Category: World

Las Vegas, Nevada, which sits in battleground Clark County in one of the most closely watched swing states in the upcoming election, is home to a mayoral race where a Republican could win for the first time in half a century.  Democrat Shelley Berkley and Republican Victoria Seaman, the top two vote-getters in the June…

Top House Republicans are coalescing behind the House Administration Committee’s subpoena of Democratic fundraising giant ActBlue. Republicans have accused the company of having insufficient donor verification standards. Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., has argued that the site is vulnerable to fraudulent and illegal foreign donations, though ActBlue has said it “rigorously protects donors’ security.” “ActBlue…

Some in the news industry are sounding the alarm about the prospects of another election victory for former President Trump, with one even predicting the death of the legacy media. A report in New York Magazine’s Intelligencer on Wednesday put a spotlight on the sheer panic within the media, largely focusing on the turmoil erupting…

An Indiana prison psychologist shared testimony on Wednesday about Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen’s alleged confessions behind bars. Allen, 52, is charged with murdering 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams while they were walking on a hiking trail in Delphi on Feb. 13, 2017. Their bodies were found the next day, but Allen was…

House Republicans issued a subpoena this week to the Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue, as part of an ongoing effort to obtain more information about certain questionable transactions and the platform’s process for vetting its donors. In a letter to ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones, House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., requested that the platform turn…

A new poll has found that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are essentially tied among voters in the battleground state of Michigan.  The Washington Post poll of 1,004 registered voters reveals that Trump is leading Harris there 47 to 45%. Among that group, those who said they were likely to vote…

Former President Donald Trump was joined by two Green Bay Packers stars at a rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday night as the campaign trail continues to heat up in the battleground state just days away from the election.  Hall of Fame quarterback and Packers legend Brett Favre spoke at Wednesday night’s rally, where he likened Trump to…

The countdown to election night is on. Officials across the country are preparing to count tens of millions of ballots. Every state reports votes differently, and that means the candidate in the lead in any race can change throughout election night and the days after.  For example, a state that reports votes from cities and…

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a progressive state prison official — who was instrumental in establishing “gender-affirming care” for trans inmates in Washington state — to serve on the Justice Department’s National Institute of Corrections (NIC) advisory board.  Among the policies implemented was one where pat-downs or other searches would be “performed by a correctional…

Anna Kendrick blasted an unnamed director who she said humiliated her in front of a crowd of background actors on set. During a Monday interview on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast, the 39-year-old actress was asked by host Josh Horowitz to share the “worst note that she ever got from a director.”  The “Pitch Perfect”…