynolds, Kent Nishimura, Johnson, Taylor Haulsee, Claudia Tenney, York –, Tenney, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Miller, Young Kim, Kim, Callie Strock, Dave Schweikert, tweeting, Schweikert, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, Republican Sen, Marco Rubio, ” Brahm Organizations: CNN, Social, Republican, Rights Institute, IT, Lifeline, North, North Carolina Senate, Democratic, National Center for Health Statistics, Getty, Republicans, Missouri Chamber of Commerce, Republican Gov, ”, “ Iowa Press, Food and Drug Administration, Energy, Commerce Committee Locations: Louisiana, Roe America, Washington, Iowa, Missouri, Roe, Georgia, Atlanta, America, Wilmington , North Carolina, Mississippi, ” In Mississippi, , Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Raleigh, St, Washington , DC, York, California, Arizona, Utah, Marco Rubio of Florida

☆ Here are Cases of Trump Rivals Who Were Subject to Investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Michael S. Schmidt | Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

After Mr. Trump fired Mr. Comey, Mr. McCabe opened a two-pronged investigation into whether Mr. Trump was a counterintelligence threat and was obstructing justice. Mr. Trump said he wanted to “get the I.R.S.” on Mr. McCabe and for him to be fired. Working with Mr. McCabe, Mr. Strzok opened the two-pronged investigation into whether Mr. Trump was a counterintelligence threat and was obstructing justice. What Trump wanted doneMr. Trump called Mr. Strzok a traitor and said he should be criminally investigated for his handling of the Russia investigation. What news organizations did that Trump did not likeJournalists from all three organizations covered the Trump presidency and the Russia investigation aggressively and used material that Mr. Trump felt had been leaked to hurt him.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Marco Rubio, James B, Hillary Clinton, Robert S, Mueller III, James Comey, Comey, Clinton, Mr, “, Andrew G, McCabe, F.B.I, Comey’s, ”, Prosecutors, McCabe’s, Jeff Sessions, —, Peter Strzok, Strzok, Michael T, Flynn, Flynn’s, John F, Kerry Obama's, Kerry, Barack Obama, William P, Barr, Hilary Clinton, Sessions, Trump’s, John Durham, Michael D, Cohen Trump's, fixer, Cohen, Michael Cohen, Witch Hunt, John R, Bolton, Biden, John Bolton, Hillary, pardoning, subpoenaing Mr, White, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Manigault Newman, lowlife, ” Donald J, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump, Wolkoff Organizations: Trump Rivals, America, Republican, CNN, Justice Department, Department, Trump, Mr, White, Federal, Biden Justice Department, Publicly, Prosecutors, Justice, U.S, Trump Justice Department, Clinton Foundation, FBI, DNC, of Prisons, News, Washington Post, The New York Times, Fake News, Bolton, White House, House Locations: Florida, Russia, Washington, Virginia, Clinton, Iran, Manhattan, New York, Maryland

While top executives from Alphabet , Meta and Microsoft are headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for a hearing on election threats, Elon Musk's X won't be participating. A representative for Sen. Mark R. Warner, the Democratic chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in an emailed statement that X "declined to send an appropriate witness." The hearing is titled "Foreign Threats to Elections in 2024 — Roles and Responsibilities of U.S. Tech Providers." On Wednesday, Musk shared a false story on X that claimed explosives were found in a car near Trump's planned rally in Long Island, New York. "Under X, they are absent and some of the most egregious activity has taken place" on the platform, Warner said.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Sen, Mark R, Nick Pickles, Pickles, Kent Walker, Nick Clegg, Brad Smith, Marco Rubio, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Merrick Garland, Musk, Kamala Harris, Harris, Warner Organizations: Microsoft, Capitol Hill, Warner, Democratic, Senate Intelligence, X, CNBC, U.S . Tech Providers, Republican, Social Design Agency, U.S . Department, Foreign Assets, Nassau County police, SpaceX, FAA Locations: Russian, Russia, Iran, China, Long Island , New York, Nassau County

☆ JD Vance repeats inflated immigration figures rejected by experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Vance, the Ohio senator and running mate to former President Donald Trump, said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that the Democratic presidential nominee "has flooded the country with 25 million illegal aliens." During an Aug. 28 speech in Wisconsin, Vance claimed Harris "let in 25 million illegal aliens." He specified in the same speech that those alleged 25 million people are currently "here in this country illegally." The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Homeland Security Statistics in April estimated that 11 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022. That total marked a decline from an estimated 11.6 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2010, but an increase from 10.5 million in January 2020, according to the office.

Persons: Vance, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Michelle Mittelstadt, Sen, Marco Rubio Organizations: Democratic, U.S . Customs, Border Protection, CNBC, Department, Homeland Security's, of Homeland Security Statistics, Policy Institute, Poynter Institute, Pew Research Center, CBP Locations: United States, Ohio, U.S, Wisconsin, CBP's

Here's what Harris and Trump got right and wrong on the debate stage in Philadelphia. Fact check: Trump calls Harris’ dad a Marxist“Her father’s a Marxist professor in economics, and he taught her well," Trump said. Fact check: Trump claims Harris ‘wants to confiscate your guns’“She wants to confiscate your guns,” Trump claimed. We’re not taking anybody’s guns away.”Fact check: Harris says Trump oversaw manufacturing job losses“Donald Trump said he was going to create manufacturing jobs. Fact check: Trump says he has ‘nothing to do with Project 2025’“I have nothing to do with Project 2025.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Harris ’, That’s, Donald Harris ’, Karl Marx’s, Harris ‘, ” Trump, Tim Walz, We’re, that’s, Muir, I’ll, ” Harris, Biden, Putin, ” Trump hasn’t, ”, hasn’t, they’ve, Obamacare, “, William Barr, They’ve, It’s, Harris “, We’ll, we’ll, “ Donald Trump, Let’s, he’s, Xi —, —, you’re, don’t, “ It’s, they’re, isn’t, I’m, Karoline Leavitt, Sen, Marco Rubio, Frank McKenzie, Mark Milley, Ashraf Ghani, West Virginia —, Walz, Ralph Northam, Northam, Vance, hedged, John Kirby, we’ve, it’s Organizations: Trump, NBC News, Stanford University, Afghan, Pentagon, Washington Post, Post, United States, ISIS, Republicans, United, FBI, U.S, D.C, U.S . Energy Information Association, Ohio, Capitol, Taliban, National Security, Al, Republican, U.S . Central Command, Joint Chiefs, CNN, American Civil Liberties Union, Centers for Disease Control, Virginia Gov, NBC, White, Heritage Foundation, U.S . Customs, Protection, CBP, Office, American Progress Locations: U.S, Philadelphia, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Crimea, Moscow, Iraq, Syria, Iraq’s Anbar, Somalia, Africa, Red, United States, Georgia, Wisconsin, Georgia , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York City, Aragua, Venezuelan, Washington, California , Maryland, Vermont, Andalia , Ohio, China, Mexico, Al Qaeda, Florida, Saigon, Doha, Kabul, airport’s, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Springfield , Ohio

☆ News outlets were sent leaked Trump campaign files. They chose not to publish them
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jon Passantino | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The dossier included what the Trump campaign identified as Vance’s potential vulnerabilities. Instead, the first public sign of any release of private information came Saturday, when the Trump campaign went public with its announcement that it had been hacked, pointing the finger at Iranian operatives. “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said. As long as they’re verified and newsworthy, then they’re fair game, but motive is an important part of the story, too,” Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, told CNN. The role of the media is to act independently in this situation,” Kirtley told CNN.

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Early voting is underway for Florida’s Aug. 20 primaries, and Mucarsel-Powell and Scott face nominal competition for their party's nominations. The November elections will be a test on where Florida Democrats stand after devastating losses in the midterm elections. A focus on abortion rightsMucarsel-Powell is making abortion rights a key issue in the race. Some abortion rights advocates have pushed back on politicizing the issue. Tim Walz, are vocal supporters of abortion rights and IVF and fertility treatment access and have made the issue a campaign priority.

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☆ The Trump campaign, citing a Microsoft threat report, says it was hacked and blames 'foreign sources'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe campaign of former President Donald Trump on Saturday said it had been hacked following Politico's receipt of internal campaign documents from an anonymous email account. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. So far, Politico has been unable to pinpoint the identity of the person behind the email account or the individual's reasoning for sending the materials to their outlet. Cheung did not disclose to Business Insider whether the campaign had contacted Microsoft or law enforcement officials. AdvertisementThe report did not identify the presidential campaign that was targeted.

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☆ Trump campaign says it has been hacked
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday in a statement that it had been hacked. When asked whether the Trump campaign had been in contact with law enforcement, a campaign official said it would not discuss those kinds of conversations. Politico reported it had received emails that contained internal communications from a senior Trump campaign official and a research dossier the campaign had put together on Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. The dossier included what the Trump campaign identified as Vance’s potential vulnerabilities. In 2016, days before the Democratic National Convention, WikiLeaks published nearly 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee server.

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☆ Trump campaign says it was hacked by foreign actors
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump campaign on Saturday said that a foreign hacker had breached its systems and gained access to internal communications. Politico began receiving leaked campaign documents from an anonymous source on July 22, according to the news outlet's report on Saturday. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the Trump campaign had been a target of the Iranian hacking plot. Politico reported that it began receiving Trump campaign documents from an anonymous email account identifying only as "Robert." Politico did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether it was working with the Trump campaign and law enforcement to investigate the hack.

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