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PBS NewsHour – October 22, 2024 (04:08)
Ballot measures across the country could have profound effects on people’s everyday lives from abortion access to criminal justice to the way they vote. Geoff Bennett explored the measures with Reid Wilson, founder and editor of Pluribus News, a digital media outlet tracking public policy in the states.
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – October 23, 2024
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Wednesday on the News Hour, Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff speaks out about the former president’s authoritarian tendencies and praise of Hitler. Intelligence officials warn Russia and Iran could stoke violence after the election while local officials try to combat misinformation. Plus, despite advancements in safety for drivers, the increasing size of cars poses a threat to pedestrians.
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Vice President Kamala Harris called out former President Donald Trump for saying he wanted U.S. military generals to behave like Nazi leader Adolph Hilter’s generals — who Trump believes demonstrated unquestioning loyalty to their leader.
“Donald Trump said that because he does not want a military that is loyal to the United States Constitution. … He wants a military who will be loyal to him, personally — one that will obey his orders, even when he tells them to break the law or abandon to their oath to the Constitution of the United States,” she said Wednesday at her vice-presidential residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. “It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans. All of this is further evidence into who Donald Trump really is.”
Trump’s reported comments were shared by John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general who served Trump as both Homeland Security secretary and White House chief of staff from 2017-2019, and published in The Atlantic magazine.
“He told me that when Trump raised the subject of ‘German generals,’ Kelly responded by asking, ‘Do you mean Bismarck’s generals?’ He went on: ’I mean, I knew he didn’t know who Bismarck was, or about the Franco-Prussian War. I said, “Do you mean the kaiser’s generals? Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals? And he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, Hitler’s generals.’ I explained to him that Rommel had to commit suicide after taking part in a plot against Hitler.’ Kelly told me Trump was not acquainted with Rommel,” Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic and the moderator of Washington Week with The Atlantic, reported.
In this episode of Roots of Resistance, join Felecia as she delves into the age-old question: Is voting a privilege or a fundamental right? Explore the legacy of disenfranchisement in America and the ongoing struggle for voting rights, particularly for those with a felony conviction.
An audio description is available for this episode courtesy of DCMP.
Find out more about felony voting laws in your state: https://vote.gov/guide-to-voting/afte…
PBS NewsHour, October 23, 2024 – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (ET)
A battle is underway as ambitious ballot measures compete with proposals to restrict their use. Which side is winning?
“There’s been this vacuum of leadership, and in places where voters can take matters into their own hands, they’re doing it,” said Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which has worked to support minimum wage and Medicaid expansion initiatives across the country.
But the initiative process has also been under attack in Arizona, South Dakota, and elsewhere. Arkansas also voted Tuesday on a ballot initiative that would have set up a new supermajority requirement for future initiatives, though that measure failed with nearly 60 percent of voters opposed. State lawmakers are also considering more bills to constrain future initiatives. In 2017, the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center was tracking fewer than 40 bills that would have changed the ballot initiative process; across 2021 and 2022, they have identified more than 200 bills that would limit or undermine the initiative process.
That vision of a shiny, golden future for American tech and progress could encounter a speed bump, however, when it comes to exactly how it might be achieved. For all his rhetoric about using government proactively, Trump largely pursued standard Republican deregulatory policy during his first term as president. That could put him at odds with a newer school of progress-oriented thinkers who argue that warts and all, government has a major role to play (one that includes spending money) in driving technological progress.
Kelly Calls Trump a Fascist, CNN
John Kelly, a former chief of staff to Donald Trump, called him a fascist and dictator and said he praised Hitler and Hitler’s generals. Kelly joins a line of former Trump aides who now warn against another Trump presidency.
Harris: Nation Ready for Female of Color, NBC News
After Barack Obama became the first president of color and Hillary Clinton nearly became the first woman president, Kamala Harris said she thinks the U.S. is ready for a woman of color in the White House, but she hasn’t dwelled on this history-making point.
How To Make Sense of the Polls, Yahoo! News
With Harris and Trump tied in the polls, experts say the best way to understand the numbers is to focus on averages, consider margins of error, and last-minute shifts in swing states.
Barely Legal: Musk’s Giveaway, MSNBC
Elon Musk’s $1 million voter lottery for swing states, aimed at boosting Trump, faces DOJ calls for investigation over potential legal violations on voter registration payments.
The Boss and Barack Together for Harris, 6ABC Action News
Bruce Springsteen will headline a Philadelphia concert with Obama on Oct. 28 to support Kamala Harris, kicking off the “When We Vote We Win” series in Atlanta on Oct. 24.
Rudy Ordered To Surrender Property, Fox 5 Atlanta
Rudy Giuliani was ordered to surrender assets, including a $5 million apartment and a vintage Mercedes, to settle a $148 million defamation judgment
Does Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway constitute an act of election interference or is it a demonstration of free speech?
82.43% – Election interference
17.57% – Free speech
*Percentage of 32,162 votes
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