Voters Are Begging Trump to End the War in IranThe US and Israel’s war on Iran, ongoing since February, has never been particularly popular. But two new polls show that as voters prepare for the November 3 midterm elections, they’re thinking about it—and Americans say it’s priority for it to be over. An AP-NORC poll released earlier this week shows about seven in ten […]Mother Jones57m agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
'Sorry to interrupt': 'Belligerent' MS NOW host cuts off Dem for downplaying Trump threatMS NOW host Jonathan Capehart wasn’t satisfied with a Democratic congressman’s assurances that President Donald Trump can’t steal the midterms. He cut him off on air to tell him so. Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, which oversees federal elections, appeared on “The Weekend” on Saturday. Capehart pointed…Raw Story1h agoWhole story →Government
DOJ's election 'freakout' pinned to trend spooking Trump: legal expertA veteran Trump adversary heading into federal court to fight the administration's latest election push thinks he knows what's really rattling the president. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Fund and a former House Judiciary Committee special counsel during Trump's first impeachment, wrote in The Contrarian on Saturday that record early…Raw Story3h agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gainsEarly voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an...The Hill3h agoSources (2)Whole story →Government
American embassies tighten security as Iran threat warnings intensify ahead of U.S. midterm electionsA memo from DNI director Jay Clayton said Iran is in the "advanced stages" of planning attacks against Americans.CNBC3h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Justice Department sues Alaska over Senate candidate namesThe Justice Department is suing Alaska over the handling of the state’s U.S. Senate election, according to a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration.WEAU23h agoWhole story →Government
What to Know About Alaska’s Senate RacePresident Trump told the Justice Department to intervene in the race, where polling shows Republicans at risk of losing a seat.The New York Times21h agoWhole story →
Trump says he ordered the Justice Department’s lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate raceDepartment officials said the candidacy of a third contender in the race, another Republican whose name is similar to that of GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, is a bid to mislead voters.The Philadelphia Inquirer20h agoWhole story →Government
Justice Dept. sues California, claims noncitizens were sent ballotsThe Justice Department sued California, alleging that the federal government has identified more than 20,000 noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote.CBS News9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia voter registration lawsuit
Justice Scalia’s originalist gambitSCOTUSblog18d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentscotus justice legacy
Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar InvestigationAfter years of investigation, the Justice Department appears to be intensifying a criminal inquiry into the immigration history of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and her family.The New York Times11d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentIlhan Omarilhan omar investigation
Justice Dept. sues California, seeks to stop state from counting 20,000 ballotsThe Trump administration asked a federal court to bar California from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters it suspects aren't U.S. citizens. State officials blasted the lawsuit.Los Angeles Times9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia ballot lawsuit
Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midtermsThe promise comes two weeks before Election Day — and the payments could still face a fight ahead in Congress.POLITICO4d agoWhole story →FoodEconomymidterm elections
