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US soybean farmers worry about being further side-lined after Argentina rescue dealpublished at 19:28 BST 19:28 BST Danielle KayeNew York business reporter Image source, Reuters The Trump administration’s $20bn financial rescue plan to Argentina, which Trump and Milei have spent their meeting discussing, has raised alarm in the US agriculture sector, especially among one group that has seen export markets …

The fallout from revelations that the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general sent text messages using violent language threatening a political opponent and his family continue to reverberate a week after they were first brought to light.  During a chaotic gubernatorial debate Thursday, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee in this fall’s election, again called on the Democratic nominee, …

Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections  Politico Virginia AG candidate once referenced putting ‘two bullets to the head’ of GOP leader, texts show  Fox News Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general facing pressure over resurfaced text messages  CNN Dem AG Nominee Jay Jones Fantasized About Shooting Former Virginia GOP Speaker: ‘He Receives Both Bullets’  National Review Democratic candidate for …

Trump Calls for Voter Identification for All U.S. Elections  The Wall Street Journal Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters  The Guardian Trump faces a hurdle in banning mail-in voting: His own Republican Party  NBC News Trump says he will order voter ID requirement for every vote  Reuters Trump says he will require voter ID with executive order  Fox News …

The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections was charged after Wilmington police said they found evidence he placed illegal narcotics in his granddaughters’ ice cream. On Aug. 8, James Edwin Yokeley Jr. told an officer that his two juvenile granddaughters found two pills in ice cream purchased from Dairy Queen on Oleander Drive. Investigators discovered video footage that …

A prominent Pennsylvania election denier who led an unsuccessful effort to cancel the votes of hundreds of Pennsylvanians last year and who spread inaccurate data in an effort to prove false claims of voter fraud is now a top staffer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Heather Honey, who cofounded PA Fair Elections, is now the deputy assistant secretary …

NEW YORK (AP) — A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Pennsylvania activist Heather Honey is now serving as the deputy assistant secretary for election integrity in …

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin talks about the economy and immigration in East Los Angeles on July 30. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin says President Trump is a “dictator-in-chief” whose agenda is “fascism …

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. READ MORE: Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor The current map, adopted in …

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that President Trump’s promise to end mail-in voting before the 2026 midterm elections won’t affect elections in Pennsylvania.  On Monday, Mr. Trump said he planned to sign an executive order “to end mail-in ballots, because they’re corrupt,” but Shapiro said his comments were unconstitutional.  “Donald Trump can sign whatever executive order he wants; it will …