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JD Vance says Trump did not lose the 2020 US election

October 16, 2024 5:48 PM EDT Updated 37 min ago Oct 16 (Reuters) - After dodging the issue for weeks, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said unequivocally on Wednesday he believes false claims that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election. Taking questions from reporters at a campaign event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Vance was again asked if Trump lost to President Joe Biden four years ago. “On the election of 2020, I've answered this question directly a million times. N ...

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Trump team preps list of banned staffers

10/16/2024 12:00 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump’s transition operation is compiling lists of names of people to keep out of a second Trump administration. The lists of undesirable staffers include people linked to the Project 2025 policy blueprint; officials who resigned in protest of Trump’s response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; and others perceived as disloyal to the former president, said two former Trump officials familiar with the discussions. The former offici ...

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Trump's abrupt decision to play DJ, a sign of 'accelerating cognitive decline' says Cornell expert

Harry Segal is a senior lecturer in the Psychology Department at Cornell University and in the Psychiatry Department at Weill Cornell Medicine. He says Trump’s awkward display at his rally was another clear sign of mental decline. Segal says: “What’s alarming is how the rate of Trump’s bizarre speech and political decisions have been increasing. He gave an answer about childcare to the Economic Club of New York so incoherent that even his supporters were concerned. Last week he got cognitively ...

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Local bus driver claims he was assaulted after the Donald Trump rally in Coachella

When the bus driver was finally able to pull into the venue, the driver says people became unruly. "I heard a lady fall down and I went to go check on her at the back of the bus," claimed the driver. "I walked towards the back of the bus, and I got to the middle of the bus, and I had a slam or a slap against my left side of my face. I was nearly knocked down, and I came to my senses and realized my face was swelling up. My eye I couldn't see, and then my nose started bleeding hea ...

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FEMA workers threatened by armed group in Tennessee

10/16/24 11:03 AM ET CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — There were some tense moments on Saturday when volunteers witnessed an armed group of people confronting and threatening FEMA workers in the Elk Mills community of Carter County in Tennessee. Tracy Elder is president and founder of the International Alliance of Community Chaplains. Her group has been working in disaster relief for more than 20 years. They are in Carter County at the request of the Elk Mills Volunteer Fire Department to help ...

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Dems rave over Harris interview: 'Best she's done' since 'ripping' Trump apart at debate

(Raw Story) Kamala Harris’ wide-ranging interview Tuesday with radio host Charlamagne Tha God received instant praise from analysts and others on social media who called it “magnificent” and “very, very impressive.” Harris spent the hourlong interview with the popular Black radio host, dubbed an audio town hall, criticizing former President Donald Trump, answering questions from the host and listeners, and laying out her vision for the Black community.

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'His brain is completely out of commission': Trump stuns during economics Q&A

(Raw Story) Donald Trump left jaws on the floor as he answered questions from Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Economic Club of Chicago. In a series of questions about the economy, Micklethwait desperately tried to keep the conversation on track until Trump had to explain to him, "It's called the weave." The term has become Trump's new way of weaving through dozens of different issues in an effort to answer a simple question.

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'Off the charts:' How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies

(Washington Post) Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase in tariffs in close to a century, preparing an attack on the international trade order that is likely to raise prices, hurt the stock market and spark economic feuds with much of the world. These proposals would go far beyond the disruptive trade wars of his first term even if they are only partially implemented. The consequences would be far-reaching: Americans would be hit by higher prices for grocery staples from abroad, such as fruit, vegetables and coffee. Domestic firms dependent on imports would need to either figure out new supply chains or raise costs for consumers. U.S. manufacturers would almost certainly see sharp declines in orders from abroad as foreign nations impose retaliatory tariffs.

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Hakeem Jeffries pitches calm governance over chaos as Democrats seek the House majority

(NBC News) The way Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sees it, House Democrats haven’t held the majority this Congress — but they’ve governed as if they did. From avoiding government shutdowns to raising the nation's debt limit to passing an annual defense authorization bill, "we’ve been required to consistently rise to the occasion,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., told NBC News in an interview during a recent campaign stop here. “Democrats have provided the support necessary, almost overwhelmingly in most instances, in order to get things done.” Now, he wants the gavel to go with the governing.

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Conservative states kick off new fight to limit access to abortion pill mifepristone despite Supreme Court decision

6 min ago - Published 6:18 PM EDT, Wed October 16, 2024 CNN — Four months after the Supreme Court tossed out a high-profile challenge to the abortion drug mifepristone, and as abortion access is a major flashpoint in the presidential election, three conse ... (CNN Politics)

Former Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation for Using Excessive Force

19 min ago - Javarrea Pouncy (31), a former sergeant with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) in Louisiana, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for assaulting Jarius Brown while he was being booked. Pouncy admitted that in Sep 2019 he conducted a str ... (US Department of Justice)

House Democrats launch $3M ad campaign focused on Project 2025

46 min ago - 10/16/24 5:32 PM ET The House Democratic campaign arm on Wednesday launched a multimillion-dollar ad blitz focused on Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for the next Republican presidency that Democrats have been trying to tie to former President ... (The Hill)

Biden administration forgives $4.5 billion in student debt for over 60,000 public service workers

1 hr ago - Published Thu, Oct 17 20245:00 AM EDT The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it was forgiving another $4.5 billion in student debt for over 60,000 borrowers. The latest round of relief is a result of the U.S. Department of Education’ ... (CNBC)

Biden announces $425 million in military aid for Ukraine

1 hr ago - October 16, 2024 4:47 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday about efforts to surge security assistance to Ukraine and announced a new $425 mil ... (Reuters)

L.A. Catholic Church to pay record settlement over clergy abuse; cumulative payouts top $1.5 billion

1 hr ago - L.A. Catholic Church to pay record settlement over clergy abuse; cumulative payouts top $1.5 billion The agreement caps a quarter-century of litigation against the most populous archdiocese in the United States. Above, the Cathedral of Our Lady of th ... (Los Angeles Times)

2 Election Officials in a Rural Virginia City Sue the State Over Ballot-Counting Machines

2 hrs ago - Oct. 16, 2024, at 4:32 p.m. RICHMOND (AP) — Two Republican election officials said in a recent lawsuit that they will not certify the results of the Nov. 5 election in a rural Virginia city unless the ballots are hand-counted, perpetuating a fal ... (US News and World Report/AP)

Student loan servicer MOHELA faces new punishment from Biden administration

2 hrs ago - October 16, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. EDT The Biden administration is punishing the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, one of the largest federal student loan servicers, for errors in handling accounts, including the failure to process more than 460,0 ... (Washington Post)

Ukraine-Russia latest: Zelensky's 'victory plan' includes joining Nato as Australia pledge 49 Abrams tanks

3 hrs ago - Zelensky’s plan to end war includes bolstering Ukraine’s capability to reclaim territory and ‘to bring the war back to Russia’ Alex Croft Arpan Rai 23 minutes ago Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has unveiled the much-ant ... (independent.co.uk)

U.S. strikes Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen

5 hrs ago - U.S. B-2 bombers and other aircraft struck five underground Houthi weapons storage locations in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. The facilities, which officials said were hard ... (NBC News)

Trump is again trying to pay Stormy Daniels hush money: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow

6 hrs ago - October 16, 2024 11:11PM ET New reporting from MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow revealed that Donald Trump is once again attempting to keep Stormy Daniels silent before an election – despite the former president awaiting sentencing on 34 felony charge ... (raw story)

Harris says in Fox interview her presidency "will not be a continuation" of Biden's presidency

7 hrs ago - By Caitlin Yilek Updated on: October 16, 2024 / 8:12 PM EDT .................. "Let me be very clear, my presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden's presidency," the Democratic nominee declared, adding that she will bring "fresh and new i ... (CBS news)

Republican attorneys general seek to block rule providing health insurance for DACA recipients

7 hrs ago - By: Mary Steurer - October 16, 2024 10:35 am Three Republican attorneys general argued in a federal courtroom in North Dakota on Tuesday that a federal rule allowing some undocumented immigrants to receive subsidized health insurance should be stoppe ... (Nebraska Examiner)

Trump would weaken child labor protections in second term, report warns

9 hrs ago - Wed 16 Oct 2024 07.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 16 Oct 2024 11.33 EDT State governments across the US are taking steps to eliminate protections for minors as rates of child labor violations, injuries and chronic school absenteeism rise, according to a ... (The Guardian)

Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies aged 31

9 hrs ago - Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, police have confirmed. The singer died on Wednesday at 5pm local time. “Liam James Payne, composer and guitar ... (Guardian)

US government announces $861 million for two solar farms in Puerto Rico

10 hrs ago - October 16, 2024, 12:03 PM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced an $861 million loan guarantee on Wednesday to build two solar photovoltaic farms in Puerto Rico as persistent power outages plague the U.S. territory. The pr ... (ABC News/AP)

Abortion rights group sues after Florida orders TV stations to stop airing ad

10 hrs ago - Updated 10:45 AM EDT, October 16, 2024 A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-right ballot measure sued state officials Wednesday over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad produced by the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom. The sta ... (AP)

Raytheon to pay $950 million to settle fraud, Qatar bribery charges

10 hrs ago - The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that defense contractor RTX, formerly known as Raytheon, will pay more than $950 million to resolve charges involving inflated federal contracts and foreign bribery. RTX admitted that Raytheon employees h ... (Washington Post)

Sen. Baldwin pushes USDA to assist area farmers impacted by closure of Pure Prairie Poultry

10 hrs ago - Sen. Baldwin pushes USDA to assist area farmers impacted by closure of Pure Prairie Poultry By: Katrina Lim 8 hrs ago WISCONSIN (WQOW) - Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging the USDA to help Wisconsin farmers impacted by the bankruptcy of Pure Prair ... (wqow.com)

FEMA workers threatened by armed group in Tennessee

11 hrs ago - 10/16/24 11:03 AM ET CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — There were some tense moments on Saturday when volunteers witnessed an armed group of people confronting and threatening FEMA workers in the Elk Mills community of Carter County in Tennessee. T ... (The Hill)