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GOP lawmakers are preparing a buffet of investigations aimed at touching every aspect of the agency’s decision-making, even floating a select committee to probe how the bureau handled the recovery of classified documents kept at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. ============== Anti-School Choice Petition in Arizona Might Be Doomed Despite Original Lofty Signature Estimate ========== Florida is now seeing its first mandatory evacuations in anticipation of Hurricane Ian, which could bring “life-threatening storm surge” along “much of the Florida West Coast,” according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). A mandatory evacuation has been issued for certain parts of Tampa, per Hillsborough County officials.

Tropical Storm Ian is expected to strengthen rapidly as it moves west-northwest over the western Caribbean Sea Sunday and Monday. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect Ian to become a hurricane Sunday night or early Monday, and a major hurricane by early Tuesday. A major hurricane is a storm of category 3 or higher, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph. =============== More than half of Democrats responding to a new survey have revealed they would prefer a candidate other than President Joe Biden as their candidate in 2024. ============== Hillary Clinton likened Trump supporters to Nazis because they pointed in the air during a rally.

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, the would-be Speaker of the House should the GOP retake the majority as most expect in November’s midterm elections, exclusively previewed the GOP’s forthcoming “Commitment to America” for Breitbart News here in Western Pennsylvania on Thursday evening ahead of the launch on Friday morning. =========== During an interview with ABC News on Thursday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky repeatedly refused to say whether she agrees with President Joe Biden’s assessment that the coronavirus pandemic is ov =========== Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced new executive actions and legislative proposals on Thursday aimed at combatting the influence of China and other hostile foreign nations in the state. The new actions from DeSantis are aimed at addressing threats posed by China, Cuba, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela in cyberspace, real estate, and academia.

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday on FNC’s “Hannity” that New York Attorney General Letitia James’s civil lawsuit was a “continuation of a witch hunt. Trump said, “She campaigned on it four years ago. It was a vicious campaign, and she just talked about Trump, and we are going to indict him, and we are going to get him. She knew nothing about me. I never heard of her.” ============== Shannon Brandt, the 41-year-old accused of murdering 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson for being a supposed “Republican extremist,” was freed Tuesday from the Stutsman County jail in North Dakota, Breitbart News has confirmed. ============== The Federal Reserve continued its campaign to tame inflation by approving a third consecutive three-quarters of a percentage point interest rate increase and signaling more hikes were likely coming at the two remaining monetary policy meetings this year.

A handful of illegal aliens flown to the elite coastal island of Martha’s Vineyard on two planes chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are now suing the governor, claiming the flights violated their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. ============== The administration of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit back against the class action lawsuits filed by the illegal migrants he shipped to Martha’s Vineyard lost week. DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske provided a copy of the consent form that migrants were asked to sign before boarding the plane. ============= Thousands of New Yorkers left their democrat-run state for the warmer and more conservative Florida in August. A monthly-record of 5,833 New Yorkers changed their drivers licenses to Florida last month, according to a New York Post analysis of data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. That brought the year’s total to over 41,000 Empire State citizens leaving the blue bastion for the south.

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said Monday on FNC's “Hannity” that by sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, he exposed that Democrats’ sanctuary jurisdictions are “virtue-signaling” and made immigration and the border “a front-burner issue.” ============ A whistleblower has accused the FBI’s Washington Field Office of using cases related to the January 6 U.S. Capitol riot to “overstate” the threat of “domestic violent extremism” in America, according to Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). ============== A teacher at an elite private school in California’s Pacific Palisades called whiteness “poison” and pledged to expose white students to “racially stressful encounters,” in a letter obtained exclusively by Breitbart News. Victoria Rosenberg, who teaches middle school English at the NAIS-affiliated St. Matthew’s Parish School, began her letter by lauding Critical Race Theory conferences “Be About It” and “National Anti-Racism Teach In.”

President Joe Biden said Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes” that the coronavirus pandemic was over. The virus was first identified during an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Cases reached the United States in early 2020, which caused several states to shut down non-essential businesses and schools beginning in spring 2020. COVID-19 vaccines have been available in various countries since December 2020. =============== Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) dismissed claims Friday from Democrats and left-wing media that the 50 illegal immigrants who were sent to Martha’s Vineyard were “falsely lured” or “enticed” into going. =========== The mayor of New York City blamed Republican governors for what he called an “American crisis” and “humanitarian crisis” in the sanctuary city as it grapples with migrants arriving from Texas.

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Democrat extremism in the wake of President Joe Biden’s “Dark MAGA” speech heated up some more on Wednesday when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) issued a “call to arms” on the Senate floor while debating a national abortion ban. Hirono’s rhetoric follows statements from Democrat Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan, who said his party needs to “kill and confront” an “extremist” Republican movement. ========== Amtrak announced cancellations of all long-distance train routes this week ahead of a nationwide railroad strike that could begin as soon as Friday. ========== Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis followed through Wednesday on a promise to send illegal immigrants to Democrat-controlled areas by sending two planes of illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, a Massachusetts island, that is home to wealthy progressives like former President Barack Obama (D).

Lee County School Board candidates Sam Fischer and Kathy Fanny debate live ================ Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH), running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the “exhausted majority” needed to “kill and confront” the extremist Republican movement. ============== Most voters believe President Joe Biden has divided the country despite promising to unite it, a survey from Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group found. =============

President Joe Biden expressed frustration about the state of American airports on Monday, even though he made funding for trains a greater priority in his infrastructure bill. =============== The Department of Justice (DOJ) is refusing to release 15 pages of documents explaining the Biden administration’s strategy to implement a “voter access” policy that is being coordinated with left-wing groups just weeks before the 2022 election. ============= Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for Arizona governor, released her education plan on Sunday, which doubles down on her opposition to school choice.

Americans across the country are remembering the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, 21 years ago. In New York City, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum hosted an annual ceremony commemorating and honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost on September 11, 2001. The Tribute in Light, NYC Fire Museum and Memorial Service, and Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Prayer Service are among the events that are taking place. ======== Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Americans will “demand justice” when asked about the possible criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. ============== Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) took issue on Friday with the constitutionally-mandated manner in which presidents are elected, calling the Electoral College “an accident waiting to happen.”

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, ending her 70-year reign. The Queen died at Balmoral, her private Scottish home this afternoon at the age of 96. She was Britain’s longest-ever reigning Monarch, at 70 years and 214 days. ================ The Miami-Dade School Board overwhelmingly voted to reject recognizing October as “LGBTQ History Month.” ================ Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has declared an emergency in the region as nearly 11,000 border crossers have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona — a fraction of the number of illegal aliens who arrive in American border towns every few days.

More than half of those who consume news from legacy media outlets CNN and MSNBC believe Hispanics are becoming more conservative at the ballot box because they are soaking up “disinformation,” even as those same viewers buy into false narratives, according to a new poll. ============== In a recent interview with CBS News, former secretary of state and twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she does not plan on running for the White House again. ============= Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday attributed much of Florida’s success to rejecting the groupthink narrative over the last two years and vowed that, under his leadership, the policies of President Biden — policies embraced by his opponent Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) — will not be imposed on the Sunshine State.

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The White House denounced supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, accusing them of posing an “extremist threat to our democracy.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre began the daily briefing by condemning Republican leaders for their dangerous rhetoric but also said that President Joe Biden believed supporters of former President Donald Trump were also a threat. =============== Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Republican governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate, came up short against Democrat Mary Peltola in a special race for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat. ============ A trust linked to the family of California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has donated thousands of dollars to Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis amid the political feud between the two governors

President Joe Biden one time single-handedly helped an elderly lady take down a Wilmington gang and lower the crime rate: For real. Not a joke. On Tuesday, Biden traveled to Wilkes-Barres, Pennsylvania, to deliver a speech about keeping communities safer. ----------- Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader who oversaw the end of the Soviet Union, died Tuesday at the age of 91, according to Russian news agencies, via the Associated Press. ============= While speaking in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday President Biden said, “The bullet out of an AR-15 travels five times as rapidly as a bullet shot out of any other gun.”

After massive wins in school board elections across Florida, conservative board members Bridget Ziegler and April Carney told Breitbart News Saturday that public education in the Sunshine State is in for a “major reset.” “We’re going to restore the integrity of public education because we’re focusing on educating — math, civics, you know, reading, writing — and not focused on inappropriate — sexualizing our children, inappropriate material, and any kind of political agenda just has no place there,” Ziegler, a Sarasota County board member who won reelection on August 23, said. ============== Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by 4 points in a potential 2024 presidential matchup, according to McLaughlin and Associates polling published over the weekend. ============ A Nebraska man floated nearly 40 miles down the Missouri River in a giant pumpkin, in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record.

NBC is looking to cut the number of hours it programs for primetime television. Under the plan being discussed, NBC would halt its primetime programing at 10 p.m. eastern (9 p.m. central) and hand that following hour each evening over to affiliates to air whatever programing they want, according to the Wall Street Journal. =============== Governor Chris Sununu (R-NH) slammed President Joe Biden on Sunday for suggesting some Republicans are motivated by “semi-fascism.” ============ Podcast host Joe Rogan in his latest episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” with NFL superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers advised the American people who were forced to shutter their doors, close their businesses, and were harassed over COVID-19 mandates during the pandemic to “vote Republican.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to use the guilty plea of two defendants Thursday over the theft of Ashley Biden’s diary to pursue journalist James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas, which reportedly gave the diary to law enforcement in 2020. On Friday, Robert Kurlander, 58, and Aimee Harris, 40, pleaded guilty to stealing the diary of the presidential daughter, which included claims of inappropriate behavior by President Joe Biden, and conspiring to sell it to Project Veritas for $40,000. ================= The FBI warned Facebook of an imminent “dump” of “Russian propaganda” shortly before the Hunter Biden “laptop from hell” story broke, according to Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg revealed the bombshell news on his first appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, which was published today, revealing the FBI’s interference in the 2020 election.

Emily Jashinsky, culture editor at The Federalist, explained on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow how TikTok may provide the Chinese Communist Party with the ability to manipulate American voters’ political perceptions. ============== The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a 2019 memorandum Wednesday that explained that then-President Donald Trump should not be prosecuted for obstruction of justice because his statements about the Mueller investigation had a valid purpose =============== The University of Texas at Austin is offering a “brand new” course on Democrat activist, pro-abortion, pro-China, climate change hypocrite pop star Taylor Swift this fall semester, titled “Literary Contests and Contexts — The Taylor Swift Songbook.”

In Florida, Democrats will select a gubernatorial nominee between Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) and state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) to face off against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) seeks to make her bid for the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate official, and aims to turn her attention formally to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in November. ================ Conservative School Board Candidates Dominate! Florida flipped multiple major school boards from liberal to conservative Tuesday evening, continuing a nationwide trend of parents taking back control of public schools. Florida school board elections have been a major political battleground this cycle, with big names like Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Rep. Byron Donalds (R) making endorsements and joining the campaign trail.

There are primary elections on the ballot countywide on primary day and voters will tackle some referendum questions as well. There are candidates for School Board in District 1, District 3 and District 5. County Commissioner races include a District 2 election that includes four candidates. Only Republicans can vote in that primary. In District 4, it is also a closed primary with only Republicans eligible to vote. ================== Many elections in Lee County have no primary contests on the ballot and the election will be decided in November. County commission candidates run in five separate districts but are elected by the voters across the county. In Lee County, there is no opposition in the Republican primary for two seats, District 2 and District 4. There is a primary election in District 5 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Commissioner Frank Mann. In that race a Republican appointee named to the post by the governor is seeking to serve the remaining two years on Mann's term and faces two opponents in the Republican primary. A Democratic candidate qualified to run on the November general election ballot closing the Tuesday primary in District 5 to Republicans only. The position of clerk of courts is also on the ballot for all voters in the primary. That election is to fill the remaining two years of the former clerk who retired in February. Two candidates, both Republicans, have emerged and with no write-in candidate running, the Republican primary is decisive and open to all voters. Elsewhere on the ballot, Democrats have primary contests for Congress from District 19 and for governor, attorney general and commissioner of agriculture. Republican contests include primaries for member of Congress in District 19 and for state representative from District 77. Lee County will have school board primaries in districts 1, 4, 5 and 6. In Cape Coral, where city council members are elected by all voters regardless of district lines, there are contested primaries in districts 1 and 4. In Fort Myers, there is a non-partisan primary contest with four candidates in Ward 3.

All field operations within the Border Patrol’s Del Rio Sector were suspended due to overcrowding at processing facilities, according to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The absence of agents performing their border security mission was noticeable as migrants crossed the Rio Grande and searched for authorities to surrender to on Sunday. =============== Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Sunday said the Biden administration will announce a decision on whether to extend a pause on federal student loan debt in the next week, butting up against the current deadline of Aug. 31, when the current moratorium on loan payments expires. ============== Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said on Sunday that she will support the opponents of GOP candidates whom she deems “election deniers.”