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Minnesota Charges James O’Keefe With Unlawful Voting, Not the Election Judges He Filmed

James O’Keefe walked into Minneapolis polling places in August to prove that anyone could show up and pretend to be a voter. On Wednesday, Hennepin County…

By Mark Masterson · 5h ago · 2 min read

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The Supreme Court Let Stand a Same-Day Deal That Took Away Immigration Judges’ Power to Pause Deportation Cases

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Nate Silver, Whose Model Gives Democrats a 76% Senate Chance, Says a Bad Night Would Make Trump a Super Lame Duck

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Trump Says Brazil’s Election Looked ‘Rigged,’ Though Lula Won by 4.42 Million Votes

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In Under Three Weeks Trump Eased Russian Diesel Sanctions and Demanded a New Ukrainian President

The framing on cable this morning: the mask has come off, and Trump is…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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When the Justice Department Asked Washington to Set Aside 400 Voters’ Ballots, the State Called It Harassment of Citizens

Eight days before Election Day, the Justice Department asked Washington state to set aside…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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Justice Department Charges James Comey a Third Time Over a 2016 New York Times Story

A federal judge unsealed a third case against James Comey on Monday, and the…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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Melania Trump’s Oleshky Ceasefire Took Effect Tuesday. The White House Said October 29.

A ceasefire around the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky took effect at 3 a.m.…

By Mark Masterson · 1d ago

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Jordan Klepper’s “Red Flags” Special, Shot in 4 States, Airs Tonight a Week Before the Midterms

I love my freedom too much. That was one voter’s answer when Jordan Klepper…

By Mark Masterson · 2d ago

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After Asking Dearborn for Its Votes in 2024, Trump Called Abdul El-Sayed a ‘Jihadist’ Who Needs a Metal Detector to Enter the Senate

What Trump said in Port Huron on Sunday. “I’m here to keep a Jihadist…

By Mark Masterson · 2d ago

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Lula Wins a Fourth Term in Brazil. Flávio Bolsonaro Lost by About 4.3 Million Votes.

The expectation: Flávio Bolsonaro finished the first round on 4 October ahead of Lula,…

By Mark Masterson · 2d ago

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Serbia’s Vučić Concedes Election Defeat to the Student-Led Movement

Aleksandar Vučić gave up the presidency of Serbia four weeks ago so he could…

By Mark Masterson · 3d ago

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Trump Tells a Georgia Rally “We’re Making a Freaking Fortune” on Oil. Drivers Are Paying $1.23 More a Gallon Than Last Year.

“I don’t give a damn. I’m going to say it. We’re making a freaking…

By Mark Masterson · 3d ago

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Five Midterm Rallies in 12 Days Featured Trump Grading Men’s Bodies, From Husted’s ‘Ass’ to RFK Jr.’s ‘Build’

Between October 12 and October 23, Donald Trump stood at five midterm rallies in…

By Mark Masterson · 3d ago

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Two Rallies, One Script: Obama Tears Into Trump Over Canada, the Gold-Plated White House and ‘Straight Up Grifting’

Barack Obama gave the same speech twice on Saturday, first at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium…

By Mark Masterson · 3d ago

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Trump Says He Ordered the Suit to Hold Up Alaska’s Senate Result if His Candidate Loses. Nine Days Out, at a Record Low, He Is Building the Exit Ramp.

Trump says he ordered the DOJ suit to hold Alaska's Senate result if Dan…

By Mark Masterson · 3d ago

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France’s Second Saturday of Protest, With 410,000 in the Streets, Brings Nearly 1,000 Arrests

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Two Ex-FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About the Hunter Biden Laptop

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After Trump Ruled Out Striking Iran Before Election Day, the US and Israel Drafted Plans to Strike After It

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CNN Puts Trump at 32 Percent, His Lowest Yet. Only Truman Has Gone Into a Midterm Worse.

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Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Stop Officials From Weighing Student IDs, 12 Days Before Election Day

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A Documentary Says Lindsey Graham Paid Three Men for Sex, Backed by Travel Records

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Elon Musk, Whom the WSJ Says Throttled Ukraine’s Military Satellites, Vows to “Come For” the Democrats Planning to Probe Him

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After Witkoff Called Putin a Humanitarian, Hillary Clinton Said She Believes Putin Holds Photos and Videos of Trump on Her New Podcast ‘High Stakes’

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Virginia Senate Leader Louise Lucas Indicted in a 45-Page Marijuana Trafficking and Money Laundering Case

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Schumer and Jeffries Sue Trump Over Threats to Jail Election Officials

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Supreme Court Refuses Trump’s Request to End Gender-Affirming Care in Federal Prisons

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Trump Promises Fraud Tipsters 1% With ‘No Limit’, Not the $30,000 Cap His Own Justice Department Published the Same Day

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Ramaswamy Confirms His Campaign Made the Ad of Amy Acton’s Mother Calling Her a Liar. It Is Spending $4 Million to Run It.

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Russia Freed a 74-Year-Old American Teacher as Witkoff Met Putin, and Nobody Has Said What Moscow Got