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Monday, September 23, 2024

Congress Unanimously Passes Legislation to Increase Protection for Presidential Nominees

NBC: Five days after the second apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, the House on Friday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would boost Secret Service protection for the two parties’ presidential nominees, Trump and Kamala Harris, as well as their vice presidential running mates. The vote was 405-0. It required two-thirds support of the House to pass because it came to the floor under an expedited process. In a separate action, lawmakers also passed a resolution expanding the scope of the bipartisan House task force investigating the July 13 Trump assassination attempt to include the second incident (NBC). RedState: The Secret Service, however, claims that both Trump and Harris have the highest level of security already (RedState).

Tim Walz: “We can’t afford four more years of this”

Kamala Harris is the incumbent. She’s the “this.” Daily Mail: MAGA world erupted in mockery of Gov. Tim Walz after he appeared to push a new party taking over the White House next year. Walz told a crowd in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Saturday: ‘We can’t afford four more years of this.’ The line is usually reserved for candidates campaigning against an incumbent executive they are looking to oust and implement change. But in this case, current Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate are looking to take over for Democrat President Joe Biden (Daily Mail). Mollie Hemingway: Tim Walz giving his full-throated endorsement of Trump-Vance was NOT what I had on my bingo card for this weekend (X).

Gunmen Fire Into Crowd Outside Entertainment Venue in Alabama

Just the News: Multiple gunman fired into a crowded outdoor entertainment venue Saturday night in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four and wounding, at least 18 others, police said. It was the city’s second mass shooting this year, and its mayor said the gunman were believed to have used guns modified with a switch known as a “Glock switch” that turned them into fully automatic machine guns… Police said they don’t believe the shooting was random, and that multiple innocent bystanders were simply caught in the crossfire in an area near a cigar lounge (Just the News). CBS: No one was in custody early Sunday morning… Police said they were investigating alongside the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (CBS).

Governor Gavin Newsom Openly Opposes Tough-on-Crime Legislation

CBS: A new poll from a San Francisco-based think tank showed overwhelming voter support for Prop 36, a tough-on-crime measure. An exasperated Gov. Gavin Newsom called the bill a “real setback” for California. “I know people are frustrated,” Newsom said. “Prop 36 is about bringing us back to a 1980’s mindset where it’s possession of drugs and you end up in state prison.” The survey is from the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonprofit organization that describes itself as a nonpartisan think tank with the mission to inform and improve the state’s public policy “through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.” The poll shows that 71% of voters intend to vote yes on Prop 36 while 26% oppose it. The measure would implement harsher penalties for stealing, overturning the reforms from 2014’s Prop 47 which softened punishment for shoplifting and drug dealing (CBS). End Wokeness: Gov. Newsom slams Proposition 36: “It would bring us back to the 1980s. The impact this will have on black and brown residents is next level.” 71% of California voters are planning to support the measure, which jails drug traffickers and shoplifters (X).

Kamala Harris Demands Donald Trump Accept Another Debate on CNN

Early voting has already begun in Virginia, Minnesota and South Dakota. Daily Wire: Vice President Kamala Harris over the weekend desperately tried to revive the prospect of having another debate against former President Donald Trump before the election by accepting a new debate offer. Harris’ campaign said in a statement that the American people “deserve another opportunity” to watch the two debate. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump, and she has accepted CNN’s invitation to a debate on October 23.” Trump fired back at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Saturday, saying that it was too late to do another, especially after she rejected additional debate offers from Trump in the past… Trump did a CNN debate with President Joe Biden in late June that went so poorly for Biden that he ended up being forced out of the race by his own party (Daily Wire). Dan McLaughlin: Harris now wants another CNN debate, so it would be CNN-ABC-CNN, with CBS hosting the VP debate. Why CNN twice but no Fox? Since when does one side get all home games (X)?

Kamala Harris Ducks Historic Al Smith Charity Dinner

Daily Wire: Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly refused to attend the historic Al Smith charity dinner in New York City before the election in November. The Catholic fundraiser features the nominees of both of America’s two major political parties who engage in some self-deprecating humor and some light roasting of their opponent. The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner this year is on October 17 and is already sold out with 1,500 guests expected to attend the ballroom gala in Midtown Manhattan (Daily Wire). Collin Rugg: The Harris Campaign says she will be campaigning in a battleground state instead (X). Townhall: The event is known to be a place where Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are invited as headliners and then roast each other. Some believe this is part of why Harris won’t be in attendance—to avoid a run-in with Trump and duck a potential confrontation (Townhall).

SEC Targets Elon Musk’s Acquisition of Twitter

CNBC: The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to sanction Elon Musk if he continues to violate the court’s order to appear for a deposition in a probe of his 2022 Twitter acquisition. The SEC has been investigating whether Musk or anyone else working with him committed securities fraud in 2022 as the Tesla CEO sold shares in his automaker and shored up a stake in Twitter, ahead of his leveraged buyout of the company now known as X. In May, the court ordered Musk to appear for a deposition by the financial regulators regarding the Twitter deal (CNBC). Collin Rugg: The Swamp doesn’t like it when they can’t control what you say. The SEC is investigating whether or not Musk “broke federal securities laws” when he bought Twitter in 2022 (X). End Wokeness: Biden right after Elon bought Twitter: “There’s a lot of ways (to get him)” (X).

Hezbollah Launches Missile Barrage Into Israel

Associated Press: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that it fired a barrage of missiles at a military base deep inside Israel early Sunday following an Israeli airstrike more than a day earlier that killed at least 37 people, including one of the militant group’s senior leaders as well as women and children. It was not immediately clear if any of the rockets had hit their target. Israel’s emergency medical services reported that a man was lightly wounded by shrapnel from a missile that was intercepted in a village in the lower Galilee (Associated Press). Analyst Douglas Macgregor: Lebanon hit with massive bomb, one of the largest Israel has ever sent. Shockwave felt many miles away (X). Townhall: The IDF released a statement vowing to continue to attack Hezbollah until the terrorist group is dismantled (Townhall). Avi Mayer: IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi confirms that the senior Hezbollah commanders killed in Friday’s airstrike in Beirut were planning a massive infiltration of Israel that would have included conquering the Galilee, murdering civilians, and taking hostages (X).

“Pastor” Claims Jesus Would Support Abortions

Life News: A female “pastor” is going viral for rewriting the entire Christian religion to make it about…abortion. During a sermon Rev. Rebecca Todd Peters dubs “Roe Sunday,” she made baby killing a religious holy act and insists if Jesus were alive, he would be a “clinic escort” who guides mothers to their abortion appointments (Life News). Juanita Broaddrick: This fruitcake female pastor says “Jesus would take women to clinics for abortions. He would be a clinic escort.” Is this the church of Satan (X)?

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Federal Agents Search Homes of Interim NYPD Commissioner

CNN: Federal authorities executed a search warrant at the residences of NYPD interim commissioner Thomas Donlon just over a week after he took on the position, he said in a statement Saturday night… Donlon was appointed as Interim Police Commissioner just over a week ago, after the previous commissioner, Edward Caban, resigned amid an investigation by federal authorities. It marked the first high-profile departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration since the start of four separate federal investigations into Adams’ office and the NYPD (CNN). Washington Examiner: Donlon, a security expert with an extensive background in national security and working with the FBI, was appointed interim police commissioner by Mayor Eric Adams as a stabilizing move amid growing chaos surrounding investigations into the city. Authorities were looking to see if Donlon had taken classified materials during his work with the FBI (Washington Examiner).