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‘Frightening to consider’: fears grow over Trump’s threats to political foes.

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Donald Trump’s extremist attacks on top Democrats as “the enemy from within” and talk of deploying the military against political foes if he wins the election are stark signs Trump will endanger the rule of law in America, say former US justice department officials and scholars. Trump’s threats – singling out ex-speaker Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff and others as “the enemy from within” and “more dangerous than China [and] Russia” – jibe with his earlier incendiary talk of using a return to the White House to seek “revenge” against political foes led by Joe Biden. He also suggested the military could be used to quell violence at the polls from “radical left lunatics”. Those comments, along with Trump’s adamant refusal to say clearly he will accept the election results if he is defeated, prompt critics to say Trump poses unprecedented dangers to the US constitution. Alarm about a second Trump term were heightened this month when Trump’s former chief of staff and former four-star...
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The Kamala Harris playbook has already worked in Britain. But the ‘Special Relationship’ is getting more complicated

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A former prosecutor takes over a political party in turmoil, promises to turn the page on an era of political chaos, and surges to an election victory that once seemed unthinkable. It’s the playbook that Vice President Kamala Harris is hoping will take her to the White House. And it has already worked – in Britain, where  Labour’s Keir Starmer  ended 14 years of Conservative rule in  a July election. The official line from Starmer’s government is unwavering: London will work constructively with whoever wins the presidential contest But sources see similarities between Starmer and Harris’ backgrounds, ideologies and paths to power – and several of Starmer’s allies are hoping the strategy that worked for him will help Harris too. “There are some really striking parallels,” Claire Ainsley, Starmer’s former executive director of policy, told CNN. “The voters that Harris needs to persuade and motivate are very similar to the description of the voters that Labou...
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Breaking: The Indiana Fever have parted ways with head coach Christie Sides, the team announced.

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The  Indiana Fever  recently announced the firing of head coach  Christie Sides .  Following the 2024 season, the Fever made the decision to part ways with its second year head coach, despite making the postseason for the first time since 2016.  After the decision was finalized and the announcement hit social media, Sides responded.  She posted a short message about her time with the Fever, which spanned from the 2023 and 2024 seasons.  The  Indiana Fever  recently announced the firing of head coach  Christie Sides.   Following the 2024 season, the Fever made the decision to part ways with its second year head coach, despite making the postseason for the first time since 2016.  After the decision was finalized and the announcement hit social media, Sides responded.  She posted a short message about her time with the Fever, which spanned from the 2023 and 2024 seasons.  During Sides' first year with t...
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Inside the efforts to reach young Black men who might stay home instead of voting

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Dozens of Black motorcyclists drove through north and west Philadelphia over the weekend with a simple message for Black men: Go vote. The ride – a joint effort between Black Men Vote, Black Riders Vote and other local organizations – was one of several nonpartisan events held across the city in a bid to boost registration ahead of a Monday deadline and drive turnout ahead of Election Day, particularly in lower income communities where turnout tends to lag.  “Hopefully, they see us riding, they look up and see Black men and women on motorcycles, and they think, ‘If they can vote, maybe I should reconsider it as well,’” said Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler of the Mother Bethel AME Church, the head of the biking group. “People don’t think that Black bikers talk about voting, but when we sit around together and we hang out people are talking about the election, people are talking about issues.” In a city where register...
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RNC Chairman Says GOP Is Focusing on Low Propensity Voters.

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The head of the Republican National Committee said he believes those voters are more likely to vote for former President Donald Trump. The head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) said the party is concentrating on low-propensity voters in the coming election. “We are focused on low propensity voters. That is really, truly the push. And we are combining door knocks with phone calls with direct mail with digital communication, emails, texts,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a radio interview with Breitbart News, published on Friday He said the number of such voters participating in the 2024 election is significantly higher than in previous years. “I will say that the low propensity voter turnout, in terms of their percentage of the overall vote, is dramatically higher than what we’ve typically seen,” Whatley said, without providing specifics. He described a low-propensity voter as someone who has not voted in two years or more. Those voters, he said, are “very...
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