Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him a second-term
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been named the winner of Algeria’s presidential election, granting him a second-term.
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The IndependentVoices: After the Elon Musk/Donald Trump rally, there’s a better word for Republicans than ‘weird’
Now that the former president and Tesla CEO have teamed up, there’s only one way to describe the American political right in its current form...
- Associated Press
Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla who also purchased X, Musk joined Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday at the site where the former president survived an assassination attempt in July. Musk said “this will be the last election” if Trump doesn’t win.
- The Daily Beast
Philly Restaurant Bans GOP Candidate After Being Told Campaign Stop Was Autism Event
“You’re not welcome back.”That’s the message the manager of Philadelphia cheesesteak joint Max’s Steaks had for Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick, after his campaign held an event outside the restaurant Friday that the eatery was told would be about autism awareness.Mike Sfida—who agreed to hold the event because his niece and nephew have autism—was alarmed when he saw Donald Trump signs being hung outside the beloved North Philly spot on Friday, the Philadelphia Inqui
- The Independent
Florida is nearing toss-up status as top Republican poll shows Trump’s lead nearly vanished
Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s mom ‘encouraged X followers to commit voter fraud’ as she is fact-checked on son’s platform
Maye Musk was called out by attorneys who warned that her post ‘constitutes the solicitation of a crime’
- Reuters
India's ruling party set to lose two state elections, exit polls show
India's ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections. Local media reported that Congress had a clear advantage in exit polls in the northern state of Haryana, indicating an end to a decade of rule by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
- The Independent
Stephen King calls out ‘old man’ Trump for refusing to release medical records: ‘Past his sell-by-date’
Former president has refused to release his medical records despite growing concern about the possibility of him becoming the oldest president
- BBC
Biden: 'I don't know' if Netanyahu is trying to sway US election
Some Democrats accuse Israel's PM of holding off on agreeing a Gaza ceasefire deal for political reasons.
- The Daily Beast
Multimillion-Dollar GOP Early Voting Efforts Being Thwarted by Election Conspiracist Trump
The Republican Party is dumping tens of millions of dollars into early voting campaigns only to keep getting sabotaged by one persistent foe: its nominee for president, former Oval Office holder Donald Trump.According to a report in Politico, Republican strategists and organizers are variously baffled and fuming that their party’s election conspiracist standard bearer won’t stop attacking early and mail voting with invented claims that they’re unreliable or rife with fraud.“The whole idea behind
- The Hill
Colorado looking into threats on judge after Tina Peters sentenced in election case
Colorado court administrators are investigating threats against a district court judge and its staff after a former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters was sentenced this week in an election case. District Court Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced Peters to nine years in prison on Thursday and disparaged her push of discredited claims about rigged voting machines…
- CNN
Hillary Clinton addresses timing of Jack Smith’s memo
Former 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the timing of the DOJ’s 165-page memo against former President Trump with one month left before the 2024 presidential election.
- The Independent
Embattled Mark Robinson losing by double digits in North Carolina gubernatorial race
Scandal-hit Republican candidate is trailing Democrat Josh Stein and faces an uphill battle in North Carolina
- The Independent
Trump’s election lies are messing up Republicans’ multi-million dollar mail-in voting campaigns
Ex-president has called mail-in voting ‘corrupt’ and claimed votes are changed at will — but his campaign recognizes that it can’t win without it
- The Hill
Signs grow that young Black voters are going to show up for Harris
Courtney McClain was 18 when she met then-Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) in 2019 at the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C. When McClain arrived at the club, Harris, then a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, offered her some advice. “She told me that I don’t have to ask for permission, to make sure…
- The Hill
Eric Hovde says he feels ‘really good’ about the Wisconsin Senate race
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde said Sunday that he feels “really good” about his race against Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.). “So, look, I feel really good about where the race is heading,” Hovde said on “The Hill Sunday” to NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt. “As you’ve probably seen, a lot of attention’s coming to this state now.…
- LA Times
Native Americans in Arizona could swing the election. Activists are pushing them to vote
Native Americans in Arizona heavily favored Joe Biden in 2020. Democrats hope they can help Harris defeat Trump in the state.
- Variety
Kamala Harris To Make First Late Night Appearance as Presidential Nominee This Tuesday on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
Vice President Kamala Harris is heading back to CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” marking the Democratic presidential candidate’s first late night interview since landing the nomination in August. Harris will appear this Tuesday, Oct. 8, on “The Late Show” (which airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET). According to CBS, Harris’ appearance this Tuesday …
- Sky News
Poignant but purposely political - Trump returns to Butler
It was always probable that Donald Trump would return to Butler; that he would want to go back to the place where he almost died. For his most loyal supporters, it underlined the increasingly divine status that he carries. In the crowd, Trump signs had been redesigned: "Trump" replaced with "Jesus".
- Time
Melania Trump Shares Her Views on Abortion in New Interview
Former First Lady Melania Trump laid out her view that women should have the right to choose.
- Associated Press
Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters
As both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to win over voters in western swing states who belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a top church official urged members on Saturday to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season. Dallin H. Oaks, the top adviser and likely successor to 100-year-old church president Russell M. Nelson, encouraged congregants at the faith's twice-annual general conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities one month out from the Nov. 5 election. The devil is the father of contention, which can stir up anger and stall important policy changes, he told a room of 18,000 church members in Salt Lake City and thousands more watching on a livestream.