Month: October 2023

The retiring GOP senator unloaded on Donald Trump and other members of his party in a new biography.

Progressive members of Congress are increasing their calls for a cease-fire and upping pressure on President Biden amid the Israel-Hamas war, highlighting differences within the Democratic Party as the president made a wartime trip overseas to show support for Israel.   While Republicans struggle to elect a Speaker of the House from their ranks, Democrats’ own…
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“She had terrible phone calls,” said Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon.

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 the 'Harry Potter' films, dies at 82September 28, 2023, 8:02 AMMorning Rundown:…
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Watch: Chris Christie makes guess about Trump’s Truth Social post …  CNNsource

“The Daily Show” gives the right-wing network’s coverage a scathing makeover.

ATLANTA — As a Justice Department lawyer after the 2020 election, Jeffrey Clark drafted and advocated for sending a letter to top Georgia officials declaring that the agency had reason to doubt the legitimacy of the state’s election after former president Donald Trump urged him to investigate allegations of fraud in the state, Clark’s lawyer…
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Analysis: Trump could gain edge from former lawyer’s Georgia election tampering trial  Reuterssource

James Renner was one of 16 Republicans who acted as false electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020.

Former president vows to investigate TV networks for ‘country-threatening treason’ should he win US election next yearDonald Trump said Comcast, the owner of NBC and MSNBC, “should be investigated for its ‘Country Threatening Treason’” and promised to do so should he be re-elected president next year.In response, one progressive group said the former US president…
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The spotlight at Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has turned to the former president’s son Eric.

Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Former president Donald Trump loses twice as many votes as Joe Biden with Robert F. Kennedy in the 2024 presidential election, according to an NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll.“With Kennedy in the race, Biden’s support dips 5 percentage points…
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The late-night host spots an ominous sign for the former president.

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)FILE – White House…
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ShareATLANTA – Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator who attacked them for opposing his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump.The caucus announced Thursday that it was indefinitely suspending state Sen. Colton Moore of Trenton, who represents a district in Georgia’s northwest corner."Sen.…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)A volunteer puts up campaign signs before a former President Donald Trump commit to caucus rally, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)President Joe…
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Watch CBS News October 17, 2023 / 8:23 AM / AP WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s political fundraising machine is raking in donations at a prodigious pace, but he’s spending tens of millions of dollars he’s bringing in to pay attorneys to deal with the escalating costs of the various criminal cases he is contending with…
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Politics The stakes are high, but the campaign is a snooze. "In the underwhelming 2024 primary campaign, [Donald] Trump has been shocking but is now very familiar; the debates have been a fizzle; and, so far, there has been no race to speak of," writes Rich Lowry. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Opinion by Rich…
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Melania Trump Might Be a ‘Big Problem’ for Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential Campaign If She Doesn’t Start Showing Public Support  Yahoo Entertainmentsource

Trump’s attorneys have demanded the charges against him be dismissed, claiming the former president maintained immunity from prosecution.

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump accused appraisal expert Doug Larson of perjury following his Tuesday testimony in a civil fraud trial against The Trump Organization.Larson, now with Newmark, was with Cushman & Wakefield until 2017, during the period when the alleged work took place. In his testimony, he refuted The Trump Organization’s claims that he worked…
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Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) called former President Trump an “isolationist” during a Thursday forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. “Donald Trump fundamentally believes in a ring around the United States,” Hutchinson told moderator Blake Burman, host of “The Hill on NewsNation.” “In fact, he’s used those words. And so, he moves…
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WASHINGTON — It’s on: Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are starting to battle in public for the title of main alternative to Donald Trump on the 2024 campaign trail.The two candidates are escalating their rivalry with critical comments and competing appeals to potential donors and prominent endorsers. They’re each hoping to wind up as the…
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How Sidney Powell’s guilty plea may impact Donald Trump  CNNsource

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized former President Trump for being too focused on the past and cast himself as the only GOP presidential candidate with the kind of positive campaign that could defeat President Biden in a general election. “You also need a nominee who can win. And I think the way you win is…
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