Tag: elections
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Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 elections, U.S. intelligence warns
U.S. intelligence agencies have identified domestic extremists with grievances rooted in election-related conspiracy theories, including beliefs in widespread voter fraud and animosity toward perceived political opponents, as the most likely threat of violence in the coming election. In a Joint Intelligence Bulletin that was not distributed publicly but was reviewed by NBC News, agents from…
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Japan’s ruling party braces for a blow in parliamentary elections
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections as a result of public rage over financial scandals and discontent over a stagnant economy. According to exit polls by the NHK public television, Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party is certain…
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Six years after synagogue shooting, a Jewish neighborhood grapples with antisemitism and elections
PITTSBURGH — Rabbi Seth Adelson was leading a Shabbat morning service at Beth Shalom Synagogue six years ago, about half a mile from where a gunman opened fire on a congregation at Tree of Life Synagogue, killing 11 people in the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history. “What was really striking and…
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Trump plans rallies in solidly Democratic states in an unorthodox strategy for the election’s final weeks
Get ready for Donald Trump’s blue state extravaganza. With less than three weeks until Election Day, Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in staunchly Democratic states he has virtually no chance of winning. It’s an unorthodox strategy campaign advisers say is designed to focus on areas where Democratic policies have failed, but it will also…
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FBI investigating threatening letters sent to elections officials in several states
The FBI is warning election offices to be on the lookout after threatening letters containing suspicious substances were sent to the offices of multiple secretaries of state throughout the country. A senior law enforcement official confirms elections officials in at least six states received packages on Monday, but so far none of the packages have…