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Mark Meadows Asks Judge to Block Subpoena in Georgia Probe Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows talks to reporters at the White House on Oct. 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

By Brian Pfail | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 05:10 PM EDT

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is asking a South Carolina judge to block a subpoena from a Georgia probe into possible interference in the 2020 election.

In the filing, Meadows claimed the Georgia probe could not require him to testify since it's not a criminal investigation.

Since Meadows is a South Carolina resident, the probe must get a judge's approval in his home state. He has urged the court in Pickens County, South Carolina, to deny the request on the grounds that South Carolina's law on out-of-state witnesses does not apply to a civil inquiries like that of the Georgia probe.

Meadows tried to assert executive privilege and has said the subpoena is no longer valid since he was supposed to appear on Sept. 27.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis issued the subpoena. She is also spearheading the Georgia investigation.

The former White House chief of staff was in Georgia in December, 2020, visiting to observe a post-election audit. He was also on a January, 2021, call between former President Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

The call is now infamously known for Trump asking Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 more votes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has also attempted to avoid a subpoena from the probe. He went as far as to submit an emergency application to the Supreme Court after a lower appeals court declined to prevent the testimony.

Just days before the senator was expected to respond, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas granted Graham's request on Monday.

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Dick Morris to Newsmax: Hillary Clinton Viral Rant a Prelude to '24 WH Run (Newsmax/"American Agenda")

By Jay Clemons | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 04:51 PM EDT

Dick Morris, a best-selling author, TV host, and adviser to former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, has a simple explanation for Hillary Clinton's seemingly out-of-the-blue rant about the Republicans, or "right-wing extremists literally" having a plan to "steal" the 2024 presidential election.

From Morris's perspective, Hillary Clinton will pursue the Democratic Party nomination two years from now — regardless of President Joe Biden's final determination of his own plans.

"By Hillary getting out here and saying this, it means she's running for president," Morris told Newsmax Tuesday afternoon, while appearing on "American Agenda" with hosts Bob Sellers and Katrina Szish.

The only hurdle left to clear regarding 2024: Morris believes Clinton's camp must wait out the upcoming midterm elections (Nov. 8), before making any public pronouncements.

"If Democrats [and by extension, Biden] lose massively in the midterms, then Hillary would jump in," says Morris, the author of "The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback."

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Regarding Morris's latest book, he's been foretelling the Clinton-camp strategy of painting Hillary as the moderate option among Democrat voters — or someone with more centrist appeal than President Biden.

As such, Morris says it only makes sense that Clinton would come out against 2024 Republicans so quickly — since they have always been her true focus.

"Good for her, I've been saying the same thing for five months" in the book, added Morris, while sporting a large grin.

Morris says that Clinton's rant also serves as a narrative warning shot against the Supreme Court hearing a pending case — Moore v. Harper — which involves a "strict" interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, regarding the various state Legislatures potentially determining future election results.

The conservative judges on the Supreme Court have agreed to hear the Moore v. Harper case, says Morris. And that could have many Democrats lashing out publicly, since the GOP-controlled state Legislatures would most likely invoke stricter enforcement standards for voting in America.

If Moore vs. Harper goes the Republicans' way, "it will solve the problem" of curbing future voter/election fraud and "force states to listen to their Legislatures," adds Morris, host of "Dick Morris Democracy" on Newsmax.

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Hope Hicks Appears Before Jan. 6 Panel (Newsmax)

By Theodore Bunker | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 04:20 PM EDT

Former White House aide Hope Hicks will appear before the House select committee investigating the circumstances surrounding Jan. 6 on Tuesday, according to media reports.

Sources told CNN that Hicks, who left the White House six days after the incident, previously met with the panel for an “informal interview,” and is set to reappear for a formal interview on Tuesday. News of the meeting was first reported by The New York Times.

Several books chronicling the final months of former President Donald Trump’s administration report that Hicks told Trump following his loss in 2020 that she did not believe his claims about election fraud.

Trump is quoted in the book “The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021,” by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser as saying, “Hope doesn’t believe in me,” to which Hicks is quoted as saying, “No, I don’t. Nobody’s convinced me otherwise.”

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Rep. Cammack to Newsmax: Florida Gov. DeSantis Brings Results, Not 'Fluff' Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla. (AP)

By Jay Clemons | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 03:39 PM EDT

Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., enjoyed seeing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stay cool under pressure in Monday's gubernatorial debate with Democrat challenger Charlie Crist, believing that Crist — a prohibitive underdog in the governor's race — would attempt to make the experience about viral moments.

"Oh, [the debate] was a fiery one. But I was so proud of Governor DeSantis. He exemplified exactly what a leader should be," Cammack told Newsmax Tuesday afternoon, while appearing on "American Agenda" with hosts Bob Sellers and Katrina Szish.

"[DeSantis] was cool, calm, collected, and wasn't willing to back down," she added.

Cammack added there wasn't "a lot of fluff" to DeSantis' debate presentation. Just sticking to the issues which concern most Floridians.

Republicans "are about freedom," and DeSantis "espoused all of his policies that involve freedom," said Cammack, who oversees the state's 3rd congressional district, covering a large swath of northern Florida.

As for Crist, "you never know what you're going to get on a given day," says Cammack, while reiterating how Crist — formerly Florida's governor a decade ago (2007-11) — has sought various political offices as a Republican, Democrat, and independent.

"[Crist] just goes with the flow," says Cammack, with a hint of sarcasm, while adding that Governor DeSantis always does the right thing for his constituents.

For example, Cammack was proud of DeSantis for not letting Crist paint him into a proverbial corner on Monday, when Crist demanded that DeSantis publicly promise he would serve a "full four-year term" — and not pursue the White House in 2024.

"It's interesting that Charlie Crist wants to talk about somebody else being confused," said Cammack, once again lamenting Crist's political affiliations over the years.

DeSantis isn't only the high-profile Florida politician who's seemingly on solid ground for reelection purposes.

Cammack says she believes that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will garner "overwhelming support" from Republicans, independents, and moderate Democrats in his Senate battle with Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla.

According to Cammack, she and Demings previously spent time together in Department of Homeland Security meetings.

"It's clear [Demings] is a Progressive Socialist. She wants to control every aspect of our lives," says Cammack. "And Marco Rubio's fighting for our freedoms — on all fronts."

Cammack also praised Rubio for his tireless efforts during the Hurricane Ian recovery effort, saying the Florida senator regularly "had boots on the ground" and was "doing the work" during a time of crisis.

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Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz: AG Garland 'Should Be Impeached' for Bannon Sentence (Newsmax/"Rob Schmitt Tonight")

By Charles Kim | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 02:56 PM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is "furious" over the four-month jail sentence for former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on a contempt of Congress conviction.

Attorney General Merrick Garland should be impeached for weaponizing the Department of Justice to go after President Joe Biden and Democrats' political rivals, Cruz said on a podcast Monday.

"I am furious because Merrick Garland has presided over a Department of Justice that now consists of simply being a partisan weapon to attack the political opponents of Joe Biden and the Democrats," Cruz told "Verdict with Ted Cruz." "Merrick Garland should be ashamed, he should resign in disgrace, and if he doesn't, he should be impeached and removed from office."

Cruz said Bannon was sentenced for defying a Congressional subpoena from the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, something Democrats, including former President Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder, have done in the past, but were never given any jail time for the same offense.

Cruz said the committee is nothing more than a "partisan" body created by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., without allowing Republicans to choose their own members, but only allowed two GOP members on that were critical of Trump.

"She didn't want Republicans that would actually oppose the Democrats' partisan agenda," Cruz said. "She vetoed the Republican [choices]. That was unprecedented. She doesn't get to do that."

He said Bannon refused to testify and Garland's Justice Department "stepped forward to prosecute him," highlighting the "double standard" of Holder not being prosecuted while Bannon was.

This is not the first time Cruz has called for Garland to be impeached.

In August, Cruz said the case to impeach Garland "is growing by leaps and bounds every day."

"The more lawless, the more politicized DOJ gets, the more compelling it becomes to impeach Garland," Cruz told his podcast in August.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced a bill in the House a year ago to impeach the attorney general, setting out the "high crimes and misdemeanors" he committed at the time.

The resolution accuses Garland of politicizing the DOJ to go after parents at school board meetings that speak out against the schools for what is being taught in their childrens' classrooms.

The resolution also accused Garland and the DOJ of going after political opponents to "punish" them.

After being introduced in the House on Oct. 22, 2021, the legislation was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, according to Congress' official website.

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Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz: AG Garland 'Should Be Impeached' for Bannon Sentence (Newsmax/"Rob Schmitt Tonight")

By Charles Kim | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 02:56 PM EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is "furious" over the four-month jail sentence for former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon on a contempt of Congress conviction.

Attorney General Merrick Garland should be impeached for weaponizing the Department of Justice to go after President Joe Biden and Democrats' political rivals, Cruz said on a podcast Monday.

"I am furious because Merrick Garland has presided over a Department of Justice that now consists of simply being a partisan weapon to attack the political opponents of Joe Biden and the Democrats," Cruz told "Verdict with Ted Cruz." "Merrick Garland should be ashamed, he should resign in disgrace, and if he doesn't, he should be impeached and removed from office."

Cruz said Bannon was sentenced for defying a Congressional subpoena from the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, something Democrats, including former President Barack Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder, have done in the past, but were never given any jail time for the same offense.

Cruz said the committee is nothing more than a "partisan" body created by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., without allowing Republicans to choose their own members, but only allowed two GOP members on that were critical of Trump.

"She didn't want Republicans that would actually oppose the Democrats' partisan agenda," Cruz said. "She vetoed the Republican [choices]. That was unprecedented. She doesn't get to do that."

He said Bannon refused to testify and Garland's Justice Department "stepped forward to prosecute him," highlighting the "double standard" of Holder not being prosecuted while Bannon was.

This is not the first time Cruz has called for Garland to be impeached.

In August, Cruz said the case to impeach Garland "is growing by leaps and bounds every day."

"The more lawless, the more politicized DOJ gets, the more compelling it becomes to impeach Garland," Cruz told his podcast in August.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced a bill in the House a year ago to impeach the attorney general, setting out the "high crimes and misdemeanors" he committed at the time.

The resolution accuses Garland of politicizing the DOJ to go after parents at school board meetings that speak out against the schools for what is being taught in their childrens' classrooms.

The resolution also accused Garland and the DOJ of going after political opponents to "punish" them.

After being introduced in the House on Oct. 22, 2021, the legislation was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, according to Congress' official website.

Gallup Poll: Americans More Pessimistic About Children's Future (Newsmax)

By Brian Pfail | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 12:46 PM EDT

A new Gallup Poll shows Americans have little optimism for the financial success of their children — its lowest in almost three decades.

Of U.S. adults, 42% think it is very or somewhat likely that today's youth "will have a better living standard, better homes, a better education and so on." The dismal outlook is tied with a previous low in 2011 and marks an 18 percentage point drop since June 2019.

The highest percentage of American optimism was 71% in 1999 and 2001, while the lowest recorded percentage was 11% in 1995.

The economic challenges of unemployment, recession, and high inflation have created a bleak atmosphere; however, the decline in expectation leans Republican and independent.

More than half — 53% — of Democrats and 33% of Republicans think it is likely the lives of today's youth will be better than their parents' lives. Democrat optimism is historically at its lowest by 2 points, while Republicans are short of their 30% low in 2012.

Republican optimism tends to swing greater than Democrats' when the sitting president's party changes. After Donald Trump was elected, it rose 29 points; when Barack Obama came into office, it fell 17 points.

For Democrats, optimism dropped 13 points after Trump became president, but had not changed with Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

Lower-income Americans were found to be more optimistic. A full 52% of those whose income is less than $40,000 have optimism for the next generation's prospects, compared to the 40% of those in the two higher-income groups above $40,000.

Gallup recorded the poll starting in 2008, supplementing it with data collected between 1995 and 2003 by The New York Times and CBS News.

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Gallup Poll: Americans More Pessimistic About Children's Future (Newsmax)

By Brian Pfail | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 12:46 PM EDT

A new Gallup Poll shows Americans have little optimism for the financial success of their children — its lowest in almost three decades.

Of U.S. adults, 42% think it is very or somewhat likely that today's youth "will have a better living standard, better homes, a better education and so on." The dismal outlook is tied with a previous low in 2011 and marks an 18 percentage point drop since June 2019.

The highest percentage of American optimism was 71% in 1999 and 2001, while the lowest recorded percentage was 11% in 1995.

The economic challenges of unemployment, recession, and high inflation have created a bleak atmosphere; however, the decline in expectation leans Republican and independent.

More than half — 53% — of Democrats and 33% of Republicans think it is likely the lives of today's youth will be better than their parents' lives. Democrat optimism is historically at its lowest by 2 points, while Republicans are short of their 30% low in 2012.

Republican optimism tends to swing greater than Democrats' when the sitting president's party changes. After Donald Trump was elected, it rose 29 points; when Barack Obama came into office, it fell 17 points.

For Democrats, optimism dropped 13 points after Trump became president, but had not changed with Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

Lower-income Americans were found to be more optimistic. A full 52% of those whose income is less than $40,000 have optimism for the next generation's prospects, compared to the 40% of those in the two higher-income groups above $40,000.

Gallup recorded the poll starting in 2008, supplementing it with data collected between 1995 and 2003 by The New York Times and CBS News.

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Border Patrol Found 98 on Terror Watchlist at the Border (Newsmax)

By Theodore Bunker | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 10:58 AM EDT

U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered almost 100 people on a national terrorist watchlist at the southwest border over the course of fiscal year 2022, according to data released this week.

In fiscal year 2022, which began on Oct. 1, 2021, and ended on Sept. 30, 2022, Border Patrol encountered 98 non-U.S. citizens on the Terrorist Screening Dataset at the southwest border. Last fiscal year, Border Patrol made 16 encounters with non-American citizens on the watchlist in between ports of entry.

“The Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) — also known as the ‘watchlist’ — is the U.S. government’s database that contains sensitive information on known or suspected terrorists (KSTs), but has evolved over the last decade to include additional individuals who represent a potential threat to the United States, including known affiliates of watchlisted individuals,” CBP said in a press release.

The release goes on to note that “encounters of watchlisted individuals at our borders are very uncommon.”

The Office of Field Operations reported 380 total encounters with watchlisted individuals in fiscal year 2022, most of which occurred near the northern border, an increase from the previous two years but below the 538 encounters made in fiscal year 2019, when former President Donald Trump was in office.

Previously released data shows that 2.3 million people entered the U.S. illegally in fiscal year 2022.

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Former US Defense Secretary Ash Carter Dies at 68 Former U.S. defense secretary Ash Carter (NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP via Getty)

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 10:44 AM EDT

Ash Carter, who served as a U.S. defense secretary during the Obama administration, died late on Monday at the age of 68 after a sudden cardiac event, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

A decades-long defense wonk who gradually ascended to the Pentagon's top job, Carter helped oversee the launch of a military strategy that would drive back the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq, and ultimately defeat the organization.

Under Carter, the U.S. military opened all military roles to women and also ended a ban on openly serving transgender service members. He strongly criticized former President Donald Trump's decision in 2017 to reimpose the ban.

"To choose service members on other grounds than military qualifications is social policy and has no place in our military," Carter said at the time.

Before becoming defense secretary, Carter served as deputy defense secretary and chief operating officer in the Pentagon. He also oversaw the Defense Department's weapons purchases from 2009 to 2011 when he led a major restructuring of the F-35 fighter jet program.

"Carter always set politics aside; he served presidents of both parties over five administrations, holding multiple positions within the Department of Defense," his family said in the statement.

Carter held a doctorate in theoretical physics from Oxford University, and on at least one occasion overseas even spoke to the media traveling with him about black holes. Inside the Pentagon, he was seen more as a technocrat than a politician.

He tried, with limited success, to bridge a gaping divide between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley to bring technological innovations to the Defense Department more quickly.

Since leaving public service, Carter led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School.

Carter is survived by his wife, Stephanie, and his children, Ava and Will.

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Penn State, Fearing Violence, Cancels Show by Proud Boys Founder A student walks in front of the Old Main building on the Pennsylvania State University campus in State College, Pennsylvania. (AP)

By Jeffrey Rodack | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 11:00 AM EDT

A planned comedy event featuring the founder of the Proud Boys was canceled by Pennsylvania State University on Monday.

The event was to have been co-hosted by Alex Stein and the group's founder, Gavin McInnes. University officials had earlier said the show would go on in the interest of supporting free speech, according to The New York Times, but it was canceled after a demonstration against the speakers turned violent.

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi said in a statement: "As many of you know, a speaking event on the University Park campus was canceled tonight [Oct. 24] because campus police were concerned about escalating violence and public safety. The event was to feature Gavin McInnes and Alex Stein who are provocateurs known for their abhorrent views and rhetoric.

"From the start, Penn State's administration firmly denounced the two speakers. However, they were invited to speak on campus by a registered student organization and as an institution of higher education, we support the fundamental constitutional right of free speech and free expression of all members of our community. It is precisely because of this unwavering commitment to free speech that provocative individuals target our campus to deliver speeches.

"Over the coming weeks, let us reflect on the role we must all play in encouraging vigorous debate and also upholding the values we hold dear."

CBS News reported that students estimated there were about 500 demonstrators at one point.

The show had been billed as "politically provocative" comedy. The New York Times reported it was organized by Uncensored America, which it said was founded by Sean Semanko, a radio host who worked as a field organizer for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign.

McInnes is a Canadian who founded the first official chapter of the Proud Boys in 2016.

The Times noted several dozen of the Proud Boys have been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the Capitol.

Semanko, McInnes, and Stein could not be reached by the Times for comment.

Rep. Tenney to Newsmax: Biden Must Take a Cognitive Test Like Trump Did (Newsmax/"Wake Up America")

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 10:00 AM EDT

President Joe Biden must be made to take a cognitive test, just like the one that was demanded of former President Donald Trump, who took one and passed, as Biden's incidents and errors are creating a dangerous situation for the United States, Rep. Claudia Tenney said on Newsmax Tuesday.

"This is just a continued pattern," the New York Republican told Newsmax's "Wake Up America," noting that she's signed on with Rep. Ronnie Jackson, R-Texas, the former White House physician under Trump, in a letter calling for Biden to be tested.

"I'm just surprised that his handlers, I call them the shadow government behind him that are actually running everything, continue to allow him to be on the public stage for people to see in plain sight," Tenney said.

Her comments come after Biden on Monday had difficulty figuring out which way to walk after a tree-planting ceremony at the White House.

"Just before this incident occurred he got up in an interview and said that he was the one that got the student loan debt relief bill passed by a few votes," said Tenney. "He did that as an executive order and it was struck down by the court."

But Biden doesn't only have "issues," as he is a "serial liar," she added.

"He's a career politician known for corruption, who's got a corruption scandal swirling around him," said Tenney. "If it weren't for the legacy media protecting him, he would be gone."

Meanwhile, Tenney said one of the "scariest questions" is what will happen if Republicans don't take back the House and Senate majorities in the upcoming elections.

"The Democrats are just looking away, like the emperor has no clothes, the old expression," said Tenney. "This guy is a disaster and they're doing nothing. They're just saying, Well we're just going to shove through legislation. We're going to do whatever we want, and this guy is going to follow along."

She pointed out that in the 2020 presidential primaries, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was surging in the polls, but the Democrats determined that he couldn't be the nominee, as "'he's not even a Democrat and he's a communist,'" said Tenney.

Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, has credibility with the far left, Tenney continued, "so all of a sudden, in one day, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg tearfully got out and backed Joe Biden. You could see that they were struggling to even have to do this."

But it has been a "false narrative" from the left that Biden is a moderate, but now he's "peddling the far-left policies that Bernie Sanders would have done," said Tenney. "Only it's not Bernie Sanders. It's in the vessel of Joe Biden. It reminds me of a wax figure. It just comes out, and they steer him around. They might as well have him on a remote control."

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Rep. Fleischmann to Newsmax: Biden to Blame for 'Abysmal Failure' on Border Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn. (AP)

By Sandy Fitzgerald | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 08:55 AM EDT

The border situation, including the news in a recent report that 98 people on the terror watch list were apprehended this year alone, has happened because of the "abysmal failure" on the border that was "incentivized" by President Joe Biden's administration even before he took office, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann told Newsmax on Tuesday.

"I had been to the border several times in my role as ranking member on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, but when I went there with President [Donald] Trump, we knew the border was secure," the Tennessee Republican said on Newsmax's "Wake Up America."

Not only was the wall being built, but the Border Patrol was encouraged to "do the right thing at every stage," said the lawmaker.

But now, the Biden administration has "taken this totally in the opposite direction," said Fleischmann. "It has hurt this country and made us less safe."

But now, the situation is affecting "these radical left-wing cities" with migrants being sent to places like New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago, and "they don't like it," he added.

"They said they can't deal with it," said Fleischmann, noting that America also can't afford the situation.

"We are seeing millions of illegals come across," he said. "The American people are going to fix this in November. The American people know better than Joe Biden and this group that's in control right now."

The congressman, predicting a "Republican wave across this country," acknowledged that not everyone is as conservative as he is, but said Americans are "by and large overwhelmingly for the American team."

Democrat policies are also harming the nation's cities, Fleischmann said, including moves to defund the police that have left city neighborhoods unsafe.

"We need to uplift the men and women in blue and thank them for the job they do," said Fleischmann. "We need to punish criminals, not the victims."

The congressman also on Tuesday remembered the life and contributions of television actor Leslie Jordan, 67, a Tennessee native who died Monday in an automobile accident in Los Angeles.

Fleischmann said he and his wife Brenda were privileged to be with Jordan this past summer when the actor was the grand marshal of the Chattanooga Riverbend Festival.

"Leslie came and he was so kind and the Chattanooga community just opened up and just loved him, and he loved us," said Fleischmann of Jordan, who was born in Chattanooga. "It was a special day for Americans. He did a great job there as he's done on the screen and TV. He will be sorely missed."

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Rep. Comer to Newsmax: Biden Warning on Election Infrastructure Could Be Democrat 'Damage Control' (Newsmax/ "Prime News")

By Jeremy Frankel | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 06:05 AM EDT

A forthcoming warning this week from the Biden administration on threats to the U.S. election infrastructure could really be “damage control” to cover for the Democrats’ likely election losses next month, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax Monday.

In response to “Prime News” host Jenn Pellegrino asking if these threats are serious or an excuse to cover for underperformance by the Democrats on Election Day, Comer said that it could be a form of damage control and raised the 2016 presidential race, where Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, as an example of where Democrats had attempted this previously.

“They were the ones that first started saying that the election was rigged and that there were irregularities,” Comer continued.

Comer also spoke about the Democrats’ reaction to the results of the 2004 presidential race, where incumbent president George W. Bush, the Republican, defeated then-Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democrat. In the aftermath of that election, then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., voted to object to certain electors.

Comer acknowledged that there are problems with U.S. elections, but thinks the country has “come a long way.”

“The biggest problem in the last election was the loose absentee laws that the Secretaries of State put into place in the name of COVID, those have been fixed,” Comer said, adding that, aside from the perpetual threats of China and Russia, a major threat to U.S. elections is blue states often pushing for allowing illegal aliens to vote.

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45th President Donald J. Trump is ramping up support for Alaska Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka.

On Monday, Trump announced that Tshibaka has his complete and total endorsement in her bid to unseat Lisa Murkowski.

Trump also slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for refusing to support Tshibaka. He said that McConnell, along with his wife Elaine Chao, are puppets to China who are pouring in millions of dollars to get Murkowski re-elected by using the ‘rank choice system’.

Trump stressed that he’s calling on Alaska’s patriots to vote for Kelly Tshibaka.

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Ronny Jackson to Newsmax: GOP Would Beat Dems in 'Good Vs. Evil' Comparison (Newsmax/"Eric Bolling The Balance")

By Jay Clemons | Monday, 24 October 2022 09:50 PM EDT

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, didn't shy away from responding to the New York Times' thinly veiled attempt to paint Trump supporters, or America First/MAGA House, Senate, or gubernatorial candidates, as hate-filled extremists or perhaps even devil worshippers.

"This is crazy. Just another example of the New York Times being completely out of touch with the American people," Jackson told Newsmax Monday evening, while appearing on "Eric Bolling The Balance."

With just 15 days before the midterm elections (Nov. 8), Jackson asserts that Democrats and left-leaning media are desperately trying to "villainize Republicans" in the runup to Election Day.

"If [Democrats and the media] want to make this [election] a fight of Good vs. Evil, I'll accept that [challenge] any day of the week," says Jackson, who's vying for reelection and also promoting a book, "Holding The Line: A Lifetime Defending Democracy and American Values," detailing his White House experiences as chief physician for both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

From Jackson's perspective, the "good vs. evil" fight has no real gray area. Republicans support enhancing the freedoms of their constituents and honoring the U.S. Constitution.

Conversely, most Democrats, according to Jackson, favor late-term abortions, indoctrinating school children with Critical Race Theory teachings, and "chemically castrating" other people's children — in terms of encouraging minors to consider gender-altering surgeries.

"Every single day, Republicans would win that fight," says Jackson,. "Just look at the garbage" Democrats are touting before Election Day.

Fallon echoes the sentiment of his Texas congressional compatriot.

Regarding the Times labeling him in the "devil terms" article, Fallon shot back with, "If you're for limited government, lower taxes, and reasonable regulations, you're an extremist [in their eyes]. If you believe in the Constitution, you're a fascist. If you're successful, you must have been exploiting [others] as a capitalist," he told Newsmax.

At the same time, Fallon wasn't too surprised by the Times' narrative leap. He cited an unnamed poll where only 36% of respondents had a positive assessment of the national media — and Fallon said the favorability numbers were even lower among Republicans (11%) and independent voters (34%).

"The media has become the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party," says Fallon.

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UPDATED 2:45 PM PT – Monday, October 24, 2022

45th President Donald J. Trump says that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made a big mistake by backing a certain Senate nominee in Colorado.

Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend. There, he shared an article about DeSantis’s (R-Fla.) move to endorse Joe O’Dea.

Trump has openly bashed O’Dea, calling him a “Republican in name only.” The former president also said that MAGA does not vote for stupid people.

This comes after O’Dea announced he would be against a Trump 2024 White House bid. O’Dea is hoping to unseat Democrat Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is holding a commanding lead in his bid for re-election.

A poll released on Monday by Emerson College and The Hill showed Greg Abbott (R-Texas) with 52% support among likely voters. His Democrat opponent, Beto O’Rourke, had 42% support from likely voters. Four percent of voters are undecided.

The survey also showed that 55% of respondents favor Governor Abbott, compared to the 45% who favor O’Rourke.

The survey was conducted from October 17th until October 19th. 1,000 general election voters were polled. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.

The top issue driving the vote is the economy. 45% of respondents said that the current state of the economy is the most critical issue.

In turn, Abbott has promised to keep Texas’s economy thriving.

“Companies are moving here and small businesses are booming, offering jobs throughout the Texas community, giving everyone a chance to continue to succeed,” Abbott said. “As your Governor, I will ensure that Texas will continue to thrive.”

45th President Donald J. Trump rallied supporters in south Texas over the weekend to vote for Abbott and his other endorsed candidates.
In Texas, early voting starts on Monday and runs until November 4th.

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Rep. Tenney to Newsmax: 'Most Serious, Difficult Time' With a 'Weak President' (Newsmax/"The Chris Salcedo Show")

By Charles Kim | Monday, 24 October 2022 07:31 PM EDT

Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told Newsmax Monday that the nation is facing the “most serious” and “difficult” time she has ever seen during her life, and doing it with bad Democratic policies and a “weak president” in President Joe Biden.

“I think we are at probably the most serious, most difficult time I have experienced in my lifetime,” Tenney said during “The Chris Salcedo Show” Monday. “With a president who is very weak. Obviously cognitively impaired, and also a liar.

She said that Biden, a life-long politician, “has always been corrupt,” and used his power to “leverage” his own ambitions and financial interests, as well as to hurt others such as U.S. Supreme Court conservative Justice Clarence Thomas during his Senate confirmation hearings in the early 1990s.

“I remember the old days when he destroyed [Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert] Bork because he would have been the key vote on the court [at that time],” she said. “[Biden] did the same thing to Justice Thomas.”

She said Biden is willing to do anything he has to in order to push the Democratic agenda, whether or not it is good for the American people and proved that time and time again.

Tenney said that things are even worse now because he is in decline due to his age, and his present ability to do the job should be looked at.

“This is a guy who is the commander-in-chief, he is the leader of the free world, he is the president of the United States,” she said. “Now is the time to really look at his ability to be president, not just because of the horrible policies he is behind, but because of the cognitive state of affairs.”

She said that major issues like inflation would not be so big if Biden and the Democrats did not have so many bad policies, and instead, followed the lead of former President Donald Trump, keeping his energy and economic policies in place, including energy independence.

“It is really the fulcrum, effecting everything in our economy right now,” she said. “Whether it’s supply chains, or heating fuel, which is coming up on being a big issue [this winter].”

She said the $7 trillion in spending by Democrats since they won the majority in the House and have a one-vote advantage in the evenly split Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris, is making inflation worse, above 8%.

“This is a huge problem,” she said. “This is causing inflation, the Democrats admit, but change the subject, talk about abortion, and all of this other stuff that is not affecting us.”

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Biden, Obama, to Campaign in Pa. for Shapiro, Fetterman Pennsylvania's Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman waves to supporters after speaking at Dickinson Square Park in Philadelphia on October 23, 2022, as he campaigns for the US Senate. (Kriston Jae Bethel / AFP via Getty)

By Nick Koutsobinas | Monday, 24 October 2022 07:14 PM EDT

President Joe Biden will campaign alongside former President Barack Obama in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Nov. 5 to garner support for Democrats John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania's gubernatorial and Senate race, an inside source tells Axios.

In a last dash effort approaching midterm voting's final days on Nov. 8, Democrats are placing their party's most notorious assets in swing-state Pennsylvania.

Currently, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Fetterman is currently neck and neck with Republican Mehmet Oz in a Senate race. In the gubernatorial race, State Attorney General Shapiro has held a lead over state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican.

According to FiveThirtyEight's aggregated weighted polling, Oz, who had been lagging behind in the polls, now appears to be narrowing his margin with Fetterman. As of Monday, the Trump-endorsed television doctor, according to FiveThirtyEight, is within 2.6 percentage points of zeroing in on Fetterman's lead. In mid-August, FiveThirtyEight had Oz 12 percentage points behind.

On Oct. 28, Biden, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris, will attend a Pennsylvania Democratic Party dinner to fundraise for Fetterman and Shapiro. Tickets for the event range in price from $150 to $10,000.

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