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Pollster accused of 'nincompoopery' after pushing Harris for Fox News debate against Trump

GOP pollster Frank Luntz on Saturday was hit with a barrage of criticism after he questioned why Vice President Kamala Harris wouldn't debate Donald Trump on Fox News.

Harris over the weekend accepted a proposed CNN debate against Trump, which would, if accepted by the former president, take place on October 23. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported the news on social media, and Harris responded, saying she would "gladly accept a second presidential debate on October 23."

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'Nightmare scenario': Expert shows how latest Georgia moves could hand presidency to Trump

Recent activity in the state of Georgia could wrongfully hand the 2024 election to Donald Trump, according to a voting rights expert.

Ari Berman, Mother Jones' national voting rights correspondent, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to discuss the situation in Georgia, where far-right MAGA allies have been throwing wrenches into the gears of the state's vote-counting processes. Requiring extensive reviews and hand-counted ballots are among the MAGA proposals that could delay the vote being certified.

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'Steel yourself': Jack Smith filing huge brief with 'mountain of evidence' in Trump case

Special Counsel Jack Smith is soon expected to file an "oversized brief" filled with "sensitive material" in the criminal case Donald Trump faces in D.C.

Smith on Saturday submitted a filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan asking for permission to send an oversized brief in the case, which involves allegations that the former president unlawfully attempted to interfere with the election he lost to President Joe Biden in 2020.

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Jim Jordan may set off major GOP civil war with effort to become House Republican leader

Jim Jordan may be gearing up to launch a bid for a promotion that could set off a major civil war among Republicans.

Raw Story recently reported that, if the GOP loses its existing majority in the House of Representatives this fall, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will very likely have fellow Republicans gunning for his job. Jordan is reported to be topping that list.

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Trump hammered for telling 'American women what they will be thinking about' at rally

Donald Trump on Saturday stood on stage and said that American women will be "no longer be thinking about abortion" if he is elected again, and critics didn't hold back.

Trump, who late the night before posted a similar diatribe on his Truth Social platform, took part of his rally over the weekend to talk about how he claims electing him again will fix all the problems that women face. Also during his North Carolina rally, the former president was mocked after he attempted to explain away why he has rejected subsequent debate challenges from the V.P.

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'Most trusted' Harris adviser makes 'surprising' prediction about Trump race shake up

One of Vice President Kamala Harris' "most trusted" senior advisors has a shocking prediction for a campaign shake up against Donald Trump.

Harris campaign senior adviser for communications Brian Fallon revealed some of his predictions in an interview with Politico.

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'Can we say, chicken?' Critics question Trump's latest excuse for not debating Harris

Donald Trump explained Saturday why he won't be debating Vice President Kamala Harris again, and critics aren't buying the reasoning.

Trump, who was widely seen to have been beaten by Harris at their first and only formal face-off on the debate stage, held a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, over the weekend. At that event, he attempted to explain away why he has rejected subsequent debate challenges from the V.P.

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Watch: Donald Trump speaks in North Carolina under cloud of Mark Robinson chaos

Donald Trump is speaking in Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the same time the Republican Party is dealing with the fallout from online writings of gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson that have all but doomed his election bid in the state.

You can watch the ex-president's speech below via YouTube:

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How the Harris campaign aims to beat Trump in NC — without mentioning the Robinson scandal

North Carolina's 16 Electoral College votes could help provide the crucial difference in which party crosses the 270-vote threshold this November. And Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has unveiled a strategy to put the state back in the Democratic column for the first time since 2008.

According to a recent Politico report, the Harris campaign has outlined how to defeat former President Donald Trump by tying him to Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. Though while Robinson has been having to answer for numerous posts he allegedly made on an adult website — including posts pining for a return of chattel slavery and praising Adolf Hitler — the vice president is instead keeping its attacks focused on policy.

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'Focus on issues': Trump facing backlash on Truth Social over medallion sales 'grift'

Donald Trump's decision to launch an advertising campaign for "Official Trump Coins" on his Truth Social account was met with some disagreement by some of his MAGA supporters and a wave of derision from critics on Saturday morning.

With only 45 days before the election, and as he is falling behind in the polls to his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, the former president posted a video on his account with a link directing followers to a website where they will be able to purchase "The ONLY OFFICIAL coin designed by me—and proudly minted here in the U.S.A. The President Donald J. Trump First Edition Silver Medallion will be available starting Wednesday, 9/25/24."

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GOP is 'hook, line and sinker all in' on Mark Robinson: former RNC official

Despite deleting any pictures they may have taken with embattled North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, Republican lawmakers are doing as little as they can to disavow their Republican Party colleague who has described himself as a "Black Nazi."


That is the opinion of former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele who claimed that Robinson embodies everything Donald Trump's MAGA followers find appealing.

From his perch as a host of MSNBC's "The Weekend," Steele noted the flood of allegations that have all but assured the North Carolina Republican will lose on election day and claimed Republicans should rid themselves of him — but won't.

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Trump campaign roiled by 'tumult and knife-fighting' as election clock ticks down

Donald Trump's third presidential campaign, once lauded as a well-oiled machine under the leadership of top advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, is falling apart with 45 days left before voters go to the polls.

According to a report from the Washington Post's Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine, the Trump train wheels are coming off as Vice President Kamala Harris surges in the polls and "the most disciplined campaign" Trump has even been a part of has spiraled into infighting and finger-pointing at the worst possible time.

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'Illegal stuff': Experts warn Trump’s 'day one' plans are 'blatantly unconstitutional'

On the 2024 campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has made more than 200 promises about what he'll do on day one of a second term — famously promising to act as a "dictator" immediately upon taking the oath of office. And some experts are cautioning that many of those promises fly in the face of the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes.

The Washington Post reported that, by its count, Trump has made 82 education-related Day One promises, 74 related to immigration, 41 ties to energy policy, 25 about transgender issues and 33 other promises. Some of those are about his signature border wall proposal and vows to eliminate the teaching of racial and LGBTQ+ curriculum in schools. But others, according to experts, disregard longstanding federal law.

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