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Trump cracks joke about attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband in speech to police

Published September 6, 2024 6:14PM (EDT) Donald Trump joked about the brutal 2022 attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband in a speech to the Fraternal Order of Police on Friday. “Nancy Pelosi has a big wall wrapped around her house. Of course, it didn't help too much with the problems she had, did it?” the former president said, referring to a break-in at Pelosi’s home in which a Canadian conspiracy theorist David DePape struck Paul Pelosi with a hammer in an attempted kidnapping of the former spea ...

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Nate Silver faces backlash for pro-Trump model skewing

Published September 6, 2024 7:43PM (EDT) Nate Silver, the celebrity statistician who gained notoriety for his FiveThirtyEight election models, is facing backlash over alleged skewing in his new model. Silver left the ABC-owned company and launched his own Substack, the Silver Bulletin, last year. Since then, he’s become increasingly critical of the FiveThirtyEight projection and its behind-the-scenes assumptions and adjustments. “There’s a fine line between an “objective” statistical model a ...

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Missouri judge rules against abortion amendment; group to appeal ruling

COLE COUNTY, Mo. — Late Friday, a judge from Cole County Circuit Court ruled that the Missouri abortion amendment was flawed and should not have been approved for the Nov. 5 ballot. Judge Christopher K. Limbaugh also decided not to remove it from the ballot but allowed the matter to be reviewed by an appeals court. "Having found that defendant-intervenors failed to comply with 116.050.2(2) RSMo, the court must conclude that the defendant-intervenors' initiative petition was insufficient,& ...

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House GOP unveils stopgap plan to avert government shutdown

09/06/24 6:10 PM ET House Republicans on Friday unveiled their highly anticipated plan to avert a government shutdown that is sure to upset Democrats and has already drawn skepticism from some in the GOP. The 46-page plan would keep the government funded into March 2025, while tacking on language for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting, setting the stage for a budget showdown with Senate Democrats later this month. “Today, House Republicans are taking a critically important ...

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Democrats take to the skies over college football games to keep the spotlight on Project 2025

By WILL WEISSERT Updated 11:07 PM CDT, September 6, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have denounced it in hundreds of ads and billboards, printed it in oversized book form as a convention prop, and mentioned it in seemingly every speech and press statement. Now, they will take their campaign against the conservative Project 2025 blueprint, written by allies of Republican Donald Trump, to the skies above college football stadiums in key swing states. Democratic National Committee -sponsored b ...

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter says

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush's No. 2 and served in Republican administrations, will vote for Democrat Kamala Harris in the November election, his daughter said Friday. Former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said that her father will join her in supporting Harris in her race against Republican nominee Donald Trump. "Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," Liz Cheney said during an appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. ...

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Newsom vetoes California Dream for All housing bill that would help undocumented immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for first-time homebuyer assistance through the California Dream for All program. The governor has until Sept. 30 to either sign or veto the 991 bills that reached his desk. In a Friday news release, Assembly Bill 1840 was the only proposal that Newsom shut down. The bill would have prohibited the California Housing Finance Authority's program from disqualifying an applicant based ...

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Uncertainty for families as China ends foreign adoptions

China has announced that it is ending the practice of allowing children to be adopted overseas, bringing uncertainty to families currently going through the process. A spokeswoman said that the rule change was in line with the spirit of international agreements. At least 150,000 Chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades. More than 82,000 have gone to the US, a greater number than anywhere else in the world. ...

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15-year-old shot in Maryland high school bathroom, 16-year-old student in custody

A 16-year-old student allegedly shot a 15-year-old boy during an "altercation" in the boys' bathroom at Joppatowne High School in Joppa, Maryland, on Friday, authorities said. The 15-year-old was attended to by school nurses and the principal, and then airlifted to a trauma center where he is in serious condition, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said at a news conference. The 16-year-old suspect left the school and fled to nearby houses, the sheriff said. He was apprehended " ...

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Samuel Alito Discloses $900 Concert Tickets Gifted by German Princess

Published Sep 06, 2024 at 5:36 PM EDT | Updated Sep 06, 2024 at 5:50 PM EDT Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito disclosed on Friday that he accepted $900 worth of concert tickets gifted by a German princess. The tickets given to Alito by socialite Gloria von Thurn und Taxis were disclosed in an annual financial form that all justices must complete. The other justices filed their financial disclosures in June, but Alito received an extension. Alito also reported some stock sales—including betw ...

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U.S. Multiple people shot in Kentucky; suspect at large, authorities say

4 min ago - By Faris Tanyos Updated on: September 7, 2024 / 8:04 PM EDT / CBS News Multiple people were shot Saturday near the southeastern Kentucky city of London in what was described as an active shooter situation, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff' ... (CBS News)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he wants abortion to be illegal at 'zero' weeks, in new audio released

28 min ago - Sept. 7, 2024, 6:28 PM EDT A Democratic group has released new audio of North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is running for governor, saying that he wants to get abortion restrictions down to “zero” weeks. In the audio, wh ... (NBC News)

Police shut down Kentucky interstate following reports of multiple shot

31 min ago - Police shut down Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky, Saturday evening following reports of an active shooter. "Numerous persons have been shot near I-75," the Laurel County Sheriff's office said in a statement at 6:36 p.m. The suspect has not been c ... (ABC News)

Iowa judge rules against Libertarian candidates, keeping their names off the ballot for Congress

36 min ago - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three Libertarian candidates seeking U.S. House seats in Iowa will not appear on the ballot this November following a judge’s ruling Saturday, upholding a state election panel’s decision. The ruling came in an a ... (Associated Press)

Falling Pump Prices Blunt Trump's Inflation Attacks on Harris

1 hr ago - September 7, 2024 at 8:00 AM EDT Steadily falling gasoline prices are providing a tailwind for US Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the nation’s highest office as Donald Trump seeks to rile inflation-weary consumers by attacking he ... (Bloomberg)

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

1 hr ago - Updated 4:48 PM CDT, September 7, 2024 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the tr ... (AP)

Hillary Clinton's Debate Advice To Kamala Harris: Trump 'Can Be Rattled,' 'Bait Him'

1 hr ago - Sep 7, 2024, 02:45 PM EDT Hillary Clinton offered Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris straightforward advice for taking on GOP rival Donald Trump at the upcoming presidential debate: Bait him. Clinton, who lost the 2016 White House race to Trump, ... (Huff Post)

Ukraine war: Iran 'sends hundreds of missiles to Russia' in 'dramatic escalation'

2 hrs ago - Iran is believed to have sent more than 200 ballistic missiles to Russia - a move security chiefs say would be a "dramatic escalation" of its defence partnership with Moscow. A Russian ship delivered the short-range Fatah-360 missiles from Tehran to ... (Sky News)

Biden cease-fire push falters again after new demand by Hamas

2 hrs ago - President Joe Biden’s months-long push for a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas has been upended again in recent days, putting the deal on life support as U.S. officials say they have indefinitely postponed their plan t ... (Washington Post)

Stakeholder in Trump's Truth Social parent company wins court ruling over share transfer

2 hrs ago - Updated Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 7:49 AM EDT DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of a firm seeking assurance that it will be able to sell its minority stake in the parent company of former president Donald Trump’s Tru ... (Yahoo! Finance/AP)

Wynn Resorts Paying $130M for Letting Illegal Money Reach Gamblers at Its Las Vegas Strip Casino

2 hrs ago - LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that it let unlicensed money transfer businesses around the world funnel funds to gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas Strip property ... (Associated Press)

Harris campaign hits Trump on 2020 Taliban deal in response to his criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal

2 hrs ago - Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is rehashing former President Donald Trump's 2020 deal with the Taliban, as the Republican nominee has repeatedly criticized her for the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan during President Biden' ... (CBS News)

Jimmy Carter 'talking about politics again' since Kamala Harris became Democratic nominee

3 hrs ago - 3 hours ago Former President Jimmy Carter is “talking about politics again” following the ascension of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket. “After my grandmother passed, he had a pretty long low period when ... (The Independent)

Kamala Harris Hugs It Out With Sobbing Supporter In PA: 'We're Going To Be Fine'

3 hrs ago - Sep 7th, 2024, 3:27 pm Vice President Kamala Harris visited a small business on Saturday in Pittsburgh where she comforted a sobbing supporter. Ahead of her upcoming ABC News debate with former President Donald Trump, Harris emerged from her debate ... (MEDIAite)

French protesters rage at 'stolen election' as Macron picks conservative Barnier for PM

4 hrs ago - Two months after France's inconclusive snap elections, and just days after Michel Barnier's appointment as prime minister, the mood among demonstrators in downtown Paris on Saturday was one of rage and despair. Amid cries of “Macron Out!, Resign ... (France Vingt-quatre)

Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election

4 hrs ago - Sept. 7, 2024, 3:18 PM EDT Former President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday. When asked whether the former president or his wife, Laura, would endorse a candidate or make public ... (NBC News)

Venezuelan security forces surround Argentine embassy after opposition members take refuge inside

4 hrs ago - Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy in the capital Caracas on Friday after two opposition members took refuge inside, according to posts by the opposition on social media. The pair joined four other Venezuelan opposition figur ... (CNN)

Isaac Hayes' son plans to modify lawsuit over classic song played at Trump rallies, RNC reveals

4 hrs ago - Sep 7th, 2024, 11:53 am The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday asked the federal judge who recently blocked the Trump campaign from playing the 1966 Sam and Dave classic “Hold on I’m Coming” at rallies to allow more time fo ... (Law & Crime)

CIA director says more detailed Gaza ceasefire proposal due in days

5 hrs ago - September 7, 2024 9:59 AM EDT Updated 3 hours ago LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The head of the CIA, who is also the chief U.S. negotiator for an end to the Gaza war and release of hostages held by Hamas, said a more detailed ceasefire proposal would be ... (Reuters)

US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions

7 hrs ago - Updated 10:02 AM EDT, September 7, 2024 Higher education advocates in Latino communities say they are optimistic about a new federal effort to support hundreds of local colleges and universities. Hispanic-serving institutions, or HSIs, which are not ... (AP)