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Ten things to know about voting

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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DeSantis’ Respect for Byron Donalds Could Be Why He Hasn’t Endorsed a Successor, GOP Leaders Say

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has yet to endorse a candidate in the Republican primary to succeed him—a silence that some GOP leaders say reflects his longstanding respect for Rep. Byron Donalds. During a podcast appearance with Katie Miller last week, Donalds, R-Fla., revealed that DeSantis once considered him for a top leadership role in the state party. “When Governor DeSantis was elected back in 2018, we had a conversation and he asked if I’d be interested in becoming state party chairman of Florida,” Donalds said. Republican leaders in Florida told The Daily Signal that DeSantis’…

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MoveOn: Getting Rid of Noem Doesn’t Justify More DHS Funding

WASHINGTON – In response to President Donald Trump’s firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Kristi Noem ran the DHS with impunity, violence, and an undeniable allegiance to Donald Trump. She deserves to be ousted, but her firing won’t stop the bloodshed and bullets at the hands of an out-of-control immigration enforcement agency. Changing DHS’s leadership won’t create ICE and CBP accountability as long as Congress signs off on more blank checks to fund them. Noem’s firing…

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White House invokes Trump assassination attempts as it fights to keep building new ballroom

The administration begged a federal judge on Tuesday to let construction continue on President Trump’s grand ballroom project at the White House, reminding the court that he has faced “multiple assassination attempts” in recent years. The Washington Times stories: White House

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It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. You’ve heard the joke: The White House is going to start talking about the Epstein files to distract from how badly the Iran war is going. Except that this reverse “Wag the dog” is based on bizarre truth: First Lady Melania Trump did bring the disgraced financier up, unprompted, late last week in an effort to distance herself from the scandal (in a move that, predictably, only shifted it back into the spotlight…

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California Dems in Disarray After Swalwell’s Exit

A handful of Democrats are still vying for California’s top office, leaving many to wonder which candidate could rise to the top now that former Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell is out. Within a matter of two days, Swalwell went from being the top Democrat candidate for California’s highest office to announcing the end of his campaign and later resigning from Congress. Amid the chaos, elections experts and political science professors spoke to The Daily Signal about the disorder that Swalwell’s scandal has caused, and what candidate Californians could see in…

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