Biden apologizes for federal Indian boarding schools: ‘One of the most horrific chapters in American history’
President Biden on Friday offered a “long overdue” formal apology from the government for the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, describing it as “one of the most horrific chapters in American history.” The U.S. Department of the Interior says the program, which lasted over a 150-year period that ended in 1969, established 408 schools across 37 states to “culturally assimilate American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian children by forcibly removing them from their families, communities, languages, religions and cultural beliefs.” “After 150 years, the United States government eventually stopped the program. But the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened — until today,” Biden told an audience while speaking at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. “I formally apologize, as President of the United States of America, for what we did. I formally apologize. That’s long overdue.” “At first, in the 1800s, the effort was voluntary, asking tribes… to send their children away to vocational schools. But then the federal government mandated the removal of children from their families and tribes, launching what’s called the Federal Indian Boarding School era,” he said. BIDEN SEEKS TO CEMENT LEGACY ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN REMAINING MONTHS AS PRESIDENT “One of the most horrific chapters in American history,” Biden continued. “We should be ashamed, a chapter that most Americans don’t know about.” FLASHBACK: BIDEN TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NATIVE AMERICANS “Generations of native children stolen, taken away to places they didn’t know, with people they never met, who spoke a language they had never heard. Native communities silenced. Their children’s laughter and play were gone,” Biden also said. “Children would arrive at schools, their clothes taken off, their hair that they were told was sacred, was chopped off, their names literally erased, replaced by a number or an English name.” At least 973 Native American children died during the program, during which more than 18,000 were taken from their parents, according to The Associated Press.
Fox News Politics: Judge orders Virginia to reinstate potential noncitizens to voter rolls
Welcome to the Fox News’ Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Here’s what’s happening… – Iranian armed forces plan to triple Revolutionary Guard budget thanks to oil exports – ‘Ideological balance’: Supreme Court’s conservative majority to stay no matter who wins election, experts say – Kamala Harris’ border answer infuriates mother of woman allegedly murdered by illegal immigrant A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to halt its removal of potential noncitizens from state voter rolls, a decision expected to restore the voting rights to some 1,600 residents ahead of Election Day. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Fox News shortly after the ruling that his administration is planning to file an emergency stay for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to block the injunction, which he noted was handed down just 11 days before the election. He added that his administration would appeal it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. …Read more ‘GOOD TO BE WITH YOU’: Harris praises pro-Farrakhan pastor who said gay people should feel ‘uncomfortable’ in their ‘sin’…Read more ‘CONTRARY TO RUMORS…’: Pentagon denies false claim that Biden-Harris admin authorized troops to use force against Americans…Read more RACING TO THE END: Top Dems demand special counsel to investigate Jared Kushner less than 2 weeks from Election Day…Read more ‘PROUD’: Former Republican Rep. Fred Upton says he’s ‘proud’ he voted for Kamala Harris…Read more ‘OUTRAGED’: 12 Dems join GOP lawmakers to threaten UN funding over ‘ongoing hostility’ to Israel…Read more ‘ILL-FATED EFFORT’: McConnell was ‘furious’ at Rick Scott’s 2022 leader bid, book says…Read more CCP CROSSHAIRS: China going after down-ballot U.S. races: report reveals which lawmakers are in crosshairs…Read more CHASING DIMON: Jamie Dimon walks political tightrope, may be considering Harris cabinet position…Read more ELECTION DEAD HEAT: Trump, Harris dead even in national poll, with just 1 in 4 saying country headed in right direction…Read more RECORD-BREAKING RACE: Montana Senate race shatters spending records at $309 per registered voter…Read more START THE VOTING: Delaware early in-person voting begins…Read more BEYONCE ON THE TRAIL: Harris teams up with Beyoncé at Texas rally, Trump to sit with Joe Rogan…Read more WHO’S MORE ACCESSIBLE?: Trump-Vance ticket has done combined 93 interviews since August compared to 54 for Harris-Walz…Read more ‘SHE IS NOT DOING WELL’: Trump declares Harris campaign is ‘imploding’ in tax cut-focused Vegas rally: ‘leading by so much’…Read more ‘CALLED YOU DEPLORABLE’: Sen Tammy Baldwin hits back at GOP opponent’s Clinton comparison: ‘Actually called you deplorable’…Read more MONEY TALKS: Harris-Trump showdown: VP continues to dominate this crucial campaign metric days before 2024 election…Read more PARTY HAS STARTED: More than 30M voters have cast ballots so far in 2024 election…Read more PUNCHING DOWN: Vulnerable NY Republican blasts Dem challenger’s progressive endorsement after moderate showing at debate…Read more NO ROOM AT THE INN: NY booting migrants from upstate hotels as contract expires…Read more ‘KICKED’ TO THE ‘CURB’: Voters in key swing district that could determine control of the House speak out: ‘Kicked’ to the ‘curb’…Read more BALLOTS SET ON FIRE: Arizona election ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire, suspect arrested…Read more NEW WAVE: Caravan descending on border could preview migrant rush to sneak in to US if Trump wins election…Read more SCARY TREND: Virginia school board silenced parents concerned with MS-13-affiliated student in school, lawsuit claims…Read more Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
‘The worst thing I’ve ever heard’: Holocaust survivor blasts Harris for comparing Trump to Hitler
The Trump campaign released an ad Friday featuring a Holocaust survivor criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for comparing former President Trump to Adolf Hitler. “I know more about Hitler than Kamala will ever know in a thousand lifetimes,” 94-year-old Jerry Wartski, a survivor of Auschwitz, says in the roughly minute-and-a-half advertisement. “For her to accuse President Trump of being like Hitler is the worst thing I’ve ever heard in my 75 years living in the United States.” Wartski said Trump was a “mensch,” a Yiddish term of endearment, arguing “he has always stood with the Jewish people and the State of Israel.” TRUMP BLASTS HARRIS OVER HITLER COMPARISON, RIPS HIS FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF: ‘LOWLIFE’ Wartski also demanded an apology from Harris. “I know President Trump, and he would never say this, and Kamala Harris knows this,” Wartski says. “She owes my parents and everybody else who was murdered by Hitler an apology.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response. The ad comes after Harris repeatedly compared Trump to Hitler this week, including during a press conference from the steps of her formal residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., during a town hall Wednesday that Harris conducted with CNN and on social media. ‘ADMIRES DICTATORS’: HARRIS CONTINUES COMPARING TRUMP TO HITLER DURING BATTLEGROUND STATE TOWN HALL Harris’ remarks followed media reports this week that detailed alleged claims by ex-Trump administration officials, including Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, that the former president on “multiple occasions” praised Hitler and the loyalty his Nazi generals showed him. “Donald Trump is out for unchecked power. He wants a military like Adolf Hitler had, who will be loyal to him, not our Constitution,” Harris posted to X this week. “He is unhinged, unstable, and given a second term, there would be no one to stop him from pursuing his worst impulses.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “If the President of the United States, the commander in chief, is saying to his generals, in essence, ‘Why can’t you be more like Hitler’s generals?’ Anderson, come on. This is a serious, serious issue,” Harris said during her town hall event Wednesday. “And we know who he is. He admires dictators, sending love letters back and forth with Kim Jong Un.”
Texas lawmakers demand answers on fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant: ‘Infuriating’
FIRST ON FOX: Texas lawmakers are calling for additional information from the federal government about a purported illegal immigrant accused of killing an American citizen while allegedly driving under the influence. Thirty-five-year-old Jorge Peralta is accused of crashing into three vehicles on Oct. 13 in a collision that killed 29-year-old Grayson Davis. Peralta is accused of running away and resisting arrest, according to CBS Austin, The outlet reported that he confessed to having consumed five beers before driving, and that he is now being held as an ICE detainee. DHS IDENTIFIES HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS WITH POSSIBLE TIES TO BLOODTHIRSTY VENEZUELAN GANG Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with State Rep. Stan Gerdes, say they have been told that Peralta is an illegal immigrant who was deported under the Obama and Trump administrations, but that he then returned illegally in 2021. The Bastrop County Sheriff’s office confirmed to their offices that it had reported the suspect to ICE, and that they had placed a hold on him. “When ICE puts a hold on someone, it’s because that person is an illegal immigrant, and they have an interest in them,” Sheriff Maurice Cook said. BIDEN ADMIN FACES SCRUTINY OVER RESPONSE TO ‘SIGNIFICANT RISE’ OF ASSAULTS ON BORDER PATROL AGENTS Now, the lawmakers want to know how the suspect re-entered after being deported multiple times, whether immigration authorities knew he was residing in the country, and what potential gaps in enforcement allowed him to re-enter the U.S. ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the lawmakers pinned the blame for the noncitizen’s presence in the country on the Biden administration. “Another family’s worst nightmare has come to pass, and it’s directly because of the Biden-Harris Administration’s reckless, open-border policies,” Rep. Cloud said in a statement. “Their refusal to enforce our immigration laws has taken another innocent life. How many American citizens have to be killed by illegal immigrants before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris decide to act?” “Yet another Texan is dead directly because of the Biden-Harris border crisis,” Cruz said. “Texans deserve answers about why this illegal alien was allowed back into our country after being deported twice. This crime was both infuriating and avoidable, but the Biden-Harris administration has made a cynical decision to keep the border open for political purposes. The resulting crimes are avoidable, infuriating, and unacceptable.” Gerdes said the community was “heartbroken” by the tragedy and that he would be pushing legislation to address illegal immigration at the state level. All three lawmakers say they want a full investigation into the suspect’s immigration history. The case comes amid a fierce debate over illegal immigration. Republicans have tied the border crisis and the crimes that have emerged from it on the rolling-back of Trump-era policies by the Biden administration. They say that ending border wall construction, ending “Remain-in-Mexico” and narrowing ICE deportations have encouraged increased border crossings. Former President Trump has promised, if re-elected to launch a mass deportation operation. The Biden administration has called for the passage of a bipartisan border security bill introduced in January, which many conservative Republicans have opposed, to increase funding and limit some entries into the U.S. It has pointed to a sharp decrease in encounters at the border since President Biden signed an executive order in June limiting arrivals. Numbers have since plunged by over 55%. The agency also says it has completed over 700,000 removals or returns for FY 24, the most since 2010. Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from the Fox News Digital immigration hub.
Lebanon added to money laundering ‘grey list’
Global watchdog adds Lebanon to its list of nations subject to increased monitoring of financial transactions. A global anti-money laundering watchdog has added Lebanon to its “grey list” of nations that are subject to increased monitoring of financial transactions. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Friday that Lebanon had made progress on several recommended actions and would continue to implement reforms. Lebanon has been in a financial crisis since 2019 that has been left to fester by the country’s leaders and now faces growing damage from Israeli air strikes and ground operations against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. The grey-listing could potentially further deter investment in Lebanon and could affect the relationship between some Lebanese banks and the global financial system. “Of course, we recognise the extremely grave situation that Lebanon is currently facing,” said Elisa de Anda Madrazo of Mexico, which currently holds the organisation’s rotating presidency. Lebanon’s being put on the grey list “should not impede relief efforts … and we are working to ensure that channels of humanitarian aid remain open,” she said. De Anda said that being put on the grey list was not a “punitive measure” and was part of the process of helping nations develop action plans to make improvements. The FATF also said it added Algeria, Angola, and Ivory Coast to its grey list. Senegal was removed from the grey list and the FATF noted improvements, including in its ability to investigate and prosecute money laundering cases linked to corruption. The FATF made no changes to its “black list” of nations against which countermeasures should be taken to protect the international financial system from money laundering and terrorist financing risks emanating from those countries. Iran, Myanmar and North Korea are on the black list. Adblock test (Why?)
Brazil seals $30bn compensation deal with BHP, Vale over 2015 dam collapse
The dam collapse unleashed wave of tailings in disaster that killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless, flooded forests. Brazil has signed a 170 billion reais ($29.85bn) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015, one of the country’s worst environmental disasters. The agreement was signed on Friday. The collapse of the dam at the iron ore mine owned by Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, near the city of Mariana in southeastern Brazil, unleashed a wave of tailings in a disaster that killed 19 people, left hundreds homeless, flooded forests and polluted the length of the region’s Doce River. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended a ceremony in Brasilia to mark the signing of the agreement, with the government saying the first instalment of 5 billion reais ($878m) must be paid within 30 days. The agreement provides for the payment of 132 billion reais ($23bn), of which 100 billion reais ($17.5bn) represent “new resources” that must be paid to public authorities within 20 years by the companies involved in the tragedy. The other 32 billion reais ($5.6bn) will be allocated to compensate for affected people and reparation actions that will remain their responsibility. That’s in addition to the 38 billion reais ($6.6bn) the miners say they have disbursed. The government’s solicitor general, Jorge Messias, said the agreement’s resources will enable local authorities to compensate families for financial losses and fund environmental recovery in affected areas. These efforts will focus on the states of Minas Gerais, where the dam is located, and Espirito Santo, through which the Doce River flows to the sea. The annual payments are scheduled until 2043, with values varying between 7 billion reais ($1.2bn) in 2026 and 4.41 billion reais ($7.7bn) in the last instalment. ‘Provide justice’ “These resources will allow us to provide justice in reparation to the families directly affected, and their impact will be felt over several areas, not only in the recovery of the environment but in the resumption of economic activities, health and infrastructure,” Messias said. In a statement, BHP said it expected outflows under the agreement to align with its full-year 2024 Samarco provision of $6.5bn, and no update was required to the existing provision. Friday’s agreement could end more than a hundred lawsuits against the mining companies in the South American country and possibly limit legal action abroad, three sources close to the matter said this week. BHP is contesting liability in a lawsuit worth up to 36 billion pounds ($47bn) in London’s High Court over its responsibility for the Mariana disaster. The world’s largest miner by market value argues that the London lawsuit duplicates ongoing legal proceedings and reparation and repair programs in Brazil and should, therefore, be dismissed. Adblock test (Why?)
13 ex-Trump officials back Kelly’s stand against Trump
The former Trump aides are ‘not surprised’ by Kelly’s claims Trump complimented Hitler and scorned the US constitution. A group of Donald Trump-era officials have rallied behind former Chief of Staff John Kelly after he warned that the former president behaves like a “fascist” and craves dictatorship. In a letter first reported by Politico on Friday, 13 officials who worked under former US president Trump said they “applaud” Kelly for speaking out against the former president. “There are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party,” wrote the officials, all lifelong Republicans. “This is one of those moments.” They added, “Everyone should heed General Kelly’s warning.” The officials include former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Elizabeth Neumann, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham and former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews. ‘The dictator approach’ Kelly, a retired general who was Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, made waves when he detailed his concerns about a possible second Trump term. Kelly told the New York Times that, as president, Trump “preferred the dictator approach”, scorned the US Constitution and threatened to weaponise the US military against his domestic foes. The former chief of staff also said Trump repeatedly complimented Hitler. “He’s certainly the only president that has all but rejected what America is all about, and what makes America, America,” said Kelly, adding that he thought Trump lacked empathy. Trump’s campaign has denied Kelly’s account, calling the four-star general a “total degenerate” and a “lowlife”. But the 13 officials backing Kelly say they are not surprised by his allegations about Trump. “The revelations General Kelly brought forward are disturbing and shocking,” they wrote. “But because we know Trump and have worked for and alongside him, we were sadly not surprised by what General Kelly had to say.” Threat to democracy? Since leaving office, Donald Trump has faced an unprecedented backlash from senior officials within his party, many of whom warn that he poses a unique threat to democracy. Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney, who has endorsed Trump’s Democratic opponent Kamala Harris for president, stated that there has never been a “greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump.” Harris has capitalised on the Republican critiques, saying their warnings provide “a window into who Donald Trump really is.” “Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable”, Harris told reporters outside the White House on Wednesday. If he wins a second term, officials like Kelly will not be there to “rein him in”, she added. More than 80 American Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, medicine and economics have also signed an open letter endorsing Harris for president, which was published on Thursday by the New York Times. The Nobel laureates warned that Trump would ” jeopardise any advancements in our standards of living” because of his previous proposals for science funding. Trump and Harris are currently neck and neck in the polls ahead of the November 5 election, which analysts describe as a toss-up. With 11 days to go, the latest poll by CNN found 47 percent of likely voters support Harris and an equal 47 percent support Trump. Only 2 percent of all likely voters say they haven’t yet chosen a candidate, and another 9 percent say that they could change their minds before casting a ballot, CNN reported. Adblock test (Why?)
Ex-Trump officials tell Americans to ‘heed General Kelly’s warning’ Trump’s a fascist
The Harris campaign on Friday put out a letter penned by 13 ex-Trump administration officials seeking to bolster claims made by former President Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly. During a series of interviews conducted with the media and published earlier this week, Kelly recounted multiple occasions when the former president praised Adolf Hitler. Kelly also insisted Trump met the “general definition of a fascist” and would govern like a dictator if allowed. The claim about Hitler, from Kelly, was bolstered by similar accounts released in the media this week from anonymous sources who claimed to overhear the same thing. “We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark detail the danger of a second Trump term,” the letter stated. “Everyone should heed General Kelly’s warning.” The letter’s signatories included Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s former press secretary; Miles Taylor, Trump’s former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security; Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of ABC’s “The View” and a former Trump press secretary; and Mark Harvey, a former special assistant to Trump. Olivia Troye, a former national security adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence who has signed multiple letters from Republicans attacking Trump, signed this letter, as well. PLAYING THE HITLER CARD: WILL TRUMP BACKERS DISMISS JOHN KELLY’S ATTACK? “Like General Kelly, we did not take the decision to come forward lightly,” the letter added. “We are all lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, there are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party. This is one of those moments.” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said in response to the Friday letter that Kelly had “totally beclowned himself” with what he described as “fabricated” allegations. HARRIS ACCUSES TRUMP OF SEEKING ‘UNCHECKED POWER,’ BEING ‘UNHINGED AND UNSTABLE’ “He failed to serve his President well while working as Chief of Staff and currently suffers from a debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Cheung said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “President Trump has always honored the service and sacrifice of all of our military men and women, whereas Kamala Harris has completely disrespected the families of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including the Abbey Gate 13.” A Republican who was privy to the working relationship between Kelly and Trump, Nick Ayers, argued in contrast to the Friday letter that Kelly should not be believed. Ayers was a former chief of staff to Pence during his tenure as Trump’s vice president. HILLARY CLINTON ACCUSES TRUMP OF ‘REENACTING’ INFAMOUS NAZI RALLY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: WE CAN’T IGNORE IT “This unequivocally did not happen. Full stop,” Ayers told Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum following news of Kelly’s claims. “John Kelly was never shy to point out to senior staff when he differed with the president, often behind President Trump’s back, so I can assure you, had those comments been made the national media would have known — all of us would have known — instantly.” Ayers added that Kelly was “rarely ever alone with the president,” and accused Kelly of playing politics. “They’re desperate to change the subject,” Ayers said, referring to Democrats.
Voter registration fraud probe involving 2500 applications confirmed by Pa. election officials
A county in the pivotal battleground of Pennsylvania is investigating roughly 2,500 voter registration forms that were flagged for potential fraud, Pennsylvania’s Department of State confirmed to Fox News Digital on Friday. The office confirmed it has been in contact with Lancaster County since last week, after it reported receiving two separate batches of apparently fraudulent voter registration forms. “Suspected fraudulent voter registration forms were dropped off at the Board of Elections Office in two batches at or near the deadline for submission,” the board said in a statement Friday. Both the local District Attorney’s office and the Lancaster County Board of Elections are working to review and vet the applications. DOJ ONCE OK’D LAW AT CENTER OF YOUNGKIN VOTER ROLL-CULLING ORDER FEDS NOW SUING TO BLOCK In a statement Friday, county election officials said the concerns were first noted “during the staff’s normal process to review and enter applications into [a Pennsylvania database] and law enforcement was alerted. The forms marked as suspicious either had false names, duplicative handwriting, or unverifiable or incorrect identifying information, they added– prompting county election officials to immediately notify both the Pennsylvania Department of State and the state attorney general’s office and open a criminal investigation. Speaking at a press conference Friday, Lancaster County officials urged calm and stressed that the election system did what it was intended to do in preventing fraud. The applications were not limited to a single party, and were collected in various spots across the county. “The fact of the matter is, we’ve contained this,” Lancaster County Commissioner Ray D’Agostino, a Republican who chairs the county election board,, told reporters. “This is not right. It’s illegal. It’s immoral. And we found it, and we’re going to take care of it.” Ultimately, he said, “the people of Lancaster County can be confident in how we conduct our elections.” The Pennsylvania Department of State applauded Lancaster County Friday “for their diligent work in spotting this potential fraud and bringing it to the attention of law enforcement.” “As the county’s efforts show, multiple safeguards exist to ensure the integrity of our elections, and Pennsylvanians can have confidence that this November’s election will be safe, secure, free, and fair,” the office told Fox News. This is a breaking news story. Follow along for more updates. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Georgia GOP election official appeals decision mandating vote certification
A Georgia election official filed an appeal Wednesday after a judge ordered election leaders must certify election results by the legal deadline even if they suspect fraud or mistakes. Julie Adams, a Republican member of the Fulton County election board, filed a notice of appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled last week that election officials were required to certify the election by the legal deadline. Adams is specifically appealing the parts of McBurney’s ruling that require she certifies election results by the deadline even if she “finds fraud or abuse, or other palpable error,” according to the emergency motion. Adams is also arguing that the remedy provided in the order is “improper and insufficient … if she finds fraud and abuse.” MILLIONS OF VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST BALLOTS FOR NOV. 5 ELECTION Adams initially filed suit seeking declaratory judgment, arguing she was “entitled to ‘full access’ to what she has identified as ‘election materials.’” McBurney granted in part and denied in part the relief requested. McBurney wrote in the order that “no election superintendent (or member of a board of elections and registration) may refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.” The order also stated that officials may investigate their concerns alongside related documents so long as “any delay in receiving such information is not a basis for refusing to certify the election results or abstaining from doing so.” The remedy Adams is appealing states that members are not left without “recourse or the means to voice substantive concerns about an election outcome,” saying that such contests “arise after the ministerial act of certification.” GEORGIA VOTER WEBSITE HIT WITH CYBERATTACK, LIKELY FROM FOREIGN SOURCE: OFFICIAL Election results must be certified by Georgia’s individual counties by 5 p.m. the Monday or Tuesday after the race. The initial ruling was handed down the same day Georgia citizens headed to the polls for early in-person voting, which runs until Nov. 1. Adams had voted against certifying the presidential primary results in May. She proceeded to sue the Fulton County elections board, arguing she was unable to fulfill her duties as a superintendent after a documents request was denied. She had asked for additional documentation related to the election ahead of the certification deadline. ‘IT’S HUGE’: TOP GEORGIA ELECTION OFFICIAL MAKES EXPLOSIVE PREDICTION ABOUT EARLY VOTING TURNOUT Georgia is a swing state in this year’s election and was won by President Biden in 2020 by less than 1%. There are multiple lawsuits unfolding in the Peach State challenging a new measure passed by the state board of elections that would require county officials to hand-count ballots after they are tabulated by a machine on election night. Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and The Associated Press contributed to this report.