Month: October 2023

Democrat congressman running for president in 2024 says Biden is playing into Donald Trump’s hands  CNNsource

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsGM and UAW reach a tentative deal that is expected to end the autoworkers strike just days after similar pacts were made with Ford and StellantisOctober 30, 2023, 9:46 AMPoll: Trump maintains a commanding lead in Iowa, while Nikki Haley is tied for second with Ron DeSantisOctober 30, 2023, 9:00 AMMorning…
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President Biden’s disapproval rating among Americans is sitting at 56 percent, according to a new poll released Monday. A NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll found that 56 percent of respondents said they somewhat or strongly disapprove of the way Biden is handling his job, compared with 44 percent who say they somewhat or strongly approve. Broken…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsGM and UAW reach a tentative deal that is expected to end the autoworkers strike just days after similar pacts were made with Ford and StellantisOctober 30, 2023, 9:46 AMPoll: Trump maintains a commanding lead in Iowa, while Nikki Haley is tied for second with Ron DeSantisOctober 30, 2023, 9:00 AMMorning…
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Elections The former president found a supportive audience at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering even after his Hezbollah comments. Of all the Republican presidential contenders who spoke at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual conference Saturday, Trump received the most sustained applause. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Alex Isenstadt 10/28/2023 06:15 PM EDT Link CopiedLAS VEGAS…
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Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters are focusing on the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump’s words and actions in a trial that could determine whether the Constitution’s insurrection clause bars Trump from run…DENVER — Lawyers for a group of Colorado voters on Monday focused on the January…
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A partial gag order in the federal election-subversion case against Donald Trump should not be reinstated, attorneys for the former president argued in a new court filing Saturday."President Trump has a right to speak his mind and the public has a right to hear what he has to say," said the Trump lawyers' brief, signed…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Devon Dabney, a candidate for city council in Johns Creek, Ga., stands outside her home and discusses her candidacy on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The contest is nonpartisan and Dabney calls herself an independent, but she faces criticism from some voters in this historically Republican-leaning enclave because she…
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Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Monday said it’s “Iowa or bust” for his presidential campaign during an appearance on conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt’s radio show.  Scott suggested in the interview that if he does not do well in the Iowa caucuses in January, it could be end the for his presidential campaign. “We are excited…
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The “State of the Union” host thinks certain Republicans should take a look in the mirror before offering criticisms over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Former President Trump said Sunday the federal indictments he faces will allow him to retaliate against President Biden if he beats the incumbent in the 2024 presidential election. Speaking to a crowd of supporters in Iowa on Sunday, Trump railed against the criminal justice system and accused the Justice Department under Biden of “cheating” and of…
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Oct 2 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces numerous legal troubles as he seeks the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. Trump, 77, denies any wrongdoing.Here is a look at the major legal cases involving Trump.New York state Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump and his family business, the Trump Organization, in…
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is getting a primary challenger in his reelection race for his House seat representing the state’s 20th congressional district.  David Giglio, who previously lost a congressional bid for the state’s 13th district, is running as an “America First Republican” who will “fight alongside President Donald Trump in 2024 as he…
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If we are to have equal justice in America, we must start with the premise that no one is too big to jail. And if our justice system is to be credible, then no one should get away with bullying the courts.  For those reasons alone, the judges in Donald Trump’s trials must follow through…
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The Senate Republican campaign arm launched a new 30-second ad spot Friday labeling Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) a “Biden Democrat.” “You know what they say: If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s a duck. Same goes for Joe Manchin,” the narrator began in the ad from the National Republican Senatorial…
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Hear Trump’s response to Pence suspending his campaign  CNNsource

Former President Trump lashed out Sunday at his former attorney general, Bill Barr, who had criticized Trump’s verbal skills in a public forum on Friday.  In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump suggested Barr was trying to “get even” with him for being tough on him while in office. “I called…
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Court arguments are beginning in the effort to bar former President Donald Trump from running for his old job again.

WATCH LIVEDondald Trump Jr. stopped in Addison Friday before heading to more Illinois events for his father's 2024 presidential election campaign.ADDISON, Ill. (WLS) — Donald Trump Jr. campaigned for his father in Illinois Friday, encouraging supporters to not give up hope.He got a standing ovation from more than 250 people who came to Addison to…
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Michael Cohen was the first of Donald Trump’s former attorneys to testify against his old boss, but he won’t be the last.  Three other Trump lawyers have already pleaded guilty in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s conspiracy prosecution for attempting to subvert Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro and Jenna Ellis all accepted deals requiring them to “testify truthfully”…
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It’s the “wrong incentive,” argued Andrew Weissmann.

“With all that’s going on in the country right now, in the world, could you imagine?” the former Trump attorney said.

Republicans should be riding high — President Biden is badly under water across top issues and overall approval polls. Instead, the GOP has a mess in the House and its leading candidate for president in 2024 is barely ahead of Biden. And, yes, the root of Republican troubles is Donald Trump.  To be sure, not…
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Former President Trump maintains a significant lead among Republican caucus attendees in Iowa, according to a poll released Monday, as GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley battle for second place. The NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey found that 43 percent of likely GOP caucus attendees say Trump is their first-choice candidate, giving him…
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