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Vance Says Trump’s Ads Begging People to Love Him Are “Not Partisan”

Vice President JD Vance claimed Monday that Donald Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda videos are actually “not partisan.” The Trump administration has used at least 5.6 million taxpayer dollars to buy a series of at least 15 campaign-style advertisements touting the president’s agenda ahead of November’s midterm elections—even though it’s illegal to use…

Coverage (1)· Oct 5, 5:07 PM

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The New Republic· Oct 5, 5:07 PMVance Says Trump’s Ads Begging People to Love Him Are “Not Partisan”

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Spain’s Sánchez Calls for Snap Election After Housing Plan FailsSpain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election after parliament rejected his plan to intervene in the housing market, amid demonstrations across Spain. It’s the latest in a series of crises for his minority government, as Daniel Basteiro explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Eurodrama in currency markets raises U.S. dollar's standingData: FactSet; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The euro fell to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as political and fiscal worries rattled European markets. Why it matters: Rising borrowing costs and political instability are reviving concerns about strains within the eurozone — and whether the European Central Bank may eventually have to step in.…

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Biden judge declares ban on noncitizens voting 'unconstitutional' weeks before midtermsJust weeks ahead of the midterm election, a federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden took aim at the federal law barring foreigners from voting in American elections, characterizing it as "unconstitutional." Chelsea Cox is a Jamaican national who came to the United States on a tourist visa in 1999. According to the Justice Department, Cox —…

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Ohio Republican mocked for epic campaign trail fail: ‘This loses elections’GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was the target of widespread ridicule.

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Obama is to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as the ex-president gets more involved in the midtermsFormer President Barack Obama plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit this month. Obama will attend an Oct. 24 rally. Other Michigan Democrats on the ballot also...

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Texas’ glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials sayFrustrated officials say “unacceptable” technology glitches with Texas’ TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records.

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Explosive CIA leak raises fears of imminent and ‘total collapse’ of major US allyCIA experts warned in a classified report that Israel could be headed toward “civil war” or “total collapse,” Drop Site News reported Monday after being briefed on the assessment by two U.S. sources. “The writers of this are Israel experts,” one of the U.S. sources told Drop Site News, speaking on the condition of anonymity for the outlet’s report, which…

Raw Story7h agoWhole story →

Fairshake crypto PAC network backs 32 House candidates in midtermsThe CLARITY Act failed in the Senate, raising the stakes for which lawmakers return to Congress to shape crypto regulation after the midterm elections.

CNBC7h agoWhole story →

Probably Not Enough Money to Fix Paxton Campaign, Says MulvaneyMick Mulvaney, former acting chief of staff in the first Trump administration, said Ken Paxton, the Republican contender for the US Senate seat in Texas, is the 'weakest candidate' in this election and that there's 'probably not enough money to fix' him. Mulvaney also weighed in on Paxton's comments to lobbyists blaming the White House for his issues…

Bloomberg6h agoWhole story →

Blanche defends DOJ's plan to send 1,000 monitors to polls on Election DayAttorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Department of Justice's (DOJ) plan to send 1,000 election monitors to polling places on Election Day. The federal government has monitored elections since the 1960s and the DOJ will assure federal law is being enforced properly, Blanche told Shannon Bream on "Fox News Sunday." “They’re not going...

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