Former President Donald Trump has been undermining his 2024 bid through a series of self-inflicted political wounds suffered both before and since launching his campaign, doing for his opponents inside the Republican establishment what they are powerless to do themselves.
REMEMBER THE HYSTERIA OVER TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS? On Dec. 30, as Washington shut down for the Christmas-New Year holidays and Republicans prepared to take over the House of Representatives, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, in their final days of power, released copies of former President Donald Trump's tax returns from 2015 through 2020.
How many times have you heard President Joe Biden or Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) berate the Trump tax cuts as “a giveaway to the rich?”
A top House Republican says the top lawyer for the National Archives “wasn’t allowed” to weigh in on the discovery of classified documents in President Joe Biden’s possession — despite publicly commenting repeatedly on former President Donald Trump’s similar circumstance.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) do not think former President Donald Trump could defeat President Joe Biden in the race for the White House in 2024.
The number of immigrants who were arrested after illegally crossing the southern border fell to 156,000 in January, the third-lowest total since President Joe Biden took office. This number remains higher than in any month during President Donald Trump’s tenure and is 80,000 arrests higher than Trump’s last month in office.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said he would rethink his candidacy if he thought it would inadvertently contribute to former President Donald Trump securing the White House in 2024.
Nikki Haley has the makings of an appealing national candidate. At 51, she's older than Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), 44, a likely contender, but a generation younger than either former President Donald Trump, 76, or President Joe Biden, 80.
Ken Cuccinelli, the former acting deputy secretary of homeland security, announced the creation of a new political action committee aimed toward pushing DeSantis to enter the primary field.
Former President Donald Trump's effort to return to the Oval Office next year may be President Joe Biden's best prospect for his own reelection. Biden won his first term in large part because his opponent was Trump, a political neophyte. Trump demonstrated little capacity to do the job, to the degree that Biden was elected as the only alternative.
Former President Donald Trump’s sharpest nickname for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is neither “DeSanctimonious” nor “Meatball Ron.” Trump is running against someone named "Ryan DeSantis."
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) revealed the reason he nominated former President Donald Trump for House speaker during the prolonged vote in January, which lasted 15 ballots.
A majority of voters believe that Republican leaders in Washington worked “secretly” with Democrats in 2020 to take out former President Donald Trump and make Joe Biden president.
Donald Trump’s top ally in the House today charged that plans to arrest the former president, possibly next week, is part of a “political persecution” meant to stall his 2024 bid for the White House.
A lawyer who once worked for Michael Cohen is reportedly expected to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump.
There are a lot of different ways to react to the rumors that former President Donald Trump is about to be indicted. Because we have a 24/7 media and endless content, every single possible reaction will be expressed these days, and there is room for all of them.
Of all the pending legal cases against former President Donald Trump, none is weaker than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's. He reportedly plans to nail Trump on campaign finance and tax fraud charges related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels.
Students who disrupted a lecture by U.S. 5th Circuit Court Judge Kyle Duncan at Stanford Law School earlier this month will not face discipline, the law school announced Wednesday, but the school's diversity, equity, and inclusion dean has been placed on leave.
A Republican congressman who represents the Central Texas city where former President Donald Trump will rally supporters in his first major 2024 campaign rally on Saturday will skip out on the big hometown event, the Washington Examiner has learned.
If we were to climb into President Joe Biden’s shoes for an uncomfortable moment, to put down the Jell-O and consider his ideal election campaign as we approach 2024, what would it look like?
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) defended House Republican calls for Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg to testify before the House regarding his inquiry of former President Donald Trump.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) indicated that he was not satisfied with the intelligence community's briefing about classified documents found in the residences of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump has spent two weeks launching trial balloons regarding his potential indictment over hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, a move former aides recall as a hallmark of his time in office.
TRUMP'S JAN. 6 NATIONAL ANTHEM MASHUP. Former President Donald Trump does not usually play the national anthem when he appears at rallies around the country. Trump enters the arena to the strains of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." He walks around the stage, soaking up his fans' enthusiasm and support, and begins his remarks when the song finishes.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has higher marks than former President Donald Trump in nearly all questions of a new poll, except for who would win in a GOP primary contest.
The arrival of Donald Trump in Manhattan on Monday, followed by his arraignment in a city court on Tuesday, poses special challenges for the U.S. Secret Service.
A key member of the Federal Election Commission today rejected the Manhattan district attorney’s indictment of former President Donald Trump as a violation of federal election laws.
The White House pushed back on the idea President Joe Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic, defending its summary of administration-wide after-action reports that transfers much of the responsibility to former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign said it would not be hiring Laura Loomer, a former congressional candidate and controversial influencer.
Despite wildly different political views and incentives ahead of the 2024 campaign, former President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rarely attack each other.
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL STATURE GAP. There are now five candidates who have either joined the 2024 Republican presidential race or have taken official steps toward doing so: Former President Donald Trump; former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, also the former South Carolina governor; entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy; former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR); and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
Real Time host Bill Maher warned Democrats on Friday that they should learn from former President Bill Clinton's sex scandals before continuing their indictment efforts of former President Donald Trump over his alleged falsified business records regarding porn star Stormy Daniels.
A pro-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) super PAC dropped an advertisement targeting former President Donald Trump as a "gun-grabber" amid the National Rifle Association leadership forum.
As I came down to Capitol Hill shortly after Trump’s election in 2016, I saw a protester march by with a sign, illustrated with an outline of the District of Columbia, proclaiming, “Don’t Drain my Swamp.”
Trump made the stop at Downtown House of Pizza after giving a lengthy speech at the Lee County Lincoln-Reagan earlier that night, surprising the restaurant workers and attracting a large crowd.
A vast majority of voters are displeased by their 2024 options as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump head toward a potential general election rematch, according to a new poll.
The presidential race has only just started, but it doesn’t seem that way. It is already old and has settled into a weird and tedious pattern that bodes ill for the country.
The Make America Great Again Inc. PAC filed the complaint in March alleging DeSantis is guilty of “illegal conduct” by using his Friends of Ron DeSantis PAC to fundraise in the early months of 2023 despite not launching an official White House bid.
The post comes after it was reported earlier this week that prosecutors have subpoenaed a number of Trump employees over the last few weeks in connection to the handling of surveillance footage at Mar-a-lago after the Trump Organization was subpoenaed for the tapes last summer.
Republicans condemned new information exposed by the Washington Examiner that ex-intelligence leaders sought to give then-candidate Joe Biden a "talking point" in his critical 2020 debate with Donald Trump when they signed onto a letter discrediting stories about Hunter Biden's laptop.
Witnesses in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of rape and defamation accused the former president of assaulting them, too, as they testified.
WHEN TRUMP-RUSSIA WIRETAP WAS 'DRY HOLE,' FBI WOULDN'T STOP DIGGING. There's an incredible amount of information in special counsel John Durham's new 306-page report on the disastrous misdeeds and mistakes committed by the FBI and other government agencies in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here is one of many fascinating episodes.
Allies of former President Donald Trump mocked rival Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Tuesday after news surfaced that DeSantis planned to make a special announcement on Wednesday.
Jack Smith’s special counsel investigation into Donald Trump and his alleged mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago is reportedly “wrapping up” as the Justice Department moves toward a possible indictment of the former president.
In a potential boon for former Presidential Donald Trump’s presidential bid, a majority of Americans not only believe he was the target of the so-called “Russiagate” affair but want FBI officials involved prosecuted.
EXCLUSIVE — On Dec. 11, 2022, while receiving full-time protection from the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service in regard to threats from Iran, Brian Hook, a former Trump administration official had two personal vehicles stolen from the driveway of his northern Virginia home.
John Durham is slated to testify before the GOP-led House in both a public hearing and behind closed doors in June, addressing his special counsel investigation into the Trump-Russia investigators and the findings of his bombshell report.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) may have had a glitch-filled presidential launch this week, but his prodigious fundraising numbers illustrate that the governor's campaign has plenty of Republican support as he remains former President Donald Trump's chief rival for the 2024 GOP nomination.
Tax policy has become a topic of discussion in the 2024 Republican presidential primary after a super PAC attached to former President Donald Trump attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for previously voting for a replacement to most taxes with an increased sales tax.
The debt ceiling fight should teach Republicans a lesson about how to pick their 2024 presidential nominee. It’s a lesson about unity, the limits you face when you’re out of power, and the stupidity of self-inflicted and self-righteous powerlessness.
Ron DeSantis is not only positioning himself as the no-drama candidate, but he’s also asserting that it is his very lack of drama that delivers results.
Former FBI Director James Comey predicted that former President Donald Trump could win the Republican nomination for President even if he is criminally convicted.
A number of Republican presidential hopefuls criticized former President Donald Trump on Saturday for congratulating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over his country's appointment to the World Health Organization's executive board.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr called former President Donald Trump’s 37-count federal indictment “very very damning” Sunday morning, and he rejected Trump’s narrative that he is the victim of a “witch hunt.”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is raising questions in regard to the timing of the two indictments against former President Donald Trump after his indictment last week.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) insisted that he is going off of former President Donald Trump's word when it comes to whether he declassified documents. The comments come after Trump was indicted on his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Former President Donald Trump is insisting that he will stay in the presidential race even if he is convicted on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
MIAMI — As former President Donald Trump, his team of lawyers, and members of his 2024 Republican primary campaign descended on Miami this week to mount a legal and political defense against federal criminal charges, the city's mayor was stoking anticipation regarding his own bid for the White House.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday insisted he “followed” all proper regulations in the Department of Justice’s indictment of former President Donald Trump as he stood behind the “integrity” of special counsel Jack Smith.
A courtroom sketch artist is speaking out after critics attacked him for making former President Donald Trump look "too young" and "good looking" during his arraignment last week.
Luna filed the privileged motion on Tuesday, denouncing Schiff for his push of unproven allegations of Trump-Russia collusion while touting British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s discredited dossier.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attacked former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents — the subject of Trump's latest indictment.
Republican presidential hopeful Francis Suarez appeared on The View on Friday to defend his previous comments about opponent former President Donald Trump.
Florida’s largest police union announced its endorsement of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the 2024 presidency as he vies against former President Donald Trump.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — 2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) debuted an extensive plan to regain control of the U.S.-Mexico border and vowed to go beyond anything that former President Donald Trump had done.
Former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign escalated its rivalry with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on Monday, accusing the Florida governor of copying his immigration agenda.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has a possibly brighter future with a key voting group than former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden, a new poll shows.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) made his feelings known on Sunday regarding his view about whether former President Donald Trump would attend the GOP primary debates.
Former President Donald Trump bashed President Joe Biden as "grossly incompetent" while commenting Sunday on Biden's slip-up last week in which he confused Ukraine and Iraq.
When spoiled toddlers lose a game, they often try to change the rules or otherwise throw a tantrum. That’s how former President Donald Trump handled losing the 2020 election. And it’s evidently how top progressive members of Congress — who endlessly criticize Trump — are handling a slew of recent defeats at the Supreme Court.
An attorney for former President Donald Trump was booted from the New York attorney general's case against Trump, and will now serve in a new role with a Trump-aligned political action committee.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — Former President Donald Trump lost the 2016 popular vote to the most unpopular politician of a generation and lost the 2020 presidential election to an elderly man who barely left his house.
The memo comes in response to reports that a bipartisan group of former lawmakers is planning to thwart a third-party ticket by No Labels, arguing such a move would disproportionately siphon votes away from President Joe Biden and pave the way for former President Donald Trump to return to the White House.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) won't join former President Donald Trump's 2024 ticket if he were to lose his own presidential campaign, DeSantis said on a podcast on Tuesday.
Voters believe the Democratic and Republican front-runners for the presidency in 2024 are not the strongest option either party could nominate, but President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear likely to be facing off in next year's election.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called out former President Donald Trump over reports that he’s diverting money raised in his 2024 presidential campaign to cover fees for legal defenses as he prepares for multiple criminal trials.
A political action committee focused on preventing former President Donald Trump from winning the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 is launching an ad campaign in Iowa profiling voters who once supported Trump but now say he has too much "baggage."
“That is not the way a great nation should be conducting itself," DeSantis said. "That is not the way the president of the United States should be conducting himself.”
Rep. Jamie Raskin's (D-MD) statement comes as recent polling states that former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are neck-and-neck for 2024.
Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of being a "corrupt DA" in anticipation of her indictment against the former president.
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the ladies of The View jumping to a whole new level of "Trump derangement syndrome" following the third criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Less than a week before the Republican National Committee's first primary debate, which is being broadcast on Fox News, former President Donald Trump wrote two social media posts criticizing the network.
Republican Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) requesting an emergency session of the legislature to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie attempted to pressure former President Donald Trump on Friday into participating in the first Republican presidential debate next week by calling the former president a "coward."
A conservative news network host has furiously denied accusations he was duped into having an interview with an artificial intelligence bot instead of former President Donald Trump.
In 2016 and 2020, farmers overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump for president. The track record of his administration justifies the choice, as Trump appointed agency directors who reversed unnecessarily strict Obama-era regulations on chemical crop protection products that are essential for fighting pests and preserving yields.
Former President Donald Trump may be dominating the GOP presidential primary field, but his 2024 rivals are still fighting out who will become the heir to the Trump-alternative throne. A poll released on Thursday is giving hope to two of the most prominent non-Trump candidates in the field.
Are non-white voters really moving away from the Democratic Party? To partisan Democrats confronting this question on Twitter (sorry, X), it seems preposterous that the party of Donald Trump, whom they routinely call a racist, could be gaining support from blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he believes that if elected again, former President Donald Trump would use the Department of Justice to go after political enemies.
Former President Donald Trump returned to Washington D.C. this week voluntarily, following his arraignment in August on federal criminal charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Former President Donald Trump helped correct a 50-year-old grievous wrong when he appointed three Supreme Court justices who provided the margin to strike down Roe v. Wade, an indefensible ruling that had taken abortion mostly out of the democratic sphere.
Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden's decision to picket with United Auto Workers union members who are on strike, ahead of his own trip to visit striking workers.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley attacked former President Donald Trump for his "reckless spending" as president.
In a rather gimmicky final question in the second Republican presidential primary debate, moderator Dana Perino asked candidates to name one other person on the stage who “should be voted off the island.” They mostly declined to answer, but there is an important point at the heart of the question.
ANAHEIM, California — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who just died at the age of 90, faced pressure to step down from her position over questions about her health and ability to serve, putting the issue of aging politicians front and center. The Washington Examiner asked people at the California GOP convention if age is playing any factor in their presidential decision.
Autoworkers appear to be souring on both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump for attending their union strike and using it as a campaign stump last week.
Supporters of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's presidential run are ramping up criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) 2024 campaign as she looks to oust him from his second-place status behind former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump has shot ahead of President Joe Biden in the battleground state of Pennsylvania by almost 10 percentage points in a hypothetical 2024 presidential election.
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features the hypocrisy and bewildering ignorance of the media’s coverage of the classified documents cases both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face.
Team Biden’s success in raising as much campaign money as former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and popular challenger Nikki Haley combined in the third quarter has bolstered hopes that the Democrats will avoid a red wave for the second election in a row.
Former President Donald Trump received a limited gag order in the criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C., blocking him from making statements publicly targeting prosecutors, court staff, or their families, or about witnesses and their testimony.
The Internal Revenue Service recently awarded a lucrative contract to help modernize its computer databases to the same Washington firm, Booz Allen Hamilton, that employed the man who pleaded guilty last week to stealing and leaking thousands of private tax returns of wealthy Americans, including former President Trump, according to records reviewed by RealClearInvestigations.
“I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them,” Trump said in a Truth Social post, referring to Emmer as a “Republican in Name Only.”
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he was "not at all" surprised by media and the Left as they "seem to be rallying behind" his South Carolinian opponent former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, slamming her as "moderate." But according to Scott, "a moderate candidate will not beat Donald Trump."
Former President Donald Trump quipped that Mike Pence should endorse him on Saturday night after his former vice president dropped out of the 2024 Republican nomination contest.
Nikki Haley launched her strongest criticism of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, telling an influential group of Jewish Republicans his style of “chaos, vendettas and drama” are dangerous.
With former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on the rise and former President Donald Trump polling below 50% in Iowa, there are some anti-Trump Republicans and conservatives issuing a familiar cry: Non-Trump Republicans should consolidate behind a single candidate who can wrest the party back from Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie predicted on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump, his chief foe in the primary race, will be convicted in one of the four criminal cases he faces.
Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal judge on Friday to bar media outlets from televising the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump in Washington, DC.
NEW YORK — A judge berated Donald Trump on Monday in Manhattan for giving extended answers while the former president was testifying on the witness stand in a civil fraud case, threatening that he would draw a "negative inference" from Trump's responses.
President Joe Biden is trailing former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the GOP primary race, in five swing states, according to a new poll released Thursday, adding to a growing number of surveys that show Trump's growing strength in the 2024 election cycle.
Another poll is out Thursday showing former President Donald Trump ahead of President Joe Biden in several swing states that are likely to determine the 2024 outcome.
Billionaire GOP backer Peter Thiel expressed disappointment with politicians like former President Donald Trump, stating that he may be taking a break from loosening his purse strings for Republicans.
Special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump's request that the trial for his federal election subversion case be televised, accusing the former president on Monday of seeking a "carnival atmosphere" in the courtroom.
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said former President Donald Trump's poll numbers among GOP voters would "be sounding the five-alarm fire bell" for any other "incumbent" presidential nominee.
For over two years, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been pushing her Republican colleagues on edgy legislation, such as impeaching President Joe Biden and erasing the two impeachments of former President Donald Trump.
A federal judge in Florida denied a key deadline request on Thursday from special counsel Jack Smith in the case against Donald Trump, alleging the former president unlawfully retained classified documents.
Former President Donald Trump continued to steamroll his GOP rivals in a new poll from CNN conducted by the University of New Hampshire released on Thursday. However, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley firmly overtook all other 2024 rivals for second place, further cementing her campaign's claims that she is the best candidate who can take on Trump and President Joe Biden.
One of Capitol Hill’s longest doubters about the spark that fired the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots joined Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) today in calling for an investigation into the bias of the anti-Trump House Jan. 6 committee.
Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he will withdraw the United States from the Pacific trade deal currently being advanced by President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is looking to boost and give more airtime to an unlikely individual in its bid for four more years in the White House - former President Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's newfound momentum in the GOP primary suggests she may be overtaking Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in the race to compete as the alternative to former President Donald Trump.
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said he is not concerned about President Joe Biden's chances in a hypothetical matchup against former President Donald Trump next year, claiming voters have "brain fog" about what the country was like under Trump.
Republican 2024 front-runner and former President Donald Trump is launching a major six-figure advertisement buy in Iowa with less than two months until the caucuses, with one ad featuring Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), despite her endorsement of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Former President Donald Trump blasted Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) for her endorsement of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) while speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa.
EXCLUSIVE — Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) presidential campaign launched new merchandise Friday, taking a shot at former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's often-touted foreign policy credentials as the two fight to overtake each other with the hope of being the sole alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary race.
Following the projection by multiple media outlets that Joe Biden would win the 2020 election, Republicans began a series of challenges to the results in various swing states in a bid to overturn then-President Donald Trump's loss.
Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney called Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) "sad" and "pathetic" for his willingness to serve in a second Trump administration.
Key endorsements of top contenders in the Republican Party's 2024 presidential field may not hold much weight with Iowa voters as candidates try to appeal to states favoring former President Donald Trump, the dominant front-runner.
Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is warning that if former President Donald Trump is elected in 2024, checks and balances designed to protect the government structure will fail to control him.
TRUMP UP BY 50 IN MICHIGAN GOP RACE? The political class has spent a lot of time obsessing about former President Donald Trump's lead in the Republican early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. There's been less time devoted to how Trump is doing in some bigger states that follow the first three.
Voters decide elections, but the Supreme Court is poised to play an outsize role in next year's contest for president as it appears likely to consider former President Donald Trump's legal appeals and a key abortion case.
Former President Donald Trump's circle has shifted and tightened over the course of several years and three presidential campaigns. What has resulted is a practically leak-proof team of trusted veterans advising Trump and his White House bid going into 2024.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr warned that those seeking his former position in a second Trump administration would “have to be ready to oppose abuse of government power.”
The prospects for the 2024 debate stages are heating up as Democrats looking to snatch the nomination away from President Joe Biden look for ways to present themselves to voters and former President Donald Trump hints he may finally be ready to confront his primary opponents directly.
Governors historically hold one of the few offices that aren't affected by the nationalization of politics, but a rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could sweep away any chances of that remaining in 2024.
A new report from House Democrats found that 20 foreign governments spent at least $7.8 million at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was president.
Former President Donald Trump is reportedly upset at Republican politicians who have held out their endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, including former 2016 primary rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).
Hundreds of supporters gathered throughout the afternoon to hear from the former president, even as jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday for Trump’s hush-money case
Prosecutors made the unusual decision to remain almost entirely mum about the order in which they planned to call their first witnesses in Trump's trial.
EVEN WITH TRIAL BURDEN, TRUMP OUTCAMPAIGNS BIDEN. Many Democrats see the trial of former President Donald Trump, prosecuted by the elected Democratic district attorney of Manhattan, as a valuable political tool. While Trump is tied down in a courtroom, required to be in court every day trial is in session, President Joe Biden can be out
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted that should Donald Trump win, he could pursue violent ends to his opposition in politics and in the media.
Attorneys for Donald Trump previewed their defense strategy during opening arguments in his hush money case on Monday, saying he did "nothing illegal."
Former Attorney General Bill Barr continued to defend his former boss President Donald Trump from allegations he gave out orders to kill his political rivals.
A report that Cohen profited from criticizing Trump during the hush money trial through TikTok livestreams complicates his role as a witness in the case.
Walt Nauta asked a judge to dismiss his charges over claims the Department of Justice unfairly targeted him, according to recently unsealed court filings.
A lawyer testified in Trump's trial in New York about his experiences negotiating deals in 2016 to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with Trump.
The House Judiciary Committee asked DOJ for information about its former employee Matthew Colangelo, one of the prosecutors assigned to Trump's hush money case.
Trump's attorneys confronted porn star Stormy Daniels on Tuesday during the former president's trial in New York, raising questions about her credibility.
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) wouldn't say whether she and former President Donald Trump discussed a controversial story where she admitted to killing her dog.
It is hard to believe, but Alvin Bragg is attempting to put Donald Trump in prison for a maximum of 136 years over a disagreement about the definition of "legal expenses."
"Democrats need black voters more than black voters need the Democratic Party," former Sen. Kelly Loeffler told the Georgia state GOP in Columbus Friday.
Gov. Brian Kemp was absent from the proceedings, though former President Donald Trump was also missing after he made an appearance at the 2023 edition.
Donald Trump jokingly predicted that his opponent, Joe Biden, would be so "jacked up" before their anticipated debate that he might request a drug test.
This week’s Report Card finds President Joe Biden agreeing to debates with former President Donald Trump where he is expected to lay out his second term agenda.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson suggested Donald Trump could win the black vote by appealing to the same concerns other voters share.
The South Carolina senator suggested Biden wants a "one-on-one" debate with Trump because the moderators will "run interference" for the current president.
Donald Trump Jr. joined an entourage of his father’s supporters outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, calling the hush money trial the “Bolshevik trials.”
The two recently shared a call described as “warm and gracious” in front of GOP donors as the party attempts to catch up to President Joe Biden in fundraising.
The New York Times’s Nate Cohn, founder of 538, raised red flags on former President Donald Trump’s building momentum toward November’s general election Friday.
“They should have been sequestered because in my opinion these jurors are handling something that is completely unprecedented and unwarranted in America," Habba said.
Donald Trump used a Memorial Day post to excoriate a federal judge and E. Jean Carroll, who recently won a defamation verdict against the former president.
The odds that Trump will win back the White House have hit a new high, likely driven by the historic trial he is facing and the list of failures facing Biden.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) argued that the recent verdict against Donald Trump has united the Republican Party, drawing the support of those originally opposed.
Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) admitted that former President Donald Trump's felony conviction makes him less than ideal as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
Trump has received a massive spike in financial donations, as the Trump campaign announced Monday that it raised $141 million alongside the RNC last month.
Stein's campaign has nearly reached Pennsylvania’s criteria for the 2024 ballot, threatening to steal votes from Biden as he faces Donald Trump this November.
Judge Juan Merchan notified former President Donald Trump's lawyers and New York prosecutors about a post suggesting information about the trial may have leaked.
Former President Donald Trump submitted a request for oral arguments to the appeals court that will weigh on motions to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from his 2020 case in Georgia.
The 30-second spot seeks to draw a clear distinction between Republican Larry Hogan and the GOP, just days after former President Donald Trump extended him a surprise endorsement.
CNN, long derided by former President Donald Trump as “fake news,” is conceding the presumptive GOP nominee’s “historic performance” with black voters.
This week’s Liberal Media Scream features world-class comics expressing shock that the public connects with Trump because he sounds normal and even funny.
In the end, despite the wishes of President Joe Biden's campaign, topics other than Donald Trump’s felony status will likely be more decisive in this election.
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said Monday that polling released after the conviction of Donald Trump could signal defeats for the former president in battleground states.
The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to deny former Trump adviser Steve Bannon's attempt to delay his prison sentence pending appeal.
Republicans are open to restoring a ban and hope to accomplish something bipartisan next month after Democrats failed to usher through a measure swiftly.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is not a big Star Wars fan, but he sees a parallel in the epic story to Donald Trump and the trials he is facing.
Patty Morin said the death of her 37-year-old daughter, Rachel Morin, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant in August 2023, is part of a larger problem within the United States.
The Supreme Court's latest criminal due process case has lead some legal experts to believe it could help former President Donald Trump appeal his conviction.
Former President Donald Trump is in talks to speak at the largest Bitcoin convention of the year after embracing cryptocurrency in an attempt to contrast himself from President Joe Biden.
Former President Donald Trump's legal team is furthering their efforts to toss Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis from Trump's election interference case.
A new poll released Wednesday shows more voters across six swing states trust former President Donald Trump to protect America’s democracy than President Joe Biden.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump sparred over the border in their first showdown, but some of their claims have been called into question.
Democrats are slamming CNN for not fact-checking former President Donald Trump during Thursday's first presidential debate, with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) adding fuel to the fire on Friday.
Bannon's comments come ahead of July 1, when the former presidential adviser reports to prison to serve a four-month sentence for defying Congress's inquiry.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is expected to submit his sentencing recommendation in former President Donald Trump's hush money case to Judge Juan Merchan on Monday .
The GOP and Donald Trump may be well positioned to win in November, but with four months to go until Election Day, the party must take nothing for granted.
Trump blasted Biden's debate performance, saying he "choked like a dog" before trying to "pretend it was 'International Travel,'" in a post on Truth Social.
Trump asked a judge to factor the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity into his hush money trial with the aim of having his conviction tossed out.
Trump urged a judge to pause most of the proceedings in his classified documents case, arguing that presidential immunity must be factored into the case first.
Trump can move forward with subpoenaing a lawyer who publicly claimed to have met with the judge who oversaw his civil fraud trial, according to a court order.
The bipartisan group of Congress members got a firsthand look at the site of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Former President Donald Trump says he wouldn't have picked a different running mate if he knew he'd be facing Vice President Kamala Harris rather than President Joe Biden.
Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, days after Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic Party's ticket.
President Joe Biden embarked on his long goodbye to the White House, calling for the Supreme Court to be reformed one week after bowing out of the 2024 race.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump's running mate, heartily attacked Vice President Kamala Harris in Nevada but omitted some past critiques.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went after former President Donald Trump’s comments on about J.D. Vance as a running mate from the NABJ convention.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who faced death threats for defending the 2020 election results, lost his primary race to state Rep. Justin Heap.
“Trump needs to drop the DEI messaging,” a longtime National Association of Black Journalists member said after Donald Trump's interview at the NABJ convention.
One Harris supporter said Nevada's black community is “looking for progressiveness." They added, “We weren't getting progressiveness from Biden or Trump.”
The Trump campaign released its July fundraising figures, but it will lag behind Vice President Kamala Harris's fundraising as she locks up the Democratic presidential nomination.
Vice President Kamala Harris is looking to flip North Carolina for Democrats for the first time since 2008 with the help of President Joe Biden's ground game.
The House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into the daughter of the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's hush money case, citing her work for Democrats.
“I mean, right now, I say, why should I do a debate?” former President Donald Trump questioned. “I’m leading in the polls. And, everybody knows her, everybody knows me."
Vice President Kamala Harris is cutting into the enthusiasm advantage former President Donald Trump had over President Joe Biden, particularly among black voters, according to a new CBS-YouGov poll.
Arizona's attorney general said former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis's “insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in court.”
Former President Donald Trump’s federal election case was put back into the hands of Judge Chutkan on Friday, and within 48 hours, she had made about a half dozen decisions on it.
“I think, for J.D., the highest and best use of his time is inhabiting a cable television studio,” said Scott Jennings, a GOP strategist and contributor for CNN.
Donald Trump is set to hold his first outdoor rally since being targeted in an assassination attempt, but this time, he will be behind bulletproof glass.
Lara Trump praised the Supreme Court’s decision on voter registration in Arizona, which marked “a huge win” for the RNC’s fight to secure the election.
RFK Jr. hopes his endorsement of President Trump does not prevent members of his family who have publicly disagreed with him from still sharing familial love.
The 238 signatories of the open letter criticized former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy, eliciting a clap-back from the Trump campaign.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) ripped the Biden-Harris administration for attempting to indict Donald Trump a second time in an election case brought forth by Jack Smith.
The request comes after an Arlington National Cemetery employee received backlash for attempting to stop Trump's campaign team from filming and taking photos of the area.
EXCLUSIVE — When former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was a Democrat, she made political waves by criticizing then- Sen. Kamala Harris for her prosecutorial record.
Donald Trump says he will vote against a Florida abortion ballot measure that would expand abortion access in his home state, a day after signaling otherwise.
Pollster Frank Luntz said Donald Trump could have an edge in the Sept. 10 debate against Kamala Harris if he asks her about questions that "she can't answer."
Tanya Chutkan imposed a string of court deadlines on Donald Trump that will occur throughout the next two months, renewing the focus on his election charges.
Even though Trump continues to proclaim he won the debate “by a lot,” some of his most loyal supporters believe he missed opportunities to define Harris.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared a "cordial" conversation after the former president survived another assassination attempt.
A tense hearing over the Georgia criminal case against Trump resulted in a judge allowing one of his co-defendants the possibility to subpoena Fani Willis
Washington Examiner congressional reporter Samantha-Jo Roth discusses the state of Senate elections and the effect of Donald Trump on Republican candidates.
Trump's attorneys said they oppose Jack Smith's request to submit a massive filing to the court that would contain evidence supporting Trump's charges.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing growing calls for more transparency in the wake of two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris was left out of Montana's early absentee ballots after a system glitch, leaving former President Donald Trump and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the only listed options for voters.
The GOP presidential nominee sought to appeal to coastal Georgia voters with a message on jobs, economics, and taxes that favored both employers and workers.
Vice President Kamala Harris attacked former President Donald Trump over his latest tariff plans as she seeks to make inroads with voters over the economy.
House Republicans have launched an investigation into why the Department of Justice released the manifesto left behind by Ryan Routh, the man charged in the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Gina Raimondo called for Trump to be "extinguished for good," just two weeks after a second assassination attempt on the Republican presidential candidate.
Both events will be aired on Univision, the country’s premier Spanish-language network, as both campaigns duel to capture the Hispanic vote in November.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan reiterated his criticism of Trump on Sunday, saying that he will not cast his ballot for the former president in November.
Actor Zachary Levi called former President Donald Trump the best choice voters have ahead of the 2024 election, citing how Trump has been backed by RFK Jr.
"The driving force for me to make this decision is what I believe is the most important factor in being president, which is really world peace," Deutsch said.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk admits that he's risking a lot in his support for former President Donald Trump and said that he is "f----d" if the Republican nominee does not win.
"We can go into communities that we haven’t been able to reach before to encourage people to get out and vote like we’ve never seen before,” Scalise said.
Eric Trump shared a photo of 275 linemen from the Florida Power & Light Company who are staying for free at the Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, ahead of Hurricane Milton.
A federal judge gave former President Donald Trump a week to decide whether to appeal the decision to unseal a filing from special counsel Jack Smith in his Jan. 6 case.
Donald Trump reprised false claims that Venezuelan gang members were overtaking Colorado as he sought to blame Kamala Harris for the illegal immigration crisis.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is holding a press conference at 6 p.m. after a man with illegal guns was arrested outside Trump's Coachella rally.
Nathan Wade spoke to Congress during a long awaited closed-door deposition in Washington, D.C., about his work as special prosecutor on the Trump case.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to continue pressing Republicans to vote for her rather than former President Donald Trump this November.
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance showed a righteous contempt for the legacy media in a pair of recent interviews that showed their adept ability to respond.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has appealed to reinstate six criminal charges against Donald Trump and co-defendants in the election interference case.
Repeatedly referencing the fast-food joint, Obama and Walz poked fun at Trump for jumping behind the fry cooker over the weekend at a location in Pennsylvania.
WHY HAVE DEMOCRATS PLAYED THE HITLER CARD? In the last few weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris's national polling lead over former President Donald Trump has been shrinking. Look at four prominent polling averages. In late September, Harris's lead in the RealClearPolitics average of national polls was 2.2 points. Today it is 0.2 points. In late August, Harris's
Trump is challenging the legality of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment, claiming it violates the Constitution and that Smith is not a “valid officer.”
Doescher assessed that Harris has failed to show what she stands for, adding that Biden's recent comment calling Trump supporters "garbage" has not helped her campaign.
Lara Trump explained that trusting the US's electoral process is “the foundation” of the country and that the RNC has worked to shore up election integrity.
Progressives are pushing back against claims that "culture wars" cost them in the 2024 election but acknowledged now is a time for reflection for all Democrats.
The question about President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden's golf plans referenced a moment in the first 2024 presidential debate when the former president knocked Biden for being unable to “hit a ball 50 yards.”
President-elect Donald Trump will sit down with NBC's Sunday show "Meet the Press" in his first network interview since winning the presidential election.
House Republican leaders must return to square one to finalize a spending agreement before the government is scheduled to shut down after midnight on Friday.
Several Jan. 6 defendants are seeking permission to attend Trump’s inauguration, citing pardon promises. Courts weigh public safety, politics, and justice.
Sanders called Trump’s proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% a “great idea” and said he would introduce relevant legislation in the Senate.
"This is a bipartisan situation — we have to work initially with Biden, and then midday, Trump will be the person who will have to close the deal," O'Leary said.
Intelligence Committee Democrats say they do not have an FBI background check or ethics disclosures for Trump's pick to be Director of National Intelligence.
The order will direct all federal agencies and departments to identify taxpayer-funded benefits illegal immigrants benefi from and "take corrective action."
Trump's arrival in the White House marked the real beginning of a real effort to end the war in Ukraine. Under President Joe Biden, it was going nowhere.
President Donald Trump said it is "very important" that there is no dissent from House Republicans and urged them all to vote in favor of the funding bil.
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for his administration to finalize new restrictions on certain foreign citizens traveling to the United States.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced an amendment that would rescind any tariff that increases the cost of goods like groceries or medicine.
GOP leaders’ dismissal of a proposal from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to require congressional tariff approval came after a third straight day of plunging stock markets.
The Supreme Court handed Trump a significant legal victory, allowing him to resume deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.
The Supreme Court wrote in a brief decision that a lower court judge in Maryland was correct to order administration officials to "facilitate" Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return.
Trump said those tech products — which include smartphones, electronic parts, and computer monitors — have merely moved to a "different Tariff 'bucket.'"
The disparate events ranged from a march through Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a demonstration at a Revolutionary War commemoration.
A federal judge has blocked the shutdown of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East Broadcasting Network and ordered employees be reinstated.
President Donald Trump revealed earlier this month that he would host a dinner at his private club in Washington, D.C., with the top 220 holders of his meme coin.
Various federal judges have rejected Trump's claims to use the 1798 law, but Judge Stephanie Haines, a Trump appointee, found his proclamation "sufficient."
President Donald Trump expressed his sympathies to Joe Biden in a social media post on his Truth Social account after the prostate cancer announcement.
According to reports, top litigators Karen Dunn, Jeannie Rhee, Jessica Phillips, and William Isaacson are exiting Paul Weiss to start their own law firm.
Immigration officials recounted a heated exchange between White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and ICE leaders that resulted in a staff shake-up.
The new portrait, along with other recently added artwork, suggests a deliberate effort by the Trump administration to project power and resilience while in office.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer claimed the district court's order included "multiple fatal flaws," and urged the Supreme Court to pause the lower court ruling.
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