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Democrat Will Lawrence calls out Republican Rep. Tom Barrett for trying to distance himself from Trump's Iran war.
LAWRENCE: “He voted for the war three times. He voted to fund it.”
“Every time the chips are down, and it actually mattered, he voted with Trump.”
Scott MacFarlane reports from Michigan.
Republican Rep. Tom Barrett tells Scott MacFarlane why he broke with Trump on Iran war powers.
“It was about $4.70 a gallon in my district today when I filled up my gas tank.”
He then recalls his Army roommate, killed in Iraq:
“I think about that total effect of war and what that means for our country.”
Scott MacFarlane retweeted
In battleground race… Republican distances himself from War in Iran
Will it work?
youtu.be/Z1DhANGiA48
In battleground race… Republican distances himself from War in Iran
Will it work?
youtu.be/Z1DhANGiA48
Scott MacFarlane retweeted
Will this be closest Congressional race in nation….. just like it was a quarter century ago?
Justice Dept updates its federal civil lawsuit against State of Alaska to include the new reporting by the New York Times about the state's US Senate race
Note that the Justice Dept doesn't invoke Trump's regular maligning of the New York Times in their court filing
NAACP on Trump Admin’s “election monitors”:
“We remain determined to pull back the veil on the DOJ’s plans to deploy monitors. We will continue to work to ensure that all voters can cast ballots free from intimidation and harassment. We encourage everyone who is eligible - if they have not already done so - to cast their ballot”
Scott MacFarlane retweeted
JUST FILED: A Michigan crisis for GOP
In state and Congressional races
youtu.be/VA15gPyrloA?is=9hg6…
NEW: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) is urging fellow House members to establish strict funding guardrails for the Trump Admin.’s $500 million request for National Park Service construction, warning Trump could abuse a loophole in federal law to transfer the East Potomac Park golf course to himself after taxpayers foot the bill for renovations
JUST FILED: A Michigan crisis for GOP
In state and Congressional races
youtu.be/VA15gPyrloA?is=9hg6…
“You reportedly sought the chatbot’s advice on carrying out some of
your presidential duties, including asking Grok to opine on how Venezuelans would respond to
the capture of Pres. Nicolás Maduro”
Democratic House committee leaders seek Trump “chatbot” records from White House
JUST FILED: The Alabama surprise
The South Carolina panic
New twist in the Trump golf course drama
Data center electricity compromise looming after Nov 3?
Big loss for Trump's pre-election denialism
Special edition of DAY AHEAD:
macfarlanenews.substack.com/…
Team Trump is already compiling a losing streak in its legal challenges to 2026 election
Federal judge in California has rejected the Administration's request for a court order to require California set aside ballots of thousands of voters who are accused of being noncitizens
In the final days til election … it’s a trunk or treat stop in Detroit for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson
Scott MacFarlane retweeted
🚨 ALERT: MeidasTouch will host LIVE midterm election coverage Tuesday, Nov. 3, beginning at 4:30 PM ET!
Katie Phang and Scott MacFarlane will anchor live from Washington, DC, with Ben Meiselas joining remotely.
Featuring reporting and analysis from MeidasTouch correspondents, special guests, and top elected officials throughout the night.
This is going to be BIG!
Set your reminder now: youtube.com/live/cUeJSNR1xJM
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Scott Pelley predicts there will be “huge consolidation” between CBS News and CNN. “Do you need two Washington bureaus? Do you need two London bureaus? That kind of thing. ... With $80 billion in debt, those two news organizations are going to get conflated into one – I’m quite certain.”
During panel discussion organized by the group Speak Up For Justice, Scott Pelley says: "In my experience, and having talked to my colleagues as well, there was an imperative to move our coverage in the direction of the president. To put a thumb on the scale, if you will, in terms of the president's viewpoint. ... I had never seen anything like this. This was corporate influence coming into the news division saying, 'We want you to report stories with this particular bent, in terms of politics.' It was anathema to all of us who had worked at 60 Minutes for so many years, and we fought the battle against it. We pushed back against it."
