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Eyes on 2024: Trump’s abortion blame game

Former President Donald Trump criticized Republicans who "firmly insisted" on limiting abortion rights exemptions for the party's 2022 woes.

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'We are at the brink of World War III'

Donald Trump took aim at Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and undocumented immigrants Saturday as he kicked off his bid for a return to the White House.

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DOJ 'actively working' to brief senators on Biden and Trump classified documents

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has told the Senate Intelligence Committee it is “actively working” to brief lawmakers on the potential risks to national security following the discovery of classified documents in President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s possession, according to a letter shared with NBC News by a source familiar with the matter.

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Rupert Murdoch admits some Fox News hosts 'endorsed' false election fraud claims

News Corp. Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch declined to rein in Fox News hosts who spread false claims of widespread voter fraud in the days after the 2020 election despite privately expressing that he had seen little evidence for then-President Donald Trump’s claims and that he found half of them “bulls--- and damaging,” according to court documents unsealed Monday.

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Steve Bannon declares war on Fox News

Steve Bannon, a former top adviser to Donald Trump, unloaded a torrent of attacks Friday at CPAC on Fox News and its leader, Rupert Murdoch.

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Kellyanne and George Conway announce divorce

Kellyanne Conway, who served as a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, and George Conway, a lawyer and frequent Trump critic, announced Saturday that they are divorcing after more than two decades of marriage.

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Trump's base splinters on Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump has indicated that he feels personally betrayed by Ron DeSantis' possible presidential run, and his base is divided on the prospect.

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Trump grand jury not expected to vote on possible indictment this week

The New York grand jury considering possible criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election is not expected to be asked to vote on an indictment this week, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

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Trump-era Title 42 immigration policy expires

The latest news and live updates on Title 42’s expiration this morning, marking the end of a Trump-era immigration policy set in place during the pandemic.

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Trump: 'I was able to kill Roe v. Wade'

Former President Donald Trump took credit for state abortion bans Wednesday, writing "I was able to kill Roe v. Wade" on his Truth Social platform.

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Trump decides to snub GOP debate in favor of Tucker Carlson interview

Former President Donald Trump has made up his mind not to attend the first GOP debate next week, according to two sources familiar with his thinking, and is seeking a sit-down interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a means of counter-programming the event.

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Staying quiet about Trump

President Joe Biden rarely utters Trump's name and declines to punch back when given the opportunity. It has some Democrats worried.

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U.S. to cancel Alaska oil and gas leases issued under Trump

The U.S. Interior Department said it would cancel oil and gas leases in a federal wildlife refuge that were bought by an Alaska state development agency in the final days of former President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Lawsuit filed in Minnesota to boot former President Donald Trump from 2024 ballot

A group of voters on Tuesday filed suit seeking to kick former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Minnesota, the latest in a string of efforts to cite a little-known provision in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to argue that Trump is ineligible to be president because he violated his oath of office with his conduct following his loss in the 2020 election.

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Judge to hear arguments in New York's civil suit against Trump

Attorneys for Donald Trump and the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James will argue over the scope of the forthcoming trial in the state's civil suit against the former president before a New York judge Friday.

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Trump claims Sidney Powell after her plea deal

Former President Donald Trump is distancing himself from attorney Sidney Powell in the wake of her guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case.

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Judge denies Trump's 'fishing expedition' to subpoena Jan. 6 committee records

A federal judge overseeing President Donald Trump's upcoming election interference trial said in a ruling Monday that the former president's attempt to subpoena what his legal team dubbed "missing" records from the House Jan. 6 committee appeared to be a "fishing expedition" that was not in good faith.

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What Biden’s rough 2023 polls

The polls all agree: Joe Biden’s political standing is lower than Barack Obama’s a year before his re-election — and lower than Trump’s before his 2020 loss.

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These women support abortion rights. They’re still voting Trump.

A group of female Pennsylvania voters who backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 and support at least some abortion rights said in focus group interviews that they don’t see their views on abortion as a barrier to voting for Trump again in 2024.

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Trump says he wants to debate Biden

The Republican National Committee decided in 2022 to withdraw from the quadrennial events set up by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

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Trump requests a new trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case

Donald Trump’s attorneys on Tuesday filed a motion for a new trial in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case and asked a judge overseeing the case to cancel the judgment of $83 million dollars against the former president.

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Trump eyes Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential VP pick

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is moving up the list of former President Donald Trump's potential vice presidential picks, according to six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee's search for a 2024 running mate.

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Sen. Raphael Warnock slams Trump for selling Bibles

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., on Sunday excoriated former President Donald Trump over the $60 Bibles he is selling in partnership with country music star Lee Greenwood.

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Trump calls for more and earlier presidential debates with Biden

Donald Trump’s campaign is calling for more presidential debates to be held between the former president and Joe Biden, and for the proposed face-offs to begin as early as possible to ensure more Americans “have a full chance” to see the candidates in action before they cast their ballot.

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What you missed on Day 13 of Trump’s hush money trial: Stormy Daniels takes the stand

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, took the witness stand in the former president’s criminal trial Tuesday, providing sometimes graphic testimony about their alleged 2006 tryst in a hotel suite and the efforts to buy her silence in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.

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Nikki Haley says she 'will be voting for Trump'

Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she's planning to vote for Donald Trump in November, despite her criticism of him during the campaign for the GOP nomination.

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Merrick Garland blasts Trump claims about FBI's Mar-a-Lago search

Attorney General Merrick Garland rejected former President Donald Trump's claim that the Biden administration authorized the FBI to use deadly force against him during a search of his Mar-a-Lago property for classified documents.

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Photos from Trump's rally in the South Bronx

Former President Donald Trump held a rally in the South Bronx on Thursday as he seeks to reach out to Black and Hispanic voters who could put him over the top in this fall’s election against President Joe Biden.

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Trump’s possible return looms over deals Biden cut at G7 summit

BARI, Italy — For all the ambitious plans that President Joe Biden and his counterparts unfurled at the summit meeting that ended Saturday, the cold reality is that many of the leaders may not remain in office long enough to see them ripen.

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U.S. intelligence official

The U.S. intelligence community believes the Kremlin will direct its propaganda efforts to support former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Trump Media reports $16 million loss for quarter as revenue falls

Trump Media, the social media company whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump, on Friday reported a net loss of more than $16 million for the most recent financial quarter, mostly due to legal expenses, as well as consulting and licensing expenses.

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Behind Anuel AA's endorsement of Trump, a pitch to Pennsylvania's Latinos

Former President Donald Trump’s appearance alongside Puerto Rican reggaeton star Anuel AA forms part of a larger emerging pattern in his campaign’s outreach to voters of color — and signals the campaign might see an opportunity in battleground Pennsylvania.

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Inside Trump and Vance's 'buddy level' relationship

Despite digressions involving cats and a hiccup on abortion policy, Donald Trump has grown close to JD Vance, talking with him almost every day and cheering on his frequent TV appearances.

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Trump says he will meet with Zelenskyy on Friday

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said that he would meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday morning at Trump Tower in New York.

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Trump hammers Harris on Biden's 'garbage' comment

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeatedly blasted comments made a day earlier by President Joe Biden that appeared to call supporters of the former president “garbage.”

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Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.

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Trump nominates loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

President-elect Donald Trump announced he would pick Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to to the acting secretary of defense during the first Trump administration, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to convey the enormous scope of the law enforcement effort to bring the rioters to justice, calling it “one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history.”

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J.D. Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump

Legal and constitutional experts warned Sunday that the United States could be headed toward a "constitutional crisis" or a "breakdown of the system" after Vice President JD Vance suggested judges don't have jurisdiction over President Donald Trump's "legitimate power."

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Apple’s 3-day loss in market cap swells to almost $640 billion

While the stock market broadly fared better on Monday than in the prior two trading days, Apple got hammered once again, losing 3.7%, as concerns mounted that the company will take a major hit from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

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Trump's ambitious push for trade deals is hitting some snags

President Donald Trump’s ambitious plan to broker dozens of trade deals with some of the United States’ closest trading partners has begun to show cracks as the clock on his 90-day pause for most country-specific tariffs winds down to just over one month.

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Trump Briefed on Iran's Nuclear Threat Before Israel Strikes

President Trump was briefed on June 8 by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen., on Israel’s concerns over Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities, prompting a shift in his stance toward supporting military action.

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Trump’s Trade War Rhetoric Heats Up

Trump’s tariff threats against Canada and Brazil have intensified, with the president signaling no extensions for trade deal deadlines.

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Trump is attending the FIFA Club World Cup final

President Donald Trump on Sunday will attend the FIFA Club World Cup final, a match that will offer Trump a preview of the globe’s premier soccer tournament that North America will host next year

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Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency “remade” rather than dismantled entirely.“I think the president recognizes that FEMA should not exist the way that it always has been.

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ACCUSED KIRK KILLER FACING DEATH PENALTY...

ACCUSED KIRK KILLER FACING DEATH PENALTY... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:SUICIDE WATCH... UPDATE: First Court Appearance... Left note under keyboard saying he planned to kill... 'Confessed after shooting'... Texts …

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DOJ quietly replaces...

The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump's signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a "technical error."The replacements came after online commenters seized on strik…

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Vatican disses 'Board of Peace'...

The Vatican will not participate in President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace“ initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nat…

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5,000 more being deployed...

5,000 more being deployed... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Pentagon Sends Marine Unit to Middle East... Newsom slams Trump for 'fundraising' off dead soldiers... NATO shoots down ANOTHER missile fired towards Turkey..…

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Trump threatens to send federal immigration agents to airports amid DHS shutdown

Amid an ongoing standoff between Senate Republicans and Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to send Immigrations and Customs Enforcements agents to airports around the U.S.“If the Radic…

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Here's the biggest news you missed this weekend

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran’s infrastructure, saying “sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.”His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was giving Ir…

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U.S. set to launch tariff refund system on April 20

President Donald Trump‘s administration plans to launch next Monday the system it will use for issuing refunds to American importers for $166 billion the companies paid in tariffs that the U.S.

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Judge questions legal basis for Trump's $10 billion case against IRS

A federal judge is asking the Justice Department and President Donald Trump's private attorneys to explain whether his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, an agency he oversees as president, is the type of dispute federal courts can cons…

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Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s primary loss Saturday brings to an end a two-decade career in public office that was ultimately defined by tensions with President Donald Trump

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RESULTS: TONIGHT...

RESULTS: TONIGHT... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Texas runoff that could oust Cornyn will test Trump's grip... DEVELOPING... Jaw-Dropping Cost: $130 Million!

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Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend

Family visitation at a New Jersey immigration detention center is set to resume after being suspended amid days of protests, arrests and clashes outside the facility, Gov.

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U.S. warns Europe to step up Ebola screening ahead of World Cup

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is urging European countries to mirror U.S. travel restrictions implemented in response to Ebola as the U.S. prepares to host the largest-ever World Cup amid growing concerns about the spread of the disease, according to …

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Scott Pelley alleges CBS leadership pushed for a more pro-Trump framing

Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accused CBS News chief Bari Weiss of tilting coverage in favor of how President Donald Trump characterized events in Minnesota and described a newsroom in turmoil under her leadership during an emotional New York…

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Sen. Mitch McConnell admitted to the hospital, spokesperson says

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the former senate majority leader, was hospitalized on Sunday, according to his spokesperson.“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning,” spokesperson David Popp said in a statement.

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Jimmy Kimmel taps Rosie O’Donnell as rotating guest host during two-month hiatus

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel will take a two-month break from hosting his eponymous ABC program, tapping comedian and frequent Donald Trump foe Rosie O’Donnell as one of several guest hosts to fill in during his absence.“I hope you’re paying attention this su…

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