Month: November 2023

The comic said prosecutors missed a chance to get some real answers.

Latest on federal indictment against Donald Trump  CNNsource

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeDES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds touted Ron DeSantis’ accomplishments as governor of Florida as she endorsed him for president Monday — and said she believes he will be able to win the 2024 general election, while Donald Trump cannot.“I believe he…
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Welcome back to The Trump Trials, our weekly effort to keep readers up to date on the criminal — and civil — cases the 45th president is fighting in federal and state courts.Have questions on the trials? Email us at perry.stein@washpost.com and devlin.barrett@washpost.com and check for answers in future newsletters.Let’s get started.Get ready: Trump —…
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The GOP was once feared for its ability to unite and win – but Kevin McCarthy’s demise shows a party deeply dividedThey are fresh-faced, suited and booted, the National Mall behind them and the world at their feet. Congressmen Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan smile out from the cover of Young Guns, their…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Donald Trump is responsible for the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 because they were the “culmination” of his conspiracies to overturn the 2020 presidential election, special counsel Jack Smith’s office says in a new filing in the former president‘s…
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As Trump’s legal and political schedules collide, his lawyers and campaign staff manage the chaos  CNNsource

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited former President Trump to his country’s war zone, saying the former president “can’t manage this war.”Zelensky, who joined NBC “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, responded to Trump’s claims that he could end the war with Russia in 24 hours.“Former President Trump said that about 24 hours, that he…
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Watch CBS News By Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus November 5, 2023 / 9:30 AM EST / CBS News With views of things in America continuing to be bad and now hitting their most negative marks of the year, one might expect an incumbent president to trail in a pre-election poll — as…
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The plan to create a national online college is a political nonstarter, experts say, but it capitalizes on concerns about price and politics in higher education. By  Katherine Knott You have /5 articles left.Sign up for a free account or log in.American higher education is in need of something dramatically different, former president Donald Trump…
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The outcome of the case could threaten the former president's business empire.When Donald Trump enters court on Monday, the former president will swap his chair next to his lawyers for a seat on the witness stand — sitting to the left of a judge he has called a wacko, feet from a clerk he has…
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Jim Messina, a former adviser to President Obama, dismissed new polls from The New York Times and Siena College showing President Biden trailing former President Trump in a hypothetical match-up, suggesting that it is too early to be concerned. “First of all, the whole thing about polling this far out is silly,” Messina told CNN’s…
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The Justice Department Monday criticized former President Trump for “attempts to sanitize his conduct” leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, urging a judge to reject several motions to dismiss the case and disentangle Trump from the storming of the building. The four filings, together more than 100 pages, respond to a series of…
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Tensions were high in a New York City courtroom as former President Donald Trump took the stand in his civil fraud trial.

NEW YORK — The highly anticipated testimony of former President Trump in his New York civil fraud trial Monday heaved chaotically between defending his business practices and decrying those involved in the case as politically motivated “Trump haters.” Months of bubbling tensions between Trump and New York Judge Arthur Engoron reached a boiling point in…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shows a mug he gifted to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 12, 2023. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Former President Donald Trump made a flurry of social media posts criticizing Gov. Kim Reynolds Sunday as the Iowa Republican is expected on Monday to endorse Florida Gov.…
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ShareEfforts to use the Constitution’s "insurrection" clause to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again for the White House turn to Minnesota on Thursday with oral arguments before the state Supreme Court.ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Thursday that states have the authority to block former President Donald Trump…
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In 2000, America witnessed one of the strangest election outcomes in its history — the “hanging chads” election in which the winner was to be determined by counting little bits of cardboard suspended from improperly punched ballots in Florida. After 35 suspenseful days, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the election to George W. Bush, even…
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday  CNBCsource

Start your week smart: Blinken meeting, Trump trial gag order, Nepal earthquake, January 6 sentence, Washington Post CEO  CNNsource

This op-ed is part of a series exploring what a second term would look like for either President Biden or former President Trump. Back in the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election, I stated that a second Trump term would be “game over for the climate.” That hasn’t changed in the years since. In…
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Watch CBS News By Esme Murphy November 5, 2023 / 11:06 PM CST / CBS Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday isn’t just Nov. 5 or the end of daylight saving time. It’s also exactly one year until the 2024 election. A new New York Times Sienna poll found that former President Donald Trump is running ahead of President…
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“It doesn’t seem like you knew what you were talking about,” Pelley snapped at Trump’s alleged election accomplice.

After months of quietly signaling her support for Ron DeSantis, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will formally endorse the Florida governor for president at a Des Moines rally Monday, sources close to both confirmed to the Des Moines Register.  The endorsement is an enormous win for DeSantis, who hopes to harness Reynolds’ star power among Iowa…
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Q&A “Just let him talk. I got exactly what I wanted by letting him talk.” Former President Donald Trump and his family are accused of fraudulently inflating Trump’s net worth in a case that could upend his New York businesses. | Pool photo by Maansi Srivastava By Betsy Woodruff Swan 11/06/2023 05:00 AM EST Link…
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