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Biden must address U.S. hostages in Russia amid Ukraine war, national security expert says
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FIRST ON FOX: President Biden should use his leverage to safe the discharge of U.S. “hostages” in Russia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a nationwide safety professional operating for Congress informed Fox Information.
“President Biden has but to handle the hostages held by Russia. After leaving 1000’s behind following debacle in Afghanistan, he owes them and the American folks his unequivocal dedication to securing their freedom,” Jason Killmeyer, a nationwide safety professional and Republican operating for Congress in Pennsylvania’s seventeenth Congressional District, informed Fox Information Digital.
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“The American folks had been left aghast by President Biden’s disregard for the 1000’s of Individuals he left behind in Afghanistan, as even one American left behind is simply too many,” Killmeyer, who spent 4 years at Deloitte, a lot of that point advising a federal company on supply-chain danger administration, added in a press launch first despatched to Fox Information Digital.
“Proper now, two Individuals are wrongfully detained in Russia. As america continues to have interaction Russia diplomatically and economically in hopes of securing a peaceable decision to this unjustified invasion, we should clarify that Russia will launch these two prisoners or proceed to endure financial sanctions.”
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The candidate’s press launch pointed to Paul Whelan, a former Marine, and Trevor Reed, who had been detained in Russia in 2020 on fees that U.S. officers have deemed illegitimate. Biden talked about their circumstances in a name with Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2021. Russian authorities detained WNBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner in February. Griner faces as much as 10 years in jail after customs officers discovered “vapes” containing cannabis oil in her baggage, experiences say.
Killmeyer praised former President Donald Trump, who secured the discharge of notable hostages akin to Pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey.
“In contrast to President Trump, President Biden continues failing to prioritize American hostages and the excessive variety of wrongfully detained Individuals world wide,” Killmeyer added.
He additionally referred to as on Biden to fight Russia within the power sector.
“Within the meantime, President Biden should set up leverage over Russia reversing his misguided restrictions on oil and fuel manufacturing, and eventually sanctioning oil and fuel produced in Russia,” Killmeyer stated. “If President Biden is unwilling to even buck the yoke of left-wing local weather alarmists, then I overlook why Russia would ever start taking him significantly.”
The European Union is reportedly contemplating power sanctions in opposition to Russia following the Russian assault on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Friday.
Whereas White Home Press Secretary Jen Paski has stated that power sanctions stay on the desk, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Thursday that “there isn’t any strategic curiosity in decreasing the worldwide provide of power.”
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Anti-Israel agitators set up encampment outside Jewish Dem rep's home on eve of Oct 7 Hamas attack anniversary
Anti-Israel protesters set up an encampment outside the home of a Jewish Democratic House member on the eve of the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, the congressman revealed on social media.
Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, posted on X throughout the evening of Oct. 6, announcing that a group of people with their faces covered congregated outside his house, prompting his family to get police escorts in order to exit and enter their home.
“A group of masked anti-Israel protesters assembled outside my home early Sunday morning and remained through the evening, forcing police to escort my family in and out of our house for safety,” the lawmaker declared in a post that included a photo of the group. “The protesters refuse to leave, setting up tents, cots, and sleeping bags in their encampment in the road, and are spending the night harassing my family outside our home. It’s not clear if or when they will leave,” he added in another tweet.
Landsman’s communications director told Fox News Digital via email that as of Monday morning, the individuals were still outside the congressman’s home in Cincinnati.
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Landsman noted that Monday marks the grim anniversary of the heinous Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack against Israel in which Hamas committed atrocities.
“On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the October 7th terror attacks, when Jews were brutally murdered and kidnapped, these people came to the home of a Jewish family at night, dressed in all black and fully masked,” the congressman said in a statement.
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“Today, my daughter and I will be attending a service to bear witness to the atrocious terror attacks of October 7th. Meanwhile, these people will be outside of my house, in an attempt to intimidate my Jewish family every time we try to leave our home,” he continued.
“They’ve done this to my staff and me for nearly a year, and now they’re doing it to my family and neighbors. I don’t think they have any boundaries at this point. Our family hopes they leave soon and protest in a more appropriate and less intrusive manner. We’re grateful to the Cincinnati Police Department for their ongoing efforts and work to keep us all safe,” the lawmaker said in the statement.
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Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., decried the protest and urged his colleagues to do the same.
“On the anniversary of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, this is unacceptable intimidation of a Jewish member of Congress and his family,” Goldman wrote on X. “I call on all of my colleagues to condemn this conduct. This has no place in America,”
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Supreme Court turns down challenge of California labor lawsuits by Uber, Lyft
The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear appeals from ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, which were asking to block California state labor lawsuits that seek back pay for tens of thousands of drivers.
Without comment, the justices turned down appeals from both companies. At issue, they said, was the scope of the arbitration agreements between drivers and the companies.
A state appeals court ruled last year that state labor officials are not bound by arbitration agreements which they did not sign or support.
In their appeal to the Supreme Court, lawyers for Uber and Lyft, joined by a coalition of California employers, contended the Federal Arbitration Act overrides state laws and blocks broad lawsuits seeking money for employees who had agreed to arbitrate claims as individuals. They said the case “represents California’s latest attempt to create a loophole” in the law.”
Four years ago, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta and Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower sued the ride-hailing companies for the “misclassification of drivers as independent contractors” rather than as employees.
This left “workers without protections such as paid sick leave and reimbursement of drivers’ expenses, as well as overtime and minimum wages,” Garcia-Brower said at the time. The suit sought money “for unpaid wages and penalties owed to workers which will be distributed to all drivers who worked for Uber or Lyft during the time period covered by the lawsuits.”
The lawsuit continued even after voters approved Proposition 22 in 2020 to uphold the authority of companies to classify drivers as independent contractors.
Last year, the state appeals court in San Francisco ruled the state lawsuits may proceed because the state officials did not agree to be bound by the arbitration agreements.
“The people and the labor commissioner are not parties to the arbitration agreements invoked by Uber and Lyft,” said Justice Jon Streeter for the California court of appeals. He said the state officials are not suing on behalf of drivers, but instead enforcing the state’s labor laws.
“The relevant statutory schemes expressly authorize the people and the labor commissioner to bring the claims (and seek the relief) at issue here,” he said. “The public officials who brought these actions do not derive their authority from individual drivers but from their independent statutory authority to bring civil enforcement actions.”
In January, the state Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal. Uber and Lyft then asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
In recent years, the conservative high court has regularly clashed with California judges over arbitration and ruled for businesses that sought to limit lawsuits.
Two years ago, the justices struck down part of state law that authorized private attorneys to sue on behalf of a group of employees, even though they had agreed to be bound by individual arbitration.
The California Employment Law Council, which represents about 80 private employers in the state, had urged the court to hear the Uber case and rule that the state may not sidestep arbitration agreements.
“The California courts have been clear. They don’t like arbitration,” said Paul Grossman, a Los Angeles lawyer with the Paul Hastings firm who represents private employers.
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Early voting begins in California, Texas, 5 other states
The country’s two most populous states, California and Texas, begin early voting on Monday along with Montana, Georgia, Nebraska, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Here is everything you need to know about the voter registration and early voting plans for each state.
Georgia is one of the most competitive states this cycle, and Montana offers a hotly contested Senate race
Georgia has voted Republican in all but two elections in the last four decades. The first was former President Clinton’s landslide win in 1992, and the second was 2020, when President Biden brought the state back to the Democrats by 11,779 votes.
A win for either candidate here would make their path to victory easier. The Peach State has 16 electoral votes on offer, and with recent polls showing a tight race, it’s ranked Toss Up on the Fox News Power Rankings.
Democrats do well in metro Atlanta, home to more than half the state’s population, and particularly its densest counties, Fulton and DeKalb. There is a higher concentration of Black and college voters there. The surrounding suburban areas also help Democrats run up the vote.
Republicans win big with rural voters, who can be found just about everywhere else. The GOP won all but 30 counties in the last election, with many of the largest victories in the sparse northwest and southeast regions.
Over in the northwest of the country, Montana is a Republican stronghold at the presidential level, but it also hosts one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this cycle. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester faces Republican Tim Sheehy in a race where Trump’s popularity and Sheehy’s discipline gives the GOP an edge. It’s Lean R on the rankings.
Finally, absentee in-person voting begins today in Nebraska, where absentee voting is already underway. The state is home to three competitive races.
Key downballot races in today’s early voting states
Voting also begins today in nine House districts ranked Lean or Toss Up on the Fox News Power Rankings. For a full list of competitive races, see the latest Senate and House rankings.
- California’s 13th district: Incumbent GOP Rep. John Duarte is a freshman in this San Joaquin Valley district. He won the race by 564 votes in the midterms. Biden won the same area by more than 25,000 votes two years prior; a 10.9 point victory (Dave’s Redistricting). That’s what makes this such a competitive race this year. Duarte faces Democratic state assemblyman Adam Gray in this Lean D race.
- California’s 22nd district: It’s the same story in the 22nd district, home to east Bakersfield. Rep. David Valadao, one of two Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, kept this district on a three-point margin in the midterms, but Biden won it by 13 points in the last presidential election. Valadao’s strong centrist brand keeps this race, against former assemblyman Rudy Salas, at Toss Up this cycle.
- California’s 27th district: The 27th is another GOP-held, Biden-won district. Incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Garcia won here by more than six points in the midterms; Biden won the same area by more than 12 points two years prior. The 27th is north of Los Angeles and includes some parts of that county, including Santa Clarita. Garcia faces Democrat George Whitesides, the former CEO of Virgin Galactic, in this Lean D race.
- California’s 41st district: The Golden State’s 41st district is represented by Republican Ken Calvert, who has served in the House since 1993. He won his most recent race by under five points, and this year, he’ll face the same competitor: former federal prosecutor and Democrat Will Rollins. This race is a Toss Up.
- California’s 45th district: President Biden won this southern California district by six points last cycle; its heavy and right-leaning Asian American population makes it highly competitive. Incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel faces Democratic lawyer Derek Tran in this district, which includes parts of Los Angeles. It moved to Toss Up last month.
- California’s 47th district: Democratic Rep. Katie Porter ran unsuccessfully for the Democrats’ Senate nomination this cycle, leaving the 47th district wide open. This race will now feature Democratic state senator Dave Min and Republican former state assemblyman Scott Baugh. The district includes Orange County, which has leaned towards the Democrats in the Trump era. It’s a Power Rankings Toss Up.
- Montana’s 1st district: Montana’s 1st district is the less Republican of the two; incumbent GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke took it by a slim three-point margin in the midterms. He has an edge in this western district established just two years ago following redistricting, and will compete against the same Democrat he faced two years prior: Olympic rower Monica Tranel. It’s a Lean R race.
- Texas’ 28th district: Longtime 28th district Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar is seeking his tenth term this year. He won his last race by 13 points in the midterms; Biden won the area by seven in the last presidential election. In May, the Department of Justice indicted him on money laundering, conspiracy, and bribery charges. The embattled incumbent goes up against Republican former Navy commander Jay Furman. This race is Lean D.
- Texas’ 34th district: Down to southeast Texas, where incumbent Democrat Vicente Gonzalez is seeking a fifth term in congress. He won by eight and a half points in the midterms. He is facing Republican former congresswoman Mayra Flores, who briefly represented the district in 2022. This Gulf Coast district is ranked Lean D.
How to vote in California
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for California.
Voting by mail
California began absentee voting on Monday, and the state will proactively send absentee ballots to actively registered voters. That ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
California offers early in-person voting, but the dates vary by location. Check the state’s website for more information.
Voter registration
California residents can register to vote online or by mail through Oct. 21. They can register in-person during early voting from Oct. 7 through election day.
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How to vote in Montana
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Montana.
Voting by mail
Montana began absentee voting on Monday. Residents do not need to provide an excuse in order to receive a ballot. State officials must receive a ballot request by Nov. 4, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
Montana offers early in-person voting beginning Oct. 7 and running through Nov. 4.
Voter registration
Montana residents can register to vote by mail through Oct. 7. They can register in-person during early voting from Oct. 7 through election day.
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How to vote in Georgia
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Georgia.
Voting by mail
Georgia began absentee voting on Monday. Residents do not need to provide an excuse in order to receive a ballot. State officials must receive a ballot request by Oct. 25, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
Georgia offers early in-person voting beginning Oct. 15 and running through Nov. 1.
Voter registration
Georgia residents must have registered to vote by Oct. 7.
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How to vote in Nebraska
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Nebraska.
Voting by mail
Nebraska began absentee voting last month. Applicants do not need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. The state must receive a ballot application by Oct. 25, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
Nebraska began early in-person voting on Oct. 7, and it will run through Nov. 4.
Voter registration
Nebraska residents can register to vote online or by mail through Oct. 18. They can register in-person through Oct. 25.
How to vote in New Hampshire
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for New Hampshire.
Voting by mail
New Hampshire began absentee voting on Monday. Applicants will need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. The state must receive a ballot application by Nov. 4, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
New Hampshire does not offer early in-person voting.
Voter registration
New Hampshire does not offer voter registration by mail or online. Residents can register to vote in-person on election day. Check the state’s website for more information.
How to vote in South Carolina
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for South Carolina.
Voting by mail
South Carolina began absentee voting on Monday. Applicants will need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. The state must receive a ballot application by Oct. 25, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
South Carolina will begin early in-person voting on Oct. 21, and it will run through Nov. 2.
Voter registration
South Carolina residents can register to vote online, in-person and by mail by Oct. 14.
How to vote in Texas
This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Texas.
Voting by mail
Texas began absentee voting on Monday. Applicants will need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. The state must receive a ballot application by Oct. 25, and that ballot must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5.
Early in-person voting
Texas will begin early in-person voting on Oct. 21, and it will run through Nov. 1.
Voter registration
Texas residents must have registered to vote by mail or in-person prior to Oct. 7. By-mail requests must be postmarked by Oct. 7.
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