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Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon says the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule will require the number of ballots and voters be the same before the certification of election results. The rule comes after an independent investigation found Fulton County likely scanned thousands of ballots twice in the 2020 election recount.

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Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam says speakers at the Democratic National Convention have talked about former President Donald Trump more than any other voter issue. Bergquam also warns of what's to come if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected in November.

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Ken Tashjy says college presidents who allowed the escalation of anti-Israel campus protests last spring undermined the education and safety of their students. Tashjy says the lack of accountability for these protestors has “done nothing more than incentivize” an anticipated increase in protests this fall.

Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Ken Tashjy says colleges need to take anti-Israel protestors “at their word” when they say they’ve been preparing all summer to escalate protests when they return to campus. “We need to take it very seriously but I fear that higher education is not prepared for the coming storm,” he says.

Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam blasts Democrats for preaching about compassion and protecting children while an abortion clinic out sits out front and all the bathrooms in the Democratic National Convention have been made gender neutral. “You don’t have ‘joy’ when you live your life in this victim-Olympics mentality,” he says.

Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam says he’s heard reports that the Inn of Chicago, a hotel housing illegal immigrants, is enforcing curfew hours and trying to keep illegals inside the building during the week-long Democratic National Convention. “[Governor] Pritzker invited in the invasion. He invited in the sanctuary policies that have caused the city to spend billions of dollars on illegal aliens, housing illegal aliens at the expense of citizens and particularly the low-income Black community in Chicago. They’re getting screwed while illegal aliens are getting a free-rise,” he says.

Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam was assaulted by far-left extremists last night outside the Democratic National Convention when he tried to stop them from burning the American flag. “The same ones that burned the flag last night, they’re saying that they’re going to be more and more violent through tonight and into tomorrow,” he says. “It’s just bad. It’s just all bad and sadly I only anticipate it getting worse.”

Georgia Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon highlights some of the new election integrity rules adopted by the Georgia State Election Board, like ensuring the number of ballots and voters matches before election results are certified. “These are things that if we put [them] on the ballot would get more than 90% of the vote. And Democrats continue to peddle this false narrative,” he says.

Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) says it's “unrealistic” to expect Vice President Kamala Harris to speak with the press about her platform since she’s only been a presidential candidate for four weeks. “She didn’t think this was going to happen. She didn’t have any idea that she would end up being the nominee. So we have to give her time,” he says.

Speaking with Just the News Senior Correspondent Nicholas Ballasy at the Democratic National Convention, New York Times Columnist David Brooks weighs in on Vice President Kamala Harris’ polling, her lack of interviews with the media, and her price controls plan. Brooks says it’s “short-term” thinking for the campaign to not allow her to take unscripted questions from the press.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland brushes off Just the News Senior Correspondent Nicholas Ballasy’s question about whether she plans on visiting the U.S.-Mexico border.

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) pins the blame for the Senate’s failed border security bill on former President Donald Trump. “He said he doesn’t want this problem solved. He just wants to be able to talk about it in this election,” he says. Rep. Kelly added that he’s “100%” confident Vice President Kamala Harris can win Arizona, despite criticism of the administration’s handling of the border crisis.

Just The News Senior Correspondent Nicholas Ballasy says former President Donald Trump would get a boost in the polls if Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the race. “I think that would help Trump. The question is by how much. But RFK pulls a decent amount in the polls from what I’ve seen. Even if it’s 3-4%, 5% in some states, that’s pretty significant,” he says. “I don’t know if Trump could get all of it, but it's a definitely a help if they actually suspended the campaign and endorsed him.”

OK State Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma is proud to be the first state to put the Bible back in schools. “We have allowed the radical left to weaponize government against religion, against the Bible. We will take a stand for that in Oklahoma. We will have a Bible in every classroom for school this fall. It will be taught in its historical context,” he says.

Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam says many of the violent agitators at the Democratic National Convention were flown in, both domestically and internationally, by left-wing nonprofits. “It is very well-organized, very-well funded, and people need to remember this is the base of the Democrat Party. If you thought Joe Biden was bad, Kamala’s worse. If you think Kamala’s bad, the base is even worse. And that’s who we saw tearing the place down last night,” he says.

Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam debates why protestors at the Democratic National Convention are more violent and militant than the demonstrators at July’s Republican National Convention. “There's something else going on here and in the end it’s just bad for the Democrats. So part of me just wants to get some popcorn, sit back, and watch the house burn down but at the same time, it’s not good for America,” he says.

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Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam contrasts the energy levels between this year’s Republican and Democratic National Conventions. “At the RNC, everyone had a MAGA hat on... Here, I’ve seen maybe 20 hats or shirts that say Kamala. Everybody else is just kind of doing their own thing,” he says.

Radical protestors outside the Democratic National Convention assaulted Real America’s Voice Correspondent Ben Bergquam on Monday when he walked up to their encampment. “The irony that we’re seeing here, the hypocrisy—it's layers, it’s deep,” he says about the incident.

Former Trump campaign spokesperson Liz Harrington says President Joe Biden didn’t lash out at his fellow Democrats during his speech last night at the Democratic National Convention because he had no choice but to stick to the script. “It shows you how not in control he ever was. He really has been playing president, he hasn’t been one in any real, true sense," she says.

Former Trump campaign spokesperson Liz Harrington says the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was “the most propaganda” she’s seen in her life. “We cannot let these people continue to lie to us and take their premise anymore,” she says.

During an interview with Axios House on Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, Representative Maxwell Frost (R-FL) said Vice President Kamala Harris brings a “new face” and way of thinking about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Rep. Frost added that he believes most Americans agree on how to handle the conflict, but not provide further insight.

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., said on Monday that friends of his in the Gaza war protest movement "feel validated" by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party.

Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., said on Monday that she’s seen an increase in energy and enthusiasm on the ground since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the 2024 presidential race.