A Wisconsin state lawmaker on Friday filed a lawsuit to temporarily halt the counting of military ballots in the state after she received absentee ballots with fake names.
Driving the news: The suit was brought on by a veterans group and three people, including state Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonee Falls), who has been criticized by election officials for promoting false claims about voter fraud, according to the Washington Post.
President Biden said Friday that Elon Musk has purchased a social media company that "spews lies" around the globe.
The big picture: Twitter laid off as many as 3,700 people Friday — about half of its staff — but said the cuts were smaller for the team in charge of preventing the spread of misinformation, per Reuters.
Sunday is the bi-annual changing of the clocks, but it could be the last time we “fall back” if legislation is approved to make daylight saving time permanent.
The big picture: The U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in March, a move that could make daylight saving time permanent in 2023, but the bill hasn’t been voted on by the House.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) condemned President Biden's recent comments on shutting down power plants that burn coal Saturday, calling them "outrageous and divorced from reality."
The big picture: Cheney, a vocal critic of former President Trump, marked her support as Virginia’s Democratic-leaning swing district is expected to be key in deciding which party takes control of Congress.
Former President Obama warned against violating "the basic spirit of our democracy" Saturday while campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman in Pennsylvania.
Driving the news: "This habit we have of demonizing political opponents, of saying crazy stuff, it creates a dangerous climate," Obama said, referencing the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi.
House Republicans are threatening to investigate the Treasury Department, if they win back the majority, over the mid-October timing of 9 million letters the Internal Revenue Service sent out reminding Americans of their eligibility for certain tax credits.
That includes the third round of stimulus checks, child tax credits and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
Today’s college football games -- including the marquee No. 1 Tennessee v. No. 2 Georgia matchup on CBS -- are the last chance for Republican and Democratic candidates in critical states to reach undecided voters, still open to catching a late pass from either team.
Why it matters: Live sports is one of the best venues to find voters who have somehow tuned out the noise of the campaign throughout the fall.
The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 on Friday extended its deadline for former President Trump to turn over records requested by the panel.
Why it matters: The flexibility on the part of the committee signals a serious effort to obtain material evidence and testimony the former president, and likely pushes any disclosure past the Nov. 8 election.
