Virginia's AG repackages Trump lies into useless 'election integrity' team

Though voter fraud isn't consequential, the money spent looking for it will be. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 13, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Virginia's AG repackages Trump lies into useless 'election integrity' team]( by Hayes Brown Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares acknowledges that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but by creating a new 'election integrity' unit, [Hayes Brown writes](, "he's winking at the outlandish myths" that Donald Trump and his league of election-deniers keep promoting. Though "election integrity" is an "anodyne sounding catchphrase," election fraud isn't a real thing, and these GOP efforts aren't "improving the quality of elections," Brown writes, only serving as "a source of increased chaos." Though voter fraud isn't consequential, the money spent looking for it will be, which means, Brown writes, these efforts put the lie to the claim that "Republicans are opposed to government waste." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis]( in your Tuesday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Steve Benen]( [Three states to cast votes Tuesday in year's final round of primaries]( Here's what to watch for in today's primary elections. [Read more.]( [Jessica Levinson]( Trump's lawsuit against Clinton was so bad his lawyers might pay for it]( Trump's suit is better characterized as a 2024 campaign mailer than a legal filing. [Read more.]( [Liz Plank]( Trump's anti-abortion rhetoric is being used against him]( Abortion rights are shaping up to be the midterm catalyst Democrats need. [Read more.]( Ja'han Jones]( [Sorry, Charlie! After queen's death, some nations poised to shirk British rule]( The British monarchy's tentacles reach far and wide. Good on the nations that want to move out from under their thumb. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [All In]( [40 Trump allies hit with subpoenas in DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation]( [Andrea Mitchell Reports]( [Ben Rhodes: Ukraine's gains come with risk of Putin's possible 'unconventional' retaliation]( [Morning Joe]( [Chances 'very high' Trump will be indicted, says former lawyer]( [The Mehdi Hasan Show]( [How local sheriffs are playing a dangerous role in threatening free and fair elections](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents 'Model America,' from co-directors Michelle Major and Dani Goffstein. The four-part series dissects the country's complicated relationship with race through the lens of Teaneck, New Jersey – a supposed "racial utopia" that became ground zero for the modern Black Lives Matter movement – and highlights the wounds that have yet to heal after the 1990 killing of a Black teenager by a white police officer. Watch the premiere episode of '[Model America](' on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.   The United States hasn't seen inflation like current levels since the late 1970s. The pandemic prompted unusually high levels of fiscal stimulus, including the rollout of relief through programs like the American Rescue Plan, which some have blamed for inflation. But our guest this week shares that increased economic relief isn’t really the biggest contributing factor leading to inflation. Author Matthew Klein points out that supply chain disruptions created by the COVID crisis, along with the war in Ukraine, actually explain the majority of the changes we're experiencing. Klein has reported for numerous outlets including Bloomberg, the Financial Times, and Barron’s. He joins [WITHpod]( to provide a gut check on the economy and to discuss why he believes the Fed has raised interest rates, the role that supply and demand plays in global financial systems, the impact of monetary policy changes on economic recovery efforts and more.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)