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Jimmy Williams A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani, former attorney to Donald Trump, to turn over his Manhattan penthouse and several high-value possessions to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. This ruling comes after Giuliani defamed the women with false claims of ballot tampering during the 2020 …

Jimmy Williams A federal judge has mandated the release of Army records related to former President Donald Trump’s controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery this past summer, following a legal battle sparked by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The ruling was handed down by Senior Judge Paul Friedman …

Jimmy Williams Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday addressed a derogatory comment made by former President Donald Trump, who referred to her as a “s—” vice president during a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Speaking with the Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC, Harris emphasized that “the American people deserve so much …

Jimmy Williams In a new legal battle, members of the “Central Park Five” filed a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of making “false, misleading and defamatory” statements about their 1989 case during a presidential debate on Sept. 10. The suit, filed in the U.S. …

Kim Lyons, Christina Kristofic and John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for president, has a busy schedule of events in Pennsylvania this weekend that kicked off Saturday evening with a rally in Latrobe where he approvingly described the anatomy of the late golfer Arnold Palmer. …

Nadra Nittle, Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday announced a plan that would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for most birth control for a majority of Americans. Officials called the proposed rule, which affects people with private health insurance, the most significant expansion of contraception …

Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Vice President Kamala Harris joined Detroit-born singer Lizzo in Detroit Saturday for the first day of early in-person voting to tell Motown they hold the key to the election. Detroit has an opportunity to make a difference in this close presidential election, Lizzo said, adding …

Andrew Roth, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Vice President Kamala Harris questioned whether former President Donald Trump is “fit” to serve as president after the Republican nominee canceled several planned interviews and spent more than 30 minutes at the end of a town hall in Pennsylvania standing on stage swaying to music rather …

Anna Massoglia, Open Secrets An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump. Building America’s Future, the dark money group at the helm of the network, …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch With 18 days until Election Day, the presidential candidates and their surrogates are hitting battleground states that have begun early voting, as well as sitting down for interviews with targeted audiences. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will be in two swing states …

Jimmy Williams Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made headlines Wednesday after directly stating for the first time that he does not believe former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Vance’s comment came during a campaign appearance in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, when a reporter asked him about his stance on …

Jimmy Williams Fox News hosted a town hall featuring Donald Trump, but the network is under fire for editing out pro-Trump comments from the women’s audience, many of whom were local Republican supporters. Fox News edited out pro-Trump comments during a women’s town hall featuring the former president in Georgia. …

Jimmy Williams In a significant development in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the deadly Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, has been killed in a military operation. “I stand before you today to inform you that Yahya …

Jennifer Shutt, Tennessee Lookout The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection. The 2,000-plus officers who make up the U.S. Capitol Police, as …

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector A federal judge Wednesday blocked the state of Alabama from conducting a voter removal program that state officials claimed was targeted at noncitizens on voter rolls. In a five-page order, U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco stopped Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen from “inactivating” people who …