Arizona’s Supreme Court on Friday determined that the nearly 98,000 voters who have not proved their citizenship due to a glitch in the system can still vote in the November elections.
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Trump Attorneys Ask Judge to Stop Jack Smith from Making Case in ‘Court of Public Opinion’ Before Election
Special counsel Jack Smith should not be allowed to make an important public filing in his election interference case against former president Donald Trump while there are lingering evidence disputes, Trump’s attorneys told the judge Thursday.
His attorneys urged Judge Tanya Chutkan, who set a schedule allowing prosecutors to file the first brief on presidential immunity Sept. 26, to reconsider her decision. Without addressing ongoing evidence issues, Smith’s filing would “amount to an improper motion for summary judgment in the court of public opinion” ahead of the election, they argued.
Read MoreHouse Votes to Increase Security for Presidential Candidates After Second Attempt on Trump
The House on Friday unanimously passed legislation that would increase Secret Service protection for presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
The chamber approved the Enhanced Presidential Security Act in a 405-0 vote.
Read More158 House Democrats Vote Against Deporting Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders
The U.S. House passed a bill to deport illegal foreign nationals convicted of domestic violence and sex-related offenses, including sex crimes against children, but not without controversy.
Nearly all Democrats voted against the bill filed by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, the Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, on Thursday. They attacked the bill before they voted on it; Mace said their remarks were “shameful.”
Read MoreSecret Service, DHS Sued over First Trump Assassination Attempt
Fox News A conservative legal watchdog group is heading to court to get the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain how gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks had been able to “fire a relatively simple shot that came within an inch of killing President Trump and struck fellow…
Read MoreCIA Officer Who Drugged, Photographed and Sexually Assaulted Dozens of Women Gets 30 Years in Prison as Victims Stare Him Down
CBS News A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday after an emotional hearing in which victims described being deceived by a man who appeared kind, educated and part…
Read MoreMortgage Rates Dip to Lowest Level Since Early 2023 After Fed Rate Cut
Washington Examiner Mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since February 2023 after the Federal Reserve instituted a significant interest rate cut. In the past week, the standard 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09%, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday, compared to 6.35% the week of Sept. 5 and a peak…
Read MoreOlympic Judo Champ Suspended Five Months for Making Sign of the Cross After Match
Breitbart A Serbian judo champion was left stunned when he was informed that he was being suspended for five months for daring to make the sign of the cross after his match in the Paris Olympic games this year. Nemanja Majdov, 28, has been told that he will not be allowed to…
Read MoreGeorgia State Election Board Passes Ballot Hand-Count Rule for November Election
The Georgia State Election Board passed a rule on Friday requiring precincts to hand-count ballots for the November election and ensure the tallies match the machine count before election certification. The board voted 3-2 to pass the rule, The Guardian reported. The hand count only applies to election night, not early voting. The board voted 4-1 to table a proposal on hand-counting during early voting after a board member was concerned about information leaking regarding election tallies before all results are counted.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Walz’s former National Guard Colleague Alleges Classified Nuclear Manual Went Missing in Nebraska During His Tenure
Alpha News It was September 1995, and Tim Walz’s Nebraska National Guard unit, the 1-168th Field Artillery, upgraded to the M109A5 self-propelled howitzer. One of its capabilities was firing nuclear artillery shells. Alpha News has learned from a former National Guard colleague of Walz that, during that time, a classified document…
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