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Feds Declare 2022 Elections Free of Foreign Interference: There were, however, a few unsuccessful attempts from “pro-Russian hacktivists and suspected People’s ...
thedailybeast.com/feds-declare-2022-elections-free-of-foreign-interference
WATCH: Biden awards Presidential Citizens Medals on Jan. 6 anniversary: President Joe Biden has conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-president-biden-award-12-citizens-medal-on-jan-6-anniversary
2 years after Jan. 6, speaker scrap freezes Congress again: Washington has one specialty that has long endured — memorializing and coming together over a ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-years-after-jan-6-speaker-scrap-paralyzes-congress-again/
Quick Glance: A chaotic situation emerges as McCarthy fails on the 14th ballot for Speaker of the House.
- WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Kevin McCarthy fell one vote shy of becoming House Speaker on the 14th ballot late Friday, as tensions boiled over on the House floor.
- Another Republican holdout, Florida's Byron Donalds, who was often mentioned as an alternate candidate for speaker, voted for McCarthy on Friday as well.
- McCarthy received the most votes on the 12th ballot for the first time, 213.
- -elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT) in the House Chamber on January 6, 2023, during the fourth day of voting for Speaker of the House in the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images contributed to this image.
Biden set to mark anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol attack by honoring those who defended democracy
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Quick Glance: Ashcroft, Missouri's top election official, talks with conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell.
- Mike Lindell, the founder of MyPillow and a conspiracy theorist, was in Jefferson City on Thursday with Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, the state's top election official and a possible candidate for governor in 2024.
- Lindell, reached by phone Thursday, claimed he was invited to the meeting by a group of people who wanted to discuss election issues with Ashcroft.
- House Minority Leader Crystal Quade, a Democrat from Springfield, said the encounter harmed Ashcroft's reputation as secretary of state and possible governor candidate.
- Lindell stated that he had previously met with Ashcroft and hadn't seen him in a long time.
Nassau County DA investigating Rep.-elect George Santos over false resume claims: A prosecutor in New York is launching an investigation into House Rep ...
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Quick Glance: Federal prosecutors are looking into Rep.-elect George Santos' finances.
- "The numerous fabrications and inconsistencies associated with Congressman-Elect Santos are nothing short of stunning," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly stated.
- The New York Times reported last week that Santos' biography looked to be partially fabricated.
- Santos denied being charged with any crime in Brazil in an interview with the New York Post.
- The New York Attorney General's Office told CNN last week that it had not launched a "formal investigation" into Santos, but that Attorney General Letitia James was "looking into" some of the allegations leveled against him in recent reports.
New LA sheriff vows accountability, integrity for department: LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new head of the nation's largest sheriff's department vowed Saturday to ...
apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-police-california-los-angeles-government-and-politics-f0e9d8289c631a9dd9fc186ca916844a
Paul Pelosi attack: Violent extremism warning ahead of US election: Hours after Nancy Pelosi's husband is attacked, US intelligence warns candidates face a ...
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Quick Glance: Paul Pelosi's assailant inquired, "Where is Nancy?"
- According to a person briefed on the attack, the individual who severely beat Paul Pelosi at his and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home early Friday morning was seeking for the Speaker.
- Prior to the assault, the individual confronted Paul Pelosi, 82, and yelled, "Where is Nancy?
- Where is Nancy?"Where is Nancy?" inquired the source.
- Paul Pelosi and the suspect were both taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Paul Pelosi attack unleashes partisan finger-pointing and sows fresh fears of political violence
cnn.com/2022/10/31/politics/partisan-reaction-paul-pelosi-attack-analysis/
Quick Glance: Charges filed against accused Paul Pelosi assailant
- American authorities have charged the guy who allegedly broke into the home of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband, Paul.
- According to Jenkins, authorities believe Depape planned the attack ahead of time and that it was "not something that he did at the spur of the moment."
- Doctors expect the 82-year-old venture capitalist to recover completely from the attack.
- Biden strongly opposes the attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse.
Schumer: Abortion ruling and Jan. 6 hearings helped Democrats expand Senate majority
thehill.com/homenews/senate/3765479-schumer-abortion-ruling-and-jan-6-hearings-helped-democrats-expand-senate-majority/
Wisconsin police arrest man armed with knife who called to ‘stop the voting’: Wisconsin police have arrested a man armed with a knife who demanded staff at a ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3727283-wisconsin-police-arrest-man-armed-with-knife-who-called-to-stop-the-voting/
Joe Biden Calls GOP Embrace Of Trump’s MAGA Values A ‘Path To Chaos’: The president urged Americans to vote to defend democracy in next week's midterm elections ...
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Quick Glance: Lofgren Demands Capitol Police Answers on Paul Pelosi Attack
- One topic on which Lofgren focused was the presidential succession.
- Along with questions about the presidential succession, Lofgren asked Manger if Capitol Police had "adopted a written strategic plan" or "any standard operating procedures for officers to be detailed to proposed regional or field offices."
- She inquired whether Capitol Police followed such plans in connection with the Paul Pelosi attack.
- Capitol Police Department Representative Nancy Pelosi Representative Nancy Pelosi Attack on Paul Pelosi by Patrick Leahy Zoe Lofgren Thomas Manger
A hammer-wielding man attacked U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, 82, during a break-in at the couple's San Francisco home in an assault that ... Show more reut.rs/3DFSYKY
Quick Glance: Alleged Paul Pelosi assailant posted a number of conspiracy theories
- Police identified David DePape, 42, as the culprit in the assault on Paul Pelosi in his San Francisco home on Friday.
- David DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, and moved to California around 20 years ago to pursue a romance, according to his stepfather, Gene DePape.
- Nancy Pelosi was not at home when her husband was allegedly hammered. (AP
- Investigators from the San Francisco Police Department work outside the house of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Man to appear in court charged with attempted murder of Nancy Pelosi husband: He is charged with attempted murder and assault after an attack on US politician ...
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Quick Glance: After Paul Pelosi's assault, Capitol Police Chief calls for "more resources."
- Following the assault on Paul Pelosi, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger announced a rare public plea for extra resources to safeguard legislators on Tuesday.
- After the attack, DePape told San Francisco police that he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage and would break her kneecaps if she "lied" to him.
- Paul Pelosi was hospitalized as a result of the attack, and Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday evening that it might be a "long recovery process for her husband."
- "The attack on Paul Pelosi will hopefully draw bipartisan support to my years-long push to protect the addresses of members of Congress," the Kentucky Republican told POLITICO.
Paul Pelosi attack: Violent extremism warning ahead of US election: Hours after Nancy Pelosi's husband is attacked, US intelligence warns candidates face a ...
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63434960
Biden sends a stark warning about political violence ahead of midterms: ‘We can’t take democracy for granted any longer’
cnn.com/2022/11/02/politics/biden-speech-democracy-dc/
Quick Glance: Biden Warns That America's Democracy Is in Danger in Speech
- Republicans' "Big Lie" Threatens American Democracy, Says Biden
- President Biden criticized electoral violence and voter intimidation in a prime-time address only days before Tuesday's midterm elections.
- In an address delivered Wednesday night, President Biden stated that democracy was at stake in the upcoming midterm elections.
- Mr. Biden linked the attack to former President Donald J. Trump's "Big Lie" about the 2020 election being rigged.
Republicans ride crime wave worries in midterms home stretch: In the closing weeks of the midterm election season, Republicans up and down the ballot are working ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3688971-republicans-ride-crime-wave-worries-in-midterms-home-stretch/
House Democrats rush to defend record on crime as U.S. midterms loom: Seeking to stem expected losses in the midterm elections, almost a dozen Democrats in the U ...
reuters.com/world/us/house-democrats-rush-defend-record-crime-us-midterms-loom-2022-10-27/
First on CNN: Former White House aide to cooperate with investigation of Trump effort to overturn election results
cnn.com/2022/10/10/politics/cassidy-hutchinson-cooperation-trump-investigation/
An Ohio man killed his neighbor three days before the midterm elections. A 911 call blamed politics. Is it tr
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Domestic extremists pose 'heightened threat' to 2022 midterms: Law enforcement : The House Speaker's husband was attacked on Friday.
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Democrats try to flip narrative amid barrage of ‘soft on crime’ attack ads: GOP ramping up spending for grisly, racist ads that cast Democrats as ‘dangerously ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/27/republicans-crime-midterm-election
Key feature of GOP midterm ads: Half-truths and misleading claims: Campaign ads have always had a loose association with the nuances of governance ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/01/midterm-elections-gop-ads-democrats/
Economic woes and President Biden's job approval weigh on Democrats' midterm election hopes in new IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index.
Show more Fulton County prosecutor investigating Trump aims for indictments as soon as December
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.@alastairgood investigates how a mix of Covid lockdowns, corruption and plummeting police numbers have driven the rise of murders in the Big Easy ... Show more
Kari Lake closes campaign office over envelope with white powder – reports: Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate’s staffer opened the envelope and is under ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/06/kari-lake-envelope-white-powder-office-closed
Police and election officials across the U.S. are preparing for a wave of violence after the upcoming 2022 midterm elections if losing candidates refuse to ... Show more https://www.newsweek.com/most-dangerous-midterms-spark-police-fears-violent-threats-polls-1754955
Ahead of US midterm elections, New York City Police Department (NYPD) warns of violence at voting sites
NYPD urges 'vigilence' amid threats ... Show more https://www.wionews.com/videos
House Democrats shift tactics to rebut GOP's crime attacks but struggle to overcome party divisions over police
cnn.com/2022/09/20/politics/house-democrats-policing-crime-strategy/
With U.S. midterm elections approaching, Democrats score bipartisan win on public safety bills
reuters.com/world/us/with-an-eye-us-ballot-box-democrats-push-policing-bills-thursday-2022-09-22/
Is crime up or down? In Houston, concerns are hard to allay: HOUSTON (AP) — Political ads on the airwaves and social media in the nation's fourth largest city ...
apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-houston-crime-violent-police-37a148fa08c2a2dfe81c372196fffcb1
House votes to pass package of policing bills ahead of midterms: Liberal and centrist Democrats reached agreement on the bills to increase funds for local police ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/22/house-democrats-policing/
Biden condemns 'sickening' attacks on FBI following Mar-a-Lago search and slams GOP over January 6
cnn.com/2022/08/30/politics/biden-police-pennsylvania/
Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on the midterm elections, renaming military bases and banning pro-Israel speakers on the Berkeley campus
bostonherald.com/2022/10/11/letters-to-the-editor-393/
Ponnuru: GOP has a lot to worry about in November: Democrats have both grand legislative ambitions and possession of the White House.
bostonherald.com/2022/10/11/ponnuru-gop-has-a-lot-to-worry-about-in-november/
House Democrats reach deal on policing bills ahead of midterms: A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic caucus to bring ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-democrats-reach-deal-on-policing-bills-ahead-of-midterms
The public wants to refund, not defund, the police: Progressive prosecutors are losing ground across America
economist.com/special-report/2022/09/12/the-public-wants-to-refund-not-defund-the-police
House Democrats pass police funding bills despite divisions: House Democrats have pushed through a long-sought policing and public safety package after ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/house-dems-trying-to-overcome-differences-on-policing-bills/
Ad spending shows Dems hinging midterm hopes on abortion: Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion rights ...
richmond.com/news/national/ad-spending-shows-dems-hinging-midterm-hopes-on-abortion/article_31cf39ad-489d-51c4-be40-3bc547c62ddd.html
32 Political Statement Tees To Pull Up To The Polls In: From abortion rights to voter suppression, make a statement in these politically charged tees this ...
essence.com/culture/political-tees-election/
Democrats in America are realising they must moderate or die: The prospect of defeat in the mid-terms and beyond is moving many away from their most radical ...
economist.com/briefing/2022/07/14/democrats-in-america-are-realising-they-must-moderate-or-die
TikTok is cracking down on misinformation and paid political content ahead of the U.S. midterm elections
finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-cracking-down-misinformation-paid-181738280.html
The Bad News for Democrats on Crime and Immigration: Legendary pollster Stan Greenberg says Democrats must go on the offensive on big corporations being ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/08/democrats-crime-immigration.html
Democrats in America are realising they must moderate or die: The prospect of defeat in the mid-terms and beyond is moving many away from their most radical ...
economist.com/briefing/2022/07/14/democrats-in-america-are-realising-they-must-moderate-or-die
Democratic infighting threatens policing package: Lingering disputes between House Democrats have once again threatened action on a series of public safety bills ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/3594875-dem-infighting-threatens-policing-package/
Biden to outline $37 billion funding request for crime prevention: President Joe Biden will lay out plans on Thursday to ask Congress for $37 billion for crime ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-outline-37-billion-funding-090339996.html
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