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Carville: Trump rally comedian’s remarks ‘gonna cost him votes’ in swing states

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville cautioned that comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes about Puerto Rico at former President Trump's rally in Madison Square Garden is going to cost the GOP nominee votes in key battleground states. "Trump is a giant loser," Carville said Monday night in an interview on MSNBC's "The Beat." "The sooner people acknowledge...

Newspaper endorsements have outlived their purpose  

Upon hearing that both the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post would refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate this year, one thought popped up in my mind: What took them so long?  

CNN host kicks panelist off show after ‘lowest of the lowest’ exchange with Mehdi Hasan

GOP commentator Ryan Girdusky has been banned from CNN after he made offensive comments Monday toward Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, seemingly referencing his ethnicity. "I hope your beeper doesn't go off," Girdusky told Hasan, an apparent reference the pager bomb detonations earlier this year that resulted in several deaths and thousands of injuries in Lebanon....

Two decades of unlimited money in politics has transformed US democracy

In a matter of years, we went from a presidential candidate raising in the tens of millions to more than hundreds of millions for an election.

Steve Bannon released from prison one week out from Election Day

Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Bannon’s exit from a Connecticut prison comes exactly one week from Election Day, where his former boss, former President Trump, is neck-and-neck with his Democratic opponent,...

Jeff Bezos kills the once-great Washington Post

Two billionaire newspaper owners, Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos, have announced their papers will not be endorsing any presidential candidates in the 2024 election, citing their organizations' original policy of no presidential endorsements, but their decisions have been criticized as cowardly and a conflict of interest due to their major ties to the federal government.

Morning Report — Trump, Puerto Rico and the October surprise?

In today’s issue: One week to go. Seven days before Election Day, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are making their closing arguments to voters, and their last-week appearances serve to highlight the stark differences between their campaigns. Harris today will deliver a speech at the Ellipse — the very site where Trump spoke...

Policymakers push for solutions amid uncertain future of cities 

Generation-defining challenges — including housing affordability, how to adapt to climate change and the bottoming out of commercial real estate in the wake of the pandemic — paint an uncertain future for many American cities. “American cities are facing significant challenges, including currently housing affordability, the post pandemic recovery, economic development, climate resilience and infrastructure...

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon released from prison 1 week before Election Day

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison Tuesday and will hold a press conference in Manhattan, one week before former President Trump faces Vice President Harris on Election Day.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom backs candidate in Dem vs. Dem House race

California Gov. Gavin Newsom weighed in on the Democrat versus Democrat U.S. House race in California's 16th Congressional District, expressing support for state Assemblymember Evan Low.

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