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The IndependentVoices: After the Elon Musk/Donald Trump rally, there’s a better word for Republicans than ‘weird’
Now that the former president and Tesla CEO have teamed up, there’s only one way to describe the American political right in its current form...
- The Telegraph
Labour suffers a dozen by-election defeats in less than a month amid donations row
Labour has suffered a dozen by-election defeats in less than a month as it grapples with the row over donations and freebies.
- Associated Press
Elon Musk makes his first appearance at a Trump rally and casts the election in dire terms
Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.” The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla who also purchased X, Musk joined Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday at the site where the former president survived an assassination attempt in July. Musk said “this will be the last election” if Trump doesn’t win.
- The Daily Beast
Lara Trump Fumes as CNN Host Calls Out Donald’s Hurricane Helene Lies
CNN’s Dana Bash and Lara Trump sparred over misinformation Donald Trump has spread about funding for disaster relief in North Carolina, with the anchor refusing to let the former president’s daughter-in-law get away with ducking her questions.Bash laid into the Republican National Committee co-chair as she tried to change the direction from her father-in-law's dubious claims that FEMA is only offering a few hundred dollars to Americans who have had their homes destroyed in Hurricane Helene. “I w
- The Telegraph
‘I became an accidental landlord to Ukrainian refugees – now Labour is punishing me’
When war broke out in Ukraine, Alison Bloxham felt she had to help.
- The Independent
Revealed: The real reason why people are leaving Donald Trump’s rallies as he is still on stage
Over the past months the former president has seemingly become more and more obsessed with attendance – amid claims that his fans are leaving early ‘out of frustration and boredom’
- The Daily Beast
How Trump’s Speeches Are a Red Flag for Mental Decline: Experts
An increasingly incoherent and profane former president Donald Trump, 78, is rambling at his rallies at previously unheard-of lengths and showing signs of confusion that could indicate mental decline, according to a New York Times analysis.An average rally speech by the elderly Republican nominee for president—who has promised to release his medical records and cognitive tests and then refused to do so—lasts 82 minutes this election cycle, nearly double the 45 minutes he averaged in 2016, a comp
- The Telegraph
Labour accused of ‘breaking rules’ by withholding winter fuel impact assessment
Labour has been accused of breaking parliamentary rules by “deliberately withholding” the winter fuel impact assessment from MPs.
- The Daily Beast
Elon Musk’s Mom Goes ‘Dark MAGA’ Too With Wild Illegal Voting Rant
Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump took a radical turn over the weekend when the tech billionaire’s mother seemingly encouraged her followers to commit voter fraud after her son reminded his audience on X to register to vote. “Super important to get all your friends and family to register to vote,” the Tesla CEO’s post read. “Georgia’s registration deadline is Monday!!”His mother, Maye Musk, then responded to her son by suggesting Trump supporters should violate voting laws.Read more at The Dai
- The Telegraph
How Sue Gray lost the battle for Starmer’s ear
It was a fortnight ago, on the opening weekday of the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, that Sir Keir Starmer settled down for lunch with the man he has just made his most senior adviser.
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s mom ‘encouraged X followers to commit voter fraud’ as she is fact-checked on son’s platform
Maye Musk was called out by attorneys who warned that her post ‘constitutes the solicitation of a crime’
- HuffPost UK
How Sue Gray Finally Paid The Price For Labour's Nightmare First 100 Days In Power
Keir Starmer decided that his chief of staff had to go.
- Business Insider
Video shows Ukrainian 'dragon' drone appearing to destroy a Russian tank with 'molten thermite'
Equipment losses are further straining Moscow's soaring defense spending, which has fueled rampant inflation in Russia.
- The Telegraph
Saudi executions hit record number under ‘reformist prince’
Saudi Arabia has reached a record high for executions despite pledges to cut down the death penalty.
- Business Insider
Russia is facing a 'time bomb' at the heart of its economy, economist says
"Putin's war not only imposes on today's Russians a worse life than they otherwise would have had. It also condemns future generations."
- The Daily Beast
Republican Shocks Abby Phillip With Defense of Trump Lie
Abby Phillip appeared to be in complete disbelief after a Republican guest on CNN NewsNight defended Donald Trump’s claims that the Biden administration “stole” funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and spent money on housing immigrants.“The former president has an election to win in just about a month. With 31 days until America votes, it’s pretty clear that he is willing to break the rules—and the truth—to do it,” Phillip said.“The latest episode: his plainly false insistence that
- The Telegraph
Nearly 1000 migrants cross Channel in record day
Nearly 1000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, the highest number this year.
- The Independent
Trump ‘asked Putin for advice’ about whether the US should help arm Ukraine
Trump had only been in office for seven months when he met with Putin in Hamburg
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s obsession with Harris’s IQ is telling
Trump’s public statements have also become increasingly incoherent.
- The Daily Beast
Multimillion-Dollar GOP Early Voting Efforts Being Thwarted by Election Conspiracist Trump
The Republican Party is dumping tens of millions of dollars into early voting campaigns only to keep getting sabotaged by one persistent foe: its nominee for president, former Oval Office holder Donald Trump.According to a report in Politico, Republican strategists and organizers are variously baffled and fuming that their party’s election conspiracist standard bearer won’t stop attacking early and mail voting with invented claims that they’re unreliable or rife with fraud.“The whole idea behind