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Conway: Anyone Who Writes Off Trump Is a Fool

A common refrain heard after the midterms is that Donald Trump might be finished as the top dog in the GOP. In a New York Times essay, former aide Kellyanne Conway suggests...

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Trump Rages Against Carroll in Unsealed Deposition

In October, Donald Trump sat for a deposition at Mar-a-Lago with Roberta Kaplan, an attorney for magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, who has accused the former president of raping...

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Nikki Haley Denies Pompeo 'Gossip,' Teases 2024 Run

Toying with a presidential run, Nikki Haley on Thursday denied claims that she eagerly fought to replace Mike Pence as Donald Trump's vice president even as she served as...

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Trump May Actually Want Haley to Run in 2024

Former President Trump says he recently told Nikki Haley to "go by your heart" in her decision to run for his old job in 2024, even though he's also a contender....

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Trump: An Indictment Would Help Me in Polls

Former President Trump addressed the CPAC convention on Saturday, but it appears his most noteworthy comments were delivered to reporters prior to his speech. In those remarks,...

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Access Hollywood Tape Can Be Used Against Trump

E. Jean Carroll, who is suing former President Donald Trump, won on a couple of issues in federal court on Friday. District Judge Lewis Kaplan decided that Carroll, who accuses...

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He Served His Time. Now, Testimony to a Grand Jury

Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made on the former president's...

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Report: Trump Won't Be Indicted Today

Donald Trump will not be indicted today because the grand jury that has been hearing evidence in his case, which had been scheduled to reconvene Wednesday afternoon, has been...

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Hutchinson Mostly Ignores Trump in Formal Launch

Asa Hutchinson, former governor of Arkansas, had already said he was seeking the Republican nomination for president. But saying that in interview s didn't give him a chance...

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Trump Wins Big Tax Case Over His Chicago Skyscraper

For more than a decade, former President Trump and other owners of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago have sought to recoup a hefty property tax refund on the...

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The Lesson for Journalists From Trump's Town Hall

CNN has taken lots and lots of criticism for its town hall with former President Trump, usually along the lines of, "That wasn't journalism, it was a Trump rally."...

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Trump's Next Town Hall Won't Go Out Live

Former President Trump is following up his CNN town hall event with one on another network he often maligns—Fox News. The network says the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination...

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Trump Valet Also Gets Indicted

A second person has been indicted alongside former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, with Trump himself announcing it. That individual is Walt...

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Big Question in Miami: Will Tuesday Be Violent?

Donald Trump is due to appear in federal court in Miami at 3pm ET Tuesday over his unprecedented federal indictment . The former president himself called for protests over the...

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Trump Crowd Boos Graham for Six Minutes

Amost 75% of those voting in South Carolina's Pickens County backed then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, and it showed Saturday. As many as 50,000 supporters...

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Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Blocking Trump Case

Georgia's Supreme Court quickly and unanimously rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to put a stop to an investigation into interference in the state's...

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RFK Jr.: Media Hits Me Worse Than Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says media bias, and not his own controversial theories , is what's dogging his presidential campaign. "I've been really, you know, slammed...

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Mar-a-Lago Worker Makes First Court Appearance

The property manager of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate made his first court appearance on Monday on charges in the classified documents case against the former president...

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Trump's Social Media Post Spurs Swift DOJ Response

This story has been updated with the judge's deadline. When Donald Trump was arraigned on Thursday on felony charges that he tried to overturn results of the 2020 election,...

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Gov. Sununu: There's Only One Way to Beat Trump

New Hampshire's Republican governor, Chris Sununu, is not running for president this year, but he has some blunt advice for most of the GOP candidates not named Donald Trump:...

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For Returning SCOTUS: Abortion, Guns, Trump

The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years, as the justices begin a new term. Major cases await, as they always do, including several challenges to regulatory...

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Book: Oprah Hatched a Plan to Stop Trump in 2020

Back in 2018, Oprah Winfrey pooh-poohed speculation that she might make a run for the White House, saying a presidential campaign "would kill me." A new biography...

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Trump's 'Intolerable' Gag Order Is Reinstated

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday reinstated a gag order against former President Trump, denying his request to suspend the order and allow him to speak freely while his...

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Trump Admirer's Lead Disappears on Election Day

The far-right populist and Donald Trump admirer who had been leading in the polls was denied a first-round victory in Argentina's presidential election on Sunday and is headed...

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Trump Gives Mike Johnson the Thumbs-Up

Could the fourth time be the charm for the House GOP? Politico seems to think so, noting that their pick of Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker nominee late Tuesday came with "no...

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Asked to Reassess, Judge Stands by His Fine of Trump

A New York judge reaffirmed Thursday a $10,000 fine he'd imposed on Donald Trump over an out-of-court comment that the former president made during his civil business fraud...

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For This Trial, Trump Actually Agrees With the Media

Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the...

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The 20 Most-Read Stories of 2023

When it comes to news, 2023 was no slouch. Generative AI, the Israel-Hamas war, former President Trump's indictments, the Taylor Swift era ... we could go on and on. (And...

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FBI Investigates Threats to Judges in Colorado

Threats made against Colorado Supreme Court justices who threw former President Trump off the 2024 ballot have reached the FBI's radar. The agency "is aware of the...

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Colorado GOP Asks SCOTUS to Keep Trump on the Ballot

The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state's supreme court decision that found former President Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first...

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Trump to Biden: 'Release the J6 Hostages'

Former President Trump marked the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by casting the migrant surge on the southern border as the "real" insurrection....

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Willis Defends Hiring Prosecutor

Fani Willis has defending hiring Nathan Wade as special prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case after Donald Trump and another defendant accused her of hiring her...

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Trump's $399 Sneakers Sell Out Quickly

Donald Trump's new line of $399 sneakers sold out in a matter of hours, reports Axios . The former president pitched the high-tops at Sneaker Con in Philly over the weekend,...

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Former Trump CFO Gets Second Jail Term

Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump's real estate empire, received his expected sentence of five months in jail Wednesday for lying under oath during the...

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Trump Explains TikTok Flip-Flop

A bill to force TikTok's Chinese owners to sell or face a US ban passed a House committee 50-0 last week, and a vote of the full House could happen as soon as Wednesday—but...

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Navarro Is Due in Prison After Supreme Court Passes

Given the opportunity to keep Peter Navarro out of prison, at least for now, the Supreme Court on Monday declined. That means the former aide in the Trump White House remains...

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Trump Warns of a 'Bloodbath' If He Loses

Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, with his remarks on migrants and about a potential "bloodbath" should he lose the election drawing...

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New NBC Colleagues Give McDaniel a Rough Reception

Inside and outside the network, objections were raised immediately when NBC News hired a Republican Party boss who's slammed the news media and supported Donald Trump's...

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Trump Shares Eyebrow- Raising Clip Involving Biden

Donald Trump headed to Long Island on Thursday to attend the wake of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot Monday in Queens during a traffic stop. But it was a video of...

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Trump's Fundraiser Is a Smashing Success

Former President Trump's campaign said it raised $50.5 million on Saturday, reports the AP , a staggering reported haul as his campaign works to catch up to the fundraising...

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FBI Code Name for Trump Documents Probe Was a Doozy

It's no secret that law enforcement agencies often assign code names to various cases to keep them as hush-hush as possible, but one used for the investigation into Donald...

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Sen. Vance, on VP Shortlist, Joins Trump at Court

Memo to those in the race to be Donald Trump's running mate: A show of support in court might not hurt. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio turned up at the former president's hush-money...

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Libertarians' Sustained Boos Greet Trump

Donald Trump sought an invitation to address the Libertarian National Convention, the first such appearance by a current or former president, but he may have gotten more than...

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Trump: 'Revenge Can Be Justified'

Former President Trump is threatening revenge for his fraud conviction while asserting that the country is worse off after he became the first US president convicted of a felony....

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Biden, Trump Campaigns Agree to Debate Rules

The campaigns of President Biden and Donald Trump agreed Saturday to debate rules proposed by CNN, which warned that unlike four years ago, "moderators will use all tools...

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Tuesday's Biggest Race Is Too Close to Call

The most closely watched race in Tuesday's primary voting—one seen as a test of Donald Trump's sway—remained too close to call early Wednesday. GOP Rep. Bob...

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Nevada Judge Throws Out Fake Electors Indictment

A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner...

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Melania Trump Isn't Listed as Convention Speaker

Organizers of the Republican National Convention released an official list of speakers Saturday, and Melania Trump is not on it. Three favorites to be Donald Trump's running...

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Man Killed at Trump Rally Is Laid to Rest

A fire truck carried Corey Comperatore's flag-draped casket to a Pennsylvania church on Friday for the funeral of the former fire chief, who was shot and killed when a gunman...

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Trump, Zelensky Meet to Discuss Ending War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. "We...

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Musk Takes a Leap Into Trump Rallies

As a public speaker, Elon Musk usually is somewhat subdued. But his enthusiasm for Donald Trump apparently transformed him Saturday in a high-energy, bouncy appearance at the...

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Harris' Closing Message Takes a Turn

Kamala Harris' message about Donald Trump has gotten darker as Election Day nears. She has embraced the Trump-is-a-fascist message—on a podcast , by supporting comments...

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In 2 New Polls, Some Worrying Signs for Harris

If Kamala Harris is still feeling the party vibe , this might end it. The vice president and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in the final New York Times /Siena College...

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Trump Rejects Haley, Pompeo for Cabinet

"There is a desire to not have people with presidential ambitions" in President-elect Donald Trump's next Cabinet, a former senior administration official told...

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Trump Names His EPA Pick

President-elect Trump named another member of his team Monday, announcing that former Rep. Lee Zeldin is his choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator. If he is...

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Trump: US Owning Greenland Is an 'Absolute Necessity'

President-elect Trump is expressing some interesting territorial wishes ahead of his return to the White House, hinting in recent days that Canada should become the United States'...

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Senate Confirms Noem for Homeland Security

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem won Senate confirmation Saturday as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, an agency central to President Trump's immigration policies....

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Egypt on Trump's Plan for Palestinian Relocation: No

Israel has initiated plans to potentially relocate Palestinians from Gaza, aligning with a proposal by President Trump, despite facing international resistance. The strategy involves...

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Doctor Decrees Trump 'Fully Fit'

The oldest American to be elected president is "fully fit" to handle the job, his physician says in a report on President Trump's physical exam released Sunday....

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Trump Plans Talks With Putin, Zelensky on Monday

After saying there'll be no movement toward peace in the war over Ukraine until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a meeting of the minds , President Trump said...

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US, Israel Await Answer From Hamas on Ceasefire

The Trump administration is awaiting an answer from Hamas after sending a proposal for a temporary ceasefire that would allow humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza—a plan Israel...

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Trump Pulls Nomination of NASA Pick

White House officials said Saturday that President Trump is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to run NASA. Trump made...

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