Opinion | Releasing Trump’s Tax Returns Was the Right Decision
Now the American people know what they had a right to know all along.
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Opinion | The House Should Not Have Released Trump’s Personal Tax Returns
A Trump critic argues that the committee had a valid reason to obtain and examine Trump’s returns, but that publishing those returns was unfair to Trump.
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Inside the Jan. 6 committee’s massive new evidence trove
The panel's evidence provides the clearest glimpse yet at the well-coordinated effort by some Trump allies to help Trump seize a second term he didn’t win.
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New data shows the folly of Trump’s crusade against early voting
Vermont, Kentucky and Nevada dramatically expanded the ability to cast ballots before Election Day, and neither party gained an edge.
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Trump’s Worst Fear Is Coming True: He’s Being Ignored
Even some of his biggest supporters in Congress are rebuffing his call to back Kevin McCarthy for speaker.
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Opinion | The Party of One Becomes the Party of None
The GOP is shrugging off its subservience to Trump, but with no one left to fill the void.
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Opinion | Biden’s Documents Case Isn’t Similar to Trump’s. It’s Really Like Hillary’s.
And that’s both a good and bad thing for the president.
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Opinion | The Co-dependency of Biden and Trump
The classified documents saga underscores how much they need each other in a 2024 rematch.
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Judge denies Navarro effort to dismiss contempt case for defying Jan. 6 committee
The ruling said Navarro had failed to prove that former President Donald Trump wanted him to assert executive privilege over his potential testimony.
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HUD revamps Obama-era discrimination rule in rebuke to Trump
Senate Banking Chair Sherrod Brown called the proposal “an important step to ensure that we are fulfilling our nation’s commitment to fair housing in all of our communities."
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The House's legal lieutenant in its Trump wars speaks out - about Jan. 6 and more
In a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO, Doug Letter described his tenure battling a former president who tested the limits of executive power at every turn.
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Democrats ding Biden on documents even as they push back against GOP
"Joe Biden has shown total cooperation in this effort. That's a sharp contrast to President Trump,” Sen. Dick Durbin said.
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Garland defends handling of Biden, Trump classified document probes
Attorney general made his first public comments since FBI searched Biden's Delaware home and found more items marked classified.
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‘Decisions are imminent’: Georgia prosecutor nears charging decisions in Trump probe
Fulton County District Attorney Willis’ remark came as she urged a judge to oppose calls to publicly release the findings of her yearlong investigation.
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Trump unveils new education policy loaded with culture war proposals
The proposal reflects the degree to which Republicans want the next election to be waged around classrooms as much as boardrooms.
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Facebook was a cash cow for Trump. It could end up being a ‘bronze goose.’
The platform has changed. And operatives in both parties aren’t convinced that Trump can dominate there again.
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Trump hits DeSantis: He's a Covid skeptic phony
The former president slams the Florida governor — and potential 2024 rival — as he hits the campaign trail in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
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Secret hold restricts DOJ's bid to access phone of Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry
The decision by a panel of federal appellate judges temporarily blocks a lower-court ruling, escalating the battle over communications related to DOJ's probe of 2020 election challenges.
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Trump big money machine prepares for battle with DeSantis, other rivals
The super PAC backing Trump, MAGA Inc., is getting material ready for an ad offensive against other Republican 2024 hopefuls.
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Dems name former Trump impeachment officials to GOP investigative panel
Speaker Kevin McCarthy gets to approve any lawmakers on the subcommittee, but has said he would allow Democrats to name their members without interference.
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Opinion | Trump’s Most Brazen Attack Yet?
Republicans won’t be fooled by Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of the pandemic.
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‘It’s about damn time’: College workers organize amid nationwide labor unrest
After fearing the National Labor Relations Board under President Donald Trump would roll back graduate students' power to unionize, campus organizers are energized under President Joe Biden.
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Biden admin offers to brief Trump officials on past Chinese spy balloon incursions
Officials in the last administration denied that the airships had flown over the U.S. on their watch.
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Koch network looking away from Trump in GOP presidential primary
"The best thing for the country would be to have a president in 2025 who represents a new chapter," a letter from the organization's CEO, Emily Seidel, said.
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Top general says Trump-era spy balloons flew over the U.S. undetected
Gen. Glen VanHerck cited a "gap" in capability that caused the DoD to miss the incursions.
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Michael Cohen to meet with Manhattan DA amidst Trump grand jury
Cohen said he will be meeting with District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday.
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Michael Cohen says Manhattan DA case against Trump is ‘ready to take off’
“I believe that there is a case,” Cohen said outside Manhattan state court Wednesday before meeting with prosecutors for District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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DeSantis on Trump’s attack: ‘I don't spend my time trying to smear other Republicans’
On Tuesday, Trump reposted a message on social media sarcastically insinuating DeSantis is grooming teenage girls.
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Sununu swipes at DeSantis, Dems rally to Biden: 5 takeaways from The Fifty: America’s Governors
Republicans shrug on Trump while Democratic governors commit themselves to defending abortion rights and addressing climate.
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Trump brings back Jason Miller
The longtime aide will once again be on the presidential campaign staff.
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Biden Cabinet member lawyers up as GOP threatens impeachment
Mayorkas and DHS have hired a law firm that helped House Democrats in their impeachment effort of then-President Donald Trump.
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GOP intelligence chair ‘stumped’ by Biden-Pence-Trump document handling
Rep. Mike Turner called them each out by name.
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Judge orders partial release of Georgia grand jury report on possible 2020 election crimes
The release will include a special grand jury’s report that focuses on whether former President Trump broke state law by pressuring local officials to change the 2020 presidential election results.
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55 Things You Need to Know About Nikki Haley
The former South Carolina governor and Trump official has navigated racial conflict throughout her private and political life life — as well as the shifting politics of the Trump-era GOP.
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Haley looks to move past Trump with a style that predates him
The former South Carolina governor is testing the proposition that GOP politics haven’t been irrevocably changed by the president she once served.
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Trump parts with TV ad maker as firm’s partner goes to Haley
Jamestown Associates made ads for Trump in 2016 and 2020 — but not 2024.
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Supreme Court cancels oral arguments in Trump-era immigration policy case
The nixed plans come after DOJ argued that Title 42 would be moot after public health emergency lifts in May.
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Trump: I won’t call DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’
Trump announced his bid for a second term as president in November and has since launched multiple attacks on DeSantis.
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Did Van Jones and Donald Trump Leave a Blueprint for Bipartisanship?
A new documentary explores the surprising passage of a criminal justice reform bill that has changed thousands of lives in red and blue states.
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Trump’s White House accomplishments aren’t so easy to sell on the campaign trail
Operation Warp Speed and the overturning of Roe aren’t necessarily clear political winners anymore.
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Biden to replace Trump migration policy with Trump-esque asylum policy
The new administration policy mirrors Trump-era restrictions on asylum requests.
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Judge orders depositions of Trump, Wray in long-running dispute with ex-FBI officials
The sworn testimony would be a part of the lawsuits related to Peter Strzok’s firing from the FBI in 2018.
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DeSantis leads Trump in California matchup
The new poll also contains grim news for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Longtime Trump backers flock to DeSantis event
The Florida governor is hosting a retreat for donors and other supporters in Palm Beach, Fla.
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The Trump vs. DeSantis proxy battle shapes up with dueling CPAC vs. Club for Growth events
The conservative ecosystem is engaged in a battle for the future of the party, with Trump as a main divide.
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Democrats step up pressure on Biden to reverse Trump’s decision on space HQ
One senator has raised troops’ access to abortion and other services if the command moves from Colorado to Alabama.
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Just how big is the Always Trump component of the Republican Party?
The former president’s hold on a portion of voters is already having a deep impact on the race.
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Trump is poised for a CPAC love fest or face plant. There is no in between.
Many of the other 2024 candidates aren’t showing and the hall is expected to be filled with MAGA fanatics. But what if it’s not a coronation?
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The Trump world-Fox News war gets nasty
Relations have been rocky before. But the punches being thrown now are particularly aggressive.
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Trump courts early-state Republicans at Mar-a-Lago
The former president has been meeting with GOP officials from Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and now Nevada.
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Once an albatross around Trump’s neck, Jan. 6 is now taboo in the GOP primary
The insurrection was supposed to be the party’s breaking point with Trump. Now, no one running against him wants to talk about it.
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Opinion | What Does DeSantis Have that Trump Doesn’t?
The cage match is about to begin — but the 2024 contenders aren’t all that different.
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Trump’s CDC director says Fauci shut down debate on Covid’s origin
In an interview with POLITICO, Fauci dismissed the charge.
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Opinion | The Future of the Republican Party Is on the Line
The real 2024 battle: Trump vs. Reagan.
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Dem Intel chair: Biden admin position on classified docs fails ‘the smell test’
Sen. Mark Warner suggested broader consequences from Congress' lack of access to material found in the possession of the president, former president Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
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Trump can't help but show off his letters from Kim Jong Un in his new book
The ex-president's relationship with the North Korean leader was subject of high-stakes fascination, and Trump's new book offers some insight.
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Judge okays use of Access Hollywood tape in Trump defamation trial
The Manhattan judge also rejected Trump’s effort to block the columnist, E. Jean Carroll, from using the testimony of two other women who previously accused him of sexual assault.
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Can Trump’s ‘Straight Man’ Lighten Up?
The famously bland former vice president has a chance to remake his public image with a little levity. His advisers think his shot at the presidency might depend on it.
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Trump lashes out at DeSantis, says he regrets his endorsement of him
The attacks on the Florida governor are the sharpest yet from the former president.
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Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight
"I’m not aware of any other group that has held trainings so consistently and for such a wide range of staffers."
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D.C. chief judge post turns over with Trump probes in balance
James Boasberg replaced Beryl Howell on Friday as the judge overseeing pivotal grand jury probes in Washington.
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Former legal adviser to Michael Cohen tries to discredit him in grand jury testimony
“If they want to go after Donald Trump and they have solid evidence, so be it. But Michael Cohen is far from solid evidence,” Robert Costello said.
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Liberal Manhattan DA takes on Trump in perilous legal fight
Progressive policies pushed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg have made him a convenient target for Trump, who has a history of claiming bias by those investigating him.
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Trump to GOP firms: Stop using my image or your clients will suffer
A memo sent on Thursday makes clear, the Trump campaign wants the digital dollars going to them.
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Ron DeSantis has one very big problem: Donald Trump
"You’re not going to win in an insult slugfest with Donald Trump. That’s his strength.”
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Former National Enquirer publisher testifies before Trump grand jury
Monday was the first time in a week that the Manhattan grand jury heard evidence in the Trump case.
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House Democrat leads rally backing Manhattan DA's Trump probe
“We are here to say let the process continue and no one is above the law, not even a president of the United States,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat.
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Trump supporter charged with pulling knife on family with children outside Manhattan courthouse
The female protester began arguing with the couple before she allegedly threatened them.
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Hill Republicans sprint to Trump’s corner before indictment details are clear
It was the latest illustration of GOP fealty to the former president as he mounts his third White House bid.
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Opinion | The Painful Lesson Donald Trump Could Learn from R. Kelly and Michael Avenatti
The New York hush money case might be legally weak. But defendants who face multiple indictments simultaneously often find themselves overwhelmed and ultimately convicted.
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The Day Donald Trump Surrendered
Photographer Yunghi Kim captures photos from Manhattan as Donald Trump, the first U.S. president indicted on criminal charges, turned himself in for arrest.
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Trump makes play for DeSantis donors
Donald Trump’s campaign is reaching out directly to Ron DeSantis' donors to convince them to jump ship.
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Opinion | The Gaping Hole in the Middle of the Trump Indictment
What exactly are the ‘other crimes’ the former president is alleged to have committed that justify bringing the case?
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Can Trump run for president from prison? Yes, and it’s been done before.
He could follow the playbook of the socialist firebrand Eugene V. Debs, who in 1920 received nearly a million votes while behind bars.
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Bennie Thompson: ‘I chose Liz Cheney over party’
In an exclusive interview, the Democrat who led the Jan. 6 hearings talks about the parallels between attacks on the committee — and criticism of Donald Trump’s criminal indictment.
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Former attorney general says Trump is doing himself no favors by attacking judge
But William Barr also said the case brought by Alvin Bragg should never have been brought.
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Appeals court rejects Peter Navarro’s bid to retain hundreds of presidential records
The Justice Department sued Navarro last year, seeking to reclaim records the government said should have been returned to the National Archives after the Trump administration came to an end.
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Trump and Pence compete for ovations at the NRA after a rash of mass shootings
The former vice president said punishment was key to stopping mass shootings, the former president pointed to mental health.
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Republican donor retreat suggests Donald Trump is far from a coronation
But a solution to stopping Trump has proved elusive.
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Trump turns from past to future at RNC donor retreat
The former president traded his election grievance rhetoric for a forward-looking vision for party and country, according to a copy of his Nashville remarks obtained by POLITICO.
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Trump’s fundraising was lagging. Then he said an indictment was imminent.
The president’s filing shows he spent much of his money on staff, with some sums going to his businesses.
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Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden’s top contenders to replace Trump’s military leaders
Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year.
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'Hypocrisy': New York Democrats deride Judiciary Committee's Manhattan hearing
“This hearing is being called for one reason and one reason only: to protect Donald Trump," said Rep. Jerry Nadler.
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Georgia prosecutor probing Trump reveals new details of active investigation
The Fulton County district attorney disclosed new interviews with Republicans who falsely claimed to be presidential electors.
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Judge OKs subpoena from House GOP to former Trump prosecutor
A deposition of the former prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, is scheduled for Thursday.
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Trump defends his efforts to combat abortion
He touted his achievements to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Council in the face of recent criticism.
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Trump endorsed by head of GOP’s Senate campaign arm
Steve Daines becomes the latest, and highest profile, Senator to back the former president.
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Georgia DA: Any charges against Trump and allies will be announced this summer
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she'd announce possible criminal indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1, according to media reports.
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Trial begins in civil lawsuit accusing Trump of rape
During opening statements, a lawyer for E. Jean Carroll described a “brutal attack.” Trump’s lawyer said the accusation is a “sick story.”
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Fugees rapper found guilty in political conspiracy
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel was accused of misconduct during both the Obama and Trump presidencies.
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Fed blames Trump-era policies, SVB leaders - and itself - for bank’s stunning collapse
The document is a key opening salvo as the Fed and other regulators consider how to improve their policing of financial risks.
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How McConnell is trying to front-run Trump ahead of 2024
The Senate Republican leader sees a Trump nomination as complicating the task of defeating Joe Biden next year, according to confidantes. So he's executing his own end-around.
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How the Trump Years Weakened the Media
Reporters are on the side of the good guys, but they need to try harder to stay there.
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Trump to sit down with CNN in implicit dig at Fox
The president has ridiculed the cable news network relentlessly. He will do a town hall event with it next week.
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Trump won’t take the stand in lawsuit accusing him of rape
The former president’s lawyer confirmed Tuesday that he won’t testify in his own defense.
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In Trump rape trial, both sides rest their cases
But the judge left open the possibility that Trump could raise a last-minute bid to testify.
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8 false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says
The new revelation is the latest sign that a Georgia prosecutor is advancing her investigation into Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election.
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Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial
The former president is being sued by E. Jean Carroll.
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Trump plays the inside game to stave off '16-like convention chaos
The former president has been wooing delegates at his club and over the phone.
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The Trump rape trial is headed to the jury. Here are the questions jurors will weigh.
Lawyers for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump presented more than four hours of closing arguments on Monday.
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Read the full jury verdict form from the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
Trump's legal team did not call any witnesses during the trial, and Trump himself did not testify in court during the trial.
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A Stunning Result in Trump’s Sexual Assault Trial
A new first — and a new low — for the former president.
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Can Trump cure all of Biden's ills? Some Dems aren't so sure.
Anxiety mounts that the 2020 playbook isn’t replicable and that Biden world may be too confident in it.
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Trump appeals verdict finding him liable for sexual assault
The appeal was widely expected, as the former president’s attorneys said they planned to contest the verdict.
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5 things that went well for DeSantis in Iowa on Saturday
The Florida governor and presidential contender showed dexterity, rerouting for a last-minute meet-and-greet not far from the site of Donald Trump’s canceled rally.
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Biden vs. Trump would be 'rematch from hell,' former lawmaker says
Former Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd is considering his own 2024 bid.
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Trump-endorsed Daniel Cameron wins Republican nomination for Kentucky governor
He will face incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.
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Florida New College students plan alternative graduation against Trump pandemic adviser
School officials tapped Scott Atlas to speak at the commencement. The students have a different plan.
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DeSantis snaps back at Trump over Florida’s six-week abortion ban
"[Trump] won’t answer whether he would sign it or not,” said DeSantis.
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to anchor new show
The move comes a week after Collins moderated a CNN town hall with former President Donald Trump.
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Trump hits DeSantis after governor's 2 endorsed candidates lose
The attacks against Ron DeSantis come as the Florida governor is readying a possible bid for the GOP presidential nomination against Donald Trump.
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Pence's prepared speech lifted words directly from Trump
Mike Pence’s prepared remarks include a two-sentence passage almost identical to words used by Donald Trump in 2019.
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Anti-abortion leaders worry they may have to oppose Trump if he doesn’t back national ban
The former president has steadfastly refused to get pinned down, much to chagrin of those in the movement.
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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says she disagrees with Trump town hall, confronted boss Chris Licht
“My management believes they did the right thing as service to the American people,” Amanpour told the crowd during her Columbia Journalism School commencement speech.
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Former Trump attorney says he left legal team because of infighting
"There are certain individuals that made defending the president much harder than it needed to be," Timothy Parlatore said.
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Why Ron DeSantis should hope he's the second coming of John McCain
The Florida governor once ran even with or even ahead of Trump in some early state polls. Now he's far behind.
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GOP senator: 'I don’t think Trump can win a general election'
“If past [is] prologue, that means President Trump is going to have a hard time in those swing states, which means that he cannot win a general election,” Bill Cassidy said.
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Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date tentatively set for late March
Trump had pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records at his family company, the Trump Organization.
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Trump slams Texas 'RINOS' over Paxton impeachment effort
The Texas House later voted to impeach Paxton, triggering his suspension from office.
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Many GOP insiders fear that Teflon Don is back
Trump plays by rules afforded no other candidate. He might luck out again with a large field in 2024.
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Biden world confident in a Trump rematch but preps for a surprise
Democrats and campaign officials know their job may get tougher if Trump’s name isn’t on top of the GOP ticket.
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Return of the Republican Clown Car
The presidential race is getting crowded, and Trump is the beneficiary once again.
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Trump wants new judge in hush money case
The former president’s lawyers said in court papers that the judge cannot be impartial.
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DOJ closes Pence classified documents probe - and Trump lashes out
The close of the investigation comes just days before Pence is expected to launch a presidential bid.
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Chris Christie crashed and burned last time. He thinks 2024 will be different.
He's spent weeks sharpening his attacks on Trump.
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Trump notified that he is the target of ongoing criminal investigation
He is under investigation for concealing reams of classified information at his private estate and orchestrating a scheme to prevent federal authorities from finding them.
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Why is Mike Pence making a longshot bid against Trump for president?
Pence sees a path to victory, even if it will require a Rube Goldberg machine-like series of events.
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Trump indicted in federal classified documents probe
Special counsel Jack Smith has spent months investigating Trump's retention of sensitive national security information at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Trump indictment: The startling, damning details
What we learned about the prosecution's case.
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Even Trump’s critics don’t think indictment will bury him
An indicted Trump may be vulnerable — but his rivals are set to take a pass
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Former FBI official details bureau’s disagreement with DOJ ahead of its Trump search
The “everyday discussion” over executing a search warrant at the former president’s Florida club still caused “consternation,” the official said.
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Trump trial: How to keep the case public when the key evidence is classified
The case against Donald Trump will test the legal system’s ability to guard national secrets while guaranteeing a fair and open trial.
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RNC shuts down Hutchinson's push to amend loyalty pledge amid Trump indictment drama
The candidate complained about pledging to back a possible "convicted felon."
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Judge orders Trump lawyers to seek security clearances
Defense attorneys commonly receive security clearances in criminal cases involving classified documents.
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Trump cruises, DeSantis flatlines in polling even after bombshell indictment
Three polls conducted after his second indictment show Trump in a comfortable first place.
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Former Trump Defense secretary brands him a security threat
"It's just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation's security at risk," Mark Esper said.
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DeSantis takes aim at the First Step Act, Trump’s signature criminal justice reform law
He voted in favor of an earlier version of it when he served in Congress.
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John Eastman's plan to keep Trump in power faces a reckoning, as authorities seek his disbarment
Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday against John Eastman, the legal architect of Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.
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Samuel Alito and the Donald Trump School of Self-Immolation
The justice’s defense against charges of unethical behavior only proved how clueless he is about public relations.
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Trump lands Pennsylvania endorsements post indictment
Trump will announce on Friday that he has won the endorsements of more than half of Pennsylvania’s House GOP delegation.
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Feds propose starting Trump classified documents trial in December
Prosecutors said the legal procedures surrounding the use of classified information in a criminal case require some delay.
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Judge rejects Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ defense in second E. Jean Carroll case
The ruling paves the way for Trump to stand trial in the civil lawsuit in January.
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Trump takes over small city in South Carolina show of force
His appearance was a shot across the bow in a critical primary state with two home-grown contenders.
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Illinois Republican Darren Bailey challenges Rep. Mike Bost
The high-profile GOP primary contest pits two Trump-supporting conservatives against each other.
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Trump attacks DeSantis in Iowa over ethanol stance
But the former president's own mixed record on biofuels could come under scrutiny.
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Trump special prosecutor Jack Smith's probe spent over $9 million so far
Special counsel Jack Smith has incurred about $5.4 million on his own budget and prompted about $3.8 million in spending by other Justice Department agencies.
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Why the Stop Trump effort all comes down to South Carolina
There is likely to be a major gap in the primary calendar before the state hosts its vote. The usual knife-fighting there could get even bloodier.
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Low-key Trump bets on Vegas volunteers with promise of more to come
“We have a big job to do. This has been a hard state,” the former president tells a group of grassroots supporters in brief address.
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Conservative group plans anti-Trump ad blitz in early states
The group, Win it Back, will begin airing TV ads in Iowa and South Carolina on Tuesday.
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‘Anonymous’ op-ed author: Top security officials fretted about nuclear war early in Trump administration
U.S. leaders met to prepare for a potential nuclear strike by North Korea amid Trump’s fiery rhetoric, Miles Taylor writes in a forthcoming book.
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‘5 laps ahead': Trump thumbs his nose at Iowa traditions
The former president is jabbing at Iowa’s popular governor and skipping events in the state.
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While trying to put Trump behind bars, DOJ grapples with how much to shield him in civil suits
The prosecution of Donald Trump has created a bizarre dynamic for DOJ, which has a longstanding mission to protect the presidency in court.
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Trump trial date: Special counsel blasts Trump’s bid to delay documents case until 2024 election
Federal prosecutors said Trump should not be allowed to use "baseless" legal arguments to delay his trial.
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Kavanaugh: No warring camps at Supreme Court
The Trump-appointed justice insisted that the court is not divided along partisan lines, despite a flurry of major polarized decisions.
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The Best Way to Find Out If Someone Is a Trump Voter? Ask Them What They Think About Manhood.
A new POLITICO Magazine/IPSOS poll shows that people have very different ideas on the solutions to the challenges facing men and boys. And those differences are affecting how they vote.
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Christie on a Trump brawl: 'I'd kick his ass'
“Look at him, Arnold Schwarzenegger,” the former New Jersey governor said jokingly.
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Trump’s 2024 media play: Less cable, more Barstool
The ex-president is hitting the podcast circuit and showing up at contact and combat sporting events. It’s part of a larger plan.
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The 2024 field (minus Trump) goes through the Tucker stress test
The former Fox News host grilled GOP candidates on Ukraine at the annual evangelical forum in Iowa.
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Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to head off potential indictment
In a unanimous ruling, the court brushed aside a long-shot request to shut down the grand jury probe led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-prez
The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising.
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Looming indictment wrenches open the central question of 2024: Is Trump fit to serve?
Privately, the fear is that a third indictment, even if it’s the most serious one yet, will once again help Trump.
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Biden takes aim at Trump in campaign’s first shot of 2024
The comments mark a turning point in Biden’s reelection campaign, which has largely refrained from attacking the Republican field.
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Trump probe knocks DeSantis off course - and to the back of the news
The Florida governor's CNN appearance was the story of 2024 in a nutshell.
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Man who had sentence commuted by Trump charged in new alleged fraud scheme
Two years after Eliyahu Weinstein's release, prosecutors say he hasn't changed.
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Trump vows to undo Biden's electric vehicle policies
The former president's latest attempt to win auto workers' votes came in a video that accused his successor of imposing "crippling mandates" on the industry.
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Locking up anti-Trump donors, Chris Christie has a Kushner on his side
Christie's latest filing with the Federal Election Commission shows some notable names, a sign that he's attracting a segment of voters against Trump.
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Judge scolds Jack Smith’s team for causing delay in unrelated Jan. 6 verdict
Prodded by the judge, a lawyer revealed that a grand jury witness faced questions implicating “executive privilege” — the latest sign of Smith’s probe into Donald Trump’s conduct after the 2020 election.
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GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal
A number of lawmakers in Biden-won districts said they would not support a symbolic attempt to expunge the former president's record.
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Trump classified documents trial: The important dates you need to know
Defense motions to dismiss the indictment. Wrangling over classified evidence. And other crucial legal battles before the case reaches a jury next year.
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Michael Cohen settles lawsuit against Trump Organization over unpaid legal bills
The terms of the settlement — which came just days before the case was set to go to trial — were not disclosed.
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Sununu: Most New Hampshire voters are ‘not with Trump’
The New Hampshire said GOP contenders can topple Trump in his state, but they have to take him on directly.
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A Trump-light, Ukraine-heavy Aspen Security Forum
This year’s national security gathering drew big names, few of whom had real answers.
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Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro fading from the spotlight
Jair Bolsonaro was once called the “Trump of the Tropics."
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RFK Jr.: Media hitting me harder than Trump
"If I believed the stuff that's written about me in the papers and reported about me on the mainstream news sites, I would definitely not vote for me,” Kennedy said.
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Trump just qualified for the first debate. But will he show up?
Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Tim Scott also qualified based on the latest polling.
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‘These people look pathetic’: Nancy Pelosi slams Kevin McCarthy on expunging Trump impeachments
“This is about being afraid," former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
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Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case
In a revised indictment, prosecutors accused Trump of seeking to erase security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
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When Dealing with Trump, Republicans Should Remember Employee 4
It’s still possible to stand up to The Boss.
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Labor battle brews as Trump rallies in Biden's backyard
Trump’s Pennsylvania return foreshadows a ‘24 Keystone State showdown.
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Trump hits back at GOP candidate who said he’s running to ‘stay out of jail’
The remark drew loud boos from the crowd.
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Judge dismisses Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN
“Being ‘Hitler-like’ is not a verifiable statement of fact that would support a defamation claim,” a Trump-appointed judge wrote.
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Tracking the Trump criminal cases
A definitive guide to the key players and legal risks in the four criminal probes of the former president.
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How much prison time could Trump get? It's complicated.
Of the more than six dozen felonies that Trump is accused of, many often result in harsh sentences.
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Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case
In a new court filing, his legal team said prosecutors’ proposed restrictions are too onerous.
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Trump on possible gag order: Pound sand
The former president campaigned in New Hampshire and called the latest charges against him "bullshit," saying, "I will talk about it."
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Georgia prosecutor will present witness testimony to grand jury as another Trump indictment appears imminent
An indictment in Fulton County, Ga., could come soon after witnesses testify on Tuesday.
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Trump blames left for legal costs
Trump’s Save America PAC shrank from over $100 million at the beginning of last year to $3.6 million after bankrolling legal fees for the former president and his allies.
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Trump supporters and DeSantis super PAC officials spar at a Des Moines dive
A shouting match transpired after a top Never Back Down official took umbrage with a Trump backer's hat.
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The GOP Senate candidate whose Trump ambassador stint is coming back to haunt him
National Republicans were wary of Jeffrey Gunter's bid to begin with. He jumped into the Nevada primary anyway.
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Mark Meadows seeks to move Georgia prosecution to federal court
Trump himself is expected to follow suit with a motion to transfer the case out of Georgia state court.
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Trump indictment forces a GOP reckoning on 2020
Trump’s news conference Monday will force the primary field to re-litigate 2020 once again.
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Georgia prosecutors seek March 4 trial in Trump racketeering case
The timeline, combined with Trump’s other criminal cases, could put him in the courtroom for most of the first six months of 2024.
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Georgia’s peculiar pardon system is bad news for Trump
Unlike with the federal prosecutions, Trump has no power to shut down the case if he’s reelected.
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Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for ricin letter sent to Trump at White House
Pascale Ferrier had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Trump and to police officials in Texas.
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DeSantis meets privately with Kemp in Georgia
The meeting follows Donald Trump’s indictment in the state.
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DeSantis’ ‘listless vessels’ remark causes MAGA world to lash out
Trump campaign and supporters push comparisons to Hillary Clinton's 'deplorables' remark.
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Why the latest abortion pill ruling has enviros rolling their eyes
Courts have said that people who like plants and animals can sue when wildlife is harmed. People who "delight" in fetuses should have the same right, a Trump-appointed judge wrote.
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Sorry, Fox News. Trump says he’s not going to the debate.
"I WILL THEREFORE NOT BE DOING THE DEBATES!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Special counsel pushes back on Trump’s call for 2026 trial on election charges
Prosecutors argued in a court filing that the former president based the proposal on misleading statistics and an exaggeration of the volume of evidence in the case.
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‘I wish he were here’: Ronna McDaniel talks Trump on the eve of first GOP primary debate
“I think it’s important that we talk to the American people, and I believe the general election starts now,” the RNC chair told POLITICO.
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Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team revealed the details of the employee’s about-face in a new filing.
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Trump surrenders at Georgia jail in election case
A grand jury in Georgia indicted Trump and 18 others last week on racketeering and other charges.
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Trump raised $7.1 million after Georgia booking, mugshot
The former president raised $4.18 million on Friday alone, the single-highest 24 hour period of his campaign to date.
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Trump’s trial run: How an onslaught of court dates could sideline him from the campaign trail
The former president is a defendant in four criminal cases and three civil cases — and they could all go to trial before the 2024 election.
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Trump Can’t Go Home Again
Twitter is not the site that it used to be. And he’s not the same man.
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Peter Navarro, facing trial for contempt of Congress, says Trump invoked executive privilege
The former top trade adviser testified that Donald Trump told him to stiff-arm the Jan. 6 committee.
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N.H. attorney general 'carefully reviewing' arguments that could keep Trump off state's ballot
It's the latest development in a long-shot effort by some Republicans to use the 14th Amendment to prevent the former president from appearing on the 2024 ballot.
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Trump advised Tudor Dixon to soften her line on abortion during Michigan governor's race
The conservative media personality came under fire in the campaign for failing to say whether she would allow the procedure for rape victims.
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Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars, New York AG says
The estimates came in newly unsealed court filings ahead of an October trial in which Trump and his business empire are accused of fraud.
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The 14th Amendment theory that could define 2024: Is Trump eligible to run?
Some scholars say Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. Here’s how the courts might wade in.
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WSJ poll: Trump leads GOP primary field by 46 points as DeSantis drops
Haley, Ramaswamy and Christie all grew their share of supporters since the April survey, albeit by single digits.
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Vivek Ramaswamy 'a cheerleader' for Trump, Larry Hogan says
The former Maryland governor wants only serious candidates in the Republican presidential field.
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Meet the white Trump official behind the launch of Black America for Immigration Reform
The new effort will look to advance the argument that more immigration is bad for Black workers.
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New York attorney general asks judge to fine Trump for ‘frivolous’ legal arguments
The request for sanctions came in a civil fraud lawsuit that Attorney General Tish James is pursuing against the Trump business empire.
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Trump 14th amendment debate more extensive than realized, election chief says
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said she has been talking to other secretaries about it.
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Trump suffers another legal loss to E. Jean Carroll, as judge rules he defamed her as president
The decision leaves a jury to decide how much in damages he should pay for his 2019 comments.
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DeSantis camp on Iowa: A ‘strong second’ is good enough
The Florida governor is trailing former President Donald Trump by a wide margin.
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Pelosi: I’m Running Partly to Thwart Trump
By remaining a candidate, the former speaker can continue to raise money to help the Democrats retake the House and keep the presidency.
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Kemp, DeSantis campaign push back on Trump's Covid ‘tyrants’ comments
“The fact is former president Trump led the opposition to my decision to reopen Georgia — the first state in the country to do so,” Kemp wrote in a post.
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Trump, the ultimate attention seeker, wages a campaign largely out of public view
The ex-president’s allies want his competition to drop out as they start focusing on Biden. But Trump’s team insists he’s not taking anything for granted.
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How Donald Trump’s DOJ gave Biden a major assist in the coming impeachment probe
The department’s 2020 opinion around Trump's impeachment trial could place some serious constraints on House Republicans now.
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Trump privately discussed Biden impeachment with House GOPers
The former president talked with House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik on Tuesday.
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'They did it to me': Trump says Biden impeachment inquiry might be motivated by revenge
Trump told former Fox and NBC host Megyn Kelly that GOP attempts to indict Joe Biden could be next.
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Jack Smith seeks gag order on Trump
On Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed filings revealing the government’s week-old request.
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‘Fictitious’ facts and ‘imagined’ history: GOP Rep. Ken Buck slams Biden impeachment effort
“Trump’s impeachment in 2019 was a disgrace to the Constitution and a disservice to Americans. The GOP’s reprise in 2023 is no better,” Buck wrote in an op-ed published Friday.
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A Moderate Anti-Trump Republican Who Got Fed Up With the Senate Has Retirement Advice for Mitt Romney.
On his way to the golf course, former Sen. Bob Corker explained why the Senate has become miserable for politicians seeking bipartisan work.
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Trump's become a runaway train in the GOP primary. Here's why.
A POLITICO analysis shows Trump's supporters are more conservative and more assured in their candidate than voters backing other Republican candidates.
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Republicans squeeze Democrats on labor as UAW strike explodes in Michigan
The GOP under Donald Trump has moved away from automatically backing big business and made modest gains among blue collar workers.
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Trump says it was his decision to say the 2020 election was rigged
“You know who I listen to? Myself," Trump said during an interview on NBC.
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Trump to visit Detroit as UAW boss scorches him
The former president will be in Detroit while his GOP presidential rivals debate in California.
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Biden world fears Trump may muddy the waters on abortion
Democrats fear Trump is trying to present himself as a moderate on an issue proving vulnerable for Republicans.
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‘I’ve kept every one of my promises’: DeSantis claps back at McCarthy
“Donald Trump supported Kevin McCarthy very strongly for Speaker. I don't think he would have won the speaker vote,” DeSantis said.
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‘Trump scooped us’: Dems sound alarm on Biden’s handling of the auto worker strike
Donald Trump’s decision to head to Detroit for a speech next week is setting off alarms among some Joe Biden allies.
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Former prosecutor who quit Trump-Russia probe says she left over concerns with Barr
Nora Dannehy had been part of the investigation led by John Durham.
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The biggest donor group in Democratic politics privately moves against No Labels
Democracy Alliance is raising alarms about a third-party candidate helping Donald Trump.
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Trump’s latest legal gambit could cause ‘cascade’ of trial delays, New York warns
Postponing Trump’s upcoming trial on business fraud might have ripple effects on all the other Trump cases, the state attorney general said.
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Jack Smith adds war crimes prosecutor - his deputy from the Hague - to special counsel team
The special counsel's office is gearing up to put Donald Trump on trial in two criminal cases next year.
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Trump hits Biden on UAW visit
“If the UAW ‘leadership’ doesn’t ENDORSE me, and if I don’t win the Election, the Autoworkers are ‘toast,’” the former president wrote on Truth Social Friday night.
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Inside the courtroom of Trump's D.C. judge
Judge Tanya Chutkan's first trial since the former president’s indictment offers insight into how she’ll handle the case.
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Attorneys fret shutdown will derail long-awaited Trump deposition
Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page are scheduled to depose the former president on Oct. 17 in their lawsuit against the Justice Department.
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Trump mocks Pelosi in California speech
As he ran through attacks of various California Democrats, he notably left out Dianne Feinstein, who died this week.
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Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Georgia, becoming first to reach plea deal in election-subversion case
Part of the plea deal for Scott Hall, a bail bondsman who breached election equipment, requires him to testify against other co-defendants.
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Judge shoots down bid by four Trump co-defendants to move Georgia criminal charges to federal court
Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and three GOP activists who falsely posed as presidential electors all lost their bids to transfer the case.
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'One of my residents': DeSantis mocks Trump at California GOP convention
The rivals for the GOP presidential nomination sparred over who turned Florida red.
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Trump goes to trial in New York before a judge who just ruled he’s a fraud
The $250 million civil trial starts Monday — and Trump may be there in person.
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas
It marks the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.
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Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson calls out John Kelly: ‘He knew Mr. Trump's record’
She's considering suing him for defamation.
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As war broke out, Trump focused on Tish James, N.Y. fraud trial
In comparison, his tone on Israel was muted.
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DeSantis to sit down with Morning Joe as part of media blitz
The Florida governor is hitting up more adversarial press in an effort to make a contrast with Donald Trump.
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Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, a strong Trump critic, suspends long-shot 2024 presidential bid
Hurd is endorsing Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination.
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Prosecutors: 25 witnesses claimed attorney-client privilege in federal probe of Trump’s election subversion
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team warned that Trump may invalidate those claims if he argues during trial that his actions in 2020 were based on the advice of his lawyers.
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Special counsel to Trump: Don’t ‘friend’ potential jurors
Prosecutors in Trump’s D.C. election case are seeking special procedures to protect the jury.
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Trump documents case: Judge Cannon chastises prosecutors during hearing for Trump co-defendants
The case, one of four separate criminal cases Trump is facing, centers on allegations that the former president illegally hoarded classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and obstructed authorities who were investigating the matter.
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‘This is no time’: Pence rips Trump for criticizing Netanyahu
Pence was responding to Trump saying Netanyahu “let us down.”
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DeSantis’ slide left an opening in N.H. Now it’s anyone’s race for second place.
Donald Trump will return to New Hampshire this month, after rivals descend on the state this weekend.
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Trump’s pileup of courtroom battles isn’t looming. It’s here.
Between court dates, depositions and gag orders, Donald Trump’s legal problems are defining how he campaigns.
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Biden says Hamas attacks aimed to halt Israel-Saudi Arabia agreement
The normalization push began under former President Donald Trump’s administration and was branded as the Abraham Accords.
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Trump tells allies he doesn’t support Tom Emmer’s speaker bid
The frontrunner for the post is already running into problems.
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Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit
The argument resembles the aggressive immunity defense that Trump’s lawyers are raising in one of his criminal cases.
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‘I killed him': How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid
Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the boom.
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Trump's ex-lawyers become prosecutors’ star witnesses
Prosecutors are increasingly pitting ex-members of Donald Trump's legal team against him.
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'I've prayed for each of you': How Mike Johnson led a campaign of election denial
The new speaker, an unsung enabler of Trump's last-ditch effort, privately urged his colleagues to oppose the election results the day before the attack on the Capitol.
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Televise Trump’s federal trials? Judicial panel says its hands are tied
A courts committee says it lacks authority to modify a broadcasting ban in time for the historic criminal cases against the former president.
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The stage was set for the non-Trump field. He stole the show.
The former president found a supportive audience at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering even after his Hezbollah comments.
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‘These are not good or smart people’: Haley slams Trump on praise for U.S. adversaries
The former South Carolina governor has seen a rise in the polls in recent months, sliding into third place behind Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Trump lashes out at New York judge for order requiring Ivanka to testify
Trump has repeatedly attacked Judge Arthur Engoron and others involved in the case.
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Trump fights loom large for a Supreme Court that has tried to ignore him
A tiff over a Trump-related T-shirt is just the beginning. The justices, despite their reluctance, may soon have to take up a flurry of major Trump legal disputes.
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Poll: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes eye-popping 22 percent against Biden, Trump,
The former Democratic candidate also got the backing of a plurality of independents in the Quinnipiac University survey.
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Trump’s sons deny responsibility for documents inflating their dad’s net worth
Both Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are co-defendants along with their father in the New York civil fraud case.
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Minnesota Supreme Court grapples with Trump’s eligibility to run in 2024
The court heard arguments on a constitutional provision that bars people from holding office if they engaged in insurrection.
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Christie, Hutchinson get a stormy reception at Florida voter summit
It's nothing new for the 2024 contenders when it comes to throwing jabs at Donald Trump.
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‘Alone in American history’: Prosecutors urge judge to deny Trump’s bid to dismiss D.C. charges
In new court documents, the special counsel articulated his clearest case yet for Trump’s prosecution for election subversion.
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Protests and press conferences: The ‘extraordinary’ scene as Trump testified
Protesters, hordes of media and a free-talking Trump made for a bizarre scene in the storied Manhattan courthouse.
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Tish James gets her chance to put Trump on the witness stand
New York attorney general brings high-profile case to the former president in her long fight with him.
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Biden Lacks the Best Weapon Other Incumbents Have Had
It’s why taking down Trump will be so difficult.
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Minnesota Supreme Court: Trump can remain on the ballot - for now
The court dismissed a lawsuit that would bar Trump from the primary ballot under a provision of the 14th Amendment.
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Abortion, Trump and the ‘Triangle of Doom’: The GOP Brain Trust on Why the Party Lost So Big
We surveyed a group of Republican operatives about how the party can regain its footing before the 2024 election.
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Trump’s false election claims lurk in background as court weighs robocall case
Trump's false election claims arose during a Michigan Supreme Court argument over the prosecutions of two right-wing provocateurs.
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Judge Aileen Cannon rebuffs Trump’s call for trial delay in classified documents case - for now
The trial remains slated to start in May, but the judge said she would revisit the schedule in March.
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Biden campaign slams 'extreme' and 'racist' Trump immigration plans
While Biden’s denouncement of Trump administration policies was central to his 2020 message, it’s not yet clear how often the president will talk about immigration this go-around.
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‘Travesty in darkness’: Trump backs drive to televise his D.C. election subversion trial
Trump, who is facing four criminal prosecutions as well as several civil lawsuits, has been trying in recent weeks to leverage those proceedings to amplify his message to voters.
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With the Trump business empire on the brink, Don Jr. breaks out an elevator pitch
In an ongoing civil fraud case, Donald Trump Jr. launched his father's legal defense with characteristic Trump bombast — and a fancy slideshow.
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Fulton County DA says Trump trial could go into 2025, leak of video testimony ‘disappointing’
Alluding to Trump’s run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, Willis said the election cycle “does not go into the calculus” when it comes to her office’s work.
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‘Witch hunt’: Eric Adams defenders sound a lot like Trump
Democrats and Republicans alike say the mayor's been wrongly targeted amid an FBI probe.
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Biden campaign considers changing digital fundraising platforms
Biden's team is testing alternatives to ActBlue, the small-dollar behemoth that powered much of Democrats’ anti-Trump fundraising machine.
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Appeals court judge puts Trump’s New York gag order on hold
The gag order was first imposed after Trump disparaged the law clerk of the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial.
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Trump loses bid for mistrial in fraud case as judge defends himself and his clerk
Justice Arthur Engoron rejected Trump's allegations that he and his law clerk are biased.
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Axelrod: Biden has a 50-50 shot
The Democratic strategist's unsolicited advice followed a poll that showed Biden trailing former president Donald Trump among voters in five key battleground states.
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Former Trump adviser O’Brien slams Biden for attacks on U.S. troops in Syria, Iraq
Robert O’Brien says “more needs to be done” to protect bases after dozens of strikes.
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Milei echoes Trump with fraud claims that inject uncertainty into Argentina’s presidential runoff
Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei is the latest politician to follow the former president’s playbook.
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During visit to border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott endorses Donald Trump
“We need a president who’s going to secure the border,” the governor said.
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Biden urged to go big on Social Security as a way to beat Trump
Progressive groups have been pitching the white House on the idea. Whether the reelection campaign uses it is another matter.
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‘Did Trump Change, or Did You?’: We Asked a Pro-Impeachment Republican Why He’d Back Trump
In a new Q&A, former GOP Rep. Peter Meijer defends his decision to back Donald Trump if he’s the Republican nominee.
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Dates, locations announced for 2024 presidential debates
Aggrieved by what they call political bias, former President Donald Trump and the GOP have promised to sit out any debate conducted by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
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The Nikki Haley Boomlet Is Proof of a Bored Press Corps
Why else would the media feast on a fight for second place behind Trump?
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A federal TikTok ban appears doomed by Montana ruling
TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans, has proven to be resilient in the face of pressure from the Trump and Biden administrations, and lawmakers.
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Trump’s Georgia trial should be kicked to 2029 if he wins the election, his lawyer says
Georgia prosecutors contended that holding the trial next summer wouldn’t hinder Trump’s campaign “in any way.”
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Obamacare is even more popular than the last time Trump tried to kill it
The issue doesn't specifically motivate Republican voters, either.
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Trudeau plays the Trump card
Struggling Liberals bludgeon Canada’s Conservatives with MAGA brand.
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Jack Smith wants to tell jury about Trump’s earlier attempts to sow doubt about elections
The special counsel is seeking a judge's permission to introduce evidence that may help jurors assess Trump's intent in the weeks leading to Jan. 6.
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Top Nevada GOP officials charged with felonies for posing as pro-Trump 2020 electors
Nevada is the third state to charge Republican activists who falsely claimed to be legitimate representatives in the Electoral College.
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And the grand total of times candidates attacked Trump on the debate stage is…
The volume of attacks directed at other GOP rivals underscores how the debates have largely been a fight for second place.
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Trump seeks halt to D.C. criminal case
The former president's lawyers said all proceedings should be paused while Trump appeals a ruling on his immunity claims.
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Dems want to focus on abortion rights. A Trump ally may have just helped.
A Texas case underscores the legal and ethical gray areas physicians have faced since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Why Nikki Haley polls better against Biden than Trump
A POLITICO analysis shows the former South Carolina governor is winning swaths of moderate voters who'd pick Joe Biden if Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination.
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Special counsel reveals plans to use Trump’s phone data at trial
Jack Smith indicated that he plans to call an expert witness who extracted and reviewed data copied from Trump’s phone.
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Appeals court rebuffs Trump’s challenge to New York gag order
The gag order bars Trump from commenting on the staff of the judge overseeing Trump’s civil fraud trial.
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Jack Smith is still scrutinizing John Eastman
Eastman, a former top Trump attorney, is facing the loss of his law license in California — and the special counsel's office appears to be interested in materials from that case.
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Maine 14th Amendment question: Shenna Bellows grapples with Trump eligibility
Election officials across the country have had those very same deliberations, but behind closed doors.
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The Trump Hotel turns blue
The hotel that for six years held Donald Trump’s name is now a favorite place for the Democratic elite.
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Trump quotes Putin in bid to portray Biden as authoritarian
“Even Vladimir Putin … says that Biden’s, and this is a quote, politically motivated persecution of his political rival is very good for Russia," Trump said.
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Top Trump adviser dunks on Jeff Roe after departure from pro-DeSantis super PAC
Donald Trump declared the departure "GAME OVER" for Ron DeSantis.
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‘He’s becoming crazier’: Christie blasts Trump for remarks on Putin, immigrants
Trump gets “worse and worse by the day,” Chris Christie said.
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CBS poll: Haley gaining on Trump in New Hampshire
Haley recently received a coveted endorsement from Gov. Chris Sununu.
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Voters Don’t Want a Biden-Trump Rematch. This is Why.
A week of missteps and damaging news cycles is reminding voters in each party of their likely nominees’ flaws.
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Advice from a Democratic Unicorn
In a state that twice backed Trump, John Bel Edwards made himself the placid alternative to hair-on-fire populism and won two terms in the governor’s mansion — can he do it again?
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John Roberts weighs in on AI, ignores looming Trump cases
In his year-end report, the chief justice stuck to an anodyne topic.
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Trump seeks dismissal of Georgia indictment, again claiming broad immunity
His new arguments in the Fulton County case echo the immunity claims he's pushing in his federal election interference case.
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Ray Epps, pro-Trump rioter smeared by conspiracy theories, gets probation for role in Capitol riot
The sentence is more lenient than the six months of prison time requested by prosecutors.
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Trump’s bid to argue in court gets nixed after he won’t agree to judge’s rules
"He may not deliver a campaign speech," the judge wrote after Trump asked to personally give closing arguments in his civil fraud trial.
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Georgia prosecutor under scrutiny in Trump case was held in contempt last year
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who was recently accused of having a romantic relationship with DA Fani Willis, disobeyed a court order in his divorce proceeding.
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Utah Sen. Mike Lee endorses Trump
Lee is among at least 21 Republican senators who have endorsed Trump so far.
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Did a Young Democratic Activist in 1968 Pave the Way for Donald Trump?
Geoffrey Cowan led a reform effort that did away with ‘smoke-filled rooms.’ But he worries that he opened the door to extremists like Trump.
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Why Trump’s Pentagon chief is embroiled in Boeing’s safety fiasco
Patrick Shanahan, once Trump’s acting Pentagon chief, is CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, the company at the center of Boeing’s latest air safety debacle.
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DA defends qualifications of a prosecutor hired in Trump’s Georgia election case
Fani Willis pushed back against critics
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World Bank chief predicts climate push can survive Trump
Ajay Banga, nominated by President Joe Biden, is expanding the bank's climate portfolio.
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Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll’s defamation trial begins
Between winning Iowa and flying to New Hampshire, Trump came to court for jury selection.
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Analyzing Trump’s Iowa caucus win using precinct results and entrance polls
A POLITICO analysis shows which Iowa caucusgoers warmed up to Trump, and who is still holding out.
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Haley moves to preempt Trump’s attacks on her
The former UN Ambassador seeks to remind voters of all the times Trump praised her.
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Maine judge pauses decision removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
In her decision, the judge said that the issues raised in the Maine case mirror the issues raised in the Colorado case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Trump tells SCOTUS kicking him off ballot would ‘unleash chaos’
In a 59-page brief, Trump's lawyers presented their case to the justices in advance of a Feb. 8 oral argument on his eligibility.
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What we just learned about a key Trump prosecutor and Brian Kemp
Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor who has come under scrutiny, was at the center of a testy dispute between District Attorney Fani Willis and the Georgia governor.
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DC bar authorities file disciplinary charges against pro-Trump 2020 election lawyers
The charges are the latest in a slew of disciplinary proceedings against attorneys who aided Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the election.
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Nikki Haley made strides for women in politics. There’s just one problem: Trump
Nikki Haley is testing the limits of how much GOP primary voters care about gender.
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In Trump’s closing argument in New Hampshire, he sounds a lot like his lawyers
By fusing the campaign and the courtroom, Trump is recognizing a stark reality about his prospects in 2024.
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Opinion | Trump Is Making a Huge Mistake With His Treatment of Haley
It’s completely counterproductive for Trump and his allies to unleash on his losing primary opponent.
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‘Preposterous’: Federal judge decries efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence, label perpetrators ‘hostages’
Judge Royce Lamberth, who has handled dozens of Jan. 6 cases, lamented the false rhetoric spread by Donald Trump and his allies.
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Trump ordered to pay $83.3M for defaming E. Jean Carroll
Trump has repeatedly disparaged Carroll after she accused him of raping her.
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Trump slams deal that would give Biden authority to close border
The former president has made immigration reform and the border a central plank of his election campaign.
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Democrats’ not-so-secret weapon in House races: Donald Trump
Democrats trying to claim competitive House seats in New York are hoping to tie GOP opponents to the former president.
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Senators could vote on bipartisan border by next week, top negotiaor says
Whether Republicans will support the long-debated border deal amid pressure from Donald Trump to reject it remains to be seen.
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How Trump could cut off access to abortion - without Congress
The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure.
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Haley goes after Trump’s legal expenses yet again
The former U.N. Ambassador slammed her one-time boss over reports he has had to spend tens of millions of campaign funds on legal fees.
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Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
He lamented that Florida had faced a "real dose of Trumpism."
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Fulton County prosecutor’s office says Trump case not affected by hack
The Georgia county experienced a "widespread system outage."
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DeSantis super PAC quietly funnelled money into anti-Trump group
Two big expenditures were made right around the time that the attack ads began to air against the former president.
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Teamsters and Trump disagree on immigration at endorsement meeting
The former president met with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday.
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Gender gap expands between Biden and Trump, new poll shows
Biden holds a slight lead over Trump in Wednesday’s poll from Quinnipiac University.
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Trump who? In NY special election, MAGA talk is absent
Open and vocal support for the former president is tricky terrain in the politically centrist Nassau County and Queens district.
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NATO chief: I’m not worried that Trump will pull out of the alliance
Jens Stoltenberg is meeting with Republicans in Washington to drum up support for Ukraine funding.
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Nikki Haley on Trump using Nimarata: ‘Let other people decide’ if it’s racist
She stressed it likely won’t happen though.
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Haley takes Halloween-themed shot at Trump
The former South Carolina governor is going after Trump over "temper tantrums" and "legal fees."
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How Trump and Biden changed election rules and boxed out their challengers
In some cases, the rules changes engineered by one have also benefited the other.
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Former Trump administration official dies after being shot in carjacking
Mike Gill had been the chief of staff of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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New York verdict against Trump not valid, J.D. Vance says
The Ohio Republican referred to the jurors coming from "extremely left-wing jurisdictions."
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Biden scrambles to catch Trump's record judicial nomination numbers
Whether Joe Biden can deliver on his promise to remake the federal judiciary partially depends on how much Republicans will cooperate in an election year.
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‘Literally off his rocker’: Why Trump is fixated on Indiana
Trump’s focus on the heavily Republican state has become a bizarre subplot of the 2024 primary.
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We read all the amicus briefs in Trump v. Anderson so you don't have to
There were nearly 80 amicus briefs filed in Trump v. Anderson.
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Trump, Haley slam decision in Biden classified documents case as unfair
The former president claimed Joe Biden's case is "100 times different and more severe than mine."
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5 key moments that point to a Trump victory at the Supreme Court
Here are the justices’ most revealing comments from the two-hour hearing.
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Trump makes peace with Club for Growth
The rapprochement represents the latest turn in the ongoing, hot-cold relationship between Trump and the conservative organization.
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Trump, who has skirted attacks on Biden’s age, leans in as controversy swirls
Trump has generally avoided directly addressing the age question, even claiming Biden’s mental unfitness stems from factors other than his age.
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GOP senators defy Trump by advancing foreign aid bill
The vote was a decisive 67-27.
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‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Trump would be barred from pulling the U.S. out of the alliance as president. But there are other ways he could undermine it.
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Haley turns Trump’s attack on husband into centerpiece of campaign
Trump gave Haley an opening when he went after her husband.
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Judge in Trump’s Georgia case will hear evidence on prosecutors’ romantic relationship
District Attorney Fani Willis asked the judge to cancel a Thursday hearing, but the judge denied the request.
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Trump loved RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel
As RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel's tenure comes to an end, we look back at the on-camera moments that shed light on her relationship with Trump.
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Senior Republicans fear Trump will tap RNC to cover legal bills again
The president is going to put his people in place on the committee. Major changes are in store.
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Can Trump pay? What if he doesn’t? Here’s what to know about Trump’s massive civil judgments.
He’s now on the hook for nearly a half-billion dollars across three civil cases. These are the rules for when and how he must pay.
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For Trump, Friday’s verdict is not just business. It’s personal.
“It will wear at him psychologically,” one Trump biographer and critic of him said.
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Trump won’t rule out 16-week abortion ban, but won’t commit either
President Joe Biden, who has sought to make reproductive rights a key element of his reelection effort, blasted the idea of a national ban.
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John Bolton: ‘If Trump is elected, there will be celebrations in the Kremlin’
Putin sees the former president as an "easy mark," Trump's former national security adviser said.
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Trump backs McCarthy’s chosen successor for House seat
The race in California’s 20th congressional district has been a hotly-contested fight over the direction of the Republican party.
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Haley vows not to drop out, calls Trump ‘meaner and more offensive by the day’
The former South Carolina governor says she isn’t going anywhere, will stay in “until the last person votes.”
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Biden ties Trump tight to the Alabama court’s IVF ruling
The ruling has scrambled GOP politics. And the ex-president has, so far, not commented on it.
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Manhattan DA seeks gag order on Trump in advance of hush money trial
If a judge grants the request, it will be the third case in which Trump is restricted from what he can say publicly.
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Lara Trump officially announces for RNC co-chair, as Trump tightens grip on GOP
The former president’s daughter-in-law kicked her campaign off on Tuesday.
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Biden campaign names political director, adds new team members
The reelection campaign continues to round out its political team as it preps for a likely rematch against Donald Trump.
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Trump’s Cabinet Meeting Focuses on Border Security
In a June 8 cabinet meeting, Trump outlined plans to strengthen border security, linking immigration raids to national safety amid growing protests.
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Trump wants one thing from the NATO summit. Europe is going to give it to him.
A streamlined summit centering around a new pledge to increase defense spending has been designed to give the president a victory lap.
Politico by Eli Stokols
House Republicans proposed to diminish a federal grant for students. Campus leaders want the Senate to save it.
Under proposed changes in the House, most recipients of the Pell Grant could receive a smaller award.
Politico by Mackenzie Wilkes
The Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Are Looking Worse and Worse
Trump’s assault on Big Law has been a big mess.
Politico by Ankush Khardori
'I don’t like what’s happening': Trump tries to quell MAGA blowup over Epstein
Prominent MAGA voices have called for the attorney general’s firing amid attack over the Epstein investigation.
Politico by Zach Montellaro
Republican tax law leaves experts searching for words
"OB3"? "OB-cubed"? A pithy nickname for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is proving to be elusive.
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Trump reiterates that he has the authority to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell
“I'm allowed to give her a pardon,” he said.
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Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects outreach by South’s new president
Kim Yo Jong said her government has "no interest" in talks.
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Texas Democrats who left the state over redistricting will take part in national demonstration
Before returning to the Lone Star State, they’re set to take the stage in Chicago.
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South Korea's president says staff feared a ‘Zelenskyy moment’ at White House meeting
But President Lee Jae Myung told an audience at a Washington think tank that his first meeting with Trump was 'beyond my expectations.'
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to deport Venezuelan immigrants he deems ‘alien enemies’
It’s the latest legal setback for Trump’s invocation of the rarely used 1798 wartime law.
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Carr splits from the GOP's social media crackdown after Kirk killing
Amid anger over Charlie Kirk posts, a key Trump ally said the First Amendment protects online speech.
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Judge tells Meta not to share Instagram users’ information with Trump admin
The temporary order comes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s department subpoenaed the tech giant over posts naming a border patrol agent.
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Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections
Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, mused about shooting then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert in text messages from 2022.
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James Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges following Trump pressure to prosecute
The judge set a trial date of Jan. 5.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ
She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.
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Prosecutors may move to oust James Comey’s defense lawyer
Federal prosecutors told a judge that defense attorney Patrick Fitzgerald may have a conflict due to his role in releasing memos Comey wrote about Trump to...
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3 words in Letitia James’ mortgage contract could doom the fraud case against her
James is charged with illegally collecting rental income on a second property. But her contract permits renting, according to POLITICO’s review of her...
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Democrats are searching for their next leader. But they still have Obama.
Obama’s reemergence is a reminder of the rudderlessness of the Democratic Party, which is still reeling from stinging losses in 2024.
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Is Trump perturbed enough to break the shutdown logjam? Maybe.
The president on Wednesday will host GOP senators at the White House.
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Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits
New guidance from USDA on Saturday informs states to move ahead with partial food stamp payments only given the Supreme Court stay.
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‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage
The White House was blindsided by the idea and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.
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‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Democrats and health advocates described the strategy as highly unusual, and some fear it could be wielded to favor political allies.
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Miami gives Dems hopes for Florida midterm magic. But hurdles loom large
Democrats are still far behind on fundraising, voter registration and organizing.
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Trump threatens to primary Indiana Republicans ahead of key redistricting vote
The Indiana Senate will vote on a new map on Thursday that could create two new GOP-leaning House seats.
Politico by Aaron Pellish
It Will Be Messy if the Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
Reviving the tariffs will not be as simple as administration officials suggest.
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Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat.
A veteran civil rights attorney won a landmark redistricting case. He fears such wins could soon vanish.
Politico by Josh Gerstein
The 20-something billionaires ushering in a betting bonanza in Trump’s Washington
The CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi were facing off with the federal government one year ago. Now they’re new power players in Washington.
Politico by Declan Harty
Judge Cannon clears way for release of classified docs report — but gives Trump an out
The Trump-appointed judge emphasized that her timeline for release could give way to legal claims that the report shouldn’t be released at all.
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Trump, after Putin call, hosts Zelenskyy for latest round of peace talks
The president said he doesn’t have a hard deadline for ending the war as he welcomed Ukraine’s leader to Mar-a-Lago.
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Trump says construction of the ‘Triumphal Arch’ to begin in ‘2 months’
The monument would be a centerpiece of the White House’s plans for America’s 250th birthday.
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Democrats return to democracy messaging in NJ special election
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Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies
House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 government shutdown deadline.
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Trump impeachment whistleblower Alexander Vindman launches Democratic Senate campaign in Florida
Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel now challenging Republican Ashley Moody, testified before Congress about Trump’s call with Ukrainian President...
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‘Stunning’: Jeanine Pirro’s Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal
The U.S. attorney is stumbling in Trump’s revenge tour — and it’s a sign of more struggles to come.
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‘Big sigh of relief’: Republicans finally get some good news. Can it last?
The trick now, Republicans say, is keeping the distractions to a minimum.
Politico by Alex Gangitano, Eli Stokols and Sophia Cai
Trump’s pick to lead CISA withdraws nomination after months of political impasse
Resistance from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stalled Sean Plankey’s nomination for over a year.
Politico by John Sakellariadis and Dana Nickel
Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter
The former president is facing a deadline of Tuesday to take legal action.
Politico by Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney
Miami residents sue Trump, claiming Florida land gift for library unconstitutional
The suit from city residents and a nearby nonprofit alleges the land transfer of prime downtown real estate is illegal.
Politico by Kimberly Leonard
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asks public to back judicial independence
Despite barbed opinions, Supreme Court’s newest member insists relationships among the justices are “fine.”
Politico by Josh Gerstein
One of the safest Florida seats for Democrats faces a candidate fiasco
Redistricting, a looming federal criminal trial and a primary with racial undertones are just a few of the dynamics shaping the race to represent the Broward...
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Election season is almost here. Congress is rushing to legislate first.
Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.
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Super-sized utility merger runs through Virginia
Virginia could be a major bump in the road for NextEra's proposed $67 billion merger with Dominion Energy.
Politico by Nico Portuondo, Adam Aton and Kelsey Tamborrino
Trump had ‘many’ concerns about AI draft policy order
The artificial intelligence order pulled Thursday could still be rewritten.
Politico by Dasha Burns, Gabby Miller and Cheyenne Haslett
The White House wants to eliminate housing funds. Republicans aren’t having it.
The presidential budget put GOP lawmakers in an awkward position.
Politico by Cassandra Dumay
Does JD Vance Have to Choose Between Pope Leo and Peter Thiel?
The pope’s encyclical calling for AI restraints has fueled a backlash in Silicon Valley.
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Tina Peters says Democrats will ‘cheat’ in midterms
“I know that the Democrats are going to cheat, and no one’s really addressing the problem that I spent my time in prison as retribution for,” Peters, newly r...
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Five things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
Tuesday’s primaries are a big moment for Democrats, as they continue to reckon with across the board losses in 2024.
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Trump's missile diplomacy fizzles
“You’re bombing what to get what at this point?” said a former Trump administration official.
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Prosecutors ‘on pins and needles’ awaiting Jay Clayton’s replacement
Jay Clayton had no prosecutorial experience, but it could have been worse.
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North Korea’s Kim watches weapons tests and calls for ‘deadly and destructive’ military posture
Thursday's tests were meant to evaluate the power of a “special mission” warhead for a tactical ballistic missile.
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Demonstrators in white supremacist attire protest on Capitol Hill
Outside Union Station, they chanted phrases including “Life, liberty, victory!” and “Reclaim America!” — slogans regularly used by the Patriot Front white su...
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How Trump is turning NATO into a cash machine
The U.S. president has refashioned the alliance into something far different from its original intention.
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Trump yelled at NATO leaders in public. In private, it was a different story.
The president started his visit to Ankara berating the NATO alliance. Something changed before he left.
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Texas Hispanics swung hard to Trump. A new poll shows they’re furious at his deportations.
A new survey of Hispanic business owners in Texas shows Democratic nominee James Talarico dominating.
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