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California’s Billionaire Tax Faces a $70 Billion Forecast Divide. Here Is What the Estimates Measure.
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Nebraska Supreme Court Keeps the "Fairness for Girls" Sports Amendment on the Nov. 3 Ballot and Upholds the Law Letting 116 Overseas Citizens Vote
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Pentagon Puts Nearly $9 Billion in Saudi Arms Sales on the Record: 10,004 Bombs, 112 THAAD Interceptors and 60 Tank Engines
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Fish and Wildlife Service Lets Oil Companies Disturb Polar Bears and Walruses on Alaska's North Slope for Five More Years, Starting Today
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Mike Rogers Breaks With Trump on Russia but Won’t Disown His “Jihadist” Attack on El-Sayed
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Trump's Personnel Office Scraps the 52-Week Wait for Federal Promotions, Ending a Korean War-Era Rule on Jan. 17
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Trump's Personnel Office Writes Paid Leave for Deferred Resignations Into Federal Rules, Lets Agencies Refuse to Take Back Resignations and Bars Leave for Poll Workers
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The Georgieva Report Card: The IMF Chief Kept the Fund Alive Under Trump and Steered It Through a War Shock, but Argentina, Senegal’s Hidden Debt and a Retreat From Climate Cost Her Marks
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Trump Extends the 31-Year-Old National Emergency on Colombian Drug Traffickers for Another Year
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In Minneapolis, Where the Movement Was Forged in Grief, Hundreds Gather at the Commons as Keith Ellison Urges an Early Vote
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“Are You Gonna Use That Power?” In Georgia, No Kings Marches to the Polls With More Than 40 Events and a Party at the Ballot Box
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At the Lincoln Memorial, a Band and a Few Hundred People Dancing in the Cold: No Kings Comes Back to Washington With a Ballot, Not a March
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New York’s No Kings VoteFest Fills Washington Square Park as the Movement Calls the Day “a Celebration, an Orientation, and an Activation”
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Meta Shut Off No Kings’ Instagram at the Height of Its Day of Action, Then Apologized: “Clearly Taken in Error”
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In Trump’s Backyard: No Kings Protesters Line the Streets Near Mar-a-Lago and in Palm Beach County While the President Flies to Kentucky
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From the Capitol Steps in Harrisburg to the Utah Capitol: No Kings Takes Its “Vote Early” Message to Two States That Could Shape the House
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Be brutally honest: Do you agree with actor Jeff Daniels that Kamala Harris could have governed like Abraham Lincoln - if Americans had chosen her over Trump? | Simon Ateba
Be brutally honest: Do you agree with actor Jeff Daniels that Kamala Harris could have governed like Abraham Lincoln — if Americans had chosen her over Trump? Or do you see that comparison as an insult? Yes or no?
Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro hits back at Elon Musk’s tariff criticism: ‘He’s simply protecting his own interests’
Navarro added that Musk’s Tesla supply chain is clearly set to take a huge hit from the tariff regime By News on the Net -- NY Post & Simon Ateba——Bio and Archives--April 6, 2025 News in Brief | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Elon Musk is only looking after his own interests after the world’s richest man criticized him and seemed to break with the Trump administration on tariffs.
Before you blast Trump over Ukraine, what was Biden's exit strategy? None
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BREAKING: Trump Rips Biden, Slams China, and Blasts the Green New Deal, Calls Out Conservatives’ Exclusion by Bank of America, Pledges to End Ukraine War and Fix NATO at World Economic Forum
BREAKING: Trump Rips Biden, Slams China, and Blasts the Green New Deal, Calls Out Conservatives’ Exclusion by Bank of America, Pledges to End Ukraine War and Fix NATO at World Economic Forum
BREAKING: Trump Sworn in As 47th President, Proclaims January 20 as 'Liberation Day,' Declares America's Decline Is Over, and Vows a 'Golden Age of America' in Fiery Inaugural Address - FULL VIDEO
BREAKING: Trump Sworn in As 47th President, Proclaims January 20 as 'Liberation Day,' Declares America's Decline Is Over, and Vows a 'Golden Age of America' in Fiery Inaugural Address - FULL VIDEO
The Truth Joe Biden spoke last night:
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Garland Releases Jack Smith Report, Alleging Trump’s ‘Efforts to Retain Power’-Full Report Here for Download
Attorney-General Merrick Garland has just released special counsel Jack Smith’s report on former President Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The report outlines what it describes as Trump’s “criminal efforts to retain power,” detailing actions such as pressuring state officials, pushing the fraudulent electors scheme, and inciting the January 6 Capitol attack. The Daily Letter is a reader-supported publication.
A Bold New Era Ahead
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Biden Pardons Son Hunter
President Joe Biden issued a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, on December 1, 2024, citing what he described as a "miscarriage of justice" and a system infected by "raw politics." The decision has reignited national debates over justice, privilege, and presidential powers. The statement from President Biden was both deeply personal and strikingly pol…
Justice Overturned: Jussie Smollett’s Staged Hate Crime Conviction Thrown Out Amid Controversy!
In a significant legal development, the Illinois Supreme Court has just overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction related to the 2019 incident where he was accused of staging a hate crime against himself. The court determined that retrying Smollett after an initial dismissal violated his due process rights.
Trump vs. Harris: Republicans Count on Election Day Surge to Counter Early Democratic Lead, with Independents Holding the Key in Swing States
Based on the early voting data in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina (below), some clear patterns and influencing factors emerge that could shape the outcomes in these critical swing states. Here’s a detailed analysis of what we see and what could determine the winners:
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Simon Ateba’s Post Journalist @ Today News Africa | Web Content, Editorial, Media Ethics 11m BREAKING—18 days until the presidential election: A federal judge in DC has just ordered the release of over 1,800 pages of documents in the criminal election interference case against Donald Trump, despite his lawyers’ efforts to keep them sealed until after the Nov. 5 election.
BREAKING: Harris, Trump Neck-and-Neck in Latest Polls-Race Tightens Across the Board
An ABC/Ipsos poll released today shows Harris leading Trump by just two points, 50% to 48% among likely voters, within the poll's 2.5-point margin of error. This marks a shift from last month when she held a five-point lead. NOTE: Trump and Harris are tied at 48% in a new NBC poll of registered voters, also released today, Sunday. This is a change from last month, when Harris led 49% to 44%.
AMERICA DECIDES: 4.2 Million Votes Cast So Far-52% Democrats, 32% Republicans, According to NBC and TargetSmart Data
With nearly 35 million mail-in and early in-person voting requests submitted, early voting trends show Democrats leading the charge. As Election Day approaches, data from TargetSmart and NBC offers a deeper look into how voters are engaging in the process ahead of November 5, 2024. Over 4.2 million Americans have already cast their ballots. Of these, 52% are Democrats, 32% are Republicans, and 16% are classified as Other or Data Not Available, according to the latest data from NBC and TargetSmart.
Lara Trump tears into FEMA for response to Hurricane Helene - and bashes CNN for claiming failures are misinformation
Bash claims the Trump campaign, Lara Trump, and others are misleading people, including those in her own state, to sway the election By News on the Net NY Post & Simon Ateba——Bio and Archives--October 6, 2024 Videos | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump ripped into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) handling of Hurricane Helene and sparred with CNN host Dana Bash over whether her father-in-law was spewing...
2020 Polling Fail: How Five Major Pollsters Missed Trump's Surge and What It Says About Polling Accuracy
How wrong were the polls in 2020? Polls in 2020 overestimated Biden's lead by as much as 12 points, consistently missing Trump's late-breaking support. Major pollsters like CNN, NBC, and Fox News all saw Biden ahead by wide margins—some as large as +10 to +12—but the actual results showed a much closer race, with Biden winning by just 4.5 points. Here's how five top polls stacked up against reality, and why Trump's base defied pollster expectations yet again. 1.
Debate Showdown: Who Emerged Victorious Between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance? Here’s the Final Verdict
Here are the key takeaways from the debate between Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance: Tim Walz emphasized steady leadership, coalition-building, and the importance of U.S. alliances in managing the crisis in Israel. He positioned the Harris administration as calm and strategic in dealing with Iran and Israel, contrasting it with Trump’s "chaotic" leadership. Walz tied Trump’s behavior to instability, citing concerns about his fitness for office.
Before the Vice Presidential Debate, by Simon Ateba
Before the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, I was ruthlessly attacked by the same emotional crowd that was outraged I dared suggest either Trump or Harris could win. "Have you seen her talk? How dare you? Trump will crush her," they said. They accused me of losing touch with reality, claiming they were the ones attuned to the cosmos.
Simon Ateba on LinkedIn: JUST IN: Gold Star families release message, blast Kamala Harris, praise…
Simon Ateba’s Post Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa in Washington: 12h JUST IN: Gold Star families release message, blast Kamala Harris, praise Donald Trump.
Pelosi calls Trump 'domestic enemy' in new Jan 6 footage
The footage, turned over to Congress by HBO and obtained by the BBC, shows 50 minutes of Ms Pelosi's evacuation from the Capitol and conversations with staff and Democratic colleagues in the aftermath of the riot.
The grandson of Friedrich Drumpf, the German immigrant who spoke no English and had to change his name to Trump to fit in is now trying to save America
It is interesting how much Friedrich Drumpf's family has achieved in just three generations. Coming from Germany without speaking English or having immigration documents, Mr. Drumpf, who later changed his name to Trump to sound more American, arrived in the United States at the age of 16. He had no papers, but he was processed at Ellis Island in New York and allowed into the United States.
Simon Ateba on LinkedIn: JUST IN: Trump says Kamala Harris is "Weak. Failed. Dangerously Liberal." | 18 comments
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America Shocked After Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump at Pennsylvania Rally
Yesterday, an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump occurred at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire, injuring Trump and killing rally attendee Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief who heroically protected his family. President Biden responded, "There is no place in America for this kind of violence, or any violence for that matter. An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation.
Massive AT&T data breach exposes ‘nearly all’ customers - here’s what you need to know
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Supreme Court Defines Presidential Immunity: Official Acts Protected, Unofficial Acts Not
The United States Supreme Court ruled today that all American Presidents, past and present, including Trump, Biden, Obama, and Bush, have immunity for their official acts but none for unofficial actions. In Trump's case, the Court remanded Jack Smith's indictments to the DC court to distinguish between official and unofficial acts. This decision is likely to delay the outcome until after the elections, which is seen as a win for Trump.
Simon Ateba: Explosive Week Ahead as Supreme Court Decision and Biden-Trump Clash Set To Ignite High-Stakes 2024 Election Showdown
As the 2024 presidential election heats up, Simon Ateba delves into the pivotal events of the week, including the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's immunity and the high-stakes Biden-Trump debate in Atlanta. With accusations flying and reputations on the line, this week's events could shape the future of American politics. URGENT: The Daily Letter is a reader-supported publication.
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