Volkswagen Plans New Audi Plant in Georgia, Handing Trump a WinVolkswagen AG will build a new factory for its premium Audi brand in Georgia and expand a facility in South Carolina, Donald Trump will announce Saturday, as the US president looks to notch a political win in the final stretch of the midterm election cycle.Bloomberg3h agoWhole story →Government
Could Florida Go Blue? Byron Donalds Addresses Polling Showing Democrat Gaining SteamWith less than two weeks left until the midterm elections, Florida gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Byron Donalds thinks the president’s visit this weekend mobilized the base to vote on Nov. 3. “They sometimes forget the midterms, so the president coming in gives you a real boost to make sure people remember, ‘Oh yes, there is an...The Daily Signal4h agoWhole story →Government
Alaska Election Gambit Shows Justice Dept. Has Bowed to Trump’s DemandsWith moves in Alaska and California, the department has stepped up interventions in the midterm elections as the president’s instrument of unmediated executive power.The New York Times4h agoWhole story →Government
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 Jones4h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
'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 Story4h agoWhole story →Government
Trump Casts Early In-Person Ballot After Attacks on Mail VotingPresident Donald Trump cast his ballot for the midterm elections in Palm Beach on Saturday, opting to vote early in his adopted home state of Florida.Bloomberg3h agoWhole story →Government
Obama describes Trump as an agent of ‘chaos and cruelty’ in midterm elections pitchFormer President Barack Obama characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises during a midterm election rally.NBC News3h agoWhole story →Government
Trump snaps at reporter — then drags Epstein into it out of nowhere: 'Worse than anybody!'President Donald Trump snapped at a Wall Street Journal reporter Saturday shortly after casting his early ballot in Florida, dragging Jeffrey Epstein into his rant against the journalist for unknown reasons. As Trump walked alongside First Lady Melania Trump after casting his ballot in Palm Springs, Florida, a WSJ reporter asked him his thoughts on…Raw Story2h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Pentagon drafts Iran attack plans as Tehran threatens aggressive retaliationThe U.S. military has drawn up options to potentially attack Iran after the U.S. midterm elections, possibly renewing the conflict that has lasted over eight months. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, has plans ready to conduct follow-up strikes against Iran if there’s authorization from the White House,...The Hill2h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
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.CNBC2h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
DOJ tells California to review whether noncitizens got mail ballotsThe Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people who the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming election despite not being U.S. citizens.CBS News10d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter eligibility review
DOJ sues California over mail ballots, alleging they were sent to noncitizensA banner featuring a photo of President Donald Trump hangs outside the Justice Department in Washington on June 15.Roll Call9d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentdoj california ballot lawsuit
Top U.S. DOJ official orders California to review list of possible noncitizens who received mail ballotsThe Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people who the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming election despite not being U.S. citizens.CBS News10d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter eligibility review
Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballotsThe US Justice Department on Friday warned Los Angeles County and California election officials they could be liable as abettors of a federal crime if they count mail ballots returned by more than 20,000 people the Trump administration says are probably noncitizens.Reuters8d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter fraud dispute
Trump administration sues California to block counting of alleged noncitizen mail ballotsThe Trump administration sued California election officials Thursday, asking a judge to bar the state from counting mail-in ballots for next month's midterm elections from people the federal government has identified as "likely" noncitizens until their status can be confirmed.PBS NewsHour9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcalifornia mail ballot lawsuit
DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalateThe DOJ also filed an emergency request in federal court to stop California from processing ballots returned by people on the voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."NPR5d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoting rights lawsuit
GOP candidate for governor Rick Jackson drops lawsuits against Burt JonesJackson and Jones filed lawsuits against each other amid a bitter primary battle as both sought the Republican nomination for Georgia governor.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1mo agoWhole story →Governmentgeorgia governor primary
DOJ threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen votersThe DOJ demanded election officials review a list of possible noncitizens within 48 hours and “segregate” any mail ballots they sent in.NBC News10d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter eligibility dispute
