“Echoes of Roe v. Wade in Decision Granting Immunity to Trump”

July 30, 2024, 7:40 amUncategorizedpresidential immunitySpencer Overton

Adam Liptak in NYT: “The judicial method employed by Trump v. United States resembles Roe v. Wade in the ways that matter,” Richard D. Bernstein, who filed a supporting brief in the case on behalf of conservative critics of Mr.… Continue reading

“Biden Calls for Changes to Supreme Court”

July 29, 2024, 7:48 amUncategorizedSupreme Court ReformSpencer Overton

NYT: President Biden said on Monday he was pushing for legislation that would bring major changes to the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and creating an enforceable code of ethics on the justices. In an opinion essay in … Continue reading

“Kamala Harris campaign raises $200 million in a week”

July 29, 2024, 7:47 amUncategorizedCampaign financeSpencer Overton

Reuters: WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – Kamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, as Republicans continued to… Continue reading

“Who’s paying for Chicago’s DNC? Voters won’t have the full picture till it’s long over”

July 29, 2024, 7:46 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

WBEZ Chicago: Once subsidized by taxpayers, major-party national conventions are now almost fully funded by uber-wealthy donors, massive corporations, labor unions and other influential big-money groups. But exactly who is chipping in to cover the potentially record-breaking bill for… Continue reading

“Misinformation floods social media in wake of breakneck news cycle”

July 29, 2024, 7:44 amUncategorizeddisinformationSpencer Overton

The Hill: A weeks-long, breakneck news cycle has set off a parallel explosion of misinformation online, which experts warn could make it harder to parse out what is real versus what is fake as the 2024 election gets underway.

“Sen. Rick Scott sounds a warning on foreign interference in elections”

July 29, 2024, 7:43 amUncategorizeddisinformation, foreign interferenceSpencer Overton

WUSF NPR: Florida’s U.S. senator said the Biden administration isn’t doing enough to combat disinformation and interference from foreign actors in elections. . . . Federal government investigators have found that foreign interference in elections has been rife since… Continue reading

“Here’s What to Know About Venezuela’s Flawed Election”

July 29, 2024, 7:41 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

NYT: President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in a presidential vote on Sunday that was marred by irregularities. Officials at some polling places refused to release paper tallies of the electronic vote count, and there were widespread reports… Continue reading

“Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies”

July 28, 2024, 7:47 amUncategorizeddeepfakes, disinformationSpencer Overton

NYT: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has waded into one of the thorniest issues facing U.S. politics: deepfake videos. On Friday night, Mr. Musk, the billionaire owner of the social media platform X, reposted an edited campaign video… Continue reading

“Trump Tells Christians ‘You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He’s Elected”

July 28, 2024, 7:45 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

NYT: In the closing minutes of his speech to a gathering of religious conservatives on Friday night, former President Donald J. Trump told Christians that if they voted him into office in November, they would never need to vote… Continue reading

“Nevada attorney general appeals to state high court in effort to revive fake electors case”

July 28, 2024, 7:44 amUncategorizedElectoral College, Fake electorsSpencer Overton

Washington Post: LAS VEGAS — The top prosecutor in Nevada is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold the indictments of six Republicans charged with submitting a bogus certificate to Congress that declared Donald Trump the winner of the… Continue reading

“Another High-Priced Presidential Election”

July 28, 2024, 7:43 amUncategorizedCampaign financeSpencer Overton

Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: After President Joe Biden bowed out of the presidential election race, his Vice President Kamala Harris broke records raising $81 million in one day (which later topped $100 million a day later). According to Open Secrets… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania presidential election results could again take days to count”

July 27, 2024, 4:53 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

Washington Post: When the polls closed on election night in 2020, President Donald Trump appeared to be winning Pennsylvania. But over the next several days, as officials counted mail-in ballots, his lead shrunk and then disappeared. By Saturday, Joe Biden… Continue reading

“Trump ally who denies 2020 election results threatens law enforcement”

July 27, 2024, 4:52 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

Washington Post: Patrick Byrne, who has funded efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 election, said in an online forum Thursday that law enforcement would face “a piano wire and a blowtorch” if they did not drop a… Continue reading

“X’s AI chatbot ‘Grok’ spread misinformation about Minnesota’s ballots. Does the tech giant care?”

July 27, 2024, 4:51 amUncategorizedSpencer Overton

Star Tribune: The office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has traced the recent spread of misinformation about the state’s presidential ballot to a snarky AI chatbot named Grok, which is available to premium users of the social… Continue reading