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Woman gets prison term for Neo-Nazi plot to attack power grid

A woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to charges in what prosecutors said was a neo-Nazi scheme to attack energy substations in the Baltimore area.

Sarah Beth Clendaniel, 36, of Catonsville, Maryland, was sentenced Wednesday and will also have to serve a lifetime of supervised release for conspiring to attack electrical facilities in the state. She is also serving a concurrent 15-year prison sentence for having a gun while being a felon.

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Bomb explosion at California courthouse injures five: officials

A bomb explosion at a California courthouse injured at least five people Wednesday morning, officials said.

A male suspect has been detained and the courthouse remained closed Wednesday afternoon as investigators processed the scene, according to a social media post by Santa Barbara County Sheriff spokesperson Raquel Zick.

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'Particularly notable': Key staffers prepare to flee embattled Mark Robinson's office

Mark Robinson's staff at the North Carolina lieutenant governor's office are leaving in droves after a damning CNN report linked the gubernatorial candidate to pro-slavery and pro-Nazi content on a porn site, according to a new report.

Chief of Staff Brian LiVecchi, Director of Communications John Wesley Waugh, Policy Director Jonathan Harris and Government Affairs Director Nathan Lewis have all said they'll resign within the coming days, sources told WRAL News Wednesday.

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Louisiana Republican launches racist tirade against 'nastiest country' Haiti after lawsuit

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) unleashed a bigoted attack on Haitian immigrants on Wednesday that drew swift blowback from many of his Twitter followers.

In a post on Twitter, Higgins attacked Haitian immigrants who filed criminal charges against former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (OH) for falsely accusing them of eating local residents' pets.

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'Tapestry of resentment': Experts say Trump campaign survives scandal because of one skill

The success of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign despite an unlikable running mate, a criminal conviction, million-dollar rulings on sex abuse and fraud, comments belittling Medal of Honor recipients, accusations of a physical fight at Arlington National Cemetery and an ongoing federal court case stemming from his attempt to overturn the 2020 election is not surprising once voters consider his one unique skill, a slate of experts told the New York Times.

Columnist Thomas Edsall on Wednesday set out to solve what he called the "mystery of 2024: How is it possible that Donald Trump has a reasonable chance of winning the presidency despite all that voters now know about him?" and found an alarming answer.

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J.D. Vance comes across as a 'deeply, emotionally wounded kid': Psychotherapist

Psychotherapist Nick Carmody went into great detail after an X follower asked Carmody to analyze Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Writing on the social media site, he scrutinized key aspects of Vance's childhood that likely impacted his need to please people and to use power to garner revenge.

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Trump still fuming over debate with Harris: 'She just talked about the birds and the bees'

Former President Donald Trump faulted Vice President Kamala Harris by claiming she "talked about the birds and the bees" during a recent debate on ABC News.

While speaking to a group of supporters in North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump asserted that the debate was "three on one" because the moderators and Harris fact-checked him.

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JD Vance's favorability likened to 'herpes' in brutal poll analysis

Women like North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson — the gubernatorial candidate recently linked to boasts of an affair with his wife's sister on a porn site — more than former President Donald Trump's own supporters like running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), a new analysis contends.

The Bulwark Wednesday heaped scorn on Vance over recently released Harvard Youth Poll data that found he is only viewed favorably by 18 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 30.

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Matt Gaetz's 'dangerous' new rumor shot down by Intelligence Committee Democrat

WASHINGTON — Elected officials are quickly responding to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) after he spread rumors that there are five "assassination teams" working throughout the United States with the aim of taking out former President Donald Trump.

Gaetz claimed in a press release Monday that he has a "whistleblower" who is a senior Homeland Security Department official sounding the alarm about the "teams" that aim to take out Trump. Three of the five are from foreign governments, Gaetz told controversial former Associated Press reporter John Solomon.

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'It's an insane message': Women voters revolt over Trump vow to 'protect' them

Former President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows this week when he vowed to be a "protector" for women, despite the fact that he has been found liable for sexual abuse and has faced sexual assault allegations from dozens of women.

"You will no longer be abandoned or scared, you won't be in danger any longer," Trump pledged to women voters this week. "You will no longer have anxiety from all of the problems our country has today. You will be protected and I will be your protector. You will be happy, healthy, confident and free. You will no longer be thinking about abortion.”

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'Loose cannon' Trump has campaign insiders scrambling as election strategy tossed out

Donald Trump's third run for the presidency has gone from smooth sailing to being rudderless since his campaign was caught flatfooted when President Joe Biden stepped aside, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to change the fortunes of the Democratic Party.

According to MSNBC analyst Hayes Brown, the highly organized Trump for president campaign helmed by Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita was enjoying a honeymoon when Biden was the presumptive candidate but the entry of Harris as their man's opponent has turned him into a "loose cannon" they have no control over nor are they attempting to.

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‘Ain’t taking anybody’s jobs’: Trump blasted over Haitian conspiracy in Pennsylvania

At a rally in Pennsylvania this week the Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump, extended his attacks on Haitian immigrants, claiming that they have "inundated" small towns in the Keystone State in what he called an "invasion."

The ex-president this time did not accuse the Haitian immigrants of "eating the cats" and "eating the dogs" of local residents, as he did, falsely, weeks ago when he and his running mate, JD Vance, targeted Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. But he did claim – falsely – that Haitian immigrants have "virtually bankrupt" the town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, a manufacturing town of about 4000 with strong ties to the glassmaking industry, including Pyrex. The town is also known as the birthplace of actress and singer Shirley Jones.

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Hacked files show how Trump team botched vetting of J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance has proven to be one of the most unpopular vice presidential nominees in recent memory, and hacked documents show Donald Trump's team failed to turn up some of the past controversial statements that have dogged his candidacy.

A source identifying himself only as "Robert" shopped around internal documents starting in mid-July allegedly hacked in Iran from the Trump campaign, but so far none of the stolen information has been published – not by the New York Times, Politico or the Washington Post, all of which turned down the offer despite reporting on emails stolen from Hillary Clinton's campaign, reported Vanity Fair.

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