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Trump points to India’s voter ID rules in call to pass SAVE America Act
President Trump pointed to India’s election laws in an effort to bolster support for voter registration reform outlined in the Safeguarding America’s Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which is backed by the White House. “Earlier this month, India’s Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, asked our Administration — ‘How can you have Elections in the U.S….
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Ralph Norman suggests special GOP primary runoff rival Darline Graham is the establishment’s chosen candidate
Republican Congressman Ralph Norman has released a campaign advert suggesting that his opponent, Senator Darline Graham, is the preferred candidate of the political establishment, as the two face off in a runoff for South Carolina’s special Republican US Senate primary. The attack forms part of Norman’s strategy to cast himself as the more authentic, grassroots…
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Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’
Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outlet reported, according to Reuters. A military…
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Ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in Congo history
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history, according to new government data released on Monday. There have been a total of 4,945 confirmed cases and 2,325 deaths associated with this outbreak in Congo since May. This tops the previous record set during the 2018 outbreak in the Central African…
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Trump attacks ‘fake Republican’ Drummond in fiery Oklahoma gubernatorial runoff
President Trump on Tuesday attacked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond as a “fake Republican” ahead of next week’s GOP runoff for governor. He renewed his support for Republican Mike Mazzei, a former state senator and state budget secretary, who advanced alongside Drummond from the June primary to a late-August runoff. “Meanwhile, his Runoff Election Opponent,…
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Elevation Pictures co-founder Laurie May leaves distributor after 13 years
Laurie May has stepped down as co-president of Elevation Pictures, the independent Canadian distribution company she helped found in 2013 alongside Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman during the Toronto International Film Festival. Over her 13 years with the firm, May helped build Elevation into Canada’s leading independent distributor, with the company handling domestic releases of acclaimed…
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Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused
The preservationist group trying to stop President Trump’s White House ballroom urged the Supreme Court to deny the administration’s emergency request to allow construction, calling it “astonishing” on Tuesday. The Trump administration wants the justices to step in to stop a lower court order that would grind the above-ground work to a halt starting Friday. “Petitioners,…
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Preservationist group urges Supreme Court to keep White House ballroom paused
The preservationist group trying to stop President Trump’s White House ballroom urged the Supreme Court to deny the administration’s emergency request to allow construction, calling it “astonishing” on Tuesday. The Trump administration wants the justices to step in to stop a lower court order that would grind the above-ground work to a halt starting Friday. “Petitioners,…
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Trump insider says Natalie Harp is with president ‘A LOT’ as vicious sexism brawl explodes
A Trump administration insider has drawn attention to the amount of time senior aide Natalie Harp spends with President Trump, a claim that has fed into a heated row over what critics say is sexist coverage of women working closely with the president. The remark has amplified scrutiny of Harp’s role and access within the…