FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An election watchdog group is looking for Americans who think they’ve been defrauded by the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. The recently founded Fair Election Fund announced on Friday a $50,000 digital ad buy publicizing its investigation into ActBlue and the Kamala Harris presidential campaign for potential donor fraud. The ad will air in seven battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.  The ad states: “If the Democrats’ fundraising numbers sound outrageous … unbelievable … it’s because they might be. “Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue has been accused of stealing our identities to conceal donations from bad actors. “If your identity was stolen or you know more, call us.” The Fair Election Fund’s online ad (The Fair Election Fund) ActBlue has faced numerous allegations that its platform may enable fraud. The Fair Election Fund says it has found more than 60,000 potential discrepancies in donations made to President Joe Biden and to Harris’ campaign through ActBlue.  ActBlue has raised billions of dollars for Democrats since 2004, according to the platform’s website. In June, the Fair Election Fund awarded $50,000 in bounties to whistleblowers with firsthand knowledge of voter fraud or election administration issues in Michigan, Connecticut, Georgia, and North Carolina.  It also spent more than $375,000 criticizing three Democrats on the North Carolina State Board of Elections who refused to certify ballot access for liberal activist Cornel West’s independent presidential campaign. ActBlue is also under investigation by the congressional Committee on House Administration. Its chairman Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., announced at the beginning of the month that the committee is reviewing ActBlue’s online political-donation operation. State attorneys general from Virginia, Wyoming, and Missouri are conducting similar investigations into the left-wing fundraising platform.  ActBlue did not immediately respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment. This article will be updated with any response. The post Think You’ve Been Defrauded by ActBlue? Election Watchdog Wants to Hear From You. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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Former President Donald Trump will resume his outdoor rallies after the Secret Service made an exception for him to be protected by bulletproof glass, according to multiple reports. The Secret Service plans to surround Trump's podium with bulletproof glass, two federal law enforcement officials told CBS News. Citing "multiple sources," ABC News confirmed the report of the Secret Service utilizing bulletproof glass to protect the former president.'This isn't just a piece of glass but a large, bulky, and heavy armored glass that will require extensive logistics capability, normally reserved for large-scale outdoor events.'The Secret Service declined to comment on the report to both news outlets. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung told ABC News that the campaign does not comment on security measures relating to former President Trump.The security measure is typically reserved for protecting sitting presidents. However, the Secret Service is making an exception for Trump following the assassination attempt against him during his July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The use of ballistic glass was first proposed by former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle shortly after the assassination attempt but before her resignation from the agency. Retired senior Secret Service agent Don Mihalek told ABC News, "The Secret Service use of UpArmored glass around former President Trump is another step to ensure the campaign is and remains secure. This isn't just a piece of glass but a large, bulky, and heavy armored glass that will require extensive logistics capability, normally reserved for large-scale outdoor events."The assassination attempt against Trump was the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate since George Wallace in March 1972. Wallace was shot four times and paralyzed from the waist down from the shooting in Laurel, Maryland. Following the shooting, the Secret Service reportedly urged Trump not to hold any outdoor rallies ahead of the 2024 presidential election. On July 23, NBC News reported that Trump planned to stop holding outdoor rallies, according to two sources familiar with his campaign’s operations.Since the July 13 assassination attempt, Trump has held nearly a dozen campaign events; all of them have been held indoors.On July 31, Trump said he isn't "giving up on the outdoor rallies" during a campaign rally at an indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. "They'd prefer that we be in an arena. I don't know why. But we're not giving up the outdoor rallies," Trump told the crowd. "You know, all those people that we had to turn away today, at an outdoor rally you can have."Weeks before the Butler shooting, there were reportedly intelligence reports that Iran was plotting an assassination attempt against Trump, allegedly prompting the Secret Service to beef up security around the former president. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

In yet another blow to the media narrative formed after the events of July 13, photo evidence reveals someone resembling the Trump shooter openly carrying a long gun at Trump’s Butler rally. The photo was posted to X by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who claims to have received the photo from someone in law enforcement. “The question becomes ‘How in your face was this guy that he was able to just literally carry a rifle around the perimeter, get up on the roof?’” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” asks. “You saw him, you took pictures of him, he tried to go through the metal detectors, and he had a range finder and you guys were like, ‘He’s probably just trying to golf,’” she says. “‘It’s not technically a device that’s not allowed, so we won’t detain him, we’ll just let him go. In fact, we’ll just lose total sight of him.’” “He’s just walking around with a rifle slung around his shoulder like, ‘Nothing to see here,’” she adds in disbelief. Blaze contributor Jaco Booyens found something else off. “What was very interesting to me was the bodycam footage of the cop,” Booyens says. “That tells a story where you go, okay, can anyone of y’all maybe radio the former commander in chief and say, ‘Bro don’t go on stage’?” “That’s what still doesn’t make sense. Why was he allowed to go on stage?” Gonzales agrees. “I don’t even need to see that picture to be convinced that something nefarious was going on,” Chad Prather, host of "The Chad Prather Show,” adds. “It’s like the Secret Service were at Butler, PA,” he continues, “like all right, the president’s over there, we got the crowd over here, we got these people over the cameras, the news media is over here, we got an assassin on the roof, everything looks great.”Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

A once defiant Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey abandoned his re-election campaign weeks after being convicted on bribery and corruption charges. Menendez, a once powerful figure in the Democratic Party, had said he would run as an independent to try to continue on in the U.S. Senate. 'Menendez is really a senator for Egypt, not New Jersey.' On Friday, those dreams died. "By means of this email please be advised that as an Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in this November's election I am advising you that I wish to have my name withdrawn from the ballot," read a message from the senator to the New Jersey Division of Elections. The news came hours after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, announced the replacement for Menendez in the Senate until a winner in the election can be determined in November. “George [Helmy] is the model of integrity we need to help restore public trust in our state’s leadership," wrote Murphy. Prosecutors said that Menendez and his wife received lavish gifts, including expensive watches and a luxury car in exchange for political influence. Officials raided his home and found bars of gold and nearly half a million dollars in cash. Menendez said in March that he would run as an independent after his Democratic colleagues began demanding he resign from the Senate. Among the Democrats most outspoken against Menendez was Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. "He needs to go," said Fetterman. "Menendez is really a senator for Egypt, not New Jersey." In July, Menendez resigned and implied that he did so in order to help his chances of appealing the conviction. Some of the charges against Menendez carry a sentence of up to 20 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 29. Once Helmy is appointed, he will become the only Arab-American senator in the current session of Congress. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday afternoon where she was slated to outline her economic proposals as the Democratic presidential candidate.During her speech, the current sitting vice president proceeded to list several guarantees she pledged to deliver if elected to higher office, namely "building up the middle class" by lowering the cost of living, which the Biden-Harris administration has failed to accomplish despite holding office over the past several years. Harris provided only a few details on how her administration plans to achieve her new economic plan.'Opportunity economy.'"By virtually every measure, our economy is the strongest in the world," Harris claimed while vowing to be "laser-focused on creating opportunities for the middle class.""Together, we will build what I call an opportunity economy," Harris declared. "When the middle class is strong, American is strong."Harris explained that she would reveal a more detailed economic strategy in the coming weeks, which she promised would prioritize "lowering the cost of living," including food, housing, and medical care.After claiming to have the "strongest" economy in the world, Harris then admitted that the price of bread at the grocery store today is 50% higher than "before the pandemic" — when former President Donald Trump was in office. However, Harris blamed the inflated costs on some grocery chains that overcharge consumers."As president, I will go after the bad actors," Harris said. "And I will work to pass the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food. My plan will include new penalties for opportunistic companies that exploit crises and break the rules. And we will support smaller food businesses that are trying to play by the rules and get ahead.""We will help the food industry become more competitive because I believe competition is the lifeblood of our economy," she continued. "More competition means lower prices for you and your families."Throughout her speech, Harris took swipes at Trump, claiming that his economic strategy would increase costs for Americans and accusing him of offering "no serious plans" to reduce the cost of living for middle-class Americans.Harris touted the Biden-Harris administration for lowering medical costs on prescription drugs and insulin for seniors, promising to expand similar savings to everyone and further lower health care expenses. Additionally, she said she plans to "cancel" medical debt.The vice president blamed the high real estate prices on a housing shortage and vowed to "cut red tape" at state and local levels to build 3 million new homes and rentals for middle-class Americans within her first term. Harris also promised $25,000 to help first-time homebuyers cover down-payment costs. Additionally, she said she would back legislation that would crack down on investors artificially inflating housing costs.According to Harris, her economic strategy would allow Americans to "keep more of your hard-earned money," including the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. She pledged to expand the latter to give families $6,000 in tax relief for the first year of a child's life."We will do this while reducing the deficit," Harris proclaimed. The first presidential debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for September 10 at 9 p.m. Eastern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.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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