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October 5, 2024
Civil rights groups ask to extend voter registration deadlines in hurricane-ravaged states
12 hours ago With registration deadlines looming, Democrats and civil rights groups are asking election officials in the states ravaged by Hurricane Helene to give voters more time. A judge in South Carolina on Friday extended that state's deadline to Oct. 14, but prospects are uncertain in the other hard-hit states. In North Carolina, one of the most fiercely contested presidential battlegrounds, election officials aren’t planning to extend the Oct. 11 voter registration deadline, North Car ...
Go to discussionDimon denies Trump endorsement after Truth Social post
Published October 4, 2024 7:09PM (EDT) JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is denying claims that he endorsed former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. Dimon's denial, through reps, came after Trump shared a screenshot of unknown provenance on Truth Social with the claim that his campaign had the backing of the banking bigwig. A rep for Dimon quickly corrected the record, telling CNBC that “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a candidate.” The move was a blow t ...
Go to discussionTwo Seditionists Sentenced for 6 Jan 2021 Attack on US Capitol
Allan Jennings (57) of Hillsboro, TN, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,825 in restitution and fines by the Honorable US District Judge Reggie B. Walton. Jennings previously pleaded guilty to a felony offense of civil disorder and a misdemeanor offense of destruction of government property during the 6 Jan 2021 attack on the US Capitol. James Weeks (55) of Sodus, NY, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, ...
Go to discussion"We have a very real opportunity": Democrats think they can take down Ted Cruz and Rick Scott
Published October 4, 2024 4:09PM (EDT) Democrats said Friday that they are going on the offensive in two red states, Florida and Texas, confident that their candidates can credibly challenge incumbent Republican senators. Speaking on a press call, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said the party is convinced that Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., are vulnerable this November. “We have very real opportunity in both Texas and Florid ...
Go to discussionColorado judge who sentenced election denier Tina Peters to prison receives threats
October 4, 2024, 7:47 PM A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished her for her role in a data breach scheme catalyzed by the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Courthouse staff in Grand Junction, Colorado, received multiple threats that were being vetted by law enforcement while extra security ...
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