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The expose, the first of a series that read at certain points as if geared for advanced accounting students, painted a picture of a president who used tax loopholes.

The 30-second ad will strategically target American Jews living in vital swing states.

FBI and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memos say threats by domestic extremists to election-related targets will likely increase.

Pelosi called on Democrats for "an all out effort" to capture additional Republican-held House seats, which they might need if a decision on the presidential election spills over into next year.

A New York Times report said Trump paid no federal income tax in 10 of the previous 15 years through 2017, despite receiving $427.4 million through 2018.

The New York Times reported that President Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017, after years of reporting heavy losses from his business enterprises.

In 2018, Florida approved an amendment allowing felons, not convicted of murder or sex crimes who served their time and paid fines and restitution, to regain their right to vote.

Jewish progressives have criticized Amy Coney Barrett over her stance on abortion and healthcare, among other issues.

Trump wants Barrett seated before the Nov. 3 election.

If confirmed, Barrett will replace the late Justice Ginsburg.

They include Tom Steyer, No. 1 on the list, and Donald Sussman, who have joined Soros in the litany of Democratic donors criticized by Republicans.

Kane later quoted a source as saying that that the invitation to Ocasio-Cortez was not framed as a memorial, but as a review of the Oslo peace process.

"I think [Trump's] handling of the pandemic has been embarrassing to the entire nation and has caused so much loss of life that was preventable," he said.

Taylor, 26, a Black emergency medical technician and aspiring nurse, was struck by six bullets.

A declassified footnote reveals that the FBI was aware of the source's links to Russia, yet moved ahead with applications to the FISA court on the back of the Steele dossier.

"Our team watches for the threats and trends that we need to be ready for, and one that we are very aware of ... is a hack-and-leak operation, particularly in the next 6-8 weeks."

The complaint retraces some allegations that Mary Trump made in her recent tell-all book "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man."

The quotes are in a lengthy article quoting anonymous current and former officials describing how Trump treated race in private conversations.

Since the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, I’ve been thinking about this question a lot.

"I know terrorists fear [Trump], that's why I support him."

One country where Trump is popular is Israel, home to 250,000-300,000 Israeli Americans, whose votes could affect the outcome in at least one big swing state.

"Roe v. Wade is on the line in a way it never has been before," said Julie Rikelman, a lawyer with the Center for Reproductive Rights, which regularly challenges abortion restrictions.

“Groups like the Boogaloos, Rise Above Movement and White Nationalist militias across the country are organizing. And so must we.”

The 24-episode "You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton," produced by iHeartMedia, will premiere Sept. 29, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

All three are men, making them unlikely to be Trump’s choice when the president unveils his pick, which he said would happen by Saturday.

Vance's lawyers also justified the subpoena by pointing to "numerous" reports of possible financial improprieties involving the Trump Organization and its affiliates.

Wisconsin voter see Biden as better on coronavirus, though Trump leads ahead of him on economic issues.

The plan to have Ginsburg lie in state means that the Jewish period of mourning, called shiva, could be cut short.

The vote would be decisive as the international liberal elite was out to destroy Christian conservatives in Europe, he wrote in the pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet.

According to ActBlue's executive director Erin Hill, the $91 million stemming from 1.5 million donations broke the record for dollars raised both in one day and in one hour by the non-profit.

Other private companies have also sought to use their facilities as polling stations or voter registration sites.

New research shows the fear that the vaccine approval process is being fast-tracked is causing Americans to worry the vaccine won't be safe, and as a result, they are less likely to get vaccinated.

The poll found that 62% of American adults agreed the vacancy should be filled by the winner of the November 3 election

Biden said that if he wins the November 3 election, he should have the chance to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.

Graham asked that Americans “use my words against me” adding they “can say Lindsey Graham said” that the president in his last year should not make the nomination.

Trump named Amy Coney Barrett of the Chicago-based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa of the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit as possible nominees for a lifetime appointment to the highest US court.

Even before Ginsburg's death, Trump had made public a list of potential nominees.

Several hundred people clutching candles, flowers and signs quietly gathered on the steps of the US Supreme Court.

Both campaigns and their allies are focused on getting out the Jewish vote, particularly in Florida, in what is expected to be a tight race.

"What's very clear is that the record-setting extreme events of the past couple of months have captured the entire nation's morbid fascination," said Anthony Leiserowitz.

For liberals who considered Ginsburg a heroine, the grief they have expressed over her death was tinged with fear over what happens next.

“I am a judge, born, raised and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice, for peace and for enlightenment runs through the entirety of Jewish history and Jewish tradition."

Trump said the commission would "encourage our educators to teach our children about the miracle of American history."

Pence described Troye as a disgruntled employee who was playing politics during an election year.

"The states have demonstrated that the defendants are involved in a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the postal service."

David Richter, a Jewish Republican House candidate, said that the ads were antisemitic and called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to apologize.

Prospects for passing the legislation were not clear because President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans hold a majority of seats in the Senate and control which legislation is considered there.

Kerry said in 2016 that “there will be no advanced and separate peace with the Arab world without the Palestinian process and Palestinian peace. Everybody needs to understand that."

“There’s a long, dangerous history of Jews being scapegoated as all-powerful puppet masters,” Bend the Arc tweeted Tuesday. “Trump is using this antisemitic lie to spread fear & division.”

“The mail pieces have nothing to do with David Richter’s religion, and everything to do with the fact he ran a company into the ground,” Komar, the super PAC’s independent expenditure director said.

Redfield, head of the federal government's disease control agency, made his comments in testimony before a US Senate panel.

"Let me be clear: I trust vaccines, I trust scientists, but I don’t trust Donald Trump," Biden said. "At this moment, the American people can’t either."

Trump’s comments on the call also blurred the line between White House events and campaigning. Until his presidency, campaign appeals have been seen as unethical, if not illegal.

Trump abruptly fired Steve Linick from the State watchdog position oas he probed the administration's decision to approve billions of dollars in military sales to Saudi Arabia.

“Ambassador Bolton emphatically rejects any claim that he acted improperly, let alone criminally, in connection with the publication of his book,” Bolton’s lawyer Charles J. Cooper said.

“When our democracy is weakened, and when nativism is stoked, the rights of Jews and other minorities will be diminished too.”

"A lot of them said that they didn't understand what was being done to them. Nobody explained it to them," Wooten, a former nurse at the facility told Reuters.

Even with normalization success, economy still top priority for US voters

Bloomberg is Jewish. The terms “globalist” and “elitist” are sometimes used to invoke bigoted tropes about Jewish control and a lack of Jewish roots.

Nonetheless, 88 percent of respondents said they were pro-Israel.

“If you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, you can gather peacefully to hear from the president of the United States.”

Then in a separate interview, the president called for both himself and Biden to be drug tested before their debates.

The Republican president, who trails Biden in national opinion polls before the Nov. 3 election, told reporters last week that he would spend his own money if needed.

The US Treasury Department allegedly withheld close to $4 million from the New York City Fire Department WTC Health Program.

Biden leads by nine points * only 22% of voters are very confident that the election will be conducted “fairly and accurately.”

Biden said that Trump has "put Israel in danger by tearing up the Iran nuclear deal and replaced it with nothing,” and allowing "Israel’s foes to take residence in Syria."

America has grown increasingly polarized over the last four years thanks to Democrats hardening their stance on race relations and equality.

U.S. intelligence agencies have raised alarms about possible efforts by foreign governments to interfere in the November presidential election.

Frankel says Loomer’s rhetoric not only is offensive on its face, it’s a potent fundraiser.

Twitter said its rules would be "applied equally and judiciously for everyone."

The bill adds to pressure on Trump, who is already under fire for what critics say is a pattern of disrespect for the military after a media report that he denigrated fallen soldiers in France.

We asked a cross-section of olim from the US about their reasons to vote, or not, in the presidential election this coming November.

US officials say Russia, China and Iran have been working to influence the 2020 election between Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

The Democrat Party widened a two point lead in 2016 to a nine point lead in 2018 by picking up voters from a range of demographics, Pew Research has found.

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, who nominated US President Donald Trump, told Fox News that he is nevertheless "not a big Trump supporter."

Wasserman Schultz, a past chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, wrote that the sale of the jets to the UAE would erode Israel’s qualitative military edge.

He links to a full position paper on Israel and other Jewish issues on his website; in it he notes that he experienced antisemitism in the military.

The president also hailed the US labor market's recovery from the pandemic-fueled recession and suggested Biden would undo that progress.

The university made the announcement in a statement Friday, a day after Krug confessed her decades-long deception in a Medium post.

In 2017, the rapper announced that he identifies as Hebrew Israelite after studying biblical texts while serving a three-month jail sentence in Florida.

Representatives for the White House had no immediate comment on the Bloomberg report, which cited several people familiar with the episode. Reuters could not confirm the report.

“You do have a situation now in America where you have people like Ilhan Omar who actively hate your country,” bin Ladin told the 'New York Post.'

At least 6.2 million people have been infected in the US coronavirus outbreak, which has taken 187,833 lives.

SMIC said in a statement on Saturday it was "in complete shock" over the news but was open to communication with U.S. government agencies in hopes of resolving any misunderstandings.

“If DeJoy thinks he can just throw a bed sheet over what’s going on behind these doors, he is sadly mistaken. It looked like the post master had something to hide.”

A Pew Research Center poll has found a sharp increase in pessimism among Democrat supporters in particular.

As Joe Biden prepared to meet Thursday with the family of Jacob Blake, right-wing websites alit with scrutiny of social media posts by Blake’s father.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS: The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) are already in election mode and are focused mostly on Jewish voters in swing states.

Voting more than once in an election is illegal and in some states, including North Carolina, it is a felony not only to vote more than once but also to induce another to do so.

This new book is neatly and thoughtfully divided into 17 chapters, modestly and judiciously embellished with previous spoken words by Obama and others.

In the state’s 8th Congressional District, Robbie Goldstein, a 36-year-old progressive political newcomer, lost to incumbent Rep. Steven Lynch, one of the House’s more conservative Democrats.

Kloss, the supermodel who converted to Judaism in the process of marrying, will join Biden and Reshma Saujani, founder of the Girls Who Code nonprofit, for an event Thursday on young women and STEAM

The Trump campaign has also taken legal action to block mail-in voting procedures in Nevada and New Jersey. Election experts have said there is scant evidence of fraudulent postal voting in the past.

"He is not a king. He cannot 'defund' NYC," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "It's an illegal stunt."

"I never imagined that I would live to see our courts condemn the NSA's activities as unlawful and in the same ruling credit me for exposing them," Snowden said.