Category: Politics

House Chairman Green Demands Answers on DHS, FBI Failure to Vet Alleged Afghan Terror Suspect

Just the News
Mark Green

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green sent a letter Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, following a report from Just the News about the recent arrests of two Afghanistan nationals who were charged with planning an election day terror plot.

One of the suspects, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, was arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with multiple crimes including conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to the Justice Department announcement.

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Messaging Expert Explains Stark Difference Behind Media Exposure Between Harris-Walz and Trump-Vance Campaigns

Kaitlin Housler
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

Recovering journalist and Nashville-area public affairs expert Clint Brewer said the different approaches taken by both presidential campaigns regarding media exposure stem from both parties’ candidates’ abilities when handling the media on a national scale.

Acknowledging how Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have had “selective” and “controlled” interactions with the media as opposed to former President Donald Trump and U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) being widely available to the press, Brewer said both campaigns have to “play with what they’ve got” in regards to media exposure.

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Michael Patrick Leahy: ‘Nobody Would Believe It’ If Kamala Harris Was Elected President on November 5

Kaitlin Housler
Michael Patrick Leahy, Kamala Harris

Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, said Vice President Kamala Harris’ blunders on the presidential campaign trail are so significant that “nobody would believe it” if she was elected president in the November 5 general election.

During Tuesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Leahy dedicated a segment to Harris’ questionable move to attack Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ preparation for Hurricane Milton, specifically the governor’s lack of communication with Harris ahead of the storm.

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Commentary: America in the Age of Nero

RealClearWire
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

Americans are like members of a quarrelsome family, so intent on arguing their petty grievances around the kitchen table that they don’t smell the rising smoke from the oven. As our nation fumes and the world burns, neither major party presidential candidate is addressing the lapping flames around us.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are not simply ignoring our frightening national debt – both vow to ramp it up. Neither candidate has a serious plan to respond to the threats posed by China, Russia, or Iran.

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Dave McCormick Endorsed by The Jewish Voice as Poll Shows Tie in Pennsylvania Race Against Sen. Bob Casey

Tom Pappert
Dave McCormick

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick received the endorsement on Wednesday of The Jewish Voice, calling him the Pennsylvania candidate capable of ensuring the “Judeo-Christian right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness for all.”

McCormick received endorsement amid the release of polling showing him statistically tied with his opponent, three-term incumbent Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), and as the Republican has repeatedly argued the Biden-Harris administration and Casey have failed to adequately support Israel and Jewish faithful in Pennsylvania.

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Mick Mulvaney Blasts Biden Administration Extralegal Regulatory Overreach

Tom Pappert
Mick Mulvaney

Former Trump administration White House Chief of Staff and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney released an op-ed last Thursday, skewering the Biden-Harris administration for its “extralegal” regulatory overreach, offering specific examples of how the White House forced illegal regulations on Americans.

Mulvaney cited regulatory overreach as a key contrast between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, offering examples from the Biden-Harris administration that indicate the types of regulation Harris would seek to impose on Americans if elected in November.

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Former Minnesotan EJ Haust: Tim Walz ‘Cannot Be Trusted,’ ‘Should Be Nowhere Near the White House’

Kaitlin Housler
Tim Walz

EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and former journalist who lived in Minnesota for 12 years before relocating to Tennessee, said Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s brief appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes” special, which aired on Monday, further proves that he “cannot be trusted” and “should be nowhere near the White House.”

During the interview, CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker pressed Walz about his answer during the vice presidential debate against U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) regarding his false claim that he was in China in the spring of 1989 as the Tiananmen Square protests took place.

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Probe into Whether Democrats use ActBlue Platform to Cheat at Fundraising Expands to 19 States

Just the News
ActBlue Fundraising app

A sprawling investigation into the online fundraising platform ActBlue has expanded into 19 states, as attorneys general across the country press the company on its security practices and whether Democrats might be using the platform to cheat on election donations.

An investigation that began with a few states and a House committee has now spread across nearly half the country as chief state investigators are endeavoring to determine whether Democrats have used the ActBlue to launder foreign money or craft donations in people’s names without their permission, a practice known as “straw donations.”

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Sen. Bill Hagerty, Rep. Andy Biggs Lead 60 Congressmen in DOJ Letter Demanding Answers on Non-Citizen Voting

Tom Pappert
Hagerty and Biggs

Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) led 60 members of Congress in a second letter to the Department of Justice DOJ to demand answers about non-citizen voters in the United States.

Biggs’ office explained in a press release that lawmakers previously sent a letter demanding information from the DOJ on July 12, and had yet to receive a response by their October 2 letter.

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Five Tennessee Congressmen Voted Against Bill for FEMA to Fund Welfare of Illegal Immigrants

Tom Pappert

Five members of Tennessee’s delegation to the U.S. House and both of its U.S. Senators voted earlier this year against legislation that provided additional funding to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to provide for the welfare of millions of illegal immigrants who crossed the southern border under the Biden-Harris administration.

The realization that FEMA was tasked with managing illegal immigrant populations inside the United States came after Hurricane Helene, when Republicans revealed FEMA has directed $640.9 million in federal grants to nonprofits who support illegal immigrants.

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Inflation Remains Top Concern for Most Pennsylvania Voters as Poll Shows Trump Leads Harris on Issue

Tom Pappert
Family Grocery Shopping

Polling released on Tuesday found nearly all Pennsylvanians are lowering their standard of living due to the inflation and higher prices that have characterized the Biden-Harris administration.

The data was released on the heels of a national survey that found the majority of Americans trust former President Donald Trump more than Vice President Kamala Harris on every economic issue, including the cost of living.

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Rep. Summer Lee Slammed for ‘Victim Blaming’ by Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for October 7 Statement

Tom Pappert
Summer Lee

Representative Summer Lee (D-PA-12) and other Pittsburgh-area Democrats were condemned on Monday by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for their joint statement marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians, noting the statement failed to name the terrorist group or note the conflict began after their unprovoked incursion into Israel.

Lee posted the statement on Monday to her account on the social media platform X, revealing Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato joined her in the statement. Lee wrote the signatories, “mark one year since the October 7th attacks with hearts big enough to grieve those killed one year ago and those massacred in the year since.”

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Arizona Local News Journalist Releases Book Titled, ‘The Case for Open Borders’

Tom Pappert
Author Todd Miller, "Build Bridges not Walls"

A local news journalist in Tucson, Arizona was interviewed on Sunday after releasing a book titled, “The Case for Open Borders,” in which he argued the Biden-Harris border policies that allowed more than 12 million illegal immigrants to enter the country in four years are not actually “open borders,” which he suggested would provide a boon to the American economy and “fundamental fairness” to billions of people who were not born United States citizens.

Tucson-based Arizona Luminaria journalist John Washington appeared Saturday on the “Horizonte” program on Arizona PBS to discuss his new book, which was released earlier this year.

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‘Tennessee Three’ Member Justin Pearson Hits Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris Because ‘She Came and Fought for Us in Tennessee’

Tom Pappert
Justin Pearson, Kamala Harris

State Representative Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) explained he is actively campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris because she “fought” for him and other controversially anti-gun members of the Tennessee House of Representatives during a visit to Nashville last year.

Both Pearson and Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) were expelled from the General Assembly for their role in an anti-gun riot at the Tennessee Capitol in the wake of the Covenant School shooting last year, while Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) avoided expulsion.

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GOP Sen Rails Against Biden-Harris Admin for ‘Catastrophic’ Middle East Policy One Year After October 7 Hamas Attack

Daily Caller News Foundation
Sen. Joni Ernst

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst told President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday that their Middle East policy has been “catastrophic,” one year after the October 7, 2023, invasion of Israel and the subsequent war that broke out in the region.

Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7 last year, killing roughly 1,200 people, sparking a broader regional war and dragging in other bad actors such as the Houthis, Hezbollah and Iran. Ernst told Biden and Harris that their response to the conflict — including criticizing Israel’s actions in the conflict, delisting the Houthis as a terrorist organization and appeasing Iran — has only contributed to the ongoing chaos in the region and gave their policy an “F” grade, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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Commentary: Hispanic Entrepreneurs Have an Affinity Towards Trump’s Economic Agenda

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R&R Upholstery in Phoenix

Arizona is home to a dynamic small business ecosystem — nearly one-fifth of which are Hispanic-owned. This entrepreneurial community — along with the state’s 2.3 million Latino residents — will have a big voice in the upcoming election. As a Hispanic small business owner myself, it’s obvious which candidate’s policy agenda will foster more economic opportunity.

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Analysis: Win or Lose, Trump Completes Comeback of the Century in Return to Butler, Pennsylvania

The Daily Torch
Trump in Butler, PA

On Oct. 5, former President Donald Trump historically returned to Butler, Pa. at the site he was nearly assassinated at on July 13, paying tribute to the fallen Corey Comperatore in a touching moment of silence with the race for Pennsylvania hanging in the balance, with the latest average of polls compiled by RealClearPolling.com showing the Commonwealth all tied up between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, with each garnering 48.2 percent.

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Republican PAC Launches Six-Figure Battleground Blitz Targeting The ‘Left’s Most Wanted’

Daily Caller News Foundation
Republican State Leadership Committee video ad

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) released its second wave of offensive ads on Monday targeting Democrats in the key battlegrounds of Arizona, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

The six-figure ad campaign, titled “Left’s Most Wanted,” will run through Election Day targeting eight state Democrats on their immigration, crime and economic policy, according to a press release obtained first by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Currently, Republicans control 57 state legislative chambers while Democrats control 42, leaving Democrats just five chambers away from gaining a national majority.

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Many U.S. Muslims Deny Israel’s Right to Exist, Say U.S. Shouldn’t Help Israel if Attacked by Iran: Poll

The Daily Signal
National Students for Justice in Palestine March

One year after Hamas terrorists in Gaza invaded Israel, raping women and slaughtering more than 1,100 people, including infants, and after video evidence of the slaughter has spread across the world, a shocking percentage of American Muslims deny these facts and harbor disgusting antisemitic attitudes, a new poll shows.

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Poll: Strong Majority Favors Issue 1 in Ohio

The Center Square
Ohio State House

A substantial majority of Ohio voters want to change the way the state draws political districts based on a new poll.

The Bowling Green State University and Public Policy Research Network poll of 1,000 likely voters shows 60 percent favor Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the redistricting process from political leaders and replace them with a 15-member independent commission.

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Fetterman Calls Musk Appearance at Trump Rally ‘Big Deal’ for ‘Very Close’ Pennsylvania

Tom Pappert
Sen John Fetterman

U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) on Sunday said the appearance by Elon Musk at the Saturday rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania by former President Donald Trump is a “big deal” for the Republican in a “very close” election.

Fetterman appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with Shannon Bream and once again predicted a “very competitive” race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, and acknowledged the Republican understands the outsized influence of Pennsylvania on the 2024 election, after acknowledging the impact of Elon Musk joining Trump on stage.

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Commentary: The Propaganda Press Is Hard at Work Protecting Harris’ Husband’s and FEMA’s Failures

American Greatness
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Hurricane Helene storm damage in Tennessee

If you have been awake these last several days, you will know all about how the aspiring First Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, publicly slapped a former girlfriend so hard she spun around. I believe, but am not sure of the chronology, that that was after Emhoff inseminated the nanny he and his former wife had engaged to, well, possibly to help him in his task of “redefining masculinity.”

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Commentary: Hurricane Helene Savaged Seven States, Hurricane Biden-Harris Decimated 50

American Greatness
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden

The 800-mile path of destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene to the southeastern United States has been massive. The scope and scale of the devastation are only now beginning to be understood. There are at least 200 dead, millions of lives disrupted, and many billions of dollars of damage. The tardy, callous, and insouciant response of the Biden-Harris administration recalled the famous New York Daily News headline from 1975: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” “Drop Dead” was certainly the animating spirit for the lack of action by the Biden-Harris administration in the face of the tremendous suffering of Americans in those states.

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Elon Musk Taunts Sen. Mark Kelly over Claim Endorsement of Trump Tied to Tax Cuts

Tom Pappert
Elon Musk, Sen. Mark Kelly CNN interview

Elon Musk taunted Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in a post to his social media platform, X, after the Democrat suggested the Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink boss is motivated to support former President Donald Trump by the tax cuts enacted under Trump’s first administration.

Kelly received the taunt after claiming the comments Musk made at the rally held by former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday were “hypocritical.”

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Ex-Atlanta BLM Leader Lands 3.5-Year Prison Sentence Using Charity’s Money to Buy Guns, House, Prostitute

Tom Pappert
Tyree Conyers-Page

The former leader of a nonprofit named Black Lives Matter (BLM) of Greater Atlanta was sentenced to over three years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of financial crimes for using his charity’s money to live a luxurious lifestyle after raising more than $400,000 following the death of George Floyd.

Tyree Conyers-Page, who used the name Sir Maejor Page when representing BLM of Greater Atlanta, was sentenced in Ohio on Thursday to 42 months in federal prison, or three-and-a-half years, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, over what prosecutors successfully argued was a scheme to defraud donors to Black Lives Matter.

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Harris Campaign Spending Good Chunk of Cycle Rubbing Elbows with Celebs, Big Money Donors

Daily Caller News Foundation
Kamala Harris and Sophia Rodrigo

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign appears to have set their focus on fundraising and celebrity sit-downs, raking in millions through the help of Hollywood and big money donors.

Support for Vice President Kamala Harris skyrocketed after President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid on July 21 and endorsed her. Donors who had withheld funds under Biden and celebrities questioning his mental fitness quickly rallied around Harris, dramatically boosting her image.

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Trump’s Butler Rally to Feature Comperatore Family, July 13 Rally First Responders, Elon Musk

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump on Friday announced the guest list for his Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin on July 13.

The Trump campaign announced the former president “will return to Butler, Pennsylvania to hold a rally on the very same ground where he took a bullet for democracy less than three months ago.” It included a list of more than 50 “special guests” who will be in attendance.

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Michael Patrick Leahy: Tim Walz’s Answer on His Trip to China During Vice Presidential Debate Was Meant to Cover Up His More Troubling Connection to the CCP

Kaitlin Housler
Tim Walz and JD Vance

EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and former journalist who lived in Minnesota for 12 years before relocating to Tennessee, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, said they believe Minnesota Governor Tim Walz may have “mangled” his answer during Tuesday’s night’s vice presidential debate when he was pressed on his trip to Hong Kong, China in 1989 to cover up his deeper connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

During Tuesday night’s debate against U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH), CBS moderator Margaret Brennan pressed Walz on his false claim that he was in China in the spring of 1989 as the Tiananmen Square protests took place.

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FEMA Denies Confiscating Hurricane Relief Supplies, Contradicting Claims by SpaceX Engineer Shared by Elon Musk

Tom Pappert
FEMA worker

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) twice denied to The Tennessee Star that it is confiscating hurricane relief supplies in Tennessee, North Carolina, or any area recovering from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene.

The denials come despite Elon Musk, the owner of Space X, reporting that one of his company’s engineers said supplies were confiscated by the federal agency in Asheville, North Carolina, where the world’s richest man is supplying volunteers with Starlink devices to restore Internet connectivity to the rural communities.

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Congressman Scott DesJarlais Sends Letter to ICE Deputy Director Demanding Accurate Data on Crimes Being Committed by Juvenile Illegal Immigrants

Kaitlin Housler

U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner on Thursday requesting accurate data regarding crimes committed by juvenile illegal immigrants.

As of July 21, 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories were on ICE’s national docket, which includes both those detained by ICE and those on the agency’s non-detained docket.

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Ruben Gallego Reportedly Ends Police Press Conference After Questions About Past Criticism for Law Enforcement

Tom Pappert
Gallego Press Conference

Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03) reportedly ended a press conference with Arizona law enforcement abruptly after reporters asked about his evolving stance on police reform.

A press release published by Gallego’s congressional office reveals he held the press conference alongside Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers and Arizona Police Association (APA) President Justin Harris, who is also a member of the Glendale Police Department.

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Legal Expert Phill Kline Says Vice Presidential Debate Will Influence Election

Kaitlin Housler
Phill Kline

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said two very different worldviews were presented by U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday evening, which Kline said “will make a difference” in the November 5 general election.

Kline said Vance “won” Tuesday’s debate, hosted by CBS, as the Republican vice presidential nominee delivered a worldview and policy standpoints based on “reason” instead of “emotion.”

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Kamala Harris Names Anti-Gun Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones as Ideal Leader for New Generation

Tom Pappert
Kamala Harris and Justin Jones

Vice President Kamala Harris described controversial State Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) as a prominent leader for young people during an interview with progressive social media publisher NowThis Impact released on Tuesday.

In the interview, Harris was asked by the liberal news organization to name five “ideal dinner guests,” and the vice president said Jones would have the fifth seat at a table largely seated with civil rights icons.

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Trump Widens Georgia Lead over Harris as More Voters Now Hold Positive View of Former President, Quinnipiac Poll Shows

Tom Pappert
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump has widened his lead in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to data released by Quinnipiac pollsters on Wednesday that also shows more Georgians now hold a favorable view of the Republican than his Democratic opponent.

The Quinnipiac University Poll data for Georgia found Trump now leads with the support of 50 percent of likely voters in the Peach State, while Harris trailed at 44 percent, with an additional 3 percent supporting other candidates.

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Pennsylvania Senate Nominee Dave McCormick Pitches ‘Special Operations and Drones’ to Confront Fentanyl Cartels in Mexico

Tom Pappert
Dave McCormick

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Dave McCormick on Wednesday expanded on his previous position that the United States should use its military to strike cartel installations in Mexico behind the illegal exporting of fentanyl over the southern border.

McCormick told The Associated Press he envisions the precision use of military resources to destroy facilities behind fentanyl production or transportation, which he said the country’s leaders should consider terrorism.

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Harris-Walz Court Georgia’s Black Farmers Months After Court Blocks Biden Ag Program Exclusively Aiding Minority Farms

Tom Pappert

The Harris-Walz campaign reportedly drew more than 100 black farmers and supporters in Byromville, Georgia on Sunday as it targets rural voters in the Peach State in a bid to repeat the party’s 2020 victory.

Huffington Post deputy editor Philip Lewis reported the Harris-Walz occurred at Jibb’s Vineyard, which he described as a black-owned vineyard, and said it focused “on rural Black farmers.”

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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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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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