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Screenshot / Tampa Bay Times, YouTube Body-worn camera footage recorded by local police and obtained by the Times/Herald captured the confusion and outrage of Hillsborough County residents who found themselves in handcuffs for allegedly illegally casting a ballot following investigations by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new Office of Election Crimes and Security. MULTIPLE VIDEOS AT LINK.................. Read more from the Tampa Bay Times here. https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/10/18/body-camera-video-police-voter-fraud-desantis-arrests/

rkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said withdrawing funding from Ukraine would be a mistake following comments from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that appeared to suggest a GOP House majority would restrict funding to the country. Hutchinson said on CNN’s “New Day” Wednesday that he believes McCarthy was reflecting conversations he’s had with Republican members of Congress.

From the race for Nevada attorney general to state controller, polling indicates many down-ballot contests in the upcoming midterm elections will be closely contested. Take a recent poll conducted by OH Predictive Insights and The Nevada Independent that found Republicans leading in the secretary of state, treasurer and controller races by eight percentage points each. Republican lieutenant governor contender Stavros Anthony led incumbent Democrat Lisa Cano Burkhead by 11%, the poll found. That poll surveyed 741 likely voters from Sept. 20-29 with a margin of error of 3.6%. The best news for down-ballot Democrats came in the attorney general’s race,...

United States Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said the House’s January 6 Select Committee will issue a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump “shortly,” during remarks at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Tuesday evening. The Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump for documents and testimony under oath during its final public hearing on Thursday. “There was no disagreement on the committee,” Cheney said during the IOP forum. “We all felt that our obligation is to seek his testimony, that the American people deserve to hear directly from him, that it has to be under oath, that he...

With Election Day less than three weeks away, a Lehigh County judge has rejected a lawsuit by four residents who demanded tighter restrictions on ballot drop boxes. The plaintiffs, all Republicans, demanded the boxes at the government center in Allentown and other parts of the county be open only during “normal” business hours and be monitored in person to make sure voters drop only their own ballots, or ballots they have been authorized to drop. In a ruling issued late Tuesday, Judge Thomas Capehart said evidence presented at hearings on the case showed in-person monitoring had not conclusively reduced third-party...

Mitch McConnell isn’t a “turtle.” He’s a RINO. A dying RINO, who will do anything he can to hold on to power, even if that means sabotaging Republicans. And yes, that’s exactly what Mitch is doing right now. He’s fighting tooth and nail against two America First candidates, Kelly Tshibaka out of Alaska and Blake Masters out of Arizona. And the reason why he’s feverishly trying to stop both is because each one of these candidates has vowed NOT to support him as Senate Majority or Minority Leader next session. snip Both Masters and Tshibaka have pledged not to support...

President Joe Biden is expected to announce yet another depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve from the White House Wednesday afternoon under the guise it will "lower prices" for American families. "The President will deliver remarks on additional actions to strengthen energy security and lower costs," the official White House schedule states. During Tuesday's White House briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was vague about the details of the announcement, but touted previous releases from the SPR and blamed price increases on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A sign of Dems' desperation in the NY governor's race, trying to smear a GOP candidate with the "insurrectionist" label. We already knew that the January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives was a partisan, illegitimate effort, denying Republican leadership the right to name its own members. Yesterday, the committee confirmed this status with a leak intended to hurt the gubernatorial campaign of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is closing in on Democrat Kathy Hochul in the polls. Such activity has nothing at all to do with the committee’s charter or legitimate activities. The New York Sun reports: Congressman...

America’s Favorite Supervillain, Governor Gavin Newsom, just legalized child kidnapping in California. State Bill 107 will allow the State to seize children from their own legal parents who are not sufficiently “affirming” of a child’s misguided wish to mutilate themselves and destroy their own lives. As the Federalist explains, “California courts will have the power to strip custody from parents, wherever they live, who doubt the wisdom of these experimental and irreversible procedures — if their child so much as steps foot in California.” In other words, even if you don’t even live in California, the long arm of the...

Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Luke 12:39–48 Friends, in today’s Gospel, the Lord urges his disciples and us to be prudent servants, following his ways in anticipation of his coming again. Theologians often call prudence the queen of the virtues because it is the capacity to reign sovereignly over one’s life, both ordering one’s inner powers and directing one’s affairs wisely in the outside world. Prudence is that sure touch, that moral instinct that renders one capable of making the right decision under pressure and in the face of complex circumstances. Prudence...

With Election Day less than three weeks away, a Lehigh County judge has rejected a lawsuit by four residents who demanded tighter restrictions on ballot drop boxes. The plaintiffs, all Republicans, demanded the boxes at the government center in Allentown and other parts of the county be open only during “normal” business hours and be monitored in person to make sure voters drop only their own ballots, or ballots they have been authorized to drop. In a ruling issued late Tuesday, Judge Thomas Capehart said evidence presented at hearings on the case showed in-person monitoring had not conclusively reduced third-party...

At the height of Democratic momentum over the summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell forecasted a grim outlook for Republican chances to win control of the chamber amid a number of flailing candidate performances and Democratic legislative victories. Things have shifted dramatically in the two months since McConnell's prediction. Candidates once seen as threats to GOP victory—Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, even incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson in Wisconsin—are now legitimate contenders in next month's elections. And in a likely tight Senate campaign this cycle, McConnell has taken nothing for granted, boosting even fringe candidates like conspiracy-touting Republican Don Bolduc in...

Most Americans think former President Trump should testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, new polling shows. A Monmouth University poll released Wednesday found that six in 10 Americans think Trump should comply with the committee’s recent subpoena calling him to appear before the panel. At its ninth public hearing last week, the Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump as it prepares to issue its final report before the end of the year. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats and 61 percent of independents polled think Trump should have to testify, while...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sought to tamp down worries that a GOP majority would use raising the federal debt ceiling as leverage to secure reforms on entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare after a comment of his spurred Democratic attacks. “I never mentioned Social Security or Medicare. Actually, in the ‘Commitment to America,’ we say to strengthen Social Security and Medicare,” McCarthy said on CNBC Wednesday morning.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed on Tuesday that Americans are saving money on gasoline under President Joe Biden. The national average price for gasoline surpassed $5.00 per gallon this summer, even though prices at the pump are currently $3.85 per gallon, according to data from AAA, marking a nearly 62% increase since Biden assumed office at the beginning of last year. Jean-Pierre nevertheless contended that the recent decline is the fruit of the commander-in-chief’s work to decrease costs for Americans. “Gas prices have fallen by $1.15 from their peak, which was not too long ago,” she told reporters...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reportedly found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer, and two of the bricks were allegedly marked with the CNN logo. CBP made the seizure Oct. 13 at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility while inspecting the tractor-trailer, WFLA reported Tuesday. CBP allegedly encountered the vehicle in Texas after it arrived from Mexico, and they proceeded to pull the vehicle over and perform an inspection. Authorities discovered the 19 packages concealed within the tractor following a screening by a canine team and a “non-intrusive inspection,” the outlet continued....

President Biden on Wednesday will outline nearly $3 billion in investments to boost domestic battery manufacturing, which officials said will help meet the need for critical supplies as the country ramps up electric vehicle (EV) production. Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will announce the $2.8 billion worth of grants through the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year at a White House event. The funding will be spread across 20 different companies for projects in at least 12 states. A senior administration official said the funding will lead to 8,000 new jobs, 5,000 of which are expected to be permanent.

She knew. When the Jan 6 Committee was being assembled, Chairman Bennie Thompson made a big deal of saying that “Nothing is off limits.” Nothing was off limits as far as Trump was concerned, that is. However, there was something very specifically to be off limits, according to Thompson. Nancy Pelosi.I found that very curious at the time but the reason for this has become crystal clear. A few days ago, the media heralded the release of a "new video" from January 6th. In it, Pelosi is seen fretting, complaining and threatening to punch out Donald Trump New footage from...

After suffering a severe stroke in May, Pennsylvania senatorial candidate John Fetterman now relies on speech-to-text software to understand the spoken word. The digital interface has become a part of him. In a recent NBC interview, Fetterman can be seen gazing at his desktop screen, struggling to comprehend the questions asked. The Democratic nominee will even be allowed to use this software in the Oct-25 debate with his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz. In a healthy society, Fetterman’s own party would urge him to resign for the common good. This situation is beyond the polarized arguments over immigration, crime, or...

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