A growing threat of MAGA-on-GOP violence Conservatives are imperiling themselves when they unleash violence against their perceived enemies on the left Salon · Nov 2, 2023
GOP "tough on crime"? Not in reality Most Americans still buy the myth that Republicans are strong on crime. That was never true, even before Trump Salon · Nov 2, 2023
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. testify in New York civil fraud trial Eric Trump Jr. began testifying and follows his brother, Donald Trump Jr. Both are defendants in the trial that accuses them of committing fraud. WEKU · Nov 2, 2023
Donald Trump Jr cracks jokes on the stand at dad’s New York fraud trial Several members of the Trump family have been summoned to testify in the civil fraud trial Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2023
Israel-Gaza war: US House rejects effort to censure Rashida Tlaib Efforts to formally denounce Palestinian American legislator dismissed with broad bipartisan support. Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2023
Republican senators push back on Tuberville’s military blockade on Senate floor Republican senators angrily challenge senator Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums Maine is the latest state to consider closing an election law loophole to stop foreign government spending on referendums The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts ‘feckless Republicans’ who vetoed Rashida Tlaib censure The House rejected the resolution late on Wednesday The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor Republican senators are angrily challenging Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Scandal-dogged George Santos escapes GOP bid to have him expelled from House The resolution needed a two-thirds majority to succeed, but fell well short The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Latest Chicago elected school board voting map emerges In one year, Chicago voters will choose school board members for the first time. But first, state lawmakers have to finally agree on the voting map. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2023
A final look ahead at Ohio’s upcoming recreational marijuana initiative vote Welcome to the Wednesday, November 1, Brew. Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023
Trump super PAC mocks DeSantis in heel-wearing gimmick Rumours about the Florida governor using shoe lifts have been spreading across the internet The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
One new candidate declares in North Carolina Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in North Carolina between Oct. 23-29. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week. Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Nikki Haley doubles DeSantis’s numbers but still trails Trump in South Carolina poll Poll shows Haley as clear second choice, but not yet competitive
Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023 Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly As of Oct. 29, Ballotpedia has tracked 19 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 19, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 23-29. Democrats sponsored both bills. The bills are:
Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023 Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate As of Oct. 29, Ballotpedia has tracked 24 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 24, Ballotpedia tracked four from Oct. 23-29. Democrats sponsored all four bills. The bills are below:
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023 Trump Jr distances himself from documents at center of fraud trial: ‘I don’t recall’ Donald Trump’s eldest son testifies in New York civil trial, claiming repeatedly: ‘I don’t recall’
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Trump floats idea for ‘American Academy’ years after his Trump University ‘sham’ cost him $25m Ex-president argued, ‘We spend more money on higher education than any other country—and yet, they’re turning our students into Communists and terrorist sympathizers of many, many different dimensions’
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023 Judge signals she could delay key dates in Trump’s classified documents trial US district judge Aileen Cannon expressed concern current timetable would clash with Trump’s 2020 election subversion trial
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023 Republican to quit House citing party’s reliance on ‘lie’ of stolen 2020 election Colorado congressman Ken Buck will not seek re-election saying party must ‘project to the public what the truth is’
Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023 Eighteen candidates are running for nine seats on the Loudoun County Public Schools board on Nov. 7 Eighteen candidates are running for all nine seats on the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia on Nov. 7, 2023. The school district, located northwest of Washington D.C., had approximately 81,131 students as of the 2020-21 school year, making it the third largest school district in Virginia.
Ballotpedia · Nov 1, 2023 Four candidates running for two seats on the South-Western City Schools Board of Education on Nov. 7 Four candidates are running in the general election for South-Western City Schools Board of Education in Franklin County, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2023. Two of five school board seats are up for election, and voters can choose up to two candidates.
WEKU · Nov 1, 2023 Supreme Court seems ready to deny trademark for 'Trump Too Small' T-shirts The case dates back to a presidential primary debate to 2016 and Sen. Marco Rubio's mocking of candidate Donald Trump as having "small hands."
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Trump is already accusing his 2024 rivals of cheating He encouraged Iowa caucus-goers to ‘do whatever is necessary’ on 15 January to ‘make America great again’ ahead of 2024 election