===2024 election===
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. During this
presidential election year, the president and vice president will be elected. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
presidential election year, the president and vice president will be elected. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
Alina Habba gains steam for White House press secretary position
President-elect Donald Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, is gaining steam for the position of White House press secretary.
Following Trump's shock victory last week, a mad dash began to staff his next administration. One of the most coveted positions is press secretary, the most visible role in the administration. Habba, Trump's media-savvy attorney, has emerged as one of the leading candidates for the position. (MSN 11/15/24) READ MORE>>>>>
President-elect Donald Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, is gaining steam for the position of White House press secretary.
Following Trump's shock victory last week, a mad dash began to staff his next administration. One of the most coveted positions is press secretary, the most visible role in the administration. Habba, Trump's media-savvy attorney, has emerged as one of the leading candidates for the position. (MSN 11/15/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump nominees Gaetz, Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run
It's fitting that President-elect Donald Trump attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship event last weekend. For his cabinet so far, he has tapped a pair of nominees ready to mix it up in grudge matches of their own. In Matt Gaetz, nominated as attorney general, and Pete Hegseth, chosen to helm the Pentagon, Trump has picked two pugnacious candidates with a MAGA-fueled mandate to gut and transform the institutions they would take over. Like many of the president-elect's picks, Gaetz, 42, and Hegseth, 44, are Trump loyalists who lack the experience typically expected for such high-level roles. (Reuters 11/19/24) READ MORE>>>>>
It's fitting that President-elect Donald Trump attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship event last weekend. For his cabinet so far, he has tapped a pair of nominees ready to mix it up in grudge matches of their own. In Matt Gaetz, nominated as attorney general, and Pete Hegseth, chosen to helm the Pentagon, Trump has picked two pugnacious candidates with a MAGA-fueled mandate to gut and transform the institutions they would take over. Like many of the president-elect's picks, Gaetz, 42, and Hegseth, 44, are Trump loyalists who lack the experience typically expected for such high-level roles. (Reuters 11/19/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Trump Pentagon Pick Leaves World Asking Who Is Hegseth
Across the globe, officials spent the day frantically Googling Pete Hegseth to learn about Donald Trump’s selection to run the world’s most powerful military. A weekend morning host on Fox News, Hegseth was a bolt-out-of-the-blue pick. While he is a combat veteran and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he would come to the job with no high-level experience in government or the military. And the challenges are daunting, between Russia’s war in Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East and a rising China, not to mention the daily task of running the sprawling bureaucracy. Hegseth has made clear that he sees China as the primary strategic concern and expressed skepticism about US military involvement in Europe — even as the Biden administration scrambles to deliver “every dollar” of aid to Ukraine before Jan. 20. For the president-elect, Hegseth meets perhaps the most important test: He’s a loyal and vehement supporter of Trump on TV. Read how Trump’s other picks are shaping up. (Bloomberg 11/13/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Across the globe, officials spent the day frantically Googling Pete Hegseth to learn about Donald Trump’s selection to run the world’s most powerful military. A weekend morning host on Fox News, Hegseth was a bolt-out-of-the-blue pick. While he is a combat veteran and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he would come to the job with no high-level experience in government or the military. And the challenges are daunting, between Russia’s war in Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East and a rising China, not to mention the daily task of running the sprawling bureaucracy. Hegseth has made clear that he sees China as the primary strategic concern and expressed skepticism about US military involvement in Europe — even as the Biden administration scrambles to deliver “every dollar” of aid to Ukraine before Jan. 20. For the president-elect, Hegseth meets perhaps the most important test: He’s a loyal and vehement supporter of Trump on TV. Read how Trump’s other picks are shaping up. (Bloomberg 11/13/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Ross Douthat, Bill Kristol Talk Harris’ Campaign Failures at Harvard Event
Conservative political commentators Bill Kristol ’73 and Ross G. Douthat ’02 said Vice President Kamala Harris failed to articulate a cohesive argument against Donald Trump during a post-election debrief panel hosted by the Harvard Center for American Political Studies on Thursday.
The panel also featured Brookings Institute Senior Fellow William A. Galston and was moderated by Harvey C. Mansfield’ 53, a prominent conservative professor of Government who retired from Harvard in 2023. During the panel, Douthat — an opinion columnist for the New York Times and former Crimson Editorial editor — said that there is a “pretty simple story” to tell about the 2024 election results: President Joe Biden’s failure to follow through on his “central promise was to restore normalcy.” (Harvard Crimson 11/8/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Conservative political commentators Bill Kristol ’73 and Ross G. Douthat ’02 said Vice President Kamala Harris failed to articulate a cohesive argument against Donald Trump during a post-election debrief panel hosted by the Harvard Center for American Political Studies on Thursday.
The panel also featured Brookings Institute Senior Fellow William A. Galston and was moderated by Harvey C. Mansfield’ 53, a prominent conservative professor of Government who retired from Harvard in 2023. During the panel, Douthat — an opinion columnist for the New York Times and former Crimson Editorial editor — said that there is a “pretty simple story” to tell about the 2024 election results: President Joe Biden’s failure to follow through on his “central promise was to restore normalcy.” (Harvard Crimson 11/8/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Exclusive-Kamala Harris could join podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview - sources
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris could sit down with popular podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Harris campaign officials met with Rogan's team this week but an appearance has not been confirmed yet, two of the sources said. Rogan, who runs the most popular podcast in the United States, has a highly coveted and devoted following that leans young, male and numbers in the tens of millions.
(MSN 10/14/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris could sit down with popular podcaster Joe Rogan for an interview in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential campaign, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Harris campaign officials met with Rogan's team this week but an appearance has not been confirmed yet, two of the sources said. Rogan, who runs the most popular podcast in the United States, has a highly coveted and devoted following that leans young, male and numbers in the tens of millions.
(MSN 10/14/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Laura Loomer
Starting last Tuesday, Loomer has regularly been spotted by Trump’s side on the campaign trail, repeatedly flying with him around the country. She accompanied him to the presidential debate against Kamala Harris and was backstage at the debate with Trump’s entourage. She was in Trump’s posse in New York City and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11 — despite sharing a video that claimed “9/11 was an Inside Job!” just last year. “Donald Trump likes me,” Loomer said Saturday. “Donald Trump trusts me. OK? Obviously, he trusts me if I’m on his plane.” The admission to Trump’s inner circle is a remarkable come-up for Loomer, who has made a brand out of being openly racist, calling herself a “proud Islamophobe” and “pro-white nationalism.” Loomer has, for years, been a vile and unapologetic bigot, repeatedly calling for ethnically cleansing the U.S. of Muslims, referring to Black politicians by racist slurs and pushing the “Great Replacement,” the conspiracy theory that has inspired multiple white supremacist mass shootings. --Christopher Mathias, Matt Shuham, Jennifer Bendery; Huffpost; How Did Laura Loomer Finally Earn A Spot At Donald Trump’s Side? 9.16.24
Don Lemon
So, he’s called everyone who works in this building, “the enemy of the people,” right? We had pipe bombs sent because he kept calling us “the enemy of the people,” and that CNN was fake news.
Crooked Joe. Crooked Hillary. Crooked Kamala. Comrade Kamala. Deranged Jack Smith. Birdbrain Nikki Haley. Bloodbath if he’s not elected. There won’t be another election if he’s not elected. Bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. Poisoning the blood of our country. Destroying the blood of our country, which is something that was Hitler-esque. Communists. Marxists. Fascists. Left-leaning that live like vermin. Sons of bitches to NBA players. Shithole countries. Haiti was one and now he’s blaming Haitian immigrants for things. Blood coming out of her wherever as he talked about Megyn Kelly. And so if Donald Trump wants people, wants Kamala Harris and others to stop saying that he is a threat to democracy, then he should stop threatening democracy. Perhaps he shouldn’t be trying to overturn elections, overthrow the government, and inciting insurrections. -Don Lemon on CNN; 9/16/24
Crooked Joe. Crooked Hillary. Crooked Kamala. Comrade Kamala. Deranged Jack Smith. Birdbrain Nikki Haley. Bloodbath if he’s not elected. There won’t be another election if he’s not elected. Bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. Poisoning the blood of our country. Destroying the blood of our country, which is something that was Hitler-esque. Communists. Marxists. Fascists. Left-leaning that live like vermin. Sons of bitches to NBA players. Shithole countries. Haiti was one and now he’s blaming Haitian immigrants for things. Blood coming out of her wherever as he talked about Megyn Kelly. And so if Donald Trump wants people, wants Kamala Harris and others to stop saying that he is a threat to democracy, then he should stop threatening democracy. Perhaps he shouldn’t be trying to overturn elections, overthrow the government, and inciting insurrections. -Don Lemon on CNN; 9/16/24
Jon Stewart Rips Into Trump, Says Kamala “Crushed” During Debate
The gloves are off, and the fight for the presidency has begun in earnest. After Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump squared off for the first time in a presidential debate, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart went live to sum up their showdown: “She crushed that.”. Stewart took shots at both candidates after Harris and Trump’s first and, as of now, only scheduled debate, invoking Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in June to call out both candidates for failing to directly answer questions. “Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to say after surviving the PTSD of the last presidential debate, how unbelievably refreshing it is to go back to the same old ‘nobody’s gonna answer any fucking questions,’” Stewart said. “We’re back! America’s back!”
(Vanity Fair 9/11/24) READ MORE>>>>>
The gloves are off, and the fight for the presidency has begun in earnest. After Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump squared off for the first time in a presidential debate, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart went live to sum up their showdown: “She crushed that.”. Stewart took shots at both candidates after Harris and Trump’s first and, as of now, only scheduled debate, invoking Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in June to call out both candidates for failing to directly answer questions. “Ladies and gentlemen, I just want to say after surviving the PTSD of the last presidential debate, how unbelievably refreshing it is to go back to the same old ‘nobody’s gonna answer any fucking questions,’” Stewart said. “We’re back! America’s back!”
(Vanity Fair 9/11/24) READ MORE>>>>>
How Did Fake News About Haitian Migrants Eating Cats Spread From Malaysian Propagandist to Trump Campaign and JD Vance?The Trump campaign pushed unfounded online rumors in a mailer sent out Monday that Haitian migrants in Ohio were eating pets, using the story as a political attack line to accuse Vice President Kamala Harris of failing on immigration policies, citing tweets as evidence The email claims, among other alleged crimes, that Haitian immigrants have “reportedly been caught ‘decapitating ducks’ and hunting geese and other livestock in public parks — and even kidnapping residents’ pets — then eating them.” The campaign email came on Monday soon after former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), also amplified the claims when he shared a clip of himself discussing “the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants,” whom he accused of “draining social services and generally causing chaos in Springfield, Ohio.” (MediaIte 9/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Snub? Taylor Swift Sits in Different Suite Than Brittany Mahomes at Chiefs Game After Donald Trump Support Drama
On Thursday, September 5, the pop star, 34, and the famous WAG, 29, sat in different suites to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ first game of the season after Mahomes recently declared her support for Donald Trump in the upcoming election. While the two blonde beauties used to grace Arrowhead Stadium together, the “Cruel Summer” singer was spotted in a suite with boyfriend Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, while the mother-of-three watched her husband, Patrick Mahomes, play alongside daughter Sterling Skye. The two sitting separately came after Brittany stirred up drama regarding her political beliefs on social media. While the matriarch made it clear she is supporting Donald in the upcoming election, Taylor has historically endorsed Democrats. (OK Magazine 9/6/24) READ MORE>>>>>
On Thursday, September 5, the pop star, 34, and the famous WAG, 29, sat in different suites to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ first game of the season after Mahomes recently declared her support for Donald Trump in the upcoming election. While the two blonde beauties used to grace Arrowhead Stadium together, the “Cruel Summer” singer was spotted in a suite with boyfriend Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, while the mother-of-three watched her husband, Patrick Mahomes, play alongside daughter Sterling Skye. The two sitting separately came after Brittany stirred up drama regarding her political beliefs on social media. While the matriarch made it clear she is supporting Donald in the upcoming election, Taylor has historically endorsed Democrats. (OK Magazine 9/6/24) READ MORE>>>>>
ABC News Rejects Kamala Harris' Last-Minute Bid to Change Trump Debate Rules — Rivals Will Keep Muted Mics
Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change the rules of the upcoming debate with Donald Trump was rejected.
ABC News declined to adopt the Harris campaign's request to have unmuted mics during the September 10 debate, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The decision comes after back-and-forth between the campaigns after Trump allies claimed Democrats were trying to set up Trump for blunders on stage.
(RadarOnline 8/30/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Kamala Harris' last-minute bid to change the rules of the upcoming debate with Donald Trump was rejected.
ABC News declined to adopt the Harris campaign's request to have unmuted mics during the September 10 debate, RadarOnline.com can reveal. The decision comes after back-and-forth between the campaigns after Trump allies claimed Democrats were trying to set up Trump for blunders on stage.
(RadarOnline 8/30/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Fox News undercovered audio of Trump praising Walz’s handling of the 2020 BLM protests in Minnesota
Fox News has undercovered reporting about then-President Donald Trump’s praising Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in the state. The network briefly referred to the story 5 times for a total of just over 3 minutes. Fox has highlighted attacks against Walz over the same issue, and Trump’s own vice presidential pick, JD Vance, recently attacked Walz over his response to the protests. However, back in 2020, Trump referred to Walz as an “excellent guy” and said, “I fully agree with the way he handled it the last couple of days,” according to audio obtained by ABC News. According to the ABC reporting, Trump repeatedly praised Walz on a phone call to other governors: (Media Matters 8/12/24) READ MORE>>>>>
Fox News has undercovered reporting about then-President Donald Trump’s praising Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for his response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in the state. The network briefly referred to the story 5 times for a total of just over 3 minutes. Fox has highlighted attacks against Walz over the same issue, and Trump’s own vice presidential pick, JD Vance, recently attacked Walz over his response to the protests. However, back in 2020, Trump referred to Walz as an “excellent guy” and said, “I fully agree with the way he handled it the last couple of days,” according to audio obtained by ABC News. According to the ABC reporting, Trump repeatedly praised Walz on a phone call to other governors: (Media Matters 8/12/24) READ MORE>>>>>
‘That Is Not True!’ CNN’s Jim Acosta Calls BS On Trump Claim He’s Leading Kamala Harris ‘By A Lot’
CNN anchor Jim Acosta called BS on former President Donald Trump over his claim that he’s leading Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee for president Kamala Harris “by a lot.” On Thursday afternoon, Trump spoke to reporters for over an hour in a chaotic and falsehood-riddled press conference that included peculiar boasts about his poll numbers. VP Harris has gained on Trump consistently since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and she took the lead in both major polling averages this week. On Friday’s edition of CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta, the anchor called BS on that claim and others as he recapped the presser.
(MediaIte 8/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>
CNN anchor Jim Acosta called BS on former President Donald Trump over his claim that he’s leading Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee for president Kamala Harris “by a lot.” On Thursday afternoon, Trump spoke to reporters for over an hour in a chaotic and falsehood-riddled press conference that included peculiar boasts about his poll numbers. VP Harris has gained on Trump consistently since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and she took the lead in both major polling averages this week. On Friday’s edition of CNN Newsroom With Jim Acosta, the anchor called BS on that claim and others as he recapped the presser.
(MediaIte 8/9/24) READ MORE>>>>>