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Lauren Boebert compares government funding bill to a 'Diddy freak-off'

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) on Wednesday touted a doomed GOP-backed bill that would require people to prove their citizenship when registering to vote and blasted a proposed temporary funding measure by comparing it to parties held by accused sex trafficker and music star Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Speaking to far-right former law clerk Mike Davis on Steve Bannon's "War Room" show, Boebert begged for donations for her and fellow Republicans, citing impending standoffs with Democrats over a temporary funding bill to avert a government shutdown and the so-called SAVE Act, which would add proof of citizenship requirements for voting.

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Lauren Boebert: God will stand up a 'mighty army' to save Colorado from the left

Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said Wednesday she expects God will send a "mighty army" to stop the left in Colorado and help her and fellow Republicans succeed.

Boebert, who following a surprisingly narrow re-election in 2022 jumped to a more conservative district on the opposite side of the state, made the comments to far-right former law clerk Mike Davis on Steve Bannon's "War Room" show.

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'They want to ban books': Melania Trump's defense of nude modeling befuddles MSNBC panel

An MSNBC panel left with more questions than answers after former first lady Melania Trump posted a video Wednesday that hit back at those criticizing her nude modeling.

Speaking about it, the panel weighed in that their confusion wasn't over Melania Trum's nudity so much as the Republican's opposition to anything similar.

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Trump demand put Mike Johnson in 'jam' — and he may face MAGA leader's 'wrath': reporter

Former President Donald Trump has put House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in an impossible position with his demand to either pass an already-dead government funding bill laden with provisions to make it harder to vote or let the government shut down.

That's according to CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, who spoke with CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Wednesday.

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GOP has filed dozens more election lawsuits than 2020 — and with 'better lawyers': expert

A voting rights advocate and lawyer joined MSNBC on Wednesday to update the public on the state of pre-election litigation and the Republican Party's efforts to fight rules ahead of the November vote.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on "Deadline: White House," Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket, noted that 13 lawsuits were filed ahead of the 2020 election. In 2024, that number climbed to 81 lawsuits by Republicans.

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Trump calls it a 'great honor' after Teamsters decline to endorse

Former President Donald Trump said it was "a great honor" after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a presidential candidate for the 2024 election.

While visiting a Bitcoin bar in New York City on Wednesday, Trump was asked about the trade union's decision not to issue an endorsement.

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'I guess she’s desperate': Melania Trump's nude photo response spurs immediate mockery

Former first lady Melania Trump spurred confusion Wednesday when she declared her outrage that the press would not stop asking about the nude photos taken of her as a professional model — which she compared to the works of Paul Cézanne and Michelangelo.

Mrs. Trump explained her decision to pose naked in a promotional video (which included a photo array of famous nude portraits) for her soon-to-be released memoirs, and despite her professed frustration with the media's interest.

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Georgia elections chief sends 'pretty scathing' letter to Trump-backed board: analyst

Trump-backed election officials in Georgia are rewriting the rules of how to certify elections in a way that would let Stop the Steal activists obstruct the results — and now, Georgia's Republican Secretary of State is getting involved to try to put a stop to it, New York Times reporter Nick Corasaniti told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday.

Brad Raffensperger, a dedicated conservative, has frequently clashed with former President Donald Trump over his conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen. Trump's phone call demanding Raffensperger "find" extra votes for him is also a focus of multiple criminal cases against the former president.

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'Sheer terror': Election workers brace for violence as Trump amps up prosecution rhetoric

Election workers are less worried former President Donald Trump will prosecute them if he wins the November election and more worried they'll be physically attacked if he loses, according to a new report.

The New York Times interviewed more than two dozen election officials and democracy experts nationwide and discovered they're not impressed with Trump's threats or his tactics.

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Vance vows to deport Haitians despite legal status: 'I'm still gonna call people illegal'

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance vowed Wednesday to deport Haitians who were in the U.S. legally.

During a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, a reporter asked about Vance's recent attacks on Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, who were granted Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

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Ex-Bush speechwriter mocks 'collapse' of Trump-Vance from 'assurance into utter chaos'

A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush penned a column for The Atlantic that detailed a surprising flop from the campaign of former President Donald Trump.

Writing Wednesday, David Frum said, "Rarely, if ever, has a presidential campaign collapsed from seeming assurance into utter chaos as Trump-Vance has."

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GOP senator caught red-handed misleading voters about his 'IVF' bill

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) attacked Democratic colleagues this week for voting down a bill he called the "IVF with HSAs Act" — heavily implying in his official statement on the matter that the bill would have protected access to in vitro fertilization.

But his bill actually did nothing of the sort. And in fact, this week he also voted against an actual bill in the Senate that would have prohibited states from restricting the procedure.

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'Stomachs dropping like Truth Social stock': Trump ridiculed as Fed rate cut boosts Harris

The Federal Reserve's decision Wednesday to slash interest rates spurred an outpouring of jokes about how former President Donald Trump would respond.

Experts say the Fed's move to slash rates by half a percentage point suggests inflation is easing — and comedians on X predict Trump will be outraged to lose one of his most powerful lines of attack against Vice President Kamala Harris.

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