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Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam

The election season is in full swing Friday as Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 cycle and six other states – Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming – make absentee ballots available, some with restrictions. Minnesota and Virginia lean blue, but have deep red pockets Two competitive states begin voting …

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Newsom's deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court

New legislation signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom regulating AI-generated “deepfake” election content and requiring the removal of “deceptive content” from social media is now being challenged in court. The new laws build on legislation passed years earlier regulating campaign ads and communications, according to the governor’s office. But two of the three new laws are being challenged in the …

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Harris and Trump deadlocked in Pennsylvania as former president trails in other 'blue wall' states: poll

With fewer than 47 days until the November election, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are tied with likely voters in Pennsylvania, which could be the state to decide the contest on Election Day. Trump and Harris each garnered 49% of likely voters in the Keystone State, according to a new Marist Poll. Furthermore, 90% of likely voters who …

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Alaska man arrested for threats against 6 Supreme Court justices

A man in Alaska has been arrested for allegedly threatening six justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Panos Anastasiou, 76, was arrested on Wednesday on nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce. “Beginning on or about January 4, 2024, Anastasio began sending messages intended to threaten harm and …

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Support for Taylor Swift's get-out-the-vote effort drops sharply among particular voting bloc: poll

A new poll suggests that support is dropping among all Americans for Taylor Swift’s efforts to encourage her legions of fans to vote in the upcoming elections. Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in a Monmouth University national survey released on Thursday said they approved of Swift’s voter encouragement efforts — which she did last week in a social media post …

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Columnist issues chilling warning after second assassination attempt on Trump: 'It was like nothing happened'

Democrats are being warned about incendiary rhetoric against former President Trump, with one columnist arguing that Americans could become de-sensitized to political violence. Columnist and author David Marcus explained the alarming difference in how Americans reacted to the first versus the second assassination attempt on the former president and the impact of polarized rhetoric during “Fox & Friends.” “This time, …

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29 vulnerable Dems vote with Republicans on bill cracking down on illegal immigrants

Nearly 30 vulnerable House Democrats voted for a bill Wednesday to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes, signaling a shift in the party’s focus on the migrant crisis as the November elections draw near. The Republican-led bill passed 266 to 158, with 51 Democrats voting with GOP lawmakers. Democratic critics of the bill have accused it of unfairly targeting …

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2nd assassination attempt against Trump sparks concerns 45 is still in danger: experts

Former President Donald Trump has faced two known assassination attempts against his life across a roughly two-month span, and he may still be in danger of others, experts warned Fox News Digital. “This is not the last attempt that there’ll be. They’re going to keep coming at him,” Gene Petrino, a retired SWAT commander forFlorida’s Plantation Police Department for 26 …

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Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh smirks in new Florida mugshot as more life details emerge

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in former President Donald Trump’s second foiled assassination attempt, was photographed smirking in the booking photo released by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Routh, 58, was also listed as married and an atheist in the religion category of his arrest records, obtained by Fox News Digital. His wife was listed as his emergency contact. …

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On this day in history, September 19, 1796, President George Washington issues his Farewell Address

A prophetic father of his country, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address as he approached the end of his second term in office on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He triumphantly celebrated the burgeoning young nation and his role in its creation, while soberly warning of the threat posed by regional and sectarian division. “In looking forward …

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