Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Today, Americans head to the polls for the final day of voting in the midterm elections, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing the DOJ to threaten state election officials with prosecution, the Justice Department sent out approximately 20 target letters to democratic officials in their bogus Alaska election investigation, Utah has filed criminal charges against the betting site Kalshi for unlawful gambling, Trump has promised preemptive pardons to Elon Musk and DOGE employees, Google threatens to shut off searches for schools that reject the use of artificial intelligence, anger at Trump is driving a surge in Black voter turnout across the South, Governor Mikie Sherrill warns New Jersey ports to reject Russian fuel shipments, and the Trump administration says it will roll back protections for pregnant people in the workplace.
GUEST: Adam Kalsfeld of All Rise News will discuss the election docket. We’ll discuss the Supreme Court and 9th Circuit rulings on election interference by the Trump administration, as well as the escalating criminal investigation into ballot stacking in Alaska.
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Sources:
Trump Says He Would Offer Pardons to Musk, Aides If Democrats Target Them - Bloomberg
The ‘Blacklash’ Is Here - POLITICO
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/02/nyregion/new-jersey-russian-fuel-sherrill-ports.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/google-search-schools-restrict-ai.html
We did it, I'm so happy
‘MURICA!!! 🤘