1/ Trump nominated Linda McMahon, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, to lead the Education Department that he has repeatedly vowed to dismantle. Like Betsy DeVos, Trump’s first-term education secretary, McMahon has no significant bac... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg asked to postpone Trump’s criminal sentencing in his hush money case. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan, the district attorney’s office acknowledged that Trump is not likely to be sentenced “until after t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump confirmed that he plans to declare a national emergency “on day 1” to use the military to carry out “the largest deportation program in American history.” Trump responded “TRUE!!!” at 4:08 am to a post on his personal social media network... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of health and human services, putting one of the nation’s leading vaccine skeptics in charge of America’s health care agencies. Kennedy has spread discredits conspiracy theories that vacci... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump named Matt Gaetz his pick as attorney general. Trump called Gaetz, once the subject of a Justice Department sex-trafficking investigation involving a 17-year-old girl, a “deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who would end the “the partis... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A New York judge postponed his decision on whether to dismiss Trump’s 34 felony convictions of orchestrating an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 presidential election by falsifying business records. Trump has argued that his return to t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump demanded that the next Senate Republican leader allow him to make appointments to his administration and the courts without Senate approval. Trump, who has promised to be dictator “for Day One,” insisted that the next Senate Republican le... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden vowed to ensure a “peaceful and orderly transition,” calling on Americans to “accept the choice the country made” and to “bring down the temperature.” During his six-minute remarks, Biden said he hopes the 2024 election “can lay to rest t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ America elected the first convicted felon to serve as president of the United States. Trump – the twice-impeached, multiply indicted, once-defeated former president – overcame 34 felony convictions, 88 criminal charges, accusations of insurrect... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
The presidential election is TODAY. 🗳️ When polls close in the battleground states: Georgia: 7 pm (Trump +0.8) North Carolina: 7:30 pm (Trump +0.9) Michigan (most): 8 pm (Harris +1.0) Pennsylvania: 8 pm (Harris +0.2) Arizona: 9 pm (Trump... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is tomorrow. How to manage stress and maintain perspective on election night in one sentence: Surround yourself with supportive people; set realistic expectations for results; mentally prepare for any outcome; accept ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update i … | Continue reading
The presidential election is in 5 days. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.2 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +1.1 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.5 points (The Economist) Trump +0.5 points (RealClearPolitics) ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is 6 days away. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.4 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +1.1 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.4 points (The Economist) Trump +0.4 points (RealClearPolitics)... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is 7 days away. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.3 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +0.9 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.3 points (The Economist) Trump +0.4 points (RealClearPolitics)... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is 8 days away. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.4 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +1.1 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.4 points (The Economist) Trump +0.2 points (RealClearPolitics)... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is 12 days away. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.7 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +1.3 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.4 points (The Economist) Harris +0.2 points (RealClearPolitic... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
The presidential election is 13 days away. 📈 Polling Vibes. Harris +2.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.8 points (FiveThirtyEight) Harris +1.6 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.5 points (The Economist) Harris +0.6 points (RealClearPolitic... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
Days until Election Day: 14. 📈 Election Polling Tracker. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.7 points (538) Harris +1.6 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.6 points (The Economist) Harris +0.9 points (RealClearPolitics) 🔮 Election For... Subscribe: Get the Da … | Continue reading
📈 Election Polling Tracker. Harris +1.0 points (New York Times) Harris +1.8 points (538) Harris +1.6 points (Nate Silver) Harris +1.6 points (The Economist) Harris +0.9 points (RealClearPolitics) 🔮 Election Forecast Tracker. Trump wins... Subscribe: Get the Daily … | Continue reading
1/ Israel Defense Forces killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a strike in Gaza. Sinwar is believed to be the key architect of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in which Palestinian militants killed 1,200 people in Israel. Israel previously killed Hamas’ ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A Georgia judge blocked a new state rule that would have required counties to hand-count ballots cast on Election Day. “Too much, too late,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his decision, expressing concern that the “... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Biden administration threatened to suspend military assistance if Israel doesn’t improve the “increasingly dire” humanitarian crisis in Gaza – but then sent Israel an advanced missile defense system and the American troops needed to operate... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Hurricane Milton left at least 12 people dead, and more than 3 million people remain without power. “The storm did bring much destruction and damage,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst cas... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ With landfall by Milton, a major Category 3 hurricane, hours away and nearly 7.3 million Floridians facing mandatory evacuation orders, Marjorie Taylor Greene continued to promote her false conspiracy theory that the government can control the ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ FEMA warned that false claims and conspiracy theories pushed by Trump and his supporters related to hurricanes are hurting recovery and relief efforts, and putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk as Milton — an extremely dangerous Catego... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court refused to require doctors in Texas to perform certain emergency abortions, rejecting a Biden administration appeal that federal law requires access to emergency abortion care even in states that restrict the procedure. The co... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can proceed after a federal judge let a temporary restraining order expire. The lawsuit was brought by seven Republican-led states that argued the Biden administration’s rule would be detrimental to inco... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump “resorted to crimes” after losing the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith allege in a court filing unsealed Wednesday. Prosecutors described Trump as directly responsible for “the tinderbox that he purposely ignited on January 6” af... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel launched a ground invasion into Lebanon to pursue Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese militia. The strikes also follow Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah last w... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden may call Congress in for a special session to pass supplemental disaster funding to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm that left at least 128 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for a... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Federal prosecutors charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations as part of months-long federal investigation into whether his campaign illegally conspired with Turkish entities t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The House passed a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson again relied on Democrats – not his own Republican majority – to supply the votes needed to fund the government through Dec. 20. The vote was 341-8... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Kamala Harris said she supports ending the Senate filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade to protect abortion rights nationally. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said. “And get us to the point where 51 votes would be what ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The House unveiled a bipartisan spending bill to temporarily fund the government through Dec. 20. It doesn’t include the SAVE Act, the Trump-backed election security proposal that would require people to show proof of citizenship to register as... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ House Republicans rejected their own funding bill after Trump demanded that the government be shut down if legislation requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote isn’t passed. Noncitizen voting, however, is already illegal in federal el... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Springfield City School District has received 36 shooting and bomb threats since Trump and JD Vance falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants were eating pets, forcing local schools to move classes online and cancel on-campus events. Despite ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Senate Republicans blocked legislation to federally protect access to in vitro fertilization. The package, called the Right to IVF Act, would establish a nationwide right “to receive fertility treatment from a health care provider, in accordanc... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A man waited with a rifle for 12 hours at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida before a Secret Service agent spotted him and opened fire. Trump, who was golfing at the club at the time, was unharmed. The FBI said it “appear[ed] to be... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A North Dakota judge struck down the state’s abortion ban, saying the state constitution creates a “fundamental right” to access abortion before a fetus is viable and restrictions on that right is “a violation on medical freedom.” Judge Bruce R... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump had a bad night after Kamala Harris called him “weak,” mocked him, and repeatedly laughed at him during their first – and possibly only – debate. Even before the debate began, Harris walked across the stage to shake Trump’s hand – a self-... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t have the votes to pass a spending bill to avert a government shutdown. Although the House voted 209-206 to approve a rule to debate the funding plan, which includes the SAVE Act, which would bar noncitizens fr... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump’s sentencing for his criminal conviction related to orchestrating an illegal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election will be delayed until after Election Day. The sentencing, which was set for Sept. 18, will instead take place on Nov. 2... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump’s federal criminal election interference case resumed after a nearly yearlong delay. The case had been on hold since late last year, when Trump appealed U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision that he’s not entitled to “presidential ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ A 14-year-old killed two students, two teachers, and left at least nine more hospitalized after a mass shooting at a Georgia high school. Colt Gray will be charged with murder and tried as an adult. The high school reportedly received a phone c... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump claimed that he had “every right” to interfere with the 2020 presidential election. In a Fox News interview, Trump said: “It’s so crazy that my poll numbers go up. Whoever heard you get indicted for interfering with a presidential electio... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Army defended the Arlington National Cemetery official involved in an incident with the Trump campaign, saying the employee was “abruptly pushed aside” and “unfairly attacked” after she sought to “ensure adherence” to cemetery rules that ba... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump’s economic proposals would increase the national debt by $5.8 trillion over 10 years – almost five times more than Kamala Harris’ policy plans, which would add $1.2 trillion. According to nonpartisan estimates, Trump’s plan to permanently... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump in a superseding indictment in the case involving an alleged conspiracy to obstruct the results of the 2020 election. The superseding indictment retains the four charges against Trump from Smith’s origin... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading