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☆ Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones won’t face charges in 2020 election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A special prosecutor announced Friday that Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will not be charged over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s electoral defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Jones had denied wrongdoing in the case and blasted Willis in a statement Friday. Trump and more than a dozen other people were indicted in August 2023 on state felony charges in Georgia tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The case remains on hold over efforts to disqualify Willis in her role as prosecutor.

Persons: Burt Jones, Donald, Peter Skandalakis, Jones, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, ” Skandalakis, Fani Willis, Skandalakis, Willis, “, ” Jones, Trump Organizations: Gov, ’, of, Trump, College, Atlanta Judicial, Attorney’s Office, Futon, Attorney’s Locations: Georgia, of Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones won’t be charged in Trump election subversion case, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jason Morris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Burt Jones’ role as a fake elector after the 2020 election announced he will not move forward with criminal charges against the former state senator. “The evidence also indicates Senator Jones did not act with criminal intent, which is an essential element of committing any crime.”A Georgia judge blocked Willis from investigating Jones in July 2022. Jones was then a Republican state senator, and Willis was reprimanded by the judge for hosting a fundraiser for the Democratic candidate who was running against Jones to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor. In his four-page written statement on Friday, Skandalakis said that Jones “fully cooperated” with the lengthy investigation over the course of four interviews. Gov Burt Jones told CNN in a written statement.

Persons: Burt Jones, Jones, Fani Willis, Donald Trump, “, Pete Skandalakis, ” Skandalakis, ”, Willis, Skandalakis, Brian Kemp, Jones “, Gov Burt Jones, ” Willis ’ Organizations: Atlanta CNN, Gov, Republican, Trump, Electoral College, Democratic, CNN Locations: Georgia, Georgia’s, Fulton County

A woman holds a sign with former President Donald Trump's mugshot while riding the Arizona GOP's float at the Navajo Nation parade on Sept. 7. A man holds a Harris-Walz sign at the Navajo Nation parade in Window Rock, Arizona. Nez, who was swarmed by young children asking for his autograph, served as president of the Navajo Nation for four years until 2023. “One big thing is fixing the roads on the Navajo Nation, putting highways on those dirt roads. The Navajo Nation also used over $520 million in funding from a Biden-backed law to “nearly double” new infrastructure building, the Navajo president’s office announced this year.

Persons: surrogates, ”, Lomakoyva Manuel, Lorinda Strayhorn, Leo Mann, Mann, Donald Trump's mugshot, Alex Tabet, “, Joe Biden, Manuel, Strayhorn, Roland, “ I’m, Harris, Walz, Sen, Theresa Hatathlie, ” Hatathlie, Gina Swoboda —, Swoboda, Trump, Kari Lake, ” Lake, they’ve, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, ” Gallego, he’s, Jonathan Nez, Arizona’s, “ Ruben Gallego, He’s, Eli Crane, Denzel Bia, Steve Blackrock, Deb Haaland, Halee Dobbins, ” Swoboda Organizations: —, Navajo Nation, Republican, Democratic, NBC, Uplift, Arizona, State, NBC News, Safeway, NBC News Democratic, Navajo, Trump, “, Republican Senate, Democratic Rep, Indigenous, American Child Protection, Senate, Congressional, Democrat, Biden, Interior Department, Republican National Committee’s Locations: Navajo, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Nazlini , Arizona, Arizona, Data, Phoenix, Rock , Arizona, Farms, Black Mesa , Arizona, Republican National Committee’s Arizona

CNN —A judge on Thursday threw out three charges in the sweeping Georgia election subversion case, including two charges that former President Donald Trump faces. In a separate ruling, Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee also upheld the marquee racketeering charge in the case, which Trump is also facing. In the ruling, McAfee also threw out a separate count of filing false documents, which Trump was charged with. Trump was only named in two of the three charges that McAfee threw out Thursday. The awkward ruling from McAfee comes as he has only partial jurisdiction over the 2020 election meddling case.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Trump, Scott McAfee, Steve Sadow, ” Sadow, “, ” McAfee, McAfee, John Eastman, Sen, Shawn Still, Fani Willis, Willis, Willis ’ Organizations: CNN, “, Trump, Georgia, Fulton, Eastman, Still, Democrat, Peach State Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Peach

Craig, the former mayor of Manchester, beat out Cinde Warmington, a former health care lobbyist and a member of the state’s Executive Council, in the Democratic primary. Tuesday’s winners will quickly move into a rapid eight-week general election campaign to replace Republican Gov. She held a wide lead in most polls of the GOP primary, allowing her to set her sights early on the general election. Meanwhile, Maggie Goodlander defeated Colin Van Ostern in a contentious and expensive Democratic primary in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, the AP projected. The winner of the primary will enter the general election as the favorite in the blue-leaning 2nd District.

Persons: Kelly Ayotte, Joyce Craig, Chuck Morse, Craig, Cinde, Chris Sununu, Amy Walter, ”, Warmington, Maggie Goodlander, Colin Van Ostern, Van Ostern, Goodlander, Jake Sullivan, Hillary Clinton, Annie Kuster, who’s Organizations: Associated Press, GOP, Democratic, Republican Gov, Purdue Pharma, Manchester, Congressional District, AP, Biden White House, Justice Department, Council, White House, District Locations: New Hampshire, Northeastern, Manchester, state’s, New Hampshire’s

— Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride won the Democratic primary for the state's lone U.S. House seat on Tuesday, The Associated Press projected, putting her one step closer to becoming the first transgender member of Congress. She will be the favorite to win the general election to replace Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, who is running for U.S. Senate, in heavily Democratic Delaware this November. "Nobody is more qualified than Sarah to represent the values of Delaware in Congress. Sarah McBride was elected in 2020 to represent Delaware’s 1st Senate District. In 2016, McBride became the first trans person to speak at a major political convention when she gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Persons: Sen, Sarah McBride, McBride, Earl Cooper, Elias Weir, Lisa Blunt Rochester, McBride’s, Annise Parker, Sarah, ” McBride, Tom Williams, Obama, Jack Markell, “, ” Organizations: Democratic, Associated Press, U.S . Senate, “ Voters, District, Getty, D.C, Trans Equality, Assembly, Democratic National Convention Locations: Del, — Delaware, Democratic Delaware, Delaware, Congress, Washington, Delaware’s, Claymont, Bellefonte, Edgemoor, Wilmington

New Hampshire voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a primary that will set up the matchup for one of just two governor’s races in presidential battleground states this year. In addition to North Carolina, New Hampshire is the only other swing state to hold a race for governor this election cycle. “I think that helps people in New Hampshire realize that Kelly Ayotte is a New Hampshire Republican, not a straight party loyalist,” Williams said. In New Hampshire, abortion is banned after fetal viability, or around the 24th week of pregnancy. “We’ve seen in the last few years that governors and state leadership sort of make or break it when it comes to protecting abortion rights,” Levy said.

Persons: Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Chuck Morse, Chris Sununu, Joyce Craig, Cinde Warmington, Amy Walter, Cook, Kamala Harris, Ayotte, Morse, Donald Trump, Trump, didn’t, hasn’t, Chuck Morse’s, he’s, Kelly, ”, Fergus Cullen, Cullen, Trumper, Sununu, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, “ She’s, Ryan Williams, “, ” Williams, “ Kelly, she’s, Maya Harvey, Chuck, ” Harvey, Craig, Jon Kiper, Warmington, Joyce Craig’s, Philip Stein, Kelly Ayotte’s, Joyce Craig's, ” Craig, Craig Brown, Craig “, “ It’s, Williams, They’ve, nodded, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch, Roe, Wade, Izzi Levy, “ We’ve, ” Levy, Dobbs, we’ve, Jason Osborne Organizations: New, Republican, GOP Gov, Democrats, Manchester, Hampshire, White, Democratic, GOP, New Hampshire Republicans, ” New, Republican Party, New Hampshire Republican, Purdue Pharma, Ayotte, Republicans, Hampshire Democrats, Trump, Democratic Governors Association Locations: New Hampshire, state’s, North Carolina , New Hampshire, Trump, Dover, ” New Hampshire, Manchester, Hampshire, New England, “ New Hampshire

☆ Delaware At-Large Congressional District Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

State Senator Sarah McBride faces nominal opposition in the Democratic primary for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat — a bid that, if successful in November, would make her the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress.

Persons: Sarah McBride Organizations: Democratic, Delaware’s, U.S . Congress

☆ New Hampshire Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

GovernorFormer U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, who has warned voters that New Hampshire is “one election away from turning into Massachusetts,” is expected to defeat Chuck Morse, the former State Senate president, in the Republican primary for governor. Top Democratic primary contenders are Joyce Craig, the former mayor of Manchester, and Cinde Warmington, a former member of the state’s executive council.

Persons: Kelly Ayotte, ”, Chuck Morse, Joyce Craig, Cinde Organizations: Former U.S, State, Republican, Democratic Locations: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Manchester

☆ New Hampshire Governor Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte, who has warned voters that New Hampshire is “one election away from turning into Massachusetts,” is expected to defeat Chuck Morse, the former State Senate president, in the Republican primary for governor. Top Democratic primary contenders are Joyce Craig, the former mayor of Manchester, and Cinde Warmington, a former member of the state’s executive council.

Persons: Kelly Ayotte, ”, Chuck Morse, Joyce Craig, Cinde Organizations: U.S, State, Republican, Democratic Locations: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Manchester

☆ Delaware Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. House At-Large DistrictState Senator Sarah McBride faces nominal opposition in the Democratic primary for Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat — a bid that, if successful in November, would make her the first openly transgender member of the U.S. Congress.

Persons: Sarah McBride Organizations: House, Democratic, Delaware’s, U.S . Congress

☆ Harris and Trump battle to be the 'change' candidate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray looks at how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to position themselves as the candidate of change. Poll shows Trump winning the 'change' argument — for nowBy Mark MurrayIt’s not too surprising that the latest national New York Times/Siena College poll finds a razor-close contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. In the NYT/Siena poll, 25% of likely voters said Harris represents major change and 15% said she represents minor change, while 55% said she represents more of the same. That’s compared with 53% of voters who see Trump as representing major change, 8% as minor change, and 34% as more the same. Breaking barriers in Delaware: State Sen. Sarah McBride is expected to take another step toward becoming the first transgender person elected to Congress.

Persons: Mark Murray, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mark Murray It’s, It’s, Trump, Harris, Chuck Todd, “, Harris ’, Joe Biden’s, —, ” Harris, Biden, ” Trump, ” We’re, it’s Trump, Adam Wollner, Alexandra Marquez, Adam Edelman Tomorrow’s, Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Chris Sununu, Chuck Morse, Ayotte, Joyce Craig, Cinde Warmington, Amy Walter, Maggie Goodlander, Colin Van Ostern, Annie Kuster, who’s, Goodlander, Jake Sullivan, Hillary Clinton, Van Ostern, John Lynch, State Sen, Sarah McBride, McBride, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Tom Carper, Blunt Rochester, she’s, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, hat’s Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump, New York Times, Siena, it’s Trump who’s, Rhode, Republican, Democrats, Manchester, Democratic, Biden White House, Justice Department, Council, Rep, Delaware’s, Democratic National Convention, Delaware Democrat, Senate Locations: Siena, New Hampshire , Delaware, North Carolina, state’s, New Hampshire, Granite, Kuster, Delaware, State, Congress

Van Ostern jumped into the race first, quickly earning Kuster’s endorsement. Tensions have heightened in the closing weeks of the race, with money flowing in and one high-profile Van Ostern backer — former Gov. Focus on reproductive rightsGoodlander and Van Ostern have particularly sharpened their attacks against each other over reproductive rights. In her rebuttal, Goodlander told him, “Colin, you were the spokesman for an anti-choice congressman. Lynch, the former governor who endorsed Van Ostern early on, opted to back Goodlander instead.

Persons: Colin van Ostern, Maggie Goodlander, Annie Kuster, Van Ostern, Amy Walter, Goodlander, Jake Sullivan, Hillary Clinton, Van, —, John Lynch —, — Kathy Sullivan, Ned Helms —, Joe Foster, Sylvia Larsen, ” Van Ostern, he’s, clerking, Stephen Breyer, Roe, Wade, “ I’ve, ”, ” Goodlander, Arizona GOP Sen, John McCain, Justin Amash, Donald Trump, Dan Driscoll, Goodlander’s, “ Colin, Jim Turner, it’s, we’re, Lynch, Colin, ” Lynch, “ Organizations: Congressional District, Former New Hampshire, Department of Justice, Democratic, White House, Hampshire, Democratic Party, NBC News, New, NBC, Supreme, Justice Department, WMUR, Republicans, Arizona GOP, Texas Democratic, Congress, Vote Locations: New Hampshire’s, Washington, New Hampshire, Arizona

☆ How Tim Walz made Minnesota a 'roadmap' for progressive economic policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Governor Tim Walz delivers remarks at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council's Laborfest 2024 on September 2nd, 2024 at the Summerfest Grounds, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tim Walz, Minnesota has expanded union protections, approved over $1 billion in housing resources, enacted universal paid family and medical leave, funded free school lunches, hiked corporate taxes and more. "It's a roadmap for sure," Amy Koch, a Republican strategist who formerly served as a Minnesota state senator, told CNBC. Already, several of the economic priorities of the Harris campaign mirror policies that were championed by Walz in Minnesota. Tim Walz listens to homeless constituents after being elected to his first term in 2018.

Persons: Tim Walz, Sara Stathas, Harris, Walz, I've, Bernie Burnham, Kamala Harris, Amy Koch, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Gabby Giffords, Brian Snyder, Jeff Hayden, Hayden, Elianne Farhat, Mills, Bauer, Griffin, Doug Loon, Loon, Burnham, Charles Lutvak, Monica Nilsson Organizations: Milwaukee Area Labor, Washington Post, North Star State, Minnesota AFL, CNBC, Democratic Gov, Republican, Democratic, Minnesota, Reuters, Child Tax, Farmer, Labor, DFL, Senate, House, Minnesota Democrats, Fortune, Target, AaronP, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Gov, Minnesota Housing Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tim Walz , Minnesota, Minnesota . U.S, U.S, America, Minnesota's, Minneapolis , Minnesota, UnitedHealth

At the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Rep. Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., was met with thunderous applause as he proudly introduced transgender advocate Sarah McBride. “She is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention,” Maloney boasted. But at this year’s Democratic convention in Chicago, trans people were notably absent from the stage. To some trans Americans, the omission did not go unnoticed. Harris, who has actively supported gay rights throughout her career, is also seen by advocates as having one of the most, if not the most, LGBTQ-friendly policy record of any presidential candidate.

Persons: Patrick Maloney, Sarah McBride, ” Maloney, ” McBride, she’s, Danica Roem —, —, Sen, Cory Booker, Kelley Robinson, Charlotte Clymer, ”, Harris, Gov . Walz, ” Clymer, Melissa Michelson, Oprah Winfrey, it’s, “, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris nodded, Pete Buttigieg, Laphonza Butler, Erin Reed, there’s, Donald Trump, Rodrigo Heng, Lehtinen, Kamala Harris, ” Heng Organizations: Convention, Democratic, DNC, Republican National Convention, NBC, U.S, Gov, Republican Party, California’s Menlo College, Gallup, Straight Alliance, Victory, NBC News, Democratic Party, GOP, Trans Locations: Philadelphia, Delaware, Virginia, Chicago, Milwaukee, Tennessee, Minnesota, D

Businessman Eric Hovde won the Wisconsin Republican primary for Senate, NBC News projects, setting up a critical battleground state race against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Baldwin’s seat is a top priority for both parties in the battle for control of the closely divided Senate. Baldwin has also fared better than the top of the Democratic ticket in some recent Wisconsin polling. An independently wealthy businessman, Hovde, who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2012, has already loaned his campaign $13 million. With Hovde long viewed as the favorite to win the GOP nomination, the two candidates have already been trading barbs.

Persons: Eric Hovde, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Hovde, Donald Trump, Baldwin, Joe Biden, “, Eric Hub, ”, Tony Evers ’, Ilhan Omar, Don Samuels, Michelle Fischbach, Fischbach, Steve Boyd, Angie Craig, Joe Teirab, Teirab, Craig, Jahana Hayes, Sen, George Logan, Hayes, Logan, Biden, Chris Murphy, Matthew Corey, Phil Scott, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Gerald Malloy, Esther Charlestin, Scott Organizations: Wisconsin Republican, Senate, NBC News, Democratic, Republicans, White, GOP, Democratic Gov, Associated Press, Minneapolis City, Hamas, Trump, District, Marine, Republican, AP, Republican Gov, Middlebury Selectboard Locations: Wisconsin, Minnesota , Connecticut, Vermont, Minnesota, Washington, Connecticut's, Connecticut

Tuesday’s primaries will also determine the matchups for some notable House seats, with Republicans looking to defend their slim majority. While Steil is expected to face Democratic former Rep. Peter Barca, multiple Democrats are competing to take on Van Orden. The top fundraisers in the Democratic primary include nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke, state Rep. Katrina Shankland and activist Eric Wilson. Teirab is the top candidate in the Republican primary after his chief rival dropped out last month. Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is looking to faces multiple opponents in the deep-blue 5th District, which includes Minneapolis.

Persons: Eric Hovde, Donald Trump’s, Democratic Sen, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Connecticut’s Chris Murphy, Vermont’s Bernie Sanders —, Klobuchar, Royce White, Derrick Van Orden, Bryan Steil, Steil, Peter Barca, Van Orden, Rebecca Cooke, Katrina Shankland, Eric Wilson, Democrats — Minnesota’s Angie Craig, Connecticut’s Jahana Hayes —, Hayes, Sen, George Logan, Trump, Joe Teirab, Craig, Ilhan Omar, Don Samuels, Omar, outspent Samuels, Samuels, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Michelle Fischbach, Fischbach, Steve Boyd, “, ”, Mike Gallagher’s, — Gallagher, Tony Wied, André Jacque, Roger Roth, Kristin Lyerly, Will, Evers, Tony Evers Organizations: Senate, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, NBA, GOP, Rep, Van, Democrats, Marine, Tuesday, Minneapolis City Council, United Democratic, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel, Trump, America Leads Inc, Wisconsin’s, Republican Rep, Green Bay Packers, OB Locations: Wisconsin , Minnesota , Connecticut, Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut’s, Minnesota’s, Teirab, Minneapolis, New York, Missouri, Washington, District, Will Wisconsin

☆ Kamala Harris is going on the offensive on border security. It could keep Arizona blue and cut off Trump's path to victory.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLast Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. AdvertisementTrump can't take Arizona for grantedBefore Biden won Arizona in 2020, it last voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in 1996. AdvertisementHowever, for Trump, a Harris win in Arizona would be a huge blow in his attempts to win a second term. Biden's 2020 victories in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada — as well as his wins in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — effectively cut off Trump's path to victory that year. Should Harris neutralize the border security issue — a feat that seemed unimaginable when Biden was still the presumptive nominee — it'll give her a major opening to win Arizona.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, It's, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Harris, Trump, it's, Greg Abbott —, Biden, scrambles, Biden's, Democrat Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs, Donald Trump's, Mario Tama, — it'll Organizations: Service, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, State, Business, Trump, Arizona, Republican, Texas GOP Gov, Biden, Republicans, Central America, Democrat, White House, GOP, — Locations: Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Mexico, New York, Chicago, California, Central, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona's, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

"We were working on a very big project in California," Res told NBC News' Ali Vitali on MSNBC, adding, "We were working with local politicians and state politicians. During a press conference on Thursday, Trump told a story about taking a helicopter flight with Brown, telling reporters that "we were in a helicopter going to a certain location together, and there was an emergency landing." Asked whether Trump frequently confused the identity of Brown and Holden, Res said on Saturday, “I don’t remember. He was an important, impressive guy ... [Trump] wanted to be in with Willie, because Willie was an important guy. On Friday he told NBC News, "No, I have not" been on a helicopter with Donald Trump.

Persons: Barbara Res, Donald Trump's, Willie Brown, Res, Ali Vitali, Sen, Nate Holden, Trump, Brown, Willie, Kamala Harris, Harris, Holden, Donald didn’t, Nate, Donald Trump, Black, ”, Donald Organizations: Trump, San Francisco, NBC News, MSNBC, New York Times, NBC, Politico, Atlantic City, Mahal Locations: California, Atlantic, Teterboro

☆ 'It’s mayhem and craziness': Californians react to Gavin Newsom’s order to remove homeless encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Elleiana Green | Elleiana Green Is A Digital Politics Intern With Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order requiring state agencies to remove homeless encampments on public property, leaving the homeless community caught in the middle and uncertain where they will go. Now it’s time for locals to do their job.”But members of the homeless community say they have nowhere to go. “It’s absolute mayhem and craziness,” said Jeni Shurley, a member of the homeless community in Los Angeles. San Francisco has about 8,000 homeless people — the second most in the state behind Los Angeles, with about 75,000. Barger added that the city was working to maintain the trust of the homeless community while working to dismantle the camps.

Persons: Gavin Newsom’s, Newsom, “, ” Newsom, We’ve, ”, Jeni Shurley, Shurley, that’s, “ I’ve, ” Laura Valdez, Tara Gallegos, Newsom’s, Mayor London Breed, Kathryn Barger, Barger, Darrell Steinberg, Steinberg, they’re, ” Steinberg Organizations: Gov, Department of Housing, Urban Development, Democrat, Supreme, D.C, Public, Institute of California, San Francisco’s Mission, NBC News, Mayor London, Los Angeles County, Supervisors, Republican, NBC, Sacramento Locations: California, New, —, Los Angeles, Oregon , Colorado , Louisiana , Missouri, Washington, San Francisco’s, San Francisco, Los, Sacramento

☆ Former California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Jalen Beckford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former Los Angeles city councilman and California state Sen. Nate Holden said Friday that he was with former President Donald Trump in the helicopter ride that made an emergency landing, despite Trump saying it was former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. “Willie is the short Black guy living in San Francisco,” Holden said in an interview with Politico late Friday. Holden recalled meeting with Trump at Trump Tower before departing for Atlantic City, New Jersey, where they were planning to tour Trump’s since-closed Taj Mahal casino. Also aboard was Barbara Res, Trump’s former executive vice president of construction, who told Politico that the man on the helicopter was definitely Holden. She recalled Trump joking about Holden being scared on the flight, with Holden noting to Politico that it was Trump who was “scared sh*tless.”

Persons: Sen, Nate Holden, Donald Trump, Trump, Willie Brown, Willie, ” Holden, “, ”, Brown, “ I’ve, ” Brown, ” Trump, Steven Cheung, Holden, Barbara Res, Res Organizations: CNN, Former, San Francisco, Politico, Trump, Atlantic, Taj Locations: Former Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Lago, Florida, Atlantic City , New Jersey, New Jersey

There, he told a story of a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown that Mr. Brown denies. “It was Willie Brown,” Mr. Trump, who spent much of the last year hoping to make gains with Black voters, posted. Ms. Res, who also spoke to Politico, recalled that Mr. Trump liked to say that Mr. Holden had “turned white” from fear, but that it was actually Mr. Trump whose face was ashen. Mr. Brown told him he had never been in a helicopter with Mr. Trump. “He was not fan of hers very much, at that point,” Mr. Trump said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Willie Brown, Brown, Donald J, Trump, Witnesses ”, ” Mr, Willie doesn’t, Mr, Nate Holden, Donald, Ivana Trump, Holden, Taj, Trump’s, Robert, Barbara Res, “, wasn’t, ”, ‘, “ Donald, Res, “ ‘, ‘ Willie, “ Willie, anybody’s, Kamala Harris’s, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Harris Organizations: Lago, San Francisco, Black, The New York Times, The Times, Ambassador, . Credit, Politico, Taj Mahal, Mr, Atlantic City, Trump, Trump . Credit, San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press Locations: Black California, San Francisco, California, Black, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Holden’s, Manhattan, Atlantic City, N.J, Linden , N.J, Trump ., Alameda County, Oakland

☆ I went viral for dancing at a Kamala Harris rally. It's given me a platform to inform people about issues I'm passionate about, like Social Security.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( John Towfighi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

And when I went viral, I said, "Okay, I need to do the most with this. There's something called survivor Social Security, and when you lose a parent, you're able to receive that benefit. Advertisement'We are stronger when we help each other'After I went viral, my congressman, Rep. Hank Johnson, came to my town. It's been great to talk about these issues and the work I've been doing for years and to have a larger platform. And that's when those social safety net programs, like Social Security, that neighborliness of our country, that joy, that communal care, comes in because we should help each other.

Persons: —, Parker, Atlanta —, Kendrick Lamar, Kamala Harris, Royce —, I've, John Lewis, Parker Short, Jon Ossoff, Jimmy Carter —, Trump, Sen, Hank Johnson, It's, she's, I'm Organizations: Service, Sanford School of Public, Duke University, Young Democrats, Democratic Party of Georgia, Young Democrats of America, Business, Civil Rights Movement, Social Security, University of Michigan's Ford School of Public, Medicaid, Medicare Locations: Georgia, Dunwoody , Georgia, Atlanta, America

☆ Missouri voters pass constitutional amendment requiring increased Kansas City police funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Missouri voters have once again passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend at least a quarter of its budget on police, up from 20% previously. “We don’t defund them.”Kansas City leaders have vehemently denied any intention of ending the police department. Kansas City is the only city in Missouri — and one of the largest in the U.S. — that does not have local control of its police department. “We consider this to be a major local control issue,” said Gwen Grant, president of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. That statute remained in place until 2013, when voters approved a constitutional amendment returning police to local control.

Persons: Sen, Tony Luetkemeyer, “, ”, Gwen Grant, Quinton Lucas, Claiborne Fox Jackson, St . Louis, Lloyd Crow Stark, Tom Pendergast, Lora McDonald, Lucas, defund Organizations: Kansas, “, Republican, ” Kansas City, Kansas City, Urban League of Greater, Voters, Gov, Kansas City police, Metro Organization for Racial, Economic Equity, NBC Locations: Missouri, Kansas City, “ In Missouri, ”, Kansas, U.S, Urban League of Greater Kansas City, St ., United States, Jefferson City

☆ A 'squad' member and a Trump-impeaching Republican on defense: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Head_Shot.Jpeg | Bridget Bowman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The super PAC also spent millions to defeat a fellow “squad” member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., in a June primary. 'Squad' member Cori Bush faces Democratic primary putting a spotlight on IsraelRep. Cori Bush is facing a tough primary in her fight for a third term. In Michigan’s 3rd District, Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten faces multiple challenges to the seat she has held for nearly two years. So far, Trump has not weighed in on the Republican primary race. But in Kansas’ solidly Republican 2nd District, Trump and Conservatives for American Excellence are on the same side in Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring GOP Rep. Jake LaTurner.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Cori Bush’s, William Lacy Clay Jr, Bush, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Allison Robbert, Wesley Bell, Dan Newhouse, David Valadao of, Newhouse, Trump, Jerrod Sessler, Tiffany Smiley, Smiley, Thanedar —, Mary Waters, Mike Duggan, Shakira Lynn Hawkins, Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow, Rogers, James Craig, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, Justin Amash, ”, Hill Harper, Hillary Scholten, Scholten, Salim Al, Paul Hudson, Michael Markey, Republican John Gibbs, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Dan Kildee, Paul Junge, Mary Draves, Anthony Hudson, Matt Collier, Sen, Kristen McDonald, Pamela Pugh, Republican Tom Barrett, Curtis Hertel, State Jay Ashcroft, Mike Kehoe, Bill Eigel, Tuesday’s, Lucas Kunce, GOP Sen, Josh Hawley, Bob Onder, Blaine Leutkemeyer, Jake LaTurner, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Joe Kent, Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez, Leslie Lewallen Organizations: Cori Bush’s Democratic, Democratic 1st District, United Democracy, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Israel, PAC, Democratic, Bloomberg, Getty, Senate, Capitol, Republicans, Trump, Newhouse, America, Inc, Detroit City Council, GOP, Michigan's Senate, AP, National Republican Senatorial, Detroit Police, Republican Party, ABC, District, Michigan State University, Republican, Democrats, Biden, Congressional District, Democrat, Dow Chemical, Flint, Board of, State, Gov, Marine, American Excellence, Conservatives, American, Kansas Republicans, Army Locations: Missouri, — Missouri, Washington , Michigan, Kansas, Israel, Louis, David Valadao of California, Michigan’s 13th, Shakira Lynn Hawkins . Michigan, Michigan's, Michigan, Michigan’s, Grand Rapids, Rapids, Kent, Trump, Washington’s, Camas, Washington

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