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Donald Trump sought emergency intervention from the Supreme Court to mandate specialized barcodes and voter data requirements on mail ballots. The court rejected the administration’s request, keeping existing mail-in voting procedures in place for the 2026 midterm elections.
Mitch McConnell reappeared at the Capitol using a wheelchair following months of hospitalization, a fall, and pneumonia. Aides transported the 84-year-old senator from his home into a van and onto the Senate floor.
Gavin Newsom publicly announced that he would refrain from entering the 2028 Democratic presidential primary if Kamala Harris decides to run. Newsom cited concerns over splitting shared donor and voter bases as his primary reasoning.
Donald Trump continues to claim firefighters physically carried him away from a collapsing building following the September 11 attacks. Fact-checkers found no public evidence supporting his presence at the site during that time frame or his employment of construction crews there.
Donald Trump published a social media post assuring American adults that they will receive $5,000 dividend checks from accrued tariff revenue. The proposal lacks congressional approval and realistic funding, as federal tariff revenues do not total the required funds.
JD Vance suggested that future presidential administrations should actively investigate federal program fraud regardless of political affiliation. The remarks came as the Justice Department declined hundreds of procurement fraud cases to focus on immigration enforcement.
JD Vance spoke at a MAGA rally before numerous empty seats and talked about sending Democrats packing in Novemeber, even though Democrats don’t currently hold power. Vance then resorted to recycled culture-war talking points and bad jokes.
Finally, Donald Trump addressed questions about AI safety by suggesting a simple gear mechanism could halt rogue technology. He subsequently published a social media post labeling concerns about humanity’s destruction from advanced systems as an outright hoax.
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