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Coalition of 19 GOP AGs Launch Investigation into ActBlue over Money Laundering Allegations

American Greatness
ActBlue

A coalition of 19 Republican state attorneys general have launched a criminal investigation into the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue over allegations of money laundering.

As American Greatness reported in April, multiple independent investigative journalists, including O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) and Election Watch have uncovered what appears to be illegal activity involving millions of dollars in campaign donations to Act Blue that have been laundered through unwitting small donors.

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Prosecutors May Bring Additional Charges Against Eric Adams, Other Defendants

Daily Caller News Foundation
Eric Adams

Prosecutors indicated Wednesday that they may bring more charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and additional defendants, according to multiple reports.

Adams, who was indicted last week on bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance charges, appeared in court for a hearing Wednesday before Judge Dale Ho. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten told Ho prosecutors would “likely” seek a superseding indictment, which could mean more charges against Adams and will likely include other defendants, according to the Associated Press.

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Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger on the Ground in East Tennessee Helping Victims of Hurricane Helene

Kaitlin Housler
Diana Harshbarger

Tennessee U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) has been on the ground meeting with East Tennessee residents impacted by Hurricane Helene and working to gather and distribute supplies to those in need in the aftermath of the storm.

Harshbarger, whose district stretches from the far northeastern point of the state down to the Gatlinburg area, and her staff have deployed to multiple counties impacted by the hurricane since flood waters devastated areas to assess each community’s needs and help distribute supplies.

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Jack Smith Argues Trump Isn’t Immune to Charges in D.C. Election Case

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Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday submitted a new filing in his DC election case against former President Donald Trump, arguing that he is not immune from prosecution in light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. Smith originally charged Trump with four counts related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election. Trump had argued he was immune form prosecution due to presidential immunity. The Supreme Court, earlier this year, found that the president enjoys immunity for constitutional acts and presumptive immunity for official acts. Smith subsequently filed a revised indictment and has asked the court to determine that Trump’s alleged conduct does not fall within the scope of presidential immunity.

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Biden to Stay Out of Port Strike as Trade Flows Halt, Union Boss Threatens to ‘Cripple’ Economy

Just the News
Port Strike

The White House has remained firm in its position that it will not intervene in negotiations between port workers and dock employers as trade flows screech to a halt and the lead union boss threatens to “cripple” the economy less than 35 days before the presidential election.

A general strike spread across most of the major ports on the U.S. East Coast Tuesday as the labor union representing the workers, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), said dock employers failed to give in to their demands.

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Clint Brewer: Tennesseans Response to Hurricane Helene Is a Testament to the Volunteer Spirit

Kaitlin Housler
Clint Brewer and MPL

Recovering journalist and Nashville-area public policy expert Clint Brewer said the response from Tennesseans to help residents of East Tennessee who Hurricane Helene impacted is a testament to the Volunteer spirit.

On September 26 and September 27, flash flooding from Hurricane Helene devastated buildings and roads in East Tennessee, which has since left eight dead, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.

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Commentary: Vance Outclasses Walz in Debate That Validates His Selection

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Tim Walz and JD Vance

A smiling JD Vance shaking hands with a grim-faced Tim Walz at the beginning of last night’s vice presidential debate foreshadowed the feelings of both at the end of the 90-minute discussion.

Vance not only outshined Walz, he also showed himself as the only truly great debater among the four candidates on the Republican and Democratic tickets. On Tuesday night, he beat Walz, Margaret Brennan, and Norah O’Donnell in yet another three-liberals-on-one-conservative handicap match.

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Conservative State Senator Suing City of Tucson for Prosecuting Her over Alleged Criminal Speeding

Rachel Alexander

State Senator Justine Wadsack (R-Tucson) is filing a lawsuit against Tucson after its police department after city prosecutors pursued criminal charges against her relating to a traffic stop in March.

Wadsack did not receive a speeding ticket during the stop and denied to the police officer that she was traveling 71 on Speedway Blvd in the city. Although the officer told her he caught her on the radar driving that fast, the Tucson Police Department (TPD) admitted later there was no radar evidence.

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Swing States Hurting from Inflation, Want More from Trump, Harris on Energy Policies

The Center Square
Oil Rig

Swing state voters are feeling the pain of high prices and want to hear more from presidential candidates about their energy policies, newly released polling data shows.

A new Morning Consult/American Petroleum Institute poll obtained exclusively by The Center Square surveyed registered voters in the key swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

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Memphis Man Who Allegedly Brought Illegal Gun to High School Now Charged with Robbery

Tom Pappert
Javarious Sistrunk

A 19-year-old Memphis man who was arrested after he allegedly brought a stolen gun to Hamilton High School was arrested again on Monday and remains behind bars after reportedly being charged with aggravated battery and possession of controlled substances.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office records confirm Javarious Sistrunk is back in jail on Monday, where he is held on a $80,000 bond, after Action News 5 reported police accused him of robbing a woman and possessing a controlled substance on Monday night. 

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Kennedy Will Stay on Ballot

The Center Square
RFK Jr Wisconsin

Former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost the fight to remove his name from Wisconsin’s ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled against him.

In its decision, the Court found that Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen E. Ehlke exercised proper discretion when denying Kennedy’s request for a temporary injunction and keeping the former candidate on the ballot.  

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Former Virginia Teacher Receives $575,000 Settlement After Being Fired over Refusing to Use Transgender Pronouns

Tom Pappert
Peter Vlaming

A former teacher in Virginia received $575,000 in a settlement to end his lawsuit after he was fired by West Point High School in 2018 for refusing to use the preferred gender of a student who identified as transgender, the conservative legal organization behind the lawsuit announced on Tuesday.

The Alliance for Defending Freedom (ADF) announced on Tuesday it reached a settlement with the West Point School Board after the firing of Peter Vlaming, who taught French at West Point High School prior to his firing in 2018.

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Commentary: The Shocking New Data on Illegal Immigrant Crime

Just the News
Illegal Immigrants

The new data on all the criminal noncitizens coming into the U.S. is shocking.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checks the background of illegal aliens they have in custody. But, the administration’s letter to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) shows that as of July 21, 2024, ICE let 435,719 convicted criminals and 226,847 people with pending criminal charges in their home countries into the U.S.

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Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban as Unconstitutional

Daily Caller News Foundation
Judge McBurney

A county superior judge declared on Monday that Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and unenforceable under the state’s constitution.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the law breaches the Georgia Constitution, arguing that it’s protection of liberty includes allowing women to obtain an abortion up to the point the child is viable outside the womb, free from state interference, according to The Associated Press. The law, which had been effective since 2022, limited abortion access by prohibiting the procedure once fetal cardiac activity could be detected, often around six weeks into pregnancy.

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U.S. Auto Sales Remain Stuck Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Daily Caller News Foundation
Car Shopping

U.S. car sales remain stuck below pre-pandemic levels amid a struggling auto market, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Higher borrowing costs and increased prices on new vehicles are two key factors steering consumers away from buying, according to the WSJ. Many customers have looked to lease cars to avoid out-of-pocket costs and have turned to purchasing smaller and more affordable vehicle models.

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Arkansas Sues Major Platform over Allegations of Intentionally Encouraging Kids to Become Addicted

Daily Caller News Foundation
Social Media Kid

Arkansas filed a lawsuit Monday against YouTube and its parent entity, Alphabet, alleging that the platform intentionally promotes addictive behaviors that exacerbate mental health issues among youth.

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a lawsuit in Phillips County Circuit Court against Google LLC, YouTube LLC, XXVI Holdings, Inc., and their parent company, Alphabet, Inc for allegedly breaching the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by engaging in deceptive and detrimental business practices targeting young users, according to the complaint. It contends that the platform’s addictive nature has necessitated millions in state expenditures on expanded mental health services for young individuals.

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Walz Said He Was in Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Protests, but Records Show He Was in Nebraska

Daily Caller News Foundation
Tim Walz

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz once claimed he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China, though local news outlets showed he was in Nebraska at the time.

1989’s demonstrations saw protesters gather in Tiananmen Square from April 15-June 4 of that year demanding democratic reforms to the Chinese communist system. The demonstrations ended when the government dispatched troops to clear the square.

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Tennessee Congressional Delegation Urges President Biden to Approve Updated Disaster Declaration Submitted by Governor Bill Lee

Kaitlin Housler
Joe Biden TN

All 11 members of the Tennessee congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday requesting the “swift approval” of Governor Bill Lee’s request for an updated major disaster declaration in the wake of flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.

Lee initially requested federal assistance for Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties following the flash flooding that devastated buildings and roads in East Tennessee on September 26 and September 27, which the president approved on Saturday.

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Ruben Gallego Asks Arizona Court to Keep Divorce Records Sealed amid New Details About Second Marriage to Lobbyist

Tom Pappert
Ruben Gallego family

New details have emerged about the marriage between Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03) and his second wife, Sydney Barron Gallego, as the date approaches for a court to decide whether records from his divorce from his first wife, Kate Gallego, should be unsealed.

Attorneys for Ruben Gallego, his ex-wife Kate Gallego, and The Washington Free Beacon are expected in court on October 10 to review proposed redactions to their divorce case after the conservative news publication sued and obtained a ruling demanding the Gallegos propose redactions ahead of a public release.

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Commentary: The Hidden Agenda Behind Your Town’s Local Planning Policies

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Hartville

In nearly every community of the nation the policy called Sustainable is the catch-all term for local planning programs, from water and energy controls to building codes and traffic planning. The term “sustainable” was first used in the 1987 report called “Our Common Future,’ issued by the United Nations Commission on Environment and Development (UNCED).  The term appeared in full force in 1992 in a United Nations initiative called Agenda 21.

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Multiple Recent Polls Show U.S. Senate Race Between Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego Is Neck and Neck

Rachel Alexander
Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake

The Kari Lake campaign highlighted some new polls on Friday showing her race against Ruben Gallego for the U.S. Senate is neck and neck. There are 20 independent polls which show that the race is averaging less than two points apart, with Gallego barely in the lead. 

The campaign noted that the results correlate to a new poll Rasmussen Reports issued last Wednesday, “the pollster that called Donald Trump’s 2016 victory when no one else said he could win.” In 2023, after the election problems began so Rasmussen’s polls were “wrong” in 2020 and 2022, the political poll aggregator site 538 site still rated the pollster a respectable “B” for accuracy. 

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Minnesota Teacher Fired over Vax Mandate Warns: Gov. Tim Walz Is a ‘Petty Tyrant’ and ‘Not a Man of Reason’

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Russ Stewart, Gov, Tim Walz

A college instructor who taught for nearly 30 years was fired due to the strict COVID protocols in Minnesota — just weeks before they were rescinded.

Russ Stewart was an instructor at Lake Superior College in Duluth where he taught ethics, logic and philosophy. The school is part of the Minnesota State System of Colleges and Universities and, as such, Stewart was a state employee.

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Sen. Bob Casey Opposes Effort to Block Funding for Israel amid Accusation He ‘Failed to Stand’ with Jewish Pennsylvanians

Tom Pappert
Sen. Bob Casey

Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on Monday declared his opposition to the proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to block $20 billion in aid to Israel, reportedly calling it “reckless and irresponsible” in a statement.

The senator’s statement came after Sanders introduced legislation that would block a $20 billion arms deal with Israel, which Sanders called “immoral” and “illegal” under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act.

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Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit over Tennessee Trans Bathroom Law Filed by 8-Year-Old

Tom Pappert
Judge William "Chip" Campbell

U.S. District Judge William Campbell on Friday dismissed a lawsuit which sought to block Tennessee’s legislation requiring children use the bathroom that corresponds to their biological gender, determining courts have already determined the law is not discriminatory to men or women.

The litigation was launched in 2022 by an 8-year-old plaintiff named in the lawsuit as D.H., who is a biological male that identifies as a transgender female. The child’s mother accused Tennessee of legalizing “discrimination against helpless children” after the law was signed by Governor Bill Lee in 2021.

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‘She’s a Liar’: Former DOJ Official Jeff Clark Reacts to Not Finding a Single Case Prosecuted by Kamala Harris

Kaitlin Housler
Jeff Clark, Kamala Harris

Jeff Clark, former acting assistant attorney general during the Trump administration, said Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be a “liar” and is “misrepresenting her record” as a comprehensive search into her background as a prosecutor has failed to produce evidence that she ever led the prosecution of a single case at the local or state level.

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New EPA Rules Will Cause Widespread Blackouts, Electric Grid Operators Warn in SCOTUS Brief

Just the News

Organizations that manage, coordinate and monitor electricity service for 156 million Americans across 30 states are warning that the Biden-Harris administration’s power plant rule will be catastrophic for the nation’s grid. Four regional trade organizations (RTO), as they’re called, recently filed an amicus brief, also known as a friend of the court brief, in support of a multi-state lawsuit against the EPA over the rule.

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Commentary: More Than 150,000 Violent Convicted Criminals Released into U.S. as Kamala Harris Visits Southern Border to Find Out What’s Going On

The Daily Torch

“I say, I told you so.” That was former President Donald Trump’s reaction at a Michigan rally on Sept. 27 of tens of thousands of violent, convicted criminals being let into the U.S. by the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security, according to the latest data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released on Sept. 25 via Congressional oversight by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas).

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