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Republican Leader Warns of 'Real Problem' Heading Into Election

Published Sep 07, 2024 at 2:55 PM EDT Updated Sep 07, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT Jason Thielman, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), warned on Friday about a "real problem" of cash flow when it comes to the GOP's ability to maintain momentum going into this year's election. Control of the Senate is up for grabs this year as Democrats and Republicans view themselves as having a chance of winning a majority. Democrats are defending several seats in com ...

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Biden Aides Working On Plan for American 'Sovereign Wealth Fund': Report

Published 09/07/24 AT 4:24 PM EDT President Joe Biden's top national security officials have reportedly been crafting a plan that would allow the country to invest in emerging technologies, energy and critical links in the supply chain. The project has been in the works for months but didn't surface until Friday, the day after former President Donald Trump floated a similar idea for an investment fund to finance "great national endeavors," according to Bloomberg, which cited people ...

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'Hillbilly Elegy' director: 'There's no version of me voting for Donald Trump'

09/07/24 5:48 PM ET The director of the 2020 movie based on Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s (R) book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” said that he won’t be casting a vote for former President Trump despite Vance being his VP in a video posted Saturday. “There’s no version of me voting for Donald Trump to be president again, whoever the Vice President was,” Ron Howard said in a video from Variety. Howard had previously said in 2022 that he was “surprised by some of the positions [Vance has] taken and statements he’ ...

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It's 'not a fact of life': Walz responds to Vance's school shooting comments

09/07/2024 09:49 PM EDT Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sharply criticized Sen. JD Vance’s response to this week’s school shooting in Georgia, telling an LGBTQ+ advocacy group Saturday evening that such events are “not a fact of life.” Vice President Kamala Harris, Walz and Democrats have fiercely condemned Vance’s comments about the shooting after he responded to a reporter’s question Thursday by saying: “I don’t like that this is a fact of life.” A 14-year-old boy is accused of using a semiautomat ...

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Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, on path to 'soft landing' with no meaningful layoffs

Published Sat, Sep 7 2024 7:05 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure the public on Saturday that the U.S. economy remains strong, despite a string of weak job reports that have rattled investors and weighed on the stock market. “We’re seeing less frenzy in terms of hiring and job openings, but we’re not seeing meaningful layoffs,” Yellen said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. “I’m attentive to downside risk now on the employment side, but what I ...

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Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election

Sept. 7, 2024, 3:18 PM EDT Former President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday. When asked whether the former president or his wife, Laura, would endorse a candidate or make public how they will vote, Bush's office said "no." "President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago," the office added. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Vice Pr ...

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U.S. Multiple people shot in Kentucky; suspect at large, authorities say

By Faris Tanyos Updated on: September 7, 2024 / 8:04 PM EDT / CBS News Multiple people were shot Saturday near the southeastern Kentucky city of London in what was described as an active shooter situation, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that "numerous people were shot" and Interstate 75 was closed about nine miles north of London. No further details were provided. Trooper Scottie Pennington, a Kentucky State Police spokesperson, wrote on social media ...

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Stakeholder in Trump's Truth Social parent company wins court ruling over share transfer

Updated Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 7:49 AM EDT DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of a firm seeking assurance that it will be able to sell its minority stake in the parent company of former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform. The judge on Friday granted summary judgment to Florida-based United Atlantic Ventures LLC in a lawsuit filed against Minnesota-based Odyssey Transfer and Trust Co., a business that handles securities transfers among registered sharehold ...

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Kamala Harris Hugs It Out With Sobbing Supporter In PA: 'We're Going To Be Fine'

Sep 7th, 2024, 3:27 pm Vice President Kamala Harris visited a small business on Saturday in Pittsburgh where she comforted a sobbing supporter. Ahead of her upcoming ABC News debate with former President Donald Trump, Harris emerged from her debate preparation to greet supporters at a local business in Pittsburgh, where one supporter began sobbing upon meeting the vice president. Harris can be heard reassuring the unnamed female supporter by telling her “we are all in this together.” “It’s ...

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Isaac Hayes' son plans to modify lawsuit over classic song played at Trump rallies, RNC reveals

Sep 7th, 2024, 11:53 am The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday asked the federal judge who recently blocked the Trump campaign from playing the 1966 Sam and Dave classic “Hold on I’m Coming” at rallies to allow more time for a response to the lawsuit since the plaintiff, the son of song co-writer Isaac Hayes, plans on amending the lawsuit in the coming days. As Law&Crime has reported, Hayes’ estate and son Isaac Hayes III publicly threatened to sue for copyright infringement in Au ...

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Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Harris for president

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It's 'not a fact of life': Walz responds to Vance's school shooting comments

5 hrs ago - 09/07/2024 09:49 PM EDT Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sharply criticized Sen. JD Vance’s response to this week’s school shooting in Georgia, telling an LGBTQ+ advocacy group Saturday evening that such events are “not a fact of life.” Vi ... (Politico)

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Yellen says U.S. economy remains solid, on path to 'soft landing' with no meaningful layoffs

7 hrs ago - Published Sat, Sep 7 2024 7:05 PM EDT Updated Moments Ago Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to reassure the public on Saturday that the U.S. economy remains strong, despite a string of weak job reports that have rattled investors and weighed on ... (CNBC)

'Hillbilly Elegy' director: 'There's no version of me voting for Donald Trump'

8 hrs ago - 09/07/24 5:48 PM ET The director of the 2020 movie based on Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s (R) book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” said that he won’t be casting a vote for former President Trump despite Vance being his VP in a video posted Saturday. & ... (The Hill)

Republican Leader Warns of 'Real Problem' Heading Into Election

8 hrs ago - Published Sep 07, 2024 at 2:55 PM EDT Updated Sep 07, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT Jason Thielman, executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), warned on Friday about a "real problem" of cash flow when it comes to the GOP's abili ... (Newsweek)

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Biden Aides Working On Plan for American 'Sovereign Wealth Fund': Report

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Yellen 'probably done' when Biden ends term, may meet Chinese counterpart soon

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Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate

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