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Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz (D) and JD Vance (R) had a debate on Tuesday. We cover some of the big takeaways from it.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have a few curveballs thrown at them in the form of a hurricane, a port strike, and Iran lobbing missiles at Israel.

Coverage of Hurricane Helene and the damage it left behind.

The Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners agreed to the budget for the health department, but they removed a $900,000 state grant because of the word "Covid".

Trump said that he won't participate in a "60 Minutes" election special.

The Luzerne County, Pennsylvania manager is being sued after she said she won't put out drop boxes for absentee ballots this election.

And NBC News commentator Nicolle Wallace said that JD Vance "mansplained" when he talked over the female moderators of the debate while his microphone was muted.

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are criss crossing the country to get their message out to swing state voters.

New polling shows that Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz is more popular than Republican JD Vance. This new polling was released just before their upcoming debate.

Vice President Kamala Harris is more popular among Asian American and Pacific Islander populations than Donald Trump.

Harris is skipping the Al Smith charity dinner this year to campaign in battleground states. Trump said he's going.

Machinists striking against Boeing said the company's latest offer to workers isn't good enough.

Top staffers for Republican North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson have quit the campaign after CNN reported that Robinson allegedly made racist and sexist comments on a porn website's message board.

A West Virginia state senator was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

A union representative said that West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is late on paying worker health insurance costs. This involves the Greenbrier, a hotel that the Justice family owns.

And the Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit.

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House Republicans have voted against a measure that would have funded the government for the next six months.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order banning the use of "conversion therapy". That's good news for LGBTQ+ minors in the state.

Mexican pop-rock band Maná removed a song they did with Nicky Jam because of his support of Donald Trump.

Harris condemned Trump for his hateful rhetoric.

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) wants to be the next Republican leader in the senate.

We played audio of a new Harris/Walz television ad featuring Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was raped and impregnated by her step-father. Duvall, who is pro-choice, blamed Donald Trump for getting Roe v. Wade overturned.

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages that were sent to election officials in at least 15 states.

And Trump survived a second assassination attempt in the last two months.

Hammer Time: A county sheriff in Ohio suggested that people in his county record the addresses of people with Harris signs in their yards.

Hammer Time: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) badgered a witness at a hate crimes hearing.

Darren spent the entire hour discussing the Presidential Debate between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Pundits believe Harris won the debate after Trump went off on several tirades through the 90 minutes.

Trump repeated false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were "eating cats" and "eating dogs".

We look at the fact checking the Associated Press did during and after the debate.

And Harris knocked it out of the park when the topic of abortion rights was discussed.

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Barry County, Michigan Sheriff Dar Leaf is under fire for releasing damning allegations against a primary opponent just days before the August election.

It's looking more and more like the assassination attempt against Donald Trump was a crime of opportunity rather than a political agenda.

Trump took photos and video of graves inside Arlington National Cemetery, even though his campaign knew the rules against it.

Trump has received a superseding indictment in the federal election interference case.

Trump is courting QAnon again and calling for legislators to be arrested.

Vice President Kamala Harris agreed to a sit down interview with CNN.

If Harris wins the election, she would join George HW Bush as the only sitting vice president to win a presidential election since 1836.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a stern warning about what a Trump presidency would look like.

And a former Democratic politician was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was found guilty of murdering an investigative journalist.

Darren starts this week's show with an impassioned discussion about a hidden aspect of Project 2025 that's not being talked about: the banning of porn and the trampling of the First Amendment. Yes, it's part of Project 2025. You don't want to miss Darren's rant of the week.

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A Detroit judge is being sued after he put a 15-year-old girl visiting the court in a jail uniform and handcuffs after she fell asleep in the courtroom.

There are reports that Robert Kennedy, Jr. may be ending his presidential race and endorsing Donald Trump. If it happens, it's another "I told you so" moment for Darren.

Florida's tourism marketing agency has quietly removed the LGBTQ+ Travel section from their website.

Disney is dropping its attempt to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the claim that the plaintiff agreed to binding arbitration when he signed up for a Disney+ streaming service trial.

Nearly 60 people were arrested in clashes with Chicago police during protests at the Israeli Embassy there.

We play the entire speech Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gave at the Democratic National Convention.

And we take a look at the life and career of Phil Donahue, who passed away at the age of 88.

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The latest news concerning the presidential race.

Primary results in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a fetus can be referred to as an "unborn human being" in an informational pamphlet.

The first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, who has been locked out of town hall, will finally be allowed to govern after a lawsuit was settled out of court.

A pro-Trump PAC started by Elon Musk is being investigated by the Michigan Secretary of State for falsely claiming to register voters.

People who hated both Donald Trump and President Joe Biden seem to like Vice President Kamala Harris, according to new polling.

And testimony is given in a case where a newly elected Ottawa County, Michigan commissioner was fired from his job at Michigan State University Extension. MSU's representatives confirmed that Ottawa Impact aligned commissioners put pressure on the school to fire him.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate.

We have election results from several states including Michigan, Missouri, and Washington State.

The far right group Ottawa Impact will no longer have a majority on the Ottawa County, Michigan Board of Commissioners after several members were primaried out of office during Tuesday's election.

Oklahoma teachers and school districts are revolting over State Superintendent Ryan Walters' edict that the Bible will be taught in grades 5 through 12.

And abortions are on the rise after the repeal of Roe v. Wade.

Hammer Time: The American Israel Public Affairs' Committee (AIPAC) primaried U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) for speaking out against the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

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Four American prisoners held in Russia have been freed as part of the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that Republican legislators could not "adopt and amend" ballot initiatives. Because of this ruling, the state minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour starting in Feb.2025, with scheduled increases to hit $15 an hour and to do away with the lower tipped wage.

Hamas' top political leader was killed by a missile in Iran.

Donald Trump caused an uproar at the National Association of Black Journalists after he questioned whether Vice-President Kamala Harris was "Black".

The Federal Reserve is teasing a possible interest rate cut in September.

The Broward County, Florida school board voted 5-4 to suspend a teacher for 10 days after she allowed her transgender daughter to play on the girls volleyball team, which is a violation of Florida law.

Rudy Giuliani has agreed to end his bankruptcy case.

Donald Trump told a group of Christian nationalists that they won't have to vote anymore if he's re-elected. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among others, tried to cover for Trump.

The United Auto Workers union has endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris.

And an investigation has discovered that at least nearly 1,000 children died in Native American boarding schools. Darren believes that number is much higher.

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President Joe Biden has officially dropped out of the presidential race. He has endorsed his Vice-President Kamala Harris to be the top of the ticket for the Democrats.

Harris has already set a fundraising record out of the gate and has narrowed the gap between her and Donald Trump.

A 2021 video clip of Republican Vice-Presidental candidate J.D. Vance has resurfaced where he criticized Harris for being childless.

The gunman in the assassination attempt against Trump searched online for information about how close Lee Harvey Oswald was to President John F. Kennedy when that assassination took place.

The director of the Secret Service has resigned after the assassination attempt against Trump.

Who will Harris pick as her running mate? The Associated Press took a look at four potential candidates.

A Missouri prison has ignored a judge's order for the immediate release of a wrongly incarcerated man.

A recently published study said a twice-a-year shot has shown 100% protection against HIV in women.

And the Earth has experienced the hottest day on record in 120,000 years.