Paramount is making deep cuts to its workforce starting Tuesday as the Hollywood entertainment titan looks to slash costs. 

Paramount co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins, and George Cheeks made the announcement in a memo to employees, stating that the layoffs will occur in three phases. A total of nearly 2,000 jobs, 15% of Paramount’s workforce, is planned to be cut by the end of 2024. 

The first wave of layoffs starts on Aug. 13, and 90% of the cuts will be done by the end of September.

“The industry continues to evolve, and Paramount is at an inflection point where changes must be made to strengthen our business. And while these actions are often difficult, we are confident in our direction forward,” the co-CEOs said in their memo. “We understand that you may have questions about next steps, and while we may not be able to provide all the answers at this time, we will continue to update you on our progress.”

Last month, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone decided to leave the company her family has headed for over three decades when she reached an $8 billion deal with tech giant David Ellison. Ellison’s Skydance Media, along with RedBird Capital Partners and Ellison’s father, Larry, are set to take control of Paramount Global next year.

Earlier this year, Paramount laid off 800 employees, or roughly 3% of its workforce. 

Paramount Global has been struggling to overcome a hit to its once-solid base of profits: cable TV. Composed of television networks including CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, Paramount Global is home to popular film franchises such as Top Gun and Mission: Impossible and the hit television show Yellowstone.

However, the company’s long-standing success hasn’t been able to shield it from the rise of Big Tech streaming services. Last week, Paramount Global took a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV business, the day after Warner Bros. Discovery did the same for $9 billion. Their move came after YouTube stole the largest share of TV for a streaming platform ever in May, according to Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report.

The mass layoffs indicate the struggles the entertainment industry faces as it adapts to a changing environment. It could also feed into fears many people share that the country has taken a negative economic downturn. 

The majority of people believe the United States is in a recession, according to a poll conducted in May. An additional 49% believe unemployment is at a 50-year high, although federal data belie consumer sentiment.

While streaming services from Big Tech companies such as Amazon may be cutting into cable TV’s profits and forcing them to cut costs, Silicon Valley players have also been conducting mass layoffs. Highly publicized job cuts from companies, including Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon, have fed into concerns that the economy isn’t in stellar condition. 

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More than 130,000 workers at tech companies have lost their jobs in 2024, according to a Layoffs. fyi tally. That comes after more than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in 2023. 

A JUST Capital survey released following mass layoffs in 2023 found that 71% of the public believed the workforce cuts hurt the economy. 

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Paramount is making deep cuts to its workforce starting Tuesday as the Hollywood entertainment titan looks to slash costs. 

Paramount co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins, and George Cheeks made the announcement in a memo to employees, stating that the layoffs will occur in three phases. A total of nearly 2,000 jobs, 15% of Paramount’s workforce, is planned to be cut by the end of 2024. 

The first wave of layoffs starts on Aug. 13, and 90% of the cuts will be done by the end of September.

“The industry continues to evolve, and Paramount is at an inflection point where changes must be made to strengthen our business. And while these actions are often difficult, we are confident in our direction forward,” the co-CEOs said in their memo. “We understand that you may have questions about next steps, and while we may not be able to provide all the answers at this time, we will continue to update you on our progress.”

Last month, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone decided to leave the company her family has headed for over three decades when she reached an $8 billion deal with tech giant David Ellison. Ellison’s Skydance Media, along with RedBird Capital Partners and Ellison’s father, Larry, are set to take control of Paramount Global next year.

Earlier this year, Paramount laid off 800 employees, or roughly 3% of its workforce. 

Paramount Global has been struggling to overcome a hit to its once-solid base of profits: cable TV. Composed of television networks including CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, Paramount Global is home to popular film franchises such as Top Gun and Mission: Impossible and the hit television show Yellowstone.

However, the company’s long-standing success hasn’t been able to shield it from the rise of Big Tech streaming services. Last week, Paramount Global took a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV business, the day after Warner Bros. Discovery did the same for $9 billion. Their move came after YouTube stole the largest share of TV for a streaming platform ever in May, according to Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report.

The mass layoffs indicate the struggles the entertainment industry faces as it adapts to a changing environment. It could also feed into fears many people share that the country has taken a negative economic downturn. 

The majority of people believe the United States is in a recession, according to a poll conducted in May. An additional 49% believe unemployment is at a 50-year high, although federal data belie consumer sentiment.

While streaming services from Big Tech companies such as Amazon may be cutting into cable TV’s profits and forcing them to cut costs, Silicon Valley players have also been conducting mass layoffs. Highly publicized job cuts from companies, including Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon, have fed into concerns that the economy isn’t in stellar condition. 

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More than 130,000 workers at tech companies have lost their jobs in 2024, according to a Layoffs. fyi tally. That comes after more than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in 2023. 

A JUST Capital survey released following mass layoffs in 2023 found that 71% of the public believed the workforce cuts hurt the economy. 

, Paramount is making deep cuts to its workforce starting Tuesday as the Hollywood entertainment titan looks to slash costs.  Paramount co-CEOs Chris McCarthy, Brian Robbins, and George Cheeks made the announcement in a memo to employees, stating that the layoffs will occur in three phases. A total of nearly 2,000 jobs, 15% of Paramount’s workforce, is planned to be cut by the end of 2024.  The first wave of layoffs starts on Aug. 13, and 90% of the cuts will be done by the end of September. “The industry continues to evolve, and Paramount is at an inflection point where changes must be made to strengthen our business. And while these actions are often difficult, we are confident in our direction forward,” the co-CEOs said in their memo. “We understand that you may have questions about next steps, and while we may not be able to provide all the answers at this time, we will continue to update you on our progress.” Last month, controlling shareholder Shari Redstone decided to leave the company her family has headed for over three decades when she reached an $8 billion deal with tech giant David Ellison. Ellison’s Skydance Media, along with RedBird Capital Partners and Ellison’s father, Larry, are set to take control of Paramount Global next year. Demonstrators picket outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Earlier this year, Paramount laid off 800 employees, or roughly 3% of its workforce.  Paramount Global has been struggling to overcome a hit to its once-solid base of profits: cable TV. Composed of television networks including CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central, Paramount Global is home to popular film franchises such as Top Gun and Mission: Impossible and the hit television show Yellowstone. However, the company’s long-standing success hasn’t been able to shield it from the rise of Big Tech streaming services. Last week, Paramount Global took a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV business, the day after Warner Bros. Discovery did the same for $9 billion. Their move came after YouTube stole the largest share of TV for a streaming platform ever in May, according to Nielsen’s monthly Gauge report. The mass layoffs indicate the struggles the entertainment industry faces as it adapts to a changing environment. It could also feed into fears many people share that the country has taken a negative economic downturn.  The majority of people believe the United States is in a recession, according to a poll conducted in May. An additional 49% believe unemployment is at a 50-year high, although federal data belie consumer sentiment. While streaming services from Big Tech companies such as Amazon may be cutting into cable TV’s profits and forcing them to cut costs, Silicon Valley players have also been conducting mass layoffs. Highly publicized job cuts from companies, including Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Amazon, have fed into concerns that the economy isn’t in stellar condition.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER More than 130,000 workers at tech companies have lost their jobs in 2024, according to a Layoffs. fyi tally. That comes after more than 191,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies were laid off in 2023.  A JUST Capital survey released following mass layoffs in 2023 found that 71% of the public believed the workforce cuts hurt the economy. , , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Paramount.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

Former President Donald Trump is set to campaign in North Carolina as Vice President Kamala Harris has shrunk his lead and is inching closer to turning it into a battleground state.

The GOP presidential nominee will rally supporters on Wednesday evening in Asheville, North Carolina, to recap “economic hardships,” according to the Trump campaign. 

“Hard-working Americans are suffering because of the Harris-Biden Administration’s dangerously liberal policies. Prices are excruciatingly high, and the cost of living has soared — leaving those on a fixed income, unsure of how they are going to afford a basic standard of living in the future. Since Kamala Harris and Joe Biden took office, prices in North Carolina have risen over 21% and families have spent an astonishing $24,937 since 2021,” the campaign’s announcement said.

The news comes as polling indicates Trump has lost ground in the Tar Heel State. 

Trump led President Joe Biden by 6 percentage points in North Carolina before the Democratic incumbent dropped his reelection bid, according to polling averages from the New York Times. A Morning Consult-Bloomberg survey released at the end of July indicates Trump’s lead has dropped. Harris now appears to trail Trump by 2 percentage points in the state. 

Other surveys echo the trend that the Harris campaign is gaining momentum in North Carolina. While the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls shows Trump sustains a 3.2-point lead over the vice president, the number marks a drop from the previous 5.4-point edge he had over Biden.

Trump has made North Carolina a focal point of his 2024 campaign, making at least five appearances across the state in 2024 alone. It was in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Trump decided to hold his first rally after Harris announced her entrance into the presidential race in July. 

In June, the GOP leader delivered a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention in Greenville after capturing attention in Concord the previous month. During an appearance at NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in May, Trump became the first current or former president to attend a race at the venue. 

Trump also held a Get Out the Vote rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 2, canceling a Wilmington event the next month due to inclement weather.

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Harris has made her own slew of appearances across the battleground state, making at least seven visits to North Carolina in 2024.

Trump won North Carolina during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

2024-08-12 18:25:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3118602%2Ftrump-stumping-north-carolina-safe-lead-shrinking%2F?w=600&h=450, Former President Donald Trump is set to campaign in North Carolina as Vice President Kamala Harris has shrunk his lead and is inching closer to turning it into a battleground state. The GOP presidential nominee will rally supporters on Wednesday evening in Asheville, North Carolina, to recap “economic hardships,” according to the Trump campaign.  “Hard-working,

Former President Donald Trump is set to campaign in North Carolina as Vice President Kamala Harris has shrunk his lead and is inching closer to turning it into a battleground state.

The GOP presidential nominee will rally supporters on Wednesday evening in Asheville, North Carolina, to recap “economic hardships,” according to the Trump campaign. 

“Hard-working Americans are suffering because of the Harris-Biden Administration’s dangerously liberal policies. Prices are excruciatingly high, and the cost of living has soared — leaving those on a fixed income, unsure of how they are going to afford a basic standard of living in the future. Since Kamala Harris and Joe Biden took office, prices in North Carolina have risen over 21% and families have spent an astonishing $24,937 since 2021,” the campaign’s announcement said.

The news comes as polling indicates Trump has lost ground in the Tar Heel State. 

Trump led President Joe Biden by 6 percentage points in North Carolina before the Democratic incumbent dropped his reelection bid, according to polling averages from the New York Times. A Morning Consult-Bloomberg survey released at the end of July indicates Trump’s lead has dropped. Harris now appears to trail Trump by 2 percentage points in the state. 

Other surveys echo the trend that the Harris campaign is gaining momentum in North Carolina. While the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls shows Trump sustains a 3.2-point lead over the vice president, the number marks a drop from the previous 5.4-point edge he had over Biden.

Trump has made North Carolina a focal point of his 2024 campaign, making at least five appearances across the state in 2024 alone. It was in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Trump decided to hold his first rally after Harris announced her entrance into the presidential race in July. 

In June, the GOP leader delivered a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention in Greenville after capturing attention in Concord the previous month. During an appearance at NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in May, Trump became the first current or former president to attend a race at the venue. 

Trump also held a Get Out the Vote rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 2, canceling a Wilmington event the next month due to inclement weather.

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Harris has made her own slew of appearances across the battleground state, making at least seven visits to North Carolina in 2024.

Trump won North Carolina during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

, Former President Donald Trump is set to campaign in North Carolina as Vice President Kamala Harris has shrunk his lead and is inching closer to turning it into a battleground state. The GOP presidential nominee will rally supporters on Wednesday evening in Asheville, North Carolina, to recap “economic hardships,” according to the Trump campaign.  “Hard-working Americans are suffering because of the Harris-Biden Administration’s dangerously liberal policies. Prices are excruciatingly high, and the cost of living has soared — leaving those on a fixed income, unsure of how they are going to afford a basic standard of living in the future. Since Kamala Harris and Joe Biden took office, prices in North Carolina have risen over 21% and families have spent an astonishing $24,937 since 2021,” the campaign’s announcement said. The news comes as polling indicates Trump has lost ground in the Tar Heel State.  Trump led President Joe Biden by 6 percentage points in North Carolina before the Democratic incumbent dropped his reelection bid, according to polling averages from the New York Times. A Morning Consult-Bloomberg survey released at the end of July indicates Trump’s lead has dropped. Harris now appears to trail Trump by 2 percentage points in the state.  Other surveys echo the trend that the Harris campaign is gaining momentum in North Carolina. While the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls shows Trump sustains a 3.2-point lead over the vice president, the number marks a drop from the previous 5.4-point edge he had over Biden. Trump has made North Carolina a focal point of his 2024 campaign, making at least five appearances across the state in 2024 alone. It was in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Trump decided to hold his first rally after Harris announced her entrance into the presidential race in July.  In June, the GOP leader delivered a speech at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention in Greenville after capturing attention in Concord the previous month. During an appearance at NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 in May, Trump became the first current or former president to attend a race at the venue.  Trump salutes prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley) Trump also held a Get Out the Vote rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 2, canceling a Wilmington event the next month due to inclement weather. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Harris has made her own slew of appearances across the battleground state, making at least seven visits to North Carolina in 2024. Trump won North Carolina during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Trump-North-Carolina.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly updated Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) online biography after Republicans slammed its representation of her running mate’s military record. 

After Harris picked Walz to be her No. 2 on Tuesday, her campaign website called the Minnesota Democrat “the son of an Army veteran and a retired Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard himself.” 

Two days later, Walz’s online biography has been changed to label him as “the son of an Army veteran who served as a command sergeant major.”

The seemingly minor update comes after intense scrutiny of Walz revealed that the Minnesotan did not retire as a command sergeant major. Walz spent over two decades in the Army National Guard, eventually serving in the role, but the title was rescinded because Walz failed to complete the necessary coursework required by the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy to achieve the higher rank.

Walz consequently retired a step lower, under the rank of master sergeant, according to an Army spokeswoman. 

“Walz attained the rank of command sergeant major and served in that role but retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes due to not completing additional coursework,” Army public affairs officer Lt. Col. Kristen Augé said in a statement to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

This isn’t the first time Walz has faced criticism over misrepresenting his military credentials. During his 2018 race for governor in the North Star State, two retired command sergeant majors complained that Walz was misleading voters with his army titles. 

As the 2024 presidential race heats up, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), himself a Marine veteran, has led GOP attacks on Walz’s representation of his military record. 

After Walz said he had carried weapons “in war” in a Harris campaign video, former President Donald Trump’s running mate was quick to note that his Minnesotan rival had never “spent a day in a combat zone.” 

While Walz completed a wartime deployment to Italy in 2003, backfilling troops that were deploying to Afghanistan, he did not serve in combat. The Minnesota governor retired in 2005, just months before his unit deployed to Iraq. 

During a campaign stop in Michigan on Wednesday, Vance blasted Walz for “stolen valor garbage,” saying he should be “ashamed” for allegedly lying about his military service. The senator portrayed Walz’s retirement in an unfavorable light, insinuating that he had conveniently retired just before his unit went to war. 

“I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance questioned. “He has not spent a day in a combat zone. … I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.” 

“What was this weapon that you carried into war, given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq and he has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance continued.

Allan Bonnifield, who served with Walz, told Minnesota Public Radio in 2018 that the governor agonized over his decision to leave the military in order to make a run for Congress. 

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“He weighed that decision to run for Congress very, very heavy,” Bonnifield said of Walz. “He loved the military, he loved the Guard, he loved the soldiers that he worked with, and making that decision was very tough for him. Especially knowing that we were going on another deployment to Iraq. He didn’t take that decision lightly at all.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.

2024-08-09 02:16:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2F3116271%2Fharris-campaign-changes-walz-military-biography-backlash%2F?w=600&h=450, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly updated Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) online biography after Republicans slammed its representation of her running mate’s military record.  After Harris picked Walz to be her No. 2 on Tuesday, her campaign website called the Minnesota Democrat “the son of an Army veteran and a retired Command Sergeant Major in,

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly updated Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) online biography after Republicans slammed its representation of her running mate’s military record. 

After Harris picked Walz to be her No. 2 on Tuesday, her campaign website called the Minnesota Democrat “the son of an Army veteran and a retired Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard himself.” 

Two days later, Walz’s online biography has been changed to label him as “the son of an Army veteran who served as a command sergeant major.”

The seemingly minor update comes after intense scrutiny of Walz revealed that the Minnesotan did not retire as a command sergeant major. Walz spent over two decades in the Army National Guard, eventually serving in the role, but the title was rescinded because Walz failed to complete the necessary coursework required by the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy to achieve the higher rank.

Walz consequently retired a step lower, under the rank of master sergeant, according to an Army spokeswoman. 

“Walz attained the rank of command sergeant major and served in that role but retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes due to not completing additional coursework,” Army public affairs officer Lt. Col. Kristen Augé said in a statement to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

This isn’t the first time Walz has faced criticism over misrepresenting his military credentials. During his 2018 race for governor in the North Star State, two retired command sergeant majors complained that Walz was misleading voters with his army titles. 

As the 2024 presidential race heats up, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), himself a Marine veteran, has led GOP attacks on Walz’s representation of his military record. 

After Walz said he had carried weapons “in war” in a Harris campaign video, former President Donald Trump’s running mate was quick to note that his Minnesotan rival had never “spent a day in a combat zone.” 

While Walz completed a wartime deployment to Italy in 2003, backfilling troops that were deploying to Afghanistan, he did not serve in combat. The Minnesota governor retired in 2005, just months before his unit deployed to Iraq. 

During a campaign stop in Michigan on Wednesday, Vance blasted Walz for “stolen valor garbage,” saying he should be “ashamed” for allegedly lying about his military service. The senator portrayed Walz’s retirement in an unfavorable light, insinuating that he had conveniently retired just before his unit went to war. 

“I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance questioned. “He has not spent a day in a combat zone. … I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.” 

“What was this weapon that you carried into war, given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq and he has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance continued.

Allan Bonnifield, who served with Walz, told Minnesota Public Radio in 2018 that the governor agonized over his decision to leave the military in order to make a run for Congress. 

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“He weighed that decision to run for Congress very, very heavy,” Bonnifield said of Walz. “He loved the military, he loved the Guard, he loved the soldiers that he worked with, and making that decision was very tough for him. Especially knowing that we were going on another deployment to Iraq. He didn’t take that decision lightly at all.”

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign for comment.

, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly updated Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) online biography after Republicans slammed its representation of her running mate’s military record.  After Harris picked Walz to be her No. 2 on Tuesday, her campaign website called the Minnesota Democrat “the son of an Army veteran and a retired Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard himself.”  Two days later, Walz’s online biography has been changed to label him as “the son of an Army veteran who served as a command sergeant major.” The seemingly minor update comes after intense scrutiny of Walz revealed that the Minnesotan did not retire as a command sergeant major. Walz spent over two decades in the Army National Guard, eventually serving in the role, but the title was rescinded because Walz failed to complete the necessary coursework required by the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy to achieve the higher rank. Walz consequently retired a step lower, under the rank of master sergeant, according to an Army spokeswoman.  Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) arrives onstage to deliver remarks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) “Walz attained the rank of command sergeant major and served in that role but retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes due to not completing additional coursework,” Army public affairs officer Lt. Col. Kristen Augé said in a statement to the Minneapolis Star Tribune . This isn’t the first time Walz has faced criticism over misrepresenting his military credentials. During his 2018 race for governor in the North Star State, two retired command sergeant majors complained that Walz was misleading voters with his army titles.  As the 2024 presidential race heats up, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), himself a Marine veteran, has led GOP attacks on Walz’s representation of his military record.  After Walz said he had carried weapons “in war” in a Harris campaign video, former President Donald Trump’s running mate was quick to note that his Minnesotan rival had never “spent a day in a combat zone.”  While Walz completed a wartime deployment to Italy in 2003, backfilling troops that were deploying to Afghanistan, he did not serve in combat. The Minnesota governor retired in 2005, just months before his unit deployed to Iraq.  During a campaign stop in Michigan on Wednesday, Vance blasted Walz for “stolen valor garbage,” saying he should be “ashamed” for allegedly lying about his military service. The senator portrayed Walz’s retirement in an unfavorable light, insinuating that he had conveniently retired just before his unit went to war.  “I wonder, Tim Walz, when were you ever in war?” Vance questioned. “He has not spent a day in a combat zone. … I’d be ashamed if I was him and I lied about my military service like he did.”  Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a campaign event at Shelby Township Police Department, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Shelby Township, Michigan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) “What was this weapon that you carried into war, given that you abandoned your unit right before they went to Iraq and he has not spent a day in a combat zone,” Vance continued. Allan Bonnifield, who served with Walz, told Minnesota Public Radio in 2018 that the governor agonized over his decision to leave the military in order to make a run for Congress.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “He weighed that decision to run for Congress very, very heavy,” Bonnifield said of Walz. “He loved the military, he loved the Guard, he loved the soldiers that he worked with, and making that decision was very tough for him. Especially knowing that we were going on another deployment to Iraq. He didn’t take that decision lightly at all.” The Washington Examiner reached out to the Harris campaign for comment., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/walz-military-record.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

The Utah Supreme Court will hear congressional candidate Colby Jenkins’s election case as the Republican bids to win his primary race against Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT). 

After a too-close-to-call primary election on June 25, a recount revealed Maloy held a slim lead of 176 votes. Jenkins is concerned over at roughly 1,171 mail-in ballots that were not tallied because they were postmarked after the deadline to be counted. 

The state Supreme Court justices are slotted to hear oral arguments about the contested ballots on Friday morning. 

The lieutenant governor’s office warned in a brief filed Wednesday that state law mandates ballots must be postmarked before the deadline in order to be counted. 

“While the Respondents are sensitive to the issues in this case and find it unfortunate that some voters’ ballots were not postmarked on time, they do not and cannot control the Postal Service,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office argued in the brief. “Nor can they ignore the clear dictates of the law. The ultimate responsibility for ensuring that a ballot is returned on time lies with the voter.”

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Jenkins believes that excluding the contested ballots violates the state’s constitution. “Take a look at the Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 17… from 1896!  ‘All elections shall be free, and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.’” Jenkins said in a post to X. “Including the post office,” he added.

The Utah Supreme Court’s decision to listen to the case comes after a federal judge denied Jenkins’s campaign request to have the contested ballots counted. 

2024-08-09 00:20:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fcongressional%2F3116144%2Futah-gop-primary-results-up-air-state-supreme-court-agrees-hear-challenge%2F?w=600&h=450, The Utah Supreme Court will hear congressional candidate Colby Jenkins’s election case as the Republican bids to win his primary race against Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT).  After a too-close-to-call primary election on June 25, a recount revealed Maloy held a slim lead of 176 votes. Jenkins is concerned over at roughly 1,171 mail-in ballots that,

The Utah Supreme Court will hear congressional candidate Colby Jenkins’s election case as the Republican bids to win his primary race against Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT). 

After a too-close-to-call primary election on June 25, a recount revealed Maloy held a slim lead of 176 votes. Jenkins is concerned over at roughly 1,171 mail-in ballots that were not tallied because they were postmarked after the deadline to be counted. 

The state Supreme Court justices are slotted to hear oral arguments about the contested ballots on Friday morning. 

The lieutenant governor’s office warned in a brief filed Wednesday that state law mandates ballots must be postmarked before the deadline in order to be counted. 

“While the Respondents are sensitive to the issues in this case and find it unfortunate that some voters’ ballots were not postmarked on time, they do not and cannot control the Postal Service,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office argued in the brief. “Nor can they ignore the clear dictates of the law. The ultimate responsibility for ensuring that a ballot is returned on time lies with the voter.”

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Jenkins believes that excluding the contested ballots violates the state’s constitution. “Take a look at the Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 17… from 1896!  ‘All elections shall be free, and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.’” Jenkins said in a post to X. “Including the post office,” he added.

The Utah Supreme Court’s decision to listen to the case comes after a federal judge denied Jenkins’s campaign request to have the contested ballots counted. 

, The Utah Supreme Court will hear congressional candidate Colby Jenkins’s election case as the Republican bids to win his primary race against Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT).  After a too-close-to-call primary election on June 25, a recount revealed Maloy held a slim lead of 176 votes. Jenkins is concerned over at roughly 1,171 mail-in ballots that were not tallied because they were postmarked after the deadline to be counted.  The state Supreme Court justices are slotted to hear oral arguments about the contested ballots on Friday morning.  Maloy speaks as Jenkins looks on during Utah’s 2nd Congressional district debate June 10, 2024, at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. (Scott G. Winterton/The Deseret News via AP, Pool, File) The lieutenant governor’s office warned in a brief filed Wednesday that state law mandates ballots must be postmarked before the deadline in order to be counted.  “While the Respondents are sensitive to the issues in this case and find it unfortunate that some voters’ ballots were not postmarked on time, they do not and cannot control the Postal Service,” Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson’s office argued in the brief. “Nor can they ignore the clear dictates of the law. The ultimate responsibility for ensuring that a ballot is returned on time lies with the voter.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER UPDATE: The recount is underway in most counties. Our incredible A-Team volunteers are standing point as watchers. In parallel today, we filed our “Writ of Mandamus” with the Utah Supreme Court requesting that the court require the counties to count ballots invalidated (late… pic.twitter.com/EHpOzMs2z6 — Colby Jenkins (@ColbyforUtah) July 31, 2024 Jenkins believes that excluding the contested ballots violates the state’s constitution. “Take a look at the Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 17… from 1896!  ‘All elections shall be free, and no power, civil or military, shall at any time interfere to prevent the free exercise of the right of suffrage.’” Jenkins said in a post to X. “Including the post office,” he added. The Utah Supreme Court’s decision to listen to the case comes after a federal judge denied Jenkins’s campaign request to have the contested ballots counted. , , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jenkins-and-Maloy.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

Former President Donald Trump praised Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) executive order on election security as Republicans look to flip Virginia this November. 

On Wednesday, Youngkin issued an executive order enhancing ballot security, establishing counting machine testing, and strengthening voter list maintenance. Trump heralded the measure on social media, arguing it keeps non-citizens from accessing swing-state voter rolls. 

“The beautiful Commonwealth of Virginia, superbly led by Governor Glenn Youngkin, IS TAKING A STRONG LEAD IN SECURING THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER — PROTECTING EVERY LEGAL VOTE AND KEEPING ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT HAVE BEEN LET INTO OUR COUNTRY FROM VOTING,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social.  

A Republican presidential candidate hasn’t won Virginia in two decades. Political strategists say that could change this year as the GOP bids to flip the Old Dominion red. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have opened at least 30 election offices across the state, and its governor said in July it is “in play.”

Trump has long expressed concern about security in November’s election, and he prodded other states to consider voter security measures “to make sure the Election is FAIR and SECURE.”

“EVERY STATE SHOULD FOLLOW VIRGINIA’S LEAD,” Trump urged as he pushed for “volunteers to watch the polls” this November. “All votes will be on paper ballots and counted safely and fairly, not by machines connected to the internet — A big security risk.”

There was no evidence of widespread voter fraud or a lack of security in the 2020 elections.

Trump and Youngkin share a complicated relationship. As the Virginia Republican was rumored to be a presidential rival against Trump, the former president lashed out at his potential rival on social media. Youngkin won his gubernatorial bid in 2022 and made his Chesapeake debut this past June.

The battleground state governor joined Trump onstage at the time, promising “On behalf of 8.7 million Virginians, Mr. President, we are going to go to work and get you back in the White House!”

Youngkin was later rumored to be eyed by the Trump camp as a running mate material before the GOP leader settled on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

In a statement on Wednesday, Youngkin vowed his Executive Order 35 would make sure the 2024 election in his state is safe and secure. 

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“This isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an American and Virginian issue,” Youngkin noted. “Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines.”

Virginia is rated as “Likely Democratic” by the Cook Political Report.

2024-08-08 03:35:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2F3114722%2Ftrump-praises-youngkins-election-security-measures-gop-eyes-flipping-virginia%2F?w=600&h=450, Former President Donald Trump praised Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) executive order on election security as Republicans look to flip Virginia this November.  On Wednesday, Youngkin issued an executive order enhancing ballot security, establishing counting machine testing, and strengthening voter list maintenance. Trump heralded the measure on social media, arguing it keeps non-citizens from accessing swing-state voter,

Former President Donald Trump praised Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) executive order on election security as Republicans look to flip Virginia this November. 

On Wednesday, Youngkin issued an executive order enhancing ballot security, establishing counting machine testing, and strengthening voter list maintenance. Trump heralded the measure on social media, arguing it keeps non-citizens from accessing swing-state voter rolls. 

“The beautiful Commonwealth of Virginia, superbly led by Governor Glenn Youngkin, IS TAKING A STRONG LEAD IN SECURING THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER — PROTECTING EVERY LEGAL VOTE AND KEEPING ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT HAVE BEEN LET INTO OUR COUNTRY FROM VOTING,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social.  

A Republican presidential candidate hasn’t won Virginia in two decades. Political strategists say that could change this year as the GOP bids to flip the Old Dominion red. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have opened at least 30 election offices across the state, and its governor said in July it is “in play.”

Trump has long expressed concern about security in November’s election, and he prodded other states to consider voter security measures “to make sure the Election is FAIR and SECURE.”

“EVERY STATE SHOULD FOLLOW VIRGINIA’S LEAD,” Trump urged as he pushed for “volunteers to watch the polls” this November. “All votes will be on paper ballots and counted safely and fairly, not by machines connected to the internet — A big security risk.”

There was no evidence of widespread voter fraud or a lack of security in the 2020 elections.

Trump and Youngkin share a complicated relationship. As the Virginia Republican was rumored to be a presidential rival against Trump, the former president lashed out at his potential rival on social media. Youngkin won his gubernatorial bid in 2022 and made his Chesapeake debut this past June.

The battleground state governor joined Trump onstage at the time, promising “On behalf of 8.7 million Virginians, Mr. President, we are going to go to work and get you back in the White House!”

Youngkin was later rumored to be eyed by the Trump camp as a running mate material before the GOP leader settled on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).

In a statement on Wednesday, Youngkin vowed his Executive Order 35 would make sure the 2024 election in his state is safe and secure. 

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

“This isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an American and Virginian issue,” Youngkin noted. “Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines.”

Virginia is rated as “Likely Democratic” by the Cook Political Report.

, Former President Donald Trump praised Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) executive order on election security as Republicans look to flip Virginia this November.  On Wednesday, Youngkin issued an executive order enhancing ballot security, establishing counting machine testing, and strengthening voter list maintenance. Trump heralded the measure on social media, arguing it keeps non-citizens from accessing swing-state voter rolls.  “The beautiful Commonwealth of Virginia, superbly led by Governor Glenn Youngkin, IS TAKING A STRONG LEAD IN SECURING THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER — PROTECTING EVERY LEGAL VOTE AND KEEPING ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT HAVE BEEN LET INTO OUR COUNTRY FROM VOTING,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social.   A Republican presidential candidate hasn’t won Virginia in two decades. Political strategists say that could change this year as the GOP bids to flip the Old Dominion red. Both the Harris and Trump campaigns have opened at least 30 election offices across the state, and its governor said in July it is “in play.” Governor @GlennYoungkin: “Virginia is in play — it’s neck and neck right now. We got work to do, but Virginia is ready to elect Donald Trump the next president of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/y1eRydWkE5 — Team Youngkin – Spirit of Virginia (@TeamYoungkin) July 17, 2024 Trump has long expressed concern about security in November’s election, and he prodded other states to consider voter security measures “to make sure the Election is FAIR and SECURE.” “EVERY STATE SHOULD FOLLOW VIRGINIA’S LEAD,” Trump urged as he pushed for “volunteers to watch the polls” this November. “All votes will be on paper ballots and counted safely and fairly, not by machines connected to the internet — A big security risk.” There was no evidence of widespread voter fraud or a lack of security in the 2020 elections. Trump and Youngkin share a complicated relationship. As the Virginia Republican was rumored to be a presidential rival against Trump, the former president lashed out at his potential rival on social media. Youngkin won his gubernatorial bid in 2022 and made his Chesapeake debut this past June. The battleground state governor joined Trump onstage at the time, promising “On behalf of 8.7 million Virginians, Mr. President, we are going to go to work and get you back in the White House!” Trump shakes hands with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Youngkin was later rumored to be eyed by the Trump camp as a running mate material before the GOP leader settled on Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). In a statement on Wednesday, Youngkin vowed his Executive Order 35 would make sure the 2024 election in his state is safe and secure.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “This isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an American and Virginian issue,” Youngkin noted. “Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines.” Virginia is rated as “Likely Democratic” by the Cook Political Report., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Youngkin-Trump.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election, her victory will trigger critical changes in her running mate’s home state of Minnesota.

Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her vice presidential nominee on Tuesday. If she clinches the White House in November, Walz will vacate his position as Minnesota’s gubernatorial leader. 

Under the state’s constitution, Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would step into Walz’s shoes, becoming the nation’s first Native American female governor. In turn, Democratic Minnesota state Senate President Bobby Joe Champion would become the first black lieutenant governor in Minnesota history.

Should Champion ascend to the No. 2 spot in Minnesota, he would leave the state Senate in a 33-33 tie. However, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state senator isn’t concerned about the potential deadlock.

“I also come from a strong DFL district so I’m certain that whatever happens, we will still be in control,” Champion told the Minn Post last month. Champion was first elected to the Minnesota state Senate in 2012 after serving two terms in the state House. 

Flanagan and Walz were elected as lieutenant governor and governor in 2018, securing reelection four years later. 

Flanagan has touted her work to “center the voices of young women” and invest “in equity in bonding to support community projects led by and for people of color.” Last year, Walz’s No. 2. also celebrated the signing of three of the state’s landmark bills into law. 

“Everyone deserves to feel safe to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence and discrimination,” Flanagan said as she praised the passage of bills protecting people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota, banning the practice of conversion therapy, and protecting people seeking or providing gender-related healthcare in Minnesota.

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“I am proud to live and raise a family in Minnesota knowing that young people, especially our LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth, can be their full, authentic selves and exercise agency over their bodies and lives. In this state, we will continue to fight for love over hate every single day,” she continued. 

Flanagan is the country’s highest-ranking Native American woman at the executive level, as well as the first to lead the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.

2024-08-08 01:30:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2F3114646%2Fpeggy-flanagan-harris-walz-win-shake-up-minnesota-politics%2F?w=600&h=450, If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election, her victory will trigger critical changes in her running mate’s home state of Minnesota. Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her vice presidential nominee on Tuesday. If she clinches the White House in November, Walz will vacate his position as Minnesota’s gubernatorial leader.  Minnesota Lt.,

If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election, her victory will trigger critical changes in her running mate’s home state of Minnesota.

Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her vice presidential nominee on Tuesday. If she clinches the White House in November, Walz will vacate his position as Minnesota’s gubernatorial leader. 

Under the state’s constitution, Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would step into Walz’s shoes, becoming the nation’s first Native American female governor. In turn, Democratic Minnesota state Senate President Bobby Joe Champion would become the first black lieutenant governor in Minnesota history.

Should Champion ascend to the No. 2 spot in Minnesota, he would leave the state Senate in a 33-33 tie. However, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state senator isn’t concerned about the potential deadlock.

“I also come from a strong DFL district so I’m certain that whatever happens, we will still be in control,” Champion told the Minn Post last month. Champion was first elected to the Minnesota state Senate in 2012 after serving two terms in the state House. 

Flanagan and Walz were elected as lieutenant governor and governor in 2018, securing reelection four years later. 

Flanagan has touted her work to “center the voices of young women” and invest “in equity in bonding to support community projects led by and for people of color.” Last year, Walz’s No. 2. also celebrated the signing of three of the state’s landmark bills into law. 

“Everyone deserves to feel safe to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence and discrimination,” Flanagan said as she praised the passage of bills protecting people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota, banning the practice of conversion therapy, and protecting people seeking or providing gender-related healthcare in Minnesota.

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“I am proud to live and raise a family in Minnesota knowing that young people, especially our LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth, can be their full, authentic selves and exercise agency over their bodies and lives. In this state, we will continue to fight for love over hate every single day,” she continued. 

Flanagan is the country’s highest-ranking Native American woman at the executive level, as well as the first to lead the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.

, If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 presidential election, her victory will trigger critical changes in her running mate’s home state of Minnesota. Harris picked Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her vice presidential nominee on Tuesday. If she clinches the White House in November, Walz will vacate his position as Minnesota’s gubernatorial leader.  Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan delivers a speech as Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), right, listens after being sworn in for her second term during her inauguration, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Under the state’s constitution, Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would step into Walz’s shoes, becoming the nation’s first Native American female governor. In turn, Democratic Minnesota state Senate President Bobby Joe Champion would become the first black lieutenant governor in Minnesota history. Should Champion ascend to the No. 2 spot in Minnesota, he would leave the state Senate in a 33-33 tie. However, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party state senator isn’t concerned about the potential deadlock. Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion sits at his desk in his office in the State Capitol complex, March 11, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski) “I also come from a strong DFL district so I’m certain that whatever happens, we will still be in control,” Champion told the Minn Post last month. Champion was first elected to the Minnesota state Senate in 2012 after serving two terms in the state House.  Flanagan and Walz were elected as lieutenant governor and governor in 2018, securing reelection four years later.  Flanagan has touted her work to “center the voices of young women” and invest “in equity in bonding to support community projects led by and for people of color.” Last year, Walz’s No. 2. also celebrated the signing of three of the state’s landmark bills into law.  “Everyone deserves to feel safe to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence and discrimination,” Flanagan said as she praised the passage of bills protecting people seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota, banning the practice of conversion therapy, and protecting people seeking or providing gender-related healthcare in Minnesota. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “I am proud to live and raise a family in Minnesota knowing that young people, especially our LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit youth, can be their full, authentic selves and exercise agency over their bodies and lives. In this state, we will continue to fight for love over hate every single day,” she continued.  Flanagan is the country’s highest-ranking Native American woman at the executive level, as well as the first to lead the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Peggy-Flanagan.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

President Joe Biden doesn’t believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Donald Trump loses the election.

In an excerpt of a CBS interview set to air Sunday, reporter Robert Costa asked Biden if he was confident there would be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025.

“If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden told Costa after first mistakenly saying, “If Trump wins.”

During the first presidential debate in June, Trump said he would “absolutely” accept the results “if it’s a fair and legal and good election.” 

Biden said he’s worried about comments Trump has made about fears Democrats will rig the election against Republicans. 

“He means what he says. We ought to take him seriously; he means it. All this stuff about ‘If we lose, it’ll be a bloodbath, stuff will happen, there will be a stolen election,’” Biden said. “Look at what they’re trying to do now in the local elections where people count the votes. Electors are putting people in place in states where they’re going to count the votes, right?” 

Trump made the “bloodbath comments” during a campaign appearance in Ohio earlier this spring. As he mourned the decline of U.S. auto manufacturing to China, the GOP leader told rally attendees he would put a “100% tariff on every car” China sells Americans and said Beijing wouldn’t “be able to sell those cars if I get elected.”

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“Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole … it’s going to be a blood bath for the country,” Trump told Ohioans. 

The GOP leader has claimed Democrats took his blood bath comments out of context. Later in March, Trump railed against “the Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners” in a post to Truth Social, saying that they “pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry.”

2024-08-07 23:36:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3114599%2Fbiden-not-confident-peaceful-transfer-power-trump-loses-november%2F?w=600&h=450, President Joe Biden doesn’t believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Donald Trump loses the election. In an excerpt of a CBS interview set to air Sunday, reporter Robert Costa asked Biden if he was confident there would be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025. NEW: In his,

President Joe Biden doesn’t believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Donald Trump loses the election.

In an excerpt of a CBS interview set to air Sunday, reporter Robert Costa asked Biden if he was confident there would be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025.

“If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden told Costa after first mistakenly saying, “If Trump wins.”

During the first presidential debate in June, Trump said he would “absolutely” accept the results “if it’s a fair and legal and good election.” 

Biden said he’s worried about comments Trump has made about fears Democrats will rig the election against Republicans. 

“He means what he says. We ought to take him seriously; he means it. All this stuff about ‘If we lose, it’ll be a bloodbath, stuff will happen, there will be a stolen election,’” Biden said. “Look at what they’re trying to do now in the local elections where people count the votes. Electors are putting people in place in states where they’re going to count the votes, right?” 

Trump made the “bloodbath comments” during a campaign appearance in Ohio earlier this spring. As he mourned the decline of U.S. auto manufacturing to China, the GOP leader told rally attendees he would put a “100% tariff on every car” China sells Americans and said Beijing wouldn’t “be able to sell those cars if I get elected.”

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“Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole … it’s going to be a blood bath for the country,” Trump told Ohioans. 

The GOP leader has claimed Democrats took his blood bath comments out of context. Later in March, Trump railed against “the Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners” in a post to Truth Social, saying that they “pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry.”

, President Joe Biden doesn’t believe there will be a peaceful transfer of power if former President Donald Trump loses the election. In an excerpt of a CBS interview set to air Sunday, reporter Robert Costa asked Biden if he was confident there would be a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025. NEW: In his first TV interview since exiting the 2024 race, President Biden tells CBS News’ @costareports he’s “not confident at all” that a peaceful transfer of power will happen in January 2025 if former President Donald Trump loses. pic.twitter.com/uyx5K05IpA — John-Carlos Estrada (@Mr_JCE) August 7, 2024 “If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden told Costa after first mistakenly saying, “If Trump wins.” During the first presidential debate in June, Trump said he would “absolutely” accept the results “if it’s a fair and legal and good election.”  Biden said he’s worried about comments Trump has made about fears Democrats will rig the election against Republicans.  “He means what he says. We ought to take him seriously; he means it. All this stuff about ‘If we lose, it’ll be a bloodbath, stuff will happen, there will be a stolen election,’” Biden said. “Look at what they’re trying to do now in the local elections where people count the votes. Electors are putting people in place in states where they’re going to count the votes, right?”  Trump made the “bloodbath comments” during a campaign appearance in Ohio earlier this spring. As he mourned the decline of U.S. auto manufacturing to China, the GOP leader told rally attendees he would put a “100% tariff on every car” China sells Americans and said Beijing wouldn’t “be able to sell those cars if I get elected.” President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole … it’s going to be a blood bath for the country,” Trump told Ohioans.  The GOP leader has claimed Democrats took his blood bath comments out of context. Later in March, Trump railed against “the Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners” in a post to Truth Social, saying that they “pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH, even though they fully understood that I was simply referring to imports allowed by Crooked Joe Biden, which are killing the automobile industry.”, , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Biden.-.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

The federal prosecutor overseeing an investigation into Hunter Biden claims a Romanian oligarch attempted to use his business connections with President Joe Biden’s son to wield influence over the Biden administration. 

Special counsel David Weiss’s office argued Gabriel Popoviciu hired Hunter Biden because he wanted “to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies,” according to court filings released Wednesday. 

In 2015, Popoviciu, a Romanian real estate tycoon, hired Hunter Biden as he faced a loss of his business assets over a Romanian criminal corruption case, per prosecutors. Bank records show Hunter Biden and his business associates received at least $3 million from Popoviciu over the next two years.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said the “Biden family’s influence peddling schemes” in Romania were laid out by them in May of last year.

“Bank records don’t lie. The mainstream media took their marching orders from the Biden White House & turned a blind eye to public corruption,” he wrote on X.

Weiss contended that Popoviciu sought the younger Biden’s services in order to catch the eye of U.S. government agencies. The Romanian allegedly hoped the U.S. government would “investigate the Romanian criminal investigation into Gabriel Popoviciu and thereby cause an end to the investigation of Gabriel Popoviciu in Romania,” according to the court documents.

House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into the president in 2023, alleging that Hunter Biden had wielded his father’s influence to make foreign business deals. 

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Hunter Biden was convicted in June of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm in June. 

The president’s son also faces a federal tax trial in California this September. Prosecutors have charged him with three felonies and six misdemeanors related to $1.4 million in owed taxes. The new accusations against the Romanian oligarch came in a court filing in the first son’s tax case.

2024-08-07 22:56:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fjustice%2F3114554%2Fhunter-biden-hired-romanian-oligarch-influence-us-government-special-counsel%2F?w=600&h=450, The federal prosecutor overseeing an investigation into Hunter Biden claims a Romanian oligarch attempted to use his business connections with President Joe Biden’s son to wield influence over the Biden administration.  Special counsel David Weiss’s office argued Gabriel Popoviciu hired Hunter Biden because he wanted “to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies,” according to court filings,

The federal prosecutor overseeing an investigation into Hunter Biden claims a Romanian oligarch attempted to use his business connections with President Joe Biden’s son to wield influence over the Biden administration. 

Special counsel David Weiss’s office argued Gabriel Popoviciu hired Hunter Biden because he wanted “to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies,” according to court filings released Wednesday. 

In 2015, Popoviciu, a Romanian real estate tycoon, hired Hunter Biden as he faced a loss of his business assets over a Romanian criminal corruption case, per prosecutors. Bank records show Hunter Biden and his business associates received at least $3 million from Popoviciu over the next two years.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said the “Biden family’s influence peddling schemes” in Romania were laid out by them in May of last year.

“Bank records don’t lie. The mainstream media took their marching orders from the Biden White House & turned a blind eye to public corruption,” he wrote on X.

Weiss contended that Popoviciu sought the younger Biden’s services in order to catch the eye of U.S. government agencies. The Romanian allegedly hoped the U.S. government would “investigate the Romanian criminal investigation into Gabriel Popoviciu and thereby cause an end to the investigation of Gabriel Popoviciu in Romania,” according to the court documents.

House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into the president in 2023, alleging that Hunter Biden had wielded his father’s influence to make foreign business deals. 

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Hunter Biden was convicted in June of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm in June. 

The president’s son also faces a federal tax trial in California this September. Prosecutors have charged him with three felonies and six misdemeanors related to $1.4 million in owed taxes. The new accusations against the Romanian oligarch came in a court filing in the first son’s tax case.

, The federal prosecutor overseeing an investigation into Hunter Biden claims a Romanian oligarch attempted to use his business connections with President Joe Biden’s son to wield influence over the Biden administration.  Special counsel David Weiss’s office argued Gabriel Popoviciu hired Hunter Biden because he wanted “to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies,” according to court filings released Wednesday.  In 2015, Popoviciu, a Romanian real estate tycoon, hired Hunter Biden as he faced a loss of his business assets over a Romanian criminal corruption case, per prosecutors. Bank records show Hunter Biden and his business associates received at least $3 million from Popoviciu over the next two years. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said the “Biden family’s influence peddling schemes” in Romania were laid out by them in May of last year. “Bank records don’t lie. The mainstream media took their marching orders from the Biden White House & turned a blind eye to public corruption,” he wrote on X. Weiss contended that Popoviciu sought the younger Biden’s services in order to catch the eye of U.S. government agencies. The Romanian allegedly hoped the U.S. government would “investigate the Romanian criminal investigation into Gabriel Popoviciu and thereby cause an end to the investigation of Gabriel Popoviciu in Romania,” according to the court documents. President Joe Biden, from right, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, and his son Hunter Biden, arrive at the White House from Camp David on Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into the president in 2023, alleging that Hunter Biden had wielded his father’s influence to make foreign business deals.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Hunter Biden was convicted in June of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm in June.  The president’s son also faces a federal tax trial in California this September. Prosecutors have charged him with three felonies and six misdemeanors related to $1.4 million in owed taxes. The new accusations against the Romanian oligarch came in a court filing in the first son’s tax case., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24163482569232-1.jpg.optimal.jpg, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

The GOP is confident Nevada could be the key it needs to win control of the Senate and put a Republican back in the Oval Office. 

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) explained why he thinks Republicans have a fighting chance to flip Nevada in a new interview with the Nevada Independent. 

Daines, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes his party can increase rural voter turnout in the state by roughly 20% this election cycle. Republicans dominate rural voters in the swing state. Nevada’s rural voter turnout stood at 50% in the 2022 midterm election. Daines hopes for a 70% turnout in 2024, and if successful, that could change the course of the presidential race and flip one of the state’s vulnerable Democratic Senate seats red. 

Both parties have hailed the western battleground as a critical key to victory in this election. The GOP believes winning Nevada in November could land a Republican in the White House. 

“If we win Nevada, we win the whole thing,” Trump said during a June rally in Las Vegas. 

At the time, Trump downplayed Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) chances of keeping her competitive seat as she stared down a challenge from Republican Sam Brown. 

“We should win that race against Rosen,” Trump told the Las Vegas Review-Journal during an interview prior to the rally. “She’s terrible. She’s been a terrible senator, has no respect in Washington, and I think we should win that race.”

“Sam Brown’s going to have a good chance to win that seat,” said Daines.

Democrats are working to save a thin 51-49 majority in the Senate. Daines has worked hard to flip the balance to favor the GOP after Republicans suffered biting losses in the 2022 midterm elections. In June, he announced that the NRSC had raised record funds for Republican candidates, leaving the Senate’s campaign arm flush with cash. 

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Recent polling from the Hill shows Vice President Kamala Harris trailing Trump by 2.5% in Nevada, a far better number than President Joe Biden held before he suspended his reelection bid.

“Nevada is younger and more diverse than any other battleground, which is why it is experiencing a significant swing toward Harris,” Democratic political consultant Rebecca Lambe explained about the Democratic momentum in a memo released Monday. 

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The GOP is confident Nevada could be the key it needs to win control of the Senate and put a Republican back in the Oval Office. 

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) explained why he thinks Republicans have a fighting chance to flip Nevada in a new interview with the Nevada Independent. 

Daines, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes his party can increase rural voter turnout in the state by roughly 20% this election cycle. Republicans dominate rural voters in the swing state. Nevada’s rural voter turnout stood at 50% in the 2022 midterm election. Daines hopes for a 70% turnout in 2024, and if successful, that could change the course of the presidential race and flip one of the state’s vulnerable Democratic Senate seats red. 

Both parties have hailed the western battleground as a critical key to victory in this election. The GOP believes winning Nevada in November could land a Republican in the White House. 

“If we win Nevada, we win the whole thing,” Trump said during a June rally in Las Vegas. 

At the time, Trump downplayed Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) chances of keeping her competitive seat as she stared down a challenge from Republican Sam Brown. 

“We should win that race against Rosen,” Trump told the Las Vegas Review-Journal during an interview prior to the rally. “She’s terrible. She’s been a terrible senator, has no respect in Washington, and I think we should win that race.”

“Sam Brown’s going to have a good chance to win that seat,” said Daines.

Democrats are working to save a thin 51-49 majority in the Senate. Daines has worked hard to flip the balance to favor the GOP after Republicans suffered biting losses in the 2022 midterm elections. In June, he announced that the NRSC had raised record funds for Republican candidates, leaving the Senate’s campaign arm flush with cash. 

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Recent polling from the Hill shows Vice President Kamala Harris trailing Trump by 2.5% in Nevada, a far better number than President Joe Biden held before he suspended his reelection bid.

“Nevada is younger and more diverse than any other battleground, which is why it is experiencing a significant swing toward Harris,” Democratic political consultant Rebecca Lambe explained about the Democratic momentum in a memo released Monday. 

, The GOP is confident Nevada could be the key it needs to win control of the Senate and put a Republican back in the Oval Office.  Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) explained why he thinks Republicans have a fighting chance to flip Nevada in a new interview with the Nevada Independent.  Daines, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes his party can increase rural voter turnout in the state by roughly 20% this election cycle. Republicans dominate rural voters in the swing state. Nevada’s rural voter turnout stood at 50% in the 2022 midterm election. Daines hopes for a 70% turnout in 2024, and if successful, that could change the course of the presidential race and flip one of the state’s vulnerable Democratic Senate seats red.  Both parties have hailed the western battleground as a critical key to victory in this election. The GOP believes winning Nevada in November could land a Republican in the White House.  “If we win Nevada, we win the whole thing,” Trump said during a June rally in Las Vegas.  At the time, Trump downplayed Sen. Jacky Rosen’s (D-NV) chances of keeping her competitive seat as she stared down a challenge from Republican Sam Brown.  Senate candidate from Nevada, Sam Brown, leaves the stage after endorsing Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), Republican vice presidential candidate, during a campaign event Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Henderson, Nevada. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) “We should win that race against Rosen,” Trump told the Las Vegas Review-Journal during an interview prior to the rally. “She’s terrible. She’s been a terrible senator, has no respect in Washington, and I think we should win that race.” “Sam Brown’s going to have a good chance to win that seat,” said Daines. Democrats are working to save a thin 51-49 majority in the Senate. Daines has worked hard to flip the balance to favor the GOP after Republicans suffered biting losses in the 2022 midterm elections. In June, he announced that the NRSC had raised record funds for Republican candidates, leaving the Senate’s campaign arm flush with cash.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Recent polling from the Hill shows Vice President Kamala Harris trailing Trump by 2.5% in Nevada, a far better number than President Joe Biden held before he suspended his reelection bid. “Nevada is younger and more diverse than any other battleground, which is why it is experiencing a significant swing toward Harris,” Democratic political consultant Rebecca Lambe explained about the Democratic momentum in a memo released Monday. , , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Donald-Trump-and-Sam-Brown.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,

Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) knocked concerns over Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law as the state moves to dismiss a legal challenge against the controversial measure. 

During a press conference Monday, Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Louisiana would seek to deny a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to a law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. 

“Really and truly, I don’t see what the whole big fuss is about,” Landry told reporters as he mentioned the “sheer bipartisan support” for the bill that passed “by the will of the people.” 

When asked how parents offended by the religious document should deal with the law, Landry replied, “Tell your child not to look at them.” 

Louisiana is waiting to implement the law until the legal battles are resolved. Landry signed the bill in June that mandated all classrooms from kindergarten to state-funded universities to display the biblical text starting in 2025. 

The ACLU was quick to lead civil rights groups in bringing a lawsuit against the law, arguing that it violated “the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional.”

“The First Amendment promises that we all get to decide for ourselves what religious beliefs, if any, to hold and practice, without pressure from the government,” the ACLU said in a statement. “Politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students and families in public schools.”

Murrill said on Monday the lawsuit was “premature” because the Ten Commandments are not yet displayed in classrooms.

“Because this lawsuit is all based on hypothetical fact, the court can’t decide the case yet, so we’ve asked the court to dismiss the case on that basis,” Murrill said as she announced the state had filed a brief to defend the constitutionality of the law. 

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The state maintains that the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The law calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed with a “context statement” describing how they “were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries.”

While speaking to members of the press on Monday, Landry reiterated his conviction that the biblical text was linked to the country’s foundation, referencing American founding father John Adams. The Republican governor noted that the country’s second president said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people and is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” 

2024-08-06 19:31:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fpolicy%2Feducation%2F3112733%2Flouisiana-governor-questions-fuss-ten-commandments-law%2F?w=600&h=450, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) knocked concerns over Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law as the state moves to dismiss a legal challenge against the controversial measure.  During a press conference Monday, Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Louisiana would seek to deny a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups,

Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) knocked concerns over Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law as the state moves to dismiss a legal challenge against the controversial measure. 

During a press conference Monday, Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Louisiana would seek to deny a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to a law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. 

“Really and truly, I don’t see what the whole big fuss is about,” Landry told reporters as he mentioned the “sheer bipartisan support” for the bill that passed “by the will of the people.” 

When asked how parents offended by the religious document should deal with the law, Landry replied, “Tell your child not to look at them.” 

Louisiana is waiting to implement the law until the legal battles are resolved. Landry signed the bill in June that mandated all classrooms from kindergarten to state-funded universities to display the biblical text starting in 2025. 

The ACLU was quick to lead civil rights groups in bringing a lawsuit against the law, arguing that it violated “the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional.”

“The First Amendment promises that we all get to decide for ourselves what religious beliefs, if any, to hold and practice, without pressure from the government,” the ACLU said in a statement. “Politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students and families in public schools.”

Murrill said on Monday the lawsuit was “premature” because the Ten Commandments are not yet displayed in classrooms.

“Because this lawsuit is all based on hypothetical fact, the court can’t decide the case yet, so we’ve asked the court to dismiss the case on that basis,” Murrill said as she announced the state had filed a brief to defend the constitutionality of the law. 

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The state maintains that the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The law calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed with a “context statement” describing how they “were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries.”

While speaking to members of the press on Monday, Landry reiterated his conviction that the biblical text was linked to the country’s foundation, referencing American founding father John Adams. The Republican governor noted that the country’s second president said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people and is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” 

, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) knocked concerns over Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law as the state moves to dismiss a legal challenge against the controversial measure.  During a press conference Monday, Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Louisiana would seek to deny a challenge from the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to a law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.  “Really and truly, I don’t see what the whole big fuss is about,” Landry told reporters as he mentioned the “sheer bipartisan support” for the bill that passed “by the will of the people.”  When asked how parents offended by the religious document should deal with the law, Landry replied, “Tell your child not to look at them.”  As @LAGovJeffLandry stated: H.B. 71 passed overwhelmingly through the state legislature and had bipartisan support. This Ten Commandments law is the will of the people of Louisiana! #lalege #lagov pic.twitter.com/yxgbBI5aR8 — Attorney General Liz Murrill (@AGLizMurrill) August 5, 2024 Louisiana is waiting to implement the law until the legal battles are resolved. Landry signed the bill in June that mandated all classrooms from kindergarten to state-funded universities to display the biblical text starting in 2025.  The ACLU was quick to lead civil rights groups in bringing a lawsuit against the law, arguing that it violated “the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional.” “The First Amendment promises that we all get to decide for ourselves what religious beliefs, if any, to hold and practice, without pressure from the government,” the ACLU said in a statement. “Politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students and families in public schools.” Murrill said on Monday the lawsuit was “premature” because the Ten Commandments are not yet displayed in classrooms. “Because this lawsuit is all based on hypothetical fact, the court can’t decide the case yet, so we’ve asked the court to dismiss the case on that basis,” Murrill said as she announced the state had filed a brief to defend the constitutionality of the law.  Gov. Jeff Landry (left) speaks alongside Attorney General Liz Murrill (right) during a press conference regarding the Ten Commandments in schools on Aug. 5, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Murrill announced on Monday that she is filing a brief in federal court asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP) CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The state maintains that the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The law calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed with a “context statement” describing how they “were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries.” While speaking to members of the press on Monday, Landry reiterated his conviction that the biblical text was linked to the country’s foundation, referencing American founding father John Adams. The Republican governor noted that the country’s second president said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people and is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” , , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jeff-Landry.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Emily Hallas,