Rahm Emanuel Says Democratic Socialists Are 'Their Own Party' Amid DSA Wins

Emanuel said Democrats have a "brand problem" and need to show voters they can deliver results rather than simply oppose Trump.


https://www.newsweek.com/rahm-emanuel-says-democratic-socialists-are-their-own-party-amid-dsa-wins-12522433?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

MS Now connects ‘blue dots’ at Texas fan event: ‘I always feel hope when I watch them’

Network at receiving end of White House press ban recently chose red state to host fan event as part of broader outreach

In 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance carried Tarrant county, Texas, by 42,125 votes. So why, on the afternoon of 26 September, was the arena at the University of Texas-Arlington filled with nearly 5,000 super fans cheering for liberal media darlings Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell like they were rock stars?

After two years of hosting the network’s annual fan event in dark blue New York City, MS Now (formerly MSNBC) got wind that something was happening in Texas. The state, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to the US Senate in 37 years, might do so next month, when 37-year-old James Talarico, Texas state representative, goes up against the Republican nominee, Ken Paxton, a well-known but controversial figure who ousted incumbent John Cornyn in the party’s primary with Donald Trump’s backing. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/04/ms-now-fan-event-texas?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Trump appears to share personal phone number of US senator in ploy to push permanent daylight savings

US president urges Americans to call Tom Cotton to support bill to make daylight saving time permanent

Donald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the US senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of his fellow Republican and the chair of the Senate intelligence committee.

The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July, but it faces roadblocks in the Senate, where some Republicans are strongly opposed to it. Proponents, including the president and his administration, argue that the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. Detractors said permanent daylight saving time would lead to darker and potentially more hazardous winter mornings when children will be waiting for school buses and parents will be driving to work in darkness. Continue reading...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/trump-tom-cotton-daylight-saving-time?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Trump Urges Republicans to Vote by Mail Despite Past Attacks

President Trump urged Republicans to vote by mail despite years of calling the practice corrupt and fraud prone.


https://www.newsweek.com/trump-urges-republicans-to-vote-by-mail-despite-past-attacks-12521324?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger