Month: October 2023

The late-night host zeroed in on why Mike Johnson isn’t even the best Mike Johnson.

Why Trump is so happy about the new House speaker  CNN ‘I killed him’: How Trump torpedoed Tom Emmer’s speaker bid  POLITICO The new speaker embraced Trump’s 2020 election gambit at every turn  POLITICO source

“Don’t do it next time, or it’ll be worse,” New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron said.

Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat  CNNsource

Legal The judge in Trump’s civil fraud trial called him to the stand after Trump seemed to disparage the judge’s law clerk in violation of a gag order.By Erica Orden 10/25/2023 01:20 PM EDT Updated: 10/25/2023 05:12 PM EDT Link CopiedNEW YORK — Donald Trump unexpectedly took the witness stand Wednesday in his civil fraud…
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DENVER, Colo. (KKTV) – A Colorado judge ruled that a lawsuit to block former President Donald Trump from Colorado’s ballot for the presidential election can move forward.The Friday ruling comes as the former president requested the lawsuit be dismissed, which was filed Sept. 22, according to the 24-page ruling by Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace.The…
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James Cleverly also discussed progress in trade negotiations with India and defended the government’s position on China. Political reporter @realBenBloch Saturday 30 September 2023 02:59, UKThe foreign secretary has praised Donald Trump’s record in foreign affairs as the former president remains the frontrunner for the republican nomination for president in the 2024 election.Ahead of the…
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Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Leave your feedbackNEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial fined the former president…
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In New Hampshire Monday, former president Donald Trump compared himself to anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela as he cast himself as the victim of federal and state prosecutors he alleges are targeting him and his businesses for political reasons.Returning to the Granite State to register for its presidential primary, Trump held a rally where he railed…
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      Published on October 25 2023 8:38 am Last Updated on October 25 2023 8:45 am Written by Greg Sapp (DONALD TRUMP, JR.)Donald Trump, Jr., the son of the 45th President, will be a guest at an event in Effingham on Friday night.Doors will open at 6:30pm at the Thelma Keller Convention Center. The cost…
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ACLU says Trump gag order in DC election interference case violates First Amendment  CNBCsource

The stunning rise of newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) marks the end of weeks of chaos in the House and the Republican Conference.  After bitter and personal battles sank three other Speaker options, House Republicans found Johnson to be the conservative constitutionalist with a dash of Southern charm that they needed to end the…
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NBC News has selected Lester Holt and Kristen Welker to serve as co-moderators for the third Republican presidential primary debate, which will take place next month in Miami, the network said on Wednesday evening.  The Nov. 8 debate, which will span two hours and begin at 8 p.m., is not expected to feature the Republican…
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As the coup-attempting former president’s co-defendants continue taking plea deals, his bargaining position for a deal of his own gets weaker.

WASHINGTON – Vying to become the top Republican alternative to Donald Trump, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley went after the former president Monday on a state issue: reimbursing New Hampshire for security costs.“Haley wants to make sure police and their families are paid – apparently, Donald Trump doesn’t care,” said Ken Farnaso, a spokesman for…
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was charged with a misdemeanor on Wednesday for pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building during last-second government funding votes late last month. Bowman was issued a summons for 9:30 a.m. at the District of Columbia Superior Court on Thursday, according to court documents. The New York congressman…
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Lawyers say indictment over alleged plot to overturn 2020 election violates Trump’s free-speech rights and is vindictive prosecutionLawyers for Donald Trump are raising new challenges to the federal election subversion case against him, telling a judge that the indictment should be dismissed because it violates the former president’s free-speech rights and represents a vindictive prosecution.The…
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Only 1 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents favored newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the person for the job in the days that led up to his election, according to a new poll. An Economist/YouGov poll taken last Saturday through Tuesday found Johnson received only 1 percent of support from Republicans and independents who…
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“The judge should end this trial immediately,” the former president told reporters upon exiting.

President Biden’s reelection campaign wasted no time going after the new Speaker, saying in a statement just after he secured the gavel that the election of Mike Johnson (R-La.) bolsters the so-called MAGA takeover of the House Republicans. “MAGA Mike Johnson’s ascension to the speakership cements the extreme MAGA takeover of the House Republican Conference.…
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BREAKING: Little-known Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson is elected speaker of the House ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsA man arrested in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur was suspected of raping a woman days before and was already under surveillance, police saySeptember 28, 2023, 12:24 PMMichael Gambon, the actor best known for playing Dumbledore in…
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All eyes are on Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), the 51-year-old whose election to be the 56th Speaker on Wednesday put an end to the over three weeks of turmoil and GOP infighting in the lower chamber.  Johnson, who was serving his second term as vice chair of the House Republican Conference, won the Speaker’s gavel in…
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Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, said Sunday that she expects an indictment to come from the Georgia investigation looking into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state in a matter of weeks.“Yes,” Habba told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo when asked if an indictment is coming in…
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