Politics

TL/DR - Ruben Gallego, a Democrat, voted in favor of blocking non-US citizens from voting in local Washington D.C. elections, which was a shift from his previous stance 15 months ago when he opposed a similar bill. He stated that he believes voting is a fundamental right for US citizens and opposed any attempt to erode that right. Gallego's…

TL/DR - Louisiana political consultant, Steven Kramer, has been indicted over a fake robocall imitating U.S. President Joe Biden to dissuade people from voting for him in New Hampshire's Democratic primary election. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $6 million fine over the robocalls, which used a deepfake audio recording…

TL/DR - Republican congressional candidate Abe Hamadeh has been found to have privately called those who believe in stolen election claims "crazies" while publicly spreading unfounded claims about U.S. election security. The texts were made public by his now-primary opponent, Blake Masters, who used them to demonstrate Hamadeh's opportunistic use…

TL/DR - Arizona's Republican candidates for U.S. Senate are due to debate on June 26, with participant Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb confirmed to participate. However, candidate Kari Lake, who previously criticized her gubernatorial opponent for not debating, has reportedly declined to attend. A recent CBS/YouGov poll suggests that Lake is…