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Jimmy Williams Police are investigating an incident of gunfire damage at a Democratic Party-coordinated campaign office in Tempe, just days before Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to visit the state for her presidential campaign. The office, which also serves the Arizona Democratic Party and other key political campaigns, was …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, accusing the world’s largest payments network of maintaining an illegal monopoly over debit payments through exclusionary agreements that stifled competition and harmed consumers. In its lawsuit, filed in New York, the DOJ claims Visa’s dominance …

Jimmy Williams In an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Today,” Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris reiterated her stance on eliminating the Senate filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights nationally. Harris expressed her strong belief that the legislative process should be streamlined to …

Jimmy Williams Nebraska state Senator Mike McDonnell has effectively blocked a Republican-led push to change the state’s electoral vote system ahead of the 2024 presidential election, dealing a significant blow to former President Donald Trump and his allies. The effort, which sought to switch Nebraska to a winner-take-all model, would …

Jennifer Shutt, North Dakota Monitor Vice President Kamala Harris is chiding GOP nominee Donald Trump for not agreeing to another presidential debate before voting ends Nov. 5, though he doesn’t appear inclined to change his mind. “Let’s have another debate,” Harris, the Democratic candidate, said Sunday. “There’s more to talk …

Jimmy Williams The FBI’s newly released crime statistics reveal a significant decrease in violent crime across the United States last year, including a dramatic 12% drop in murders—the largest decline in decades. The data also show a 9% reduction in reported rapes and a slight decrease in hate crimes, which …

Jimmy Williams The man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course left behind a note expressing his intent to kill Trump and was found with a list of Trump’s appearances, according to a Justice Department filing Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, allegedly had …

Jimmy Williams In a significant shake-up, four top staff members of Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign in North Carolina stepped down on Sunday, as the Republican candidate faces mounting pressure from within his own party to do the same. The resignations follow a CNN report alleging that Robinson made antisemitic and …

Jimmy Williams The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on a three-month stopgap funding bill, which would keep the federal government open until Dec. 20, preventing a looming government shutdown that could occur without congressional action by the end of September. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced the …

Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris told an Atlanta area audience Friday that “Trump abortion bans” were to blame for the “preventable” deaths of two Georgia women in the news this week, “and those are only the stories we know.” Friday’s event in this key …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump made a direct appeal to Nebraska lawmakers this week in an effort to change how the state allocates its electoral votes, a move aimed at limiting Vice President Kamala Harris’s path to winning the 2024 presidential election. In a phone call on Wednesday, Trump …

Shauneen Miranda, Missouri Independent Former President Donald Trump said Thursday night that if he loses the election in November to Vice President Kamala Harris, Jewish voters “would really have a lot to do with that.” As the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel nears and the war …

Jimmy Williams House Republicans narrowly passed the End Woke Higher Education Act on Thursday, a controversial bill that critics say could endanger public colleges’ ability to manage free speech on campus while ensuring student safety. The legislation, which passed 213-201, has ignited sharp opposition from Democrats and higher education groups, …

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Three Donald Trump loyalist Georgia State Election Board members adopted a contentious rule Friday requiring the hand counting of paper ballots cast during the upcoming Nov. 5 election despite warnings from county election directors that it could lead to more delays with reporting results this fall. …

Jimmy Williams The House is preparing to vote on a bipartisan stopgap funding package early next week, as lawmakers aim to avoid a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline. The bill, expected to be introduced after weekend negotiations, will extend current funding levels, with some adjustments, through Dec. 13. …