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The Trump administration is preparing an executive order on election fraud, prompting California’s top election official to push back.  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order on elections to address potential election fraud in California.  “It is absolutely true that there is fraud in California’s elections,” Leavitt said.  California’s Proposition 50 would allow the state Legislature to draw congressional maps instead of the independent redistricting commission that was adopted by voters in 2010. California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed the new measure in hopes of picking up more U.S. House seats for Democrats in the 2026 congressional midterm elections. In a Truth Social post, Trump said: “The unconstitutional redistricting vote in California is a giant scam in that the entire process, in particular voting itself, is rigged.” BREAKING: President Trump announces California’s “unconstitutional” Prop. 50 is a “GIANT SCAM” and is under serious criminal investigation. pic.twitter.com/4DKU1Uqbuo— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 4, 2025 Trump continued: “All ‘mail-in’ ballots where the Republicans in the state are ‘shut out,’ is under very serious legal and political review. Stay tuned.”   On Oct. 24, the Justice Department announced it would send election monitors to five California counties: Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside. “They have a universal mail-in voting system, which we know is ripe for fraud, and if you want to deny that, I’m happy to provide you with the evidence for that,” Leavitt said.  She said Trump is working to address the problems in California and elsewhere. “The White House is working on an executive order to strengthen our elections in this country and to ensure that there cannot be blatant fraud, as we’ve seen in California with their universal mail-in voting system,” Leavitt said.  California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said, “If there are irregularities, what are they?” “Why won’t they identify them?” Weber said in a public statement. “Where exactly is this fraud? Ramblings don’t equate with fact.” Weber said 7 million have already voted.  Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., is setting the record straight about President Trump’s and White House Press Secretary Leavitt’s unsubstantiated claims about California elections. pic.twitter.com/l6RAOolPTn— California Secretary of State (@CASOSVote) November 4, 2025 “The bottom line is, California elections have been validated by the courts,” Weber said. “California voters will not be deceived by someone who consistently makes desperate, unsubstantiated attempts to dissuade Americans from participating in our democracy.”  The post Trump Clashes With California Over Election Fraud appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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As part of their breaking-news coverage of Dick Cheney's death, NPR's Morning Edition turned to Jonah Goldberg, who tweeted "Dick Cheney, a great man, has passed after an amazing life. RIP." The "great man" part didn't come up on NPR. NPR morning anchor Steve "Obama's Always Cool" Inskeep had to make Cheney's death about Trump.  INSKEEP: I just want to note, he became a critic of President Trump. His daughter Liz Cheney was a fierce critic of President Trump. And at the end, if I'm not mistaken, former Vice President Cheney voted for a Democrat for president who he could not possibly have agreed on with very much in terms of issues but believed it was better for the country. Is there any irony in that? NPR didn't exactly think that was Cheney flip-flopping on everything he ever believed out of personal spite. Pro-Trump analysts would have Inskeep that voting for an abortion-loving socialist who wanted to fund transgender operations for prisoners wasn't "ironic," it was two middle fingers at the Republican Party. But Goldberg said Yes to irony:  GOLDBERG: There's a lot of irony to Dick Cheney's career. He was one of the foremost public officials in the sort of intellectual realm championing this idea of a stronger executive branch. He thought the executive branch would become too weak, that Congress and the courts and the permanent bureaucracy had overtaken things. And a lot of that argument has been picked up in ways that obviously Dick Cheney would not endorse by the Trump administration. He was also an architect of the -- you know, the action that took Manuel Noriega out in Panama, which, you know, a lot of the supposedly intellectual arguments in favor of what Trump is doing in the Caribbean and with Venezuela these days point to that as the precedent that allows them to do this. And it's a - it's sort of an example of - Dick Cheney's entire life, he argued for a stronger presidency on the assumption that the presidency would be, you know, occupied by a person of real conviction and patriotic principle. And it's sort of - you know, it's a - for him, it has to have felt a little bit like a Frankenstein's monster to have this guy he did not like and thought did not put the country first using a lot of the arguments and mechanisms that he tried to put in place for his own ends. Geopolitically, this analysis is curious, since taking out Noriega is a much more invasive military action than Trump has often done. He's more of the quick-take military action, like taking out Soleimani or now bombing Venezuelan boats he says are full of fentanyl. Inskeep wanted to double down on Trump's character deficiencies:   INSKEEP: Just about 30 seconds then. I think you're telling me that he didn't really have a legal argument with President Trump. He had a character argument with President Trump. GOLDBERG: I think that's right. I think that's right. There are a lot of -- it's sort of like John Bolton, who's got his own issues these days. John Bolton, in terms of, like, the intellectual superstructure of Trumpism -- there's a lot of agreement there, but they just don't think the guy is -- was fit for the office. And so they put the country first because they thought the character mattered more than just mere policy positions. "Mere policy positions." Apparently, policy sellouts are the true moralists and patriots. Here again, NPR found horror in Donald Trump having classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and when Biden's Justice Department ordered a raid his home with guns drawn, that's fine. But John Bolton can apparently take them, and if you prosecute that, it's "retribution." 

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is well aware she’s one of the right’s favorite left-wing politicians — but it may not be for the reasons she believes it to be.“I would argue that as much as I go against him, I would imagine that I get some of those folk too,” Crockett told Politico’s Dasha Burns of President Trump on “The Conversation” podcast.“I remember when we were doing our art competition in my district, and obviously it’s open to all the kids in the district, and I remember a father coming up to me and telling me, ‘I appreciate you for doing this competition. My daughter loved participating. I am a Republican, but I love you,’” she said.“I have been in all kinds of cities and airports and otherwise where people walk up to me, and of course, they don’t have an ‘R’ on their forehead, but they tell me that they have a difference when it comes to politics, but they love me,” she continued.“And so, I think it is that that actually concerns him, and it is a reason that he wants to make sure that he is doing everything that he can to stop us. But honestly, he only elevates us. It only makes people look at us and say, ‘Man, if he’s threatened by, you know, AOC, who’s still in her 30s, and me, who’s still technically in my early 40s, two women that are in the House, they must be doing something right,’” she added.BlazeTV host Pat Gray believes these “Republicans” may love Crockett for another reason.“They love you ’cause you’re so ridiculous,” Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.” “We want you out there as the face of the party.”“So, she’s doing the exact opposite of what Kamala is doing. She’s trying to show, ‘Look, everybody [in] my party, I have far reach into the Republican Party. I can do this thing. Make me your nominee,’” executive producer Keith Malinak chimes in.“Please,” Gray laughs, “do it.”Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

The Republican candidate for the Virginia governor's office was unable to defeat Democrat candidate Abigail Spanberger.The election was called by the Associated Press as well as the New York Times by about 8 p.m. local time, only an hour after the polls closed at 7 p.m. Polling showed Spanberger had a large lead on the Republican throughout nearly the entire contest.Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's lieutenant governor, tried to gain ground by attacking Spanberger over damaging leaked texts from attorney general candidate Jay Jones. He had called for the death of a Republican colleague and his children in the texts, and while Spanberger condemned the message, she refused to rescind her endorsement.Earle-Sears also gained some traction when a white Democrat protester created a sign with a racist message against the Republican."Hey Winsome, if trans can't share your bathroom, then blacks can't share my water fountain," the sign read in all caps.However, polling showed Spanberger had a large lead on the Republican throughout nearly the entire contest. At one point an average of polls had the Democrat ahead by 7.4 points, with as much as a double-digit lead in some polls. RELATED: Nancy Pelosi has unbelievable response to Democrat candidate who issued death wish against Republican The Earle-Sears campaign suffered with conservatives, and her earlier attacks on President Donald Trump kept him from ever endorsing her campaign Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Democrat Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi was elected to serve as Virginia's lieutenant governor Tuesday night, defeating Republican strategist and radio host John Reid. Hashmi won the election with 53.4% of the vote, while Reid garnered 46.3%, according to the Associated Press. Of the three major Virginia elections, this is the second race called in favor of the Democrats. Polls had Reid and Hashmi polling neck and neck.Although the race was projected to be neck and neck into election night, Hashmi pulled ahead by over 145,000 votes. RELATED: Democrat holds a healthy lead for Virginia governor, but one scandal could throw downballot races Photo by Max Posner for the Washington Post/Getty ImagesThroughout the election cycle, Virginia Democrats were plagued with scandals related to violent and extreme rhetoric. Attorney General candidate Jay Jones infamously fantasized about murdering his political opponents, and Hashmi was on the record tolerating explicit content in children's classrooms. "One of my concerns is violence. We seem to focus on sexually explicit material," Hashmi said in a video obtained by Blaze News. "I don't really care about that.""We teach the books that other people try to ban," Hashmi said.RELATED: Exclusive: Virginia GOP candidate blasts 'out of touch' Democrat rival for pushing trans ideology on kids Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Despite this, polls had Reid and Hashmi polling neck and neck. Reid spent his time on the campaign trail focusing on the economy, lowering taxes, and slashing regulations, as well as defending law enforcement. Reid repeatedly called out Hashmi's progressive track record. Hashmi made abortion access a core value for her campaign despite Virginia's lenient laws that allow abortion up to the third trimester. Hashmi also campaigned on tightening gun restrictions, as well as pitching herself as the anti-Trump candidate. Although these social issues are not a priority for most of the state's voters, Virginians ultimately cast their ballots in Hashmi's favor.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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