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BuzzFeedPeople Are Calling Tim Walz’s Mike Pence Line The Knockout Line Of The Debate
"Well, it came pretty late, but that 2020/Jan 6 section was quite a moment!"
- HuffPost
Harvard Law Professor Spots 2 'Jaw-Dropping' Details In New Trump Filing
Laurence Tribe recalled saying one word to himself over and over and over again while reading the document.
- The Independent
‘Nostradamus’ pollster reveals who won VP debate between Walz and Vance
Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of out 10 presidential elections since 1984
- The Hill
Trump attorney Alina Habba expects to be hit with ‘onslaught of litigation’ before election
Trump lawyer Alina Habba said in an interview Thursday that she expects to be hit with an “onslaught of litigation” with less than 35 days until the presidential election. Habba made the remarks in the context of comments about special counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page filing that was unsealed Wednesday by a Washington, D.C., federal court.…
- BuzzFeed
Donald Trump Pretty Much Lost It During The VP Debate
I hope his keyboard is okay after this.
- HuffPost
OOF: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bold 'Hitler' Claim Gets Thrown Instantly Back At Him On Live TV
The son of the former president was given an awkward reminder after the vice presidential debate.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Heartless Reaction to Pence Being in Danger Revealed in Bombshell Filing
A bombshell filing out of Donald Trump’s election subversion case was unsealed Wednesday, revealing a trove of damning allegations about how the former president acted on and around Jan. 6, 2021. Among the nastiest accusations in the 165-page document was how Trump allegedly reacted to learning from an aide that his vice president, Mike Pence, had been taken to a secure location in the U.S. Capitol for his safety. Trump’s alleged response to that news: “So what?”Read more at The Daily Beast.Get
- HuffPost
Social Media Reacts To Melania Trump's 'My Body, My Choice' Video
Many people wondered if the clip to promote the former first lady's upcoming memoir was actually a campaign ad for her husband's opponent.
- HuffPost
'You're A Mature Grown-Up': CNN Host Calls Out Trump Aide For Botching Kamala Harris' Name
Jim Acosta was clearly frustrated with Corey Lewandowski.
- The Daily Beast
‘Morning Joe’: Vance’s Debate Answer Explains Why I’m Not Supporting Republicans
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said on Wednesday’s Morning Joe that one of JD Vance’s answers during his debate against Tim Walz explains exactly why he’s not supporting the Republican ticket in this election.Scarborough, a former GOP congressman, was speaking about a moment toward the end of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate in which Walz asked Vance point blank whether or not he believed his running mate, Donald Trump, lost the 2020 election. Apparently unwilling to contradict Trump’s false claim
- HuffPost
Democratic Senator Questions If Trump Is OK After Yet Another Onstage Flub
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii wondered "if there’s something actually going on" with the former president.
- Fortune
Harris holds a 66-electoral-vote lead over Trump, calculates prominent data scientist
Data scientist Thomas Miller has crafted a model for forecasting the 2024 presidential election that appears far more reliable than polling.
- HuffPost
Trump Hesitated To Grant Disaster Aid To Blue States, Report Says
“There’s no empathy for the survivors," one former Trump administration official told Politico.
- The Canadian Press
Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of Liberal corruption
OTTAWA — The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that's the result of Liberal "corruption."
- The Daily Beast
Melania Trashes Her Own Husband’s Stances on Abortion and Immigration
Melania Trump on Thursday released a video speaking out on women’s right to access abortion while another leaked passage from her upcoming memoir confirmed she once told her husband to drop a notoriously brutal immigration policy.Former President Donald Trump has bragged about his role in ending the constitutional right to abortion and says he is happy to allow the states to decide whether residents should be able to access locally a full range of women’s healthcare.His wife apparently wants to
- HuffPost
Jimmy Kimmel Says New Document Trove Finally Answers 1 Key Question About Trump
The late-night host said one mystery about the former president has now been solved.
- HuffPost
Conservative Pundit Explains How Trump's 'Increasingly Repugnant Rhetoric' May Pay Off
There is a reason for the ex-president's rise in "apocalyptic rhetoric," said former Fox News pundit Jonah Goldberg.
- HuffPost
Whoopi Goldberg Questions Her Producer On Air After 'The View' Shares Trump 'Legal Note'
The show's co-host asked why Sunny Hostin read a denial on the former president's behalf.
- The Canadian Press
Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
- The Independent
Rudy Giuliani allegedly sent a text begging Michigan to overturn 2020 election. But he got the wrong number
It’s the latest in a long line of gaffes by the embattled former New York City mayor