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Privatization of the USPS has become a “prominent target” of federal cost-cutting

President-elect Trump could resurrect his first-term goal to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service, which would influence how e-commerce giants operate, impact hundreds of thousands of government jobs and potentially undercut reliable delivery to more remote areas.Why it matters: America's mail carrier is the second most-beloved federal agency behind the National Park Service, polling shows. Like many industries, the rise of the internet has hurt its bottom line — and its leadership has failed to reverse that financial trend in recent years.The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing three unnamed sources, that Trump talked with his commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick at Mar-a-Lago about his interest in overhauling the agency. He reportedly said the government shouldn't subsidize the mail agency given its recurring losses.The president-elect also "convened a group of transition officials to ask for their views on privatizing the agency" earlier this month, The Post reported. Axios reached out to the Trump transition team for confirmation and comment. His specific plans are not immediately clear.State of play: Republicans have signaled displeasure with USPS in a few other recent incidents. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) posted on X earlier this week alongside a Fox Business chyron about the Postal Service's fiscal-year losses: "This is what happens when government-run entities are bloated, mismanaged, and unaccountable." Greene, who's incoming chair of the House's "DOGE" Oversight committee, added: "It's time to demand real reform and stop wasting taxpayer dollars!"Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who was appointed to his role in 2020 and has introduced a 10-year plan to rescue the agency, faced a GOP-led grilling during a House Oversight hearing this week. Republicans criticized the carrier for financial losses and claimed it was providing subpar service, at one point leading to a viral moment where DeJoy covered his ears during criticism.Democrats have been more sympathetic to the agency and against privatization. Privatization is "our big fear," Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) told The Post. "That could have disastrous consequences, because when you go private, the profit motive is everything."By the numbers: The Postal Service lost $9.5 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. It comparatively lost $6.5 billion during the same period the previous year. It has not been profitable since 2006.In 2022, Congress passed a $107 billion bipartisan package to provide financial relief and help modernize its operations.What they're saying: The Postal Service "is already engaged in an initiative to ensure that we can provide our customers with a high level of service to every delivery address in the nation at least 6-days-a-week in an efficient and financially sustainable fashion as required by law," a USPS spokesperson told Axios.The spokesperson said USPS is seeking "an advisory opinion from our regulator concerning our plan to modernize and optimize our processing and transportation networks." It's also looking at adding automation equipment.The big picture: USPS helps guarantee Americans in all parts of the country receive mail service under its "universal service obligation." Enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the postal service pre-dates the country's founding.During the COVID pandemic, its universal service was especially important as people stayed home and could still receive medication, stimulus checks and census forms by mail.The Postal Service also provides last-mile delivery to logistics companies like Amazon, FedEx and UPS to harder-to-reach areas.Flashback: Some of Trump's criticism toward USPS during the final year of his first term was related to mail-in voting. The Postal Service ultimately pulled off the mass delivery of ballots with limited issues. What to watch: In 2020, DeJoy, a longtime business executive who was a GOP megadonor, was seen as a villain on the left during the throes of the election. Since President Biden has been in office, DeJoy's relationship with Democrats became less icy — in part thanks to his support for millions of at-home COVID-19 test deliveries; transitioning the USPS fleet toward electric vehicles; and the sweeping bipartisan reform act in 2022.Many expected Biden would have fired him. How long he fares under Trump 2.0 is unclear.

Greene expressed her sadness over the incident, saying 'I pray it never happens again.

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Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of the congresswoman.

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As the pearl-clutching continues over President Joe Biden’s Sunday pardon of his son Hunter, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said on Monday that he hopes to work with Donald Trump’s incoming Department of Justice to initiate new investigations into the Biden family and Hunter Biden’s laptop.Appearing on Newsmax’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Comer was asked how Biden’s decision to pardon his son would affect his future plans.“I look forward to talking to Attorney General Bondi about this,” the Kentucky Republican said, referencing Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who still has to be confirmed by the Senate.Without evidence, Comer went on to allege that the Biden White House is continuing to obstruct investigations into the Biden family. Comer accused Biden, as he has multiple times over the years, of engaging in a “money laundering scheme” with “the money from our adversaries from around the world.”xxYouTube Video

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The House Oversight Committee announced on Nov. 21, that Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be heading a new subcommittee to work alongside the Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE is headed by Donald Trump’s new propaganda minister Elon Musk and billionaire weirdo Vivek Ramaswamy.Greene’s ascendance to chairing her own House committee is a perfect encapsulation of the fail-upward mediocrity that the Republican Party and Trump represent. Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in 2021 due to her history of unhinged behavior. After the Republican Party retook a thin majority in the House, in 2023, and in a deal for her support, then-speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Greene committee assignments.Since that time Greene has done what she’s always done: Embarrass America and the Republican Party with her ignorance and vitriol. But more importantly, she constantly embarrasses herself. Let us count just some of the ways.

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Some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet and White House picks have garnered a cacophony of criticism.But while plenty of controversial picks remain, some Democrats have expressed leniency — even excitement — to cross the aisle and vote in favor of some of them. Here's what you may have missed when newsmakers hit the airwaves this Sunday, November 24.1. Duckworth could "absolutely" support some Trump nominees Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) speaks during a Nov. 24 interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation."Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has reservations about several Trump appointees — but she said Sunday there are others she could ultimately support.The big picture: Democrats have slammed some Trump picks for their lack of experience, apparent conflicts of interest or other past controversies. With a slim GOP Senate majority, it's possible that all of Trump's picks don't make it through confirmation so convincing Democrats to vote for the nominees is all the more important. State of play: Still, there are some candidates — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as Secretary of State, for one — who have an easier path to Senate confirmation via bipartisan support.Duckworth characterized her relationship with Rubio as one of the "strange alliances" that forms on the Hill in an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" Sunday.She continued: "We have a friendship; we've served together. I look forward to talking to him, to see what he's going to do and what his policies will be."Speaking to CBS News' Margaret Brennan, Duckworth said she could "absolutely" see herself supporting Trump's pro-union labor secretary pick, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), and others — after evaluating whether they are "willing to be independent and do the job that they are being nominated to do."She also named former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Trump's pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, as someone she could "talk with," saying she wants to know if he would support a push toward privatizing the VA.Yes, but: Duckworth says other Trump appointees are unfit and unqualified.The congresswoman, a Purple Heart recipient and combat veteran, argued former Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth "does not have the experience to run an organization" the size of the Department of Defense.And she characterized ex-Rep. and veteran Tulsi Gabbard, who Trump intends to nominate as Director of National Intelligence, as "potentially compromised" and "wholly backing and supportive of Putin," pointing to Gabbard's controversial meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and accusations she's parroted Russian propaganda. Zoom out: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said on "Fox News Sunday" he would vote in favor of Rubio. Sen-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he was "strongly inclined" to support Rubio during a "Meet the Press" interview. Fetterman said he's "open to dialogue" with Mehmet Oz — more commonly known as Dr. Oz — who Trump has tapped to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Fetterman bested Oz for his Senate seat in the 2022 midterms. And said Chavez-DeRemer is a "fantastic labor ... nominee."2. We'll take the background check, please Sen. Amy Klobuchar speaks during a Nov. 24 interview on ABC's "This Week."Several senators across the political spectrum agree: Trump's appointees should be subject to FBI background checks. Driving the news: But the president-elect's transition team has yet to sign agreements with the White House and Justice Department, delaying the routine FBI screenings. The team has opted instead to use private companies to vet potential candidates, CNN reported. If the Trump transition team doesn't sign the agreements, the Senate could potentially vote on the president-elect's chosen Cabinet without traditional background checks — a dilemma further deepened by concerns over the controversial pasts of appointees.For those who need a security clearance, a background check is required, the AP notes. At least until Jan. 20, 2025, when Trump could order the necessary clearance to be issued.What they're saying: "We require these background checks of ... drug enforcement agents. We require [them] of first-time prosecutors for the federal government. Why wouldn't we get these background checks for the most important job in the United States government?" Sen. Amy Klobuchar, (D-Minn.) asked on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.While Klobuchar noted the background checks and confirmation hearings could be done concurrently, she warned background check delays could lead to a slower confirmation process."I don't want to have a delay — I want to have the hearings. I want to make a decision on each one of them on the merits as I've done in the past, and I can't do that without the background checks," she said.The other side: Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) downplayed the calls for background checks when speaking to ABC's Jon Karl Sunday, saying, "I don't think the American public cares who does the background checks."But when pressed, he added, "I've been through confirmation as well. They need to do these checks expeditiously."The big picture: While Trump and close allies are at times distrustful of the FBI, several other Republicans have still called for the agency to conduct background checks of the president-elect's picks.Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) told The Hill that a private firm could "supplement" an FBI investigation, but "the FBI does have access to information that probably a private firm wouldn't have, even a really good savvy one."3. MTG floats defunding NPR to cut government waste Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks to Fox News' Maria Bartiromo during a Nov. 24 interview.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) already has ideas for how the federal government can cut some of its debt — defunding NPR and other government-funded media.Driving the news: Defunding NPR was suggested throughout President-elect Trump's first term, and resurrected last week by Elon Musk.What they're saying: Greene told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo that a new subcommittee working in support of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will look at cutting "everything from government-funded media programs like NPR that spread nothing but Democrat propaganda" and grant programs that "don't help the American people."Greene, who was stripped of her committee appointments in 2021, is the chair of the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee, which falls within the purview of the House Oversight Committee. "We are going to be searching for the facts, we're going to be verifying if this is worth spending the American people's hard-earned tax dollars," she said.Yes, but: Trump included cutting CPB's funding in budget proposals throughout his first term, none of which came to pass. Several congressional bills seeking to eliminate or drastically cut funding also failed. Reality check: DOGE isn't an official government department and must rely on Congress to take action on proposed funding cuts.More from Axios' Sunday coverage:Trump should fire DOJ workers involved with his cases, GOP senator saysTrump's mass deportation plan could clog immigration courts for yearsThe Resistance goes quiet

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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), an outspoken supporter of cannabis legalization despite pushback from many in her party, has now become a single-gender bathroom warrior.Mace introduced a resolution Monday to prohibit lawmakers and House employees from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex.” Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Mace said the move is meant to ban transgender women from using female bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol. Make that just one woman, at least for now: Delaware Congresswoman-elect, Sarah McBride, who will soon take her seat as the first openly transgender person in Congress.“I'm absolutely 100% gonna stand in the way of any man who wants to be in a women's restroom, in our locker rooms, in our changing rooms. I will be there fighting you every step of the way,” said Mace, who recently blasted both the Dems and GOP for dragging their ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

Several House Republicans are showing interest in being part of the House Oversight Committee's DOGE subcommittee.

Greene said subcommittee will hold hearings to give 'transparency and truth to the American people.'

Musk and Ramaswamy aim to dramatically reduce the size of the federal workforce.

Presidents have the duty of nominating members of their cabinet, and they have the right to seek to appoint people they believe will act in accordance with their administration’s policies and political goals.

Two opposing GOP factions have come together to agree on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate the chair.

Two opposing House GOP factions have come together to agree on raising the threshold for the motion to vacate the chair.

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ATLANTA — Alberto Varela crossed the southern border illegally in April 2022, following a perilous journey from his hometown in Cuba. Early on Wednesday morning, just hours after the presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the Cuban national was outside of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Atlanta headquarters, where migrants who entered the country without authorization line up every morning to check in with authorities.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) disclosed a new round of trades that includes bets on billionaires Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk ahead of the 2024 presidential election.What Happened: Greene disclosed purchasing multiple stocks on Tuesday, with the trades all made on Nov. 1 and tracked on Benzinga's Government Trades page for the representative.Here are the stocks bought by Greene, with each trade disclosed in a range of $1,000 to $15,000:Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD)Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)Berkshire Hathaway B (NYSE:BRK)Corning Inc (NYSE:GLW)Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR)Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY)Greene previously disclosed several trades in October, which included buying some of the same stocks, including Berkshire Hathaway, Intel, Tesla and Meta Platforms. In September, Greene also bought Berkshire Hathaway and Intel shares.In May, Greene disclosed her first stock purchases in several years, which included Berkshire Hathaway and Hershey shares.Since May, Greene has been actively trading and adding to positions ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Democrats are pushing a resolution condemning the swell of disinformation peddled about recent major hurricanes that hit the eastern seaboard, including by politicians. In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, social media was flooded with disinformation about assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the disasters themselves. A resolution from House Homeland [...]

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Trump went after the former GOP representative with a wave of violent imagery.

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Election Day is less than two weeks away, but Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to challenge the election if he comes up short against Vice President Kamala Harris.On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Trump's allies expect that he will quickly declare victory on election night, regardless of whether the election has been called. One Trump ally said Trump would declare victory again if early returns skew more Republican, which is likely to happen again since they won’t include mail-in ballots, just like in 2020.“There is no part of me who does not think that is part of the conversation,” a Trump donor from North Carolina told NBC News. “We have seen him do it before, and if he is up on election night, I think his campaign—maybe smartly—will try it again.”As in 2020, Trump and his allies are spreading the same baseless lies that voting machines are stealing votes from Trump, a lie that cost Fox News $787 million in a defamation suit."Reports from Whitfield County, GA that Dominion machines are flipping votes," far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia wrote in a post on X, with no proof to back up her claim. "This is exactly the kind of fraud we saw in 2020."

Former President Donald Trump campaigned Wednesday in the battleground state of Georgia with two controversial allies. Tucker Carlson and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene joined the rally where Trump fired back at his former White House chief of staff John Kelly, who earlier this week said the former president could rule as a dictator if he wins a second term.

Russia helped propagate disinformation about Hurricanes Helene and Milton in order to deepen political divisions in the U.S. and undermine America's support for Ukraine, according to a new analysis.Why it matters: The findings underscore Russia's ability to manipulate political discourse in the U.S. The study noted that Kremlin-backed actors appear to be stepping up their efforts in the final stretch of the U.S. presidential race.Driving the news: The disinformation was spread largely "unchecked" on social media by Russian state media accounts and pro-Kremlin networks, according to the new analysis from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.The misleading posts advanced several divisive narratives, including using U.S. support for Ukraine to paint the government as prioritizing Ukrainians over Americans.The campaign also sought to portray the Biden administration as incompetent or corrupt, and FEMA as unable to provide adequate assistance because of the government's purported support for immigrants.State of play: While Russian sources helped promote these narratives, they often originated from U.S. domestic sources, including public figures like Elon Musk and former President Trump, the study found.Exploiting narratives already circulating in the U.S. in on par with Russia's strategy of "amplifying divisive domestic issues to weaken public trust in institutions, diminish support for US global engagements and ultimately undermine the stability of liberal democracies," the think tank noted.By tying the FEMA response to Ukraine, Russia aims to paint U.S. support for its adversary as "actively harmful to US citizens."The big picture: FEMA warned earlier this month than an avalanche of mis- and disinformation surrounding the recent hurricanes was impeding federal response efforts.Meteorologists around the country found themselves battling threats and conspiracy theories in the wake of the devastating hurricanes. That was due, in part, to false assertions that the government was controlling the weather, a conspiracy that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) helped spread.Go deeper: Russian disinformation is now hiding in plain sight"Damn un-American": Biden slams Trump for hurricane misinformation

Former President Trump is deep in his dark MAGA era as he delivers an unorthodox closing message in an unprecedented election cycle.Yes, but: While Democrats hammer Trump on his recent vulgar and sometimes violent rhetoric, House Speaker Mike Johnson brushed the comments aside Sunday as typical hyperbole.Here's what you may have missed when newsmakers hit the airwaves this Sunday, October 20.1. Johnson: Trump's crude comment just rally "fun" House Speaker Mike Johnson discusses Trump's crude joke about Arnold Palmer in an Oct. 20 interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and CNN's Jake Tapper clashed Sunday over Trump's recent eyebrow-raising comments.The big picture: Earlier in the campaign cycle, some Republicans urged Trump to stick to the script. But now, they're brushing aside questions about his rhetoric, saying political dialogue should be about policy — even when the former president is speaking publicly about a golf pro's genitalia.The GOP nominee opened his rally Saturday with a long story about famed athlete Arnold Palmer while campaigning in the town where the legendary golfer was born."Arnold Palmer was all man, and I say that in all due respect to women," Trump said. "This is a guy that was all man.""When he took the showers with other pros, they came out of there. They said, 'Oh my God. That's unbelievable,'" Trump continued.Zoom out: Trump also stirred controversy this week when he characterized Democrats as the "enemy from within" and suggested using the military on Election Day should there be chaos.Later in the week, he doubled down, naming both Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and "the Pelosis" when discussing the "enemy," calling the couple "so sick" and "evil."What he's saying: Johnson first contended that the race "shouldn't be about personalities" and instead be focused on policy.But pressed on Trump's crude words and concerns about his mental acuity, Johnson dismissed apprehension about the former president's stamina, pointing to his lengthy rally speeches. On Trump's off-color story, Johnson said, "He has fun at the rallies; he says things that are off-the-cuff."Johnson also argued Trump's threats against the "enemy" were not directed at his political opponents but rather at "marauding gangs of dangerous, violent people," to which Tapper replied with a clip of Trump naming Schiff and the Pelosis when discussing "the enemy from within."His dismissal sparked a fiery exchange between the two, with Tapper saying, "If a Democratic presidential candidate said that you and your wife were evil, and that the military should be used against you, I would say that's disgusting."The Louisiana Republican again argued Trump was not talking about using the National Guard and the military against Democrats but rather to "keep the peace in our streets." Johnson painted Trump as the "most attack, maligned political figure in U.S. history" and contended voters are willing "to give a little on his ... social media posts and some fun language he uses at rallies."Zoom out: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who endorsed former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley over Trump before she suspended her campaign, told ABC's Martha Raddatz Sunday that while he doesn't "like the profanity" or the "personal attacks," the former president's jabs won't "move the dial.""It's an outrageous statement by Donald Trump — OK, must be a Friday night, right? It's just par for the course," he said, arguing the Harris campaign's efforts to highlight Trump's rhetoric will not sway swing state voters.2. Georgia official denies voter fraud claims Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Oct. 20.With just over two weeks until Election Day, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger denied that there is voter fraud in the state after an incident with a voting machine surfaced last week on social media.Driving the news: Raffensperger confirmed on "Face the Nation" that Whitfield County experienced an issue with a ballot but said user error was to blame."The lady thought she had pressed a certain, you know, selection, and then when she printed out the ballot ... she saw that, and so then she made them aware of it, and it got corrected," he said.Raffensperger cautioned that the situation was "blown out of proportion" by "people that like to use, you know, Twitter and other forms of social media."Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who represents Whitfield County, was among those who shared the story on X.Zoom out: Raffensperger also threw cold water on comments made Saturday by Trump. The former president claimed that it will take at least seven days to calculate results since paper ballots will be used in the election.The Georgia Secretary of State confirmed that all of the state's ballots will be cast via paper, but around 75% of the results will be delivered by 8 pm ET on election night."We will be waiting for is the overseas ballots that come in no later than Friday, and so those will then be the final numbers. And we'll just see if that makes the difference in the total vote totals," he said.Between the lines: Over 1.3 million votes have been cast in Georgia ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5. Those numbers are a state record.North Carolina also set an in-person early voting record on Thursday with over 350,000 ballots cast.3. Musk voter giveaway should be investigated: Shapiro Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks with NBC's Kristen Welker during an Oct. 20 interview on "Meet the Press."Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a former attorney general, called tech mogul Elon Musk's pledge to give money to registered swing state voters who sign a conservative-leaning petition "deeply concerning."Catch up quick: Musk announced Saturday that his super PAC would award $1 million daily to a signee of the petition for the "First and Second Amendments."Musk made his announcement at a town hall in Pennsylvania, where he gave a check to a rally attendee.Earlier this month, Musk said that for each swing state voter an individual refers, that person gets $47. For Pennsylvania voters, the offer grew to $100 this week.Driving the news: "I think there are real questions with how he is spending money in this race, how the dark money is flowing not just into Pennsylvania but apparently now into the pockets of Pennsylvanians," Shapiro said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."Pressed on whether the financial incentive could be illegal, Shapiro replied, "I think it's something that law enforcement could take a look at."Zoom out: Musk gave nearly $75 million in three months to his pro-Trump America PAC, per FEC filings released earlier this month.The world's richest man, who once said he would not donate to campaigns, has funneled tens of millions into re-electing the former president and has become a vocal surrogate for the MAGA movement.More from Axios' Sunday coverage:Lindsey Graham to Republicans backing Harris: "What the hell are you doing?"How Israel decimated Hamas and Hezbollah leadership in three monthsHarris turns 60: How her age compares to past presidents

The following is a transcript of an interview with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Oct. 20, 2024.

In a tight race, Trump desperately needs all the votes he can get, and if getting them means lying to and further harming victims in this unfortunate corner of a key swing state, he seems to be deplorably fine with that.

Letter writers endorse Virginia Beach City Council member Rosemary Wilson for reelection, urge voters to elect former President Donald Trump for president, and discuss MAGA.

The voting machine company reached a record-breaking settlement last year after suing Fox News for falsely claiming its machines were fraudulent.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas graced the stage of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Tuesday night. Crockett was named the national co-chair for the Harris-Walz presidential campaign in August, only weeks after she gave a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention. "You know, when you sign up for public service, you expect that you're going to go in and hopefully effectuate the policies that you are elected to actually go and, you know, help the people,” Crockett said when asked if her first year in Congress had met her expectations. “And then you end up in random fights with random people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, and you're thinking, 'Am I back in high school or elementary?' Like you're really wondering, like, ‘what am I doing here?’”

Crockett has seen a national rise in her first term following her heated exchange with Greene and speaking at the Democratic National Convention.