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Here’s what’s happening…
– Senator Hawley rips Secret Service boss after exposé…
– Harris and Trump deadlocked in battleground state…
– Haitian Ohio community leader says America should be an ‘open country’…
Demanding Loyalty
Several Democrats responded overnight to news that the Teamsters, under General President Sean O’Brien, decided against issuing a presidential endorsement.
“Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before big business,” O’Brien said in a statement.
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. who, like O’Brien, hails from the Boston area, called former President Trump the “most anti-labor president we have ever had.”
“It’s clear that these workers are misinformed or uninformed about Trump’s record on labor,” McGovern told the Washington Times. “His allegiance isn’t toward working people.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former House speaker, meanwhile, called the Teamsters’ decision “disappointing.”
The Teamsters have not made a non-endorsement since the 1996 contest between former President Clinton and Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan. Their last GOP endorsement went to former President George H.W. Bush over then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1988….Read more
General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. Days after he survived an assassination attempt Donald Trump won formal nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and picked right-wing loyalist J.D. Vance for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend’s failed assassination attempt. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
White House
SECURITY BREACH: Iran envoy Malley may have been on ‘classified White House call’ after clearance suspended, …Read more
1.3 MILLION ARRIVALS: Biden admin’s use of parole under scrutiny as numbers increase …Read more
‘DANGLING FREE MONEY’: Black think tank to blast Biden admin for ‘dangling free money’ while low-income households ‘suffer most’ …Read more
Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during the AARP and The Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forum at Drake University on July 15, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Capitol Hill
‘FREE AND FAIR’: Pelosi says Dem primary process was ‘open’ and Harris ‘won it’ …Read more
‘I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS’: Top Republican details level of Secret Service resistance …Read more
CLOSE TIES: Top Dems have had long history with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs …Read more
‘IMMEDIATE ACTION’: Rick Scott leads effort to up Secret Service protections after 2nd assassination attempt on Trump …Read more
‘UNACCEPTABLE ANTISEMITIC BEHAVIOR’: House letter demands information regarding any reports of antisemitism on NIH funded universities …Read more
HAWLEY HELL: GOP senator unleashes on Secret Service boss after whistleblower’s Trump golf course exposé …Read more
Sen. Hawley sent a letter to USSS Director Ronald Rowe on Wednesday asking about whistleblower claims regarding vulnerabilities at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, FL. (Joe Raedle and Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg)
Tales from the Trail
BOLD PREDICTION: Trump offers his prognosis on the 2024 presidential election …Read more
NECK AND NECK: Harris and Trump deadlocked in battleground state as he trails in other ‘blue wall’ states: poll …Read more
‘STRUGGLING’ BUSINESSES: Hispanic voters in key swing state say economy making voters consider Trump …Read more
STOLEN GOODS: Harris campaign ‘not aware’ of any Trump docs taken by Iran sent ‘directly’ to Biden campaign …Read more
BADGER STATE BATTLE: The election kicks off today in a vital swing state …Read more
ALL EYES ON PENNSYLVANIA: Polls show Harris tied – or slightly leading – Trump in key swing state …Read more
NOT GOOD: Majority of Black swing-state voters back Harris, as Trump makes inroads with Black men: poll …Read more
Across America
WELCOMING CITY: Ohio Haitian community leader argues ‘America should be an open country’ …Read more
‘EPSTEIN 2.0’: How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ demise could expose wider web of dark secrets …Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty to federal charges. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg, Getty Images)
PRESIDENT’S PERIL: Second assassination attempt against Trump shows he’s still in danger, experts warn …Read more
‘PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL’: Trump had security on par with Biden’s during attempted assassination on golf course, lawmakers told …Read more
STRETCHED & STRESSED: Secret Service squeezed as threats, protectee lists both expand …Read more
‘THREATS OF ASSASSINATION’: Alaska man arrested over threats against 6 SCOTUS justices …Read more
BUYER’S REMORSE?: California voters support rollback of crime law: poll …Read more
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