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Trump delivered a prime-time address on Thursday night about vulnerabilities in the election system, claims that largely were not backed up by the evidence he provided. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal stupidty.
The White House published a series of heavily redacted documents that echo debunked fraud claims about the 2020 election. LA Times
Twenty-six current and former Meta employees, including some from California, allege the company violated federal and state laws. Meta denied the accusations. LA Times
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An ominous new Iranian billboard unveiled after the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham alludes to President Trump as the Islamic Republic's next target -- the latest escalation in a series of threats on the president's life over the past week. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Iran should be eliminated.
O'Donnell claimed she triggers the president like schoolgirls who told him 'you're nothing' as a kid. New York Post
VOA VIEW: She is an idiot.
Overnight strikes damaged a tunnel and three bridges in Hormozgan Province, the governor’s office said. New York Times
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in an interview with The New York Times that he was in “an active conversation” with New York City’s Law Department on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an ass.
The move by Cindy Burbank could clear a path for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate backed by her party’s leadership. But Republicans have cried foul, and her effort could face obstacles. New York Times
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has submitted an application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) to initiate the never-before-used legal process to deport foreign nationals deemed to be terrorists. OANN
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President Donald Trump vowed to hold Canada accountable for “filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air” caused by wildfires in their forests by imposing tariffs on Canadian goods. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is endorsing Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary, a day after the race was shaken up by the departure of another candidate, and just weeks ahead of the primary election. Washington Times
The U.S. government plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining in an unprecedented move that is expected to draw criticism from many countries. Washington Times
The Trump Justice Department has sued to end Maryland's law that allows illegal immigrants to get in-state tuition rates, saying it violates a federal law that limits states' ability to grant that benefit to those in the country illegally. Washington Times
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The U.S. Mint has released new bell-shaped commemorative coins and a medal on Thursday as part of America's 250th anniversary celebration. Washington Times
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount. CBS
VOA VIEW: Anti Trump liberal stupidity.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app. CBS
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President Trump threatened more tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days. CBS
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said. CBS
VOA VIEW: Americans have been hit hard, how?
In a primetime address on Thursday evening, President Trump accused China of interfering in U.S. elections as he questioned the integrity of the country's voting system. CBS News' Jake Rosen fact-checks his claims. CBS
VOA VIEW: Only fools and liberals don't believe.
President Trump had harsh words for China in his speech on Thursday night. After calling President Xi Jinping a friend at a summit in May, he accused the communist country of "sinister election meddling." Ed O'Keefe has more details. CBS
Nearly half of registered voters watched the 2026 World Cup, with income and education shaping viewership more than party affiliation, the survey found. CNBC
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U.S. Central Command says it continues to enforce a naval blockade against Iran, while Kuwait and Bahrain say they have intercepted more Iranian projectiles. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran should wise up or rulers should die.
The smoke coming from active wildfires in Canada has led to unhealthy air quality in swaths of the U.S., which could affect the World Cup final in New Jersey. CNBC
The Trump administration is taking steps to control who gets access to the latest frontier models, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. CNBC
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The survey's findings come as democratic socialist candidates win Democratic primaries following the 2025 election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
California's billionaire tax would generate quick revenue, but Norway's example shows the longer-term economic impact of targeting the wealthy is unclear. CNBC
The public is as depressed about the economy as it has been since the years just after the pandemic, according to the All-America Economic Survey. CNBC
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting the U.S. this week. He met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It makes sense.
The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce signed by the U.S. and Iran last month showed further signs of unravelling CNBC
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ICE has filed a detainer against Akbor Miah, a Bangladeshi illegal immigrant charged with murdering his sister-in-law in Lake County, Florida. FOX News
President Donald Trump on Friday told FIFA officials they should pick the United States to host another World Cup, but leave out Canada and Mexico. UPI
VOA VIEW: It would be good for all.
President Donald Trump on Friday asked the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone, to run for a full six-year term. UPI
VOA VIEW: There would be many who want to run.
President Lee Jae Myung said S. Korea will designate Dec. 3 as People's Sovereignty Day to commemorate resistance to the 2024 martial law declaration. UPI
A United States lawmaker says South Korea could build up to 80% of some Navy vessels as Washington seeks to overcome shipyard shortages. UPI
Republican Congressman Cory Mills won the first round of his bid to stay on the primary ballot in Florida after a challenger sued him. UPI
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin ramped up the Trump administration's efforts to address what the president claimed are lapses in election security. UPI
VOA VIEW: Elections should be secure.
Israeli's parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve after pushing through legislation favorable to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters. UPI
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The Supreme Court struck down Watergate-era limits on how much political parties can spend in a coordinated campaign with their candidates. Expected.
By a 6-3 vote, the court said the restrictions on parties and their campaign ads violate the 1st Amendment. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said the court was restoring broad free speech protections for parties and their candidates. “For nearly 200 years after the ratification of the 1st Amendment, parties could spend freely to support their candidates during campaigns and could do so in coordination with the candidates,” he wrote. “Notably, no one suggests ‘that these elections were not functional or that they were marred by corruption.’”
The decision is a victory for the National Republican Senatorial Committee and is likely to give a boost to Republicans this year in their bid to maintain control of Congress. Republicans argued these restrictions on parties were outdated and unwise in an era when super PACs can raise and spend huge amounts of money to promote candidates because they are independent. If so, they asked, why shouldn’t the parties be free to raise money and coordinate their campaign ads with the candidates?
Under the current limits, the Federal Election Commission says an individual donor may give only $3,500 to a candidate seeking a federal office, but $132,900 to the national party committees. Since the 1970s, however, federal election law has limited the parties from funding the campaigns of their candidates on the grounds that it could allow wealthy donors to buy influence. But the court’s conservatives have repeatedly ruled that campaign money is protected as free speech under the 1st Amendment.
In the Citizens United case of 2010, they struck down the laws that restricted election spending by individuals, companies, unions and other groups. Left standing were the rather low limits on direct contributions to candidates as well as the limits on how much parties could contribute to directly support candidates. The limitations on parties and how they support their candidates have been disputed for decades.
The Supreme Court upheld the limits by a 5-4 vote in 2001 and said these “coordinated expenditures” were more like contributions than independent spending, and therefore, could be limited to protect against corruption. Two years ago, the Biden administration defended the law, and an appeals court upheld it based on the court’s 2001 decision. But last year, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the new challenge in National Republican Senatorial Committee vs. FEC.
Rather than defend the law, the Trump administration sided with the GOP and said the party limits should be struck down. That’s because the national Republican committees that support their congressional candidates have $230 million available to spend this year, while the struggling Democratic committees have less than $120 million.
