New York Times: “Russian operatives are leaning into videos, many of them that falsely purport to be made by independent journalists or whistle-blowers. The videos, opposed to blog or social media posts, are more likely to spread beyond the conspiratorial fringes of America and become part of mainstream discourse.”
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Jamaal Bowman Loses Support of Ex-Colleague
“Roughly four years ago, Mondaire Jones and Jamaal Bowman made history together. Young, left-leaning Democrats, they won hard-fought primaries in neighboring districts to become the first Black men ever to…
Drop in Small-Dollar Donations Shakes Up Both Parties
NOTUS: “In a stark reversal from recent political history, both parties have seen a significant decline this election cycle in the small-dollar contributions they harvest via text and email, largely…
Quote of the Day
“There’s not a major international meeting I attend that, before it’s over… a world leader doesn’t pull me aside, as I’m leaving, and say, ‘He can’t win. You can’t let…
Michael Cohen’s Family Doxxed After Trump Verdict
“The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s family members were posted to a doxxing website after presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was convicted of 34…
U.S. May Be Less Prepared for Election Meddling
“With only five months before voters head to the polls, the U.S. may be more vulnerable to foreign disinformation aimed at influencing voters and undermining democracy than it was before…
Jill Stein Close to Making Ballot in Pennsylvania
Green Party candidate Jill Stein’s campaign announced she’s nearly reached Pennsylvania’s criteria to make the 2024 election ballot, drawing the long-shot presidential candidate closer to taking votes away from her…
New Jersey Senate Race Could Be Competitive
New Jersey Globe: “If acquitted, Menendez’s presence on the ballot potentially puts the New Jersey Senate seat in play for the first time in 22 years.” Save to Favorites
How Politics Shaped Biden’s Border Gambit
“President Biden will issue an executive order today that will allow him to dramatically limit asylum claims at the Southwest border, granting himself the power that congressional Republicans twice have…
Netanyahu Strains to Keep Government Together
“Eight months into Israel’s war in Gaza, a string of standoffs, schisms and ultimatums have brought Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet to the brink of collapse and raised…
The U.K. Election Campaign Just Got Messier
“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, will square off on Tuesday evening in their first debate of Britain’s general election. But it…
India’s Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party appeared to be set for a severe setback amid a strong fight from a revived opposition, early Indian election results…
Senate Dems’ Big SCOTUS Whiff
Punchbowl News: “It’s been more than a year since ProPublica first reported on Supreme Court justices’ alleged ethical lapses, setting off sweeping investigations helmed by the Democratic-led Senate Judiciary and…
Biden Goes After Trump’s Felon Status
“President Biden, prodded by Democrats to confront former President Donald Trump head-on about Mr. Trump’s criminal conviction in his New York hush-money case, heeded those calls on Monday night during…
Epoch Times Executive Accused of Laundering $67 Million
“A top executive at The Epoch Times, a right-wing media company, has been arrested and charged with laundering at least $67 million in stolen money through company accounts in a…
Stormy Daniels Tells Melania to Dump Trump
“Stormy Daniels has some relationship advice for Melania Trump, and—spoiler alert—it’s not to go to couples counseling in an effort to repair her 19-year marriage to Donald Trump,” Vanity Fair…
Trump Raked in $141 Million in May
“Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $141 million in May, according to his campaign, a fundraising total boosted by a surge in contributions after a New York jury…
Jury Seated In Hunter Biden Trial
“The jury that will hear the gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware has been selected,” CNN reports. “The panel includes twelve jurors along with four alternates. Opening statements are…
Trumpworld’s Post-Conviction Spin Cycle
Molly Jong-Fast: “If being a convicted felon is so great for Donald Trump, why are Republicans freaking out?” Save to Favorites
Appeal of Fani Willis Removal Decision Set for October
“The Georgia Court of Appeals has set a tentative date of October 4 to hear oral arguments in the effort to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis removed from…
Trump’s Many Dog Whistles About Unrest
Aaron Blake: “This is vintage Trump. He’s not explicitly advocating unrest. He’s not even explicitly mentioning unrest in this case. But he is suggestively pointing to something very bad around…