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Judge declines to block Musk’s $1 million voter giveaways

Elon Musk’s America PAC can move forward with its $1 million giveaways to voters after a Philadelphia judge declined an emergency petition from District Attorney Larry Krasner to block them. Krasner accused the PAC of running an illegal lottery and deceptively marketing the prize selections as random, even though “multiple winners that have been selected […]

Business & Finance

Elon Musk and PAC know voter lottery illegal, DA says

Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, center, departs after a hearing at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Ryan Collerd | Bloomberg | Getty Images A judge on Monday rejected a request by the Philadelphia district attorney to block a $1 million daily giveaway by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s political action […]

World News

Crowdsourced voter fraud claims flood social media before US election

Getty Images Rumours, misleading allegations and outright lies about voting and fraud are flooding online spaces in unprecedented numbers in advance of the US election. Hundreds of incidents involving purported voting irregularities are being collected and spread by individuals, as well as both independent and Republican-affiliated groups. A small number of posts are also coming […]

Politics

Trump and Harris make their final pitch

In the final, frenetic days of the 2024 campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are crisscrossing the country, keeping up a dizzying schedule of rallies, public appearances and media interviews as they make their final pitch to voters in critical swing states. Trump is campaigning aggressively in North Carolina, with three weekend […]

Politics

Column: How an ‘American Cholo’ went from Hillary Clinton fan to Trump voter

In a North Hollywood podcast studio last week, Gill Tejada and his co-host, Boo Boo, trashed liberal shibboleths, like any good Trumpers. Puberty blockers for teens. Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón. Gavin Newsom. Homelessness. High taxes. Unchecked migration. The topics weren’t surprising. The setting and language … were. “My president got a felony, […]

Politics

Opinion: Voters with a ‘party over reality’ bias may help decide election

Donald Trump’s outrageous claims about immigrants, election fraud and more seem absurd to many of us, especially on the left — outright fabrications that no reasonable person could believe. But new research conducted with our colleagues reveals something unsettling: Gullibility and delusion are not confined to Trump’s supporters, opposers or any specific group. The battle […]

Politics

Philadelphia DA Sues Elon Musk, Super PAC Over Voter Payments

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner sued Monday to stop Elon Musk and his political action committee from awarding $1 million to registered voters in Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery. “America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately, before the upcoming Presidential Election on Nov. 5,” reads Krasner’s lawsuit, filed in the Philadelphia Common Pleas […]