McDonald's Tells Workers It Doesn't Endorse Political Candidates After Trump Visit
October 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM EDT McDonald’s Corp. said it’s not taking sides in the presidential election following Donald Trump’s visit to a Pennsylvania restaurant on Sunday. “McDonald’s does not endorse candidates for elected office and that remains true in this race for the next president,” the company said in an internal message seen by Bloomberg News. “We are not red or blue — we are golden.” The burger chain has been dragged into the election conversation in part because candidate Kama ...
1 in 5 Republicans want Trump to call election invalid if he loses
12 hours ago Nearly one in five Republicans say that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he should declare the results invalid and do whatever it takes to assume office, according to a new national survey. Why it matters: The growing number of Republicans willing to shun democratic norms — and possibly embrace violence — comes as Trump continues to falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen from him and is saying the 2024 election is already rigged. The survey from the nonpartisan Publ ...
Ted Cruz Suffers Hit as Texas' Biggest Newspaper Endorses Rival
The largest newspaper in Texas endorsed Democrat Rep. Colin Allred for U.S. Senate on Monday, dealing another setback to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in an already tight race. The Dallas Morning News criticized Cruz's lack of support for the bipartisan bills, including the border deal, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, all of which Allred has supported. "On the items of crucial importance to our country, [Cruz] digs in in the most partisan mode possible, making no r ...
Texas AG goes after Democratic fundraising as GOP outspent in key races
10/21/24 3:42 PM ET Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday called on federal regulators to make it more difficult for donors to use ActBlue, a popular progressive fundraising platform that has collected record donations for the Harris campaign. Recent polling by the University of Texas shows Vice President Harris within 5 points of former President Trump in Texas — the closest a Democrat has been to winning the state since the days of Bill Clinton. In a letter to the Federal Election Co ...
US Supreme Court won't hear Michael Cohen bid to revive suit against Donald Trump
October 21, 2024 11:42 AM EDT Updated 5 hours ago WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by Michael Cohen to revive a lawsuit accusing his former boss Donald Trump and various former federal officials of returning him to prison in 2020 in retaliation for penning a book critical of Trump, who was president at the time. Cohen, Trump's former lawyer and fixer, had appealed a lower court's dismissal of his suit, which sought monetary damages from Tr ...
Trump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says
(Washington Post) A new report projects that the Social Security Trust Fund might run out of money within six years under a Donald Trump presidency, while Vice President Kamala Harris’s proposed policies would not meaningfully change the current trajectory. Social Security faces a looming funding crisis in an aging country, with trustees most recently predicting that the retirement and disability program’s trust fund will become insolvent in 2035. Many of Trump’s campaign proposals would accelerate that timeline, potentially by years, said the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan group that opposes large federal deficits.
Trump calls Schiff and Pelosi 'enemy from within' even after allies defend past comments
(CNN) Donald Trump called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi each “an enemy from within,” even as the former president’s Republican allies attempt to argue that his previous comments labeling political opponents as such are being misinterpreted. Fox News’ Howard Kurtz gave Trump an opportunity to clarify — “He’s a political opponent of yours, but is he an enemy?” — to which Trump responded, “Of course he’s an enemy, he’s an enemy.”
Why many Democrats find this presidential campaign uniquely unsettling
(MSNBC) It’s not just that Trump’s four years in office were defined by unimaginable incompetence, venality, chaos and cruelty. It’s not just that he is a convicted felon who spurred an insurrection and still refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. It’s not just that many Democrats can’t comprehend why anyone would want to return to those days. The larger and more disquieting issue is the campaign Trump is running right now: one that is as vile and as openly racist as any campaign in perhaps all of American history — and that includes his previous runs for the White House.
Harris Sets Record for Biggest Fund-Raising Quarter Ever
(New York Times) Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign set a record for the biggest fund-raising quarter ever this fall, raising $1 billion in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. Ms. Harris’s campaign and its allied party committees raised over $359 million in September alone, compared with the $160 million reported by former President Donald J. Trump’s campaign and allied groups. Ms. Harris and her groups entered October with over $346 million on hand; Mr. Trump’s aides said his campaign and its affiliated groups had $283 million. The vast gap between Ms. Harris’s and Mr. Trump’s committees was laid bare in new filings made with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday evening.
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Elon Musk sued by "Blade Runner 2049" producers over Robotaxi imagery
20 min ago - 7 hours ago Elon Musk, Tesla and Warner Brothers Discovery are being sued by "Blade Runner 2049" production firm Alcon Entertainment for alleged copyright infringement, which accused them on Monday of "a massive economic theft." The big picture: Alco ... (Axios)
Trump Sells 'MAGADonald's' Shirts After Drive-Thru Stunt: 'I HAVE a McGift FOR YOU!'
52 min ago - Oct 21st, 2024, 8:21 pm Former President Donald Trump was quick to capitalize on his McDonald’s drive-thru stunt on Monday, selling his supporters a $100 “MAGADonald’s” shirt. After Trump went viral serving drive-thru orders at a ... (MEDIAite)
FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
1 hr ago - Updated 7:45 PM EDT, October 21, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect. The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into ... (AP)
Senators seek Biden administration review of undersea cable vulnerabilities
2 hrs ago - October 21, 2024 6:41 PM EDT Updated 12 hours ago Oct 21 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators on Monday urged President Joe Biden to order a review of the security of the global network of undersea communications cables that handle n ... (Reuters)
Arizona official who delayed 2022 election certification pleads guilty
2 hrs ago - Updated 6:38 PM EDT, Mon October 21, 2024 CNN — One of two rural Arizona county supervisors who faced criminal charges for refusing to canvass the 2022 midterm results pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor count of failing to perform her duty ... (CNN Politics)
National Democrats Plan $4 Million Ad Blitz For New Jersey's Sue Altman
2 hrs ago - Oct 21, 2024, 06:08 PM EDT | Updated 9 hours ago In the final two weeks before Election Day, House Democrats’ largest super PAC is set to spend $4 million on television and digital advertisements in support of Sue Altman, the Democratic nominee ... (Huff Post)
DeSantis using state money, time and his power to fight abortion rights measure
3 hrs ago - Updated 5:08 PM EDT, October 21, 2024 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After a month of updating Floridians on hurricanes, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is now focusing his official office on fighting an abortion rights amendment, holding a campaign-like ... (AP)
White House extends repayment freeze for 8 million student borrowers
4 hrs ago - 11h Federal student loan payments for about 8 million Americans will stay on hold for at least another six months, the U.S. Department of Education confirmed on Monday. As first reported by CNBC, the decision impacts those enrolled in the White Hous ... (msn/CBS News)
Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney campaign in Pennsylvania in bipartisan appeal to Republican voters
4 hrs ago - Updated on: October 21, 2024 / 4:21 PM EDT Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney painted former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy and national security in a bipartisan appeal to Republican and undecided voters Mon ... (CBS News)
First openly transgender lawyer to argue at US Supreme Court
4 hrs ago - October 21, 2024 4:13 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago Oct 21 (Reuters) - An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer will make history in December as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, opposing Tennessee's Republic ... (Reuters)
Poll of Latino voters finds growing support for Harris; Trump tours N.C. storm damage
8 hrs ago - By: Ariana Figueroa - October 21, 2024 3:17 pm WASHINGTON — A new poll released Monday by a civic engagement group found that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris continues to grow her support with Latinos in critical battleground state ... (Nebraska Examiner)
Liz Cheney Tells Abortion Opponents It's OK To Back Kamala Harris
11 hrs ago - "It's not about party, it's about right and wrong," Ms. Cheney told the audience in Royal Oak, Mich., in a theater that in past presidential campaigns hosted events for Mitt Romney. "I certainly have many Republicans who will say to me, 'I can't be p ... (New York Times)
Walz says Musk's $1m voter giveaway reflects that Trump has 'no plan'
11 hrs ago - Mon 21 Oct 2024 15.11 EDT First published on Mon 21 Oct 2024 12.47 EDT Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor and Democratic vice-presidential candidate, said Elon Musk's plan to give away $1m a day in support of Donald Trump is a reflection of a ticket wi ... (The Guardian)
Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory
11 hrs ago - Updated 1:16 PM EDT, October 21, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it would provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor for a new factory, a move that could help give Democrats a political edge in the swing ... (AP)
DLCC launches abortion ad blitz in Arizona and Pennsylvania
11 hrs ago - Posted October 21, 2024 at 9:28am, Updated at 2:26pm Down-ballot Democrats announced a multimillion-dollar ad campaign Monday that highlights the abortion policies of candidates in the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania. Protecting acces ... (Roll Call)
Former Obama adviser: 'Trump is going to try to steal' election
11 hrs ago - 10/21/24 9:29 AM ET Jim Messina, who served as a White House adviser to former President Obama, said he is concerned about what will happen after Election Day, alleging former President Trump is "going to try to steal" the election. "Everyone's talki ... (The Hill)
Steve Bannon to be released from prison next week, Bureau of Prisons says, despite his attempts for earlier exit
12 hrs ago - Published 4:44 PM EDT, Mon October 21, 2024 CNN — Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and former Donald Trump aide, is set to get out of federal prison next Tuesday despite repeated attempts he and his legal defense team have made for him t ... (CNN Politics)
Philadelphia man charged with election threats to 'skin' and kill state party official
12 hrs ago - Published 4:24 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2024 | Updated 4:24 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2024 A 62-year-old Philadelphia man was indicted Monday on charges he threatened a state party official who was recruiting poll watchers by texting he would “skin you alive" an ... (USA Today)
Texas county condemned for recategorizing book on colonization as fiction
12 hrs ago - 6 hours ago A Texas county’s decision to shelve a nonfiction children’s book about colonization in the fiction section is facing backlash. Montgomery County Commission decided to reclassify Linda Coombs’ book Colonization and the Wamp ... (The Independent)
Defamed 2020 election workers want to take immediate 'control' of Giuliani's claim for Trump legal fees
12 hrs ago - Oct 21st, 2024, 8:57 am Defamed election workers in Georgia are still brawling with Rudy Giuliani in court as they attempt to collect as much of their $148 million judgment as possible in property, including $2 million in “never paid” lega ... (Law & Crime)
