Month: December 2023

Former president and frontrunner for Republican 2024 presidential nomination also expected to file own appealThe Colorado Republican Party has asked the US supreme court to intervene after Colorado’s top court disqualified former president Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot, an attorney for the Republican group said.The appeal comes after the Colorado…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsFormer Rep. Charlie Dent talks with Jonathan Capehart about the reluctance by Donald Trump's Republican rivals for the party's nomination to beat Trump by attacking him, even as the sheer volume of material that should be political damaging to Trump grows by the day.Dec. 28, 2023 © 2023 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Just as “one swallow does not make a summer,” one session does not make a Congress. However, all indicators are that the current 118th Congress is for the birds, going south, and is unlikely to return to warmer climes in 2024.  The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank sums it up in a recent column headed, “Worst. Congress.…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) went after fellow GOP candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday over her remarks failing to acknowledge slavery as the cause of the Civil War. The Florida governor told reporters in Iowa that Haley’s explanation for the Civil War was “incomprehensible word salad” and called her “not a candidate that’s ready for…
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Help keep Salon independentDelays in Donald Trump's upcoming federal criminal trials could give Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis an opening to try the former president and his key alleged co-conspirators within weeks, legal experts say.The Supreme Court's recent decision not to expedite the consideration of Trump’s immunity claim regarding charges related to overturning the 2020…
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The conservative attorney butted heads with Elie Honig over the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar Trump from the ballot.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is “clearly not ready for primetime,” the PAC backing former President Trump said Thursday, after she failed to mention slavery as the cause of the Civil War. “Nikki Haley is struggling. Haley was unable to say that the Civil War was about slavery and thinks Dubuque is in New Hampshire,” the MAGA PAC…
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Watch CBS News By Shaun Boyd, Austen Erblat Updated on: December 20, 2023 / 7:29 AM MST / CBS Colorado Reactions to a Colorado State Supreme Court ruling, which could keep former President Donald Trump off the state’s 2024 ballot, are pouring in.This ruling — if it holds — could change the course of the…
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — A petition to remove former President Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame has received thousands of signatures, but the decision on whether to get rid of it is just as controversial as the man whose name is on it. Andrew Rudick, who started the petition in 2020, has garnered…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsDonald Trump said that President Biden should “rot in hell,” becoming the first president in history to say that about another U.S. president. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell considers Special Counsel Jack Smith’s filing asking Judge Chutkan to bar Trump from attacking President Biden in the 2020 election trial.Dec. 28, 2023 © 2023…
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The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to intervene after Colorado’s top court disqualified former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s Republican primary ballot, an attorney for the Republican group said. The appeal comes after the Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 disqualified Trump because of his role in…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe past year saw Donald Trump on trial twice, indicted four times and hit with a multimillion-dollar civil verdict while also fighting off other legal challenges and running for president; his 2024 court calendar could be even more chaotic.The former president faces up to…
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A more disciplined Trump operation faces fresh headaches from outside allies and the candidate himself  CNNsource

Former President Trump denied this week that he insisted on being featured in “Home Alone 2,” saying the makers of the popular holiday film “begged” him to appear in it. “30 years ago (how time flies!), Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in Home Alone 2,” Trump wrote…
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AdvertisementSupported byMSNBC, NPR, Vox Media and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution are all aiming to capitalize on interest in the criminal cases against President Donald J. Trump with the shows.By Benjamin MullinTrue crime is among the most popular genres in podcasting. One of the biggest stories in the coming months is the wave of criminal charges facing…
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The ruling means Trump will stay on the state's 2024 GOP primary ballot.The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal aimed at barring former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.In doing so, Michigan's high court upheld a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling…
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Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to prohibit Donald Trump’s attorneys from introducing at his D.C. federal election obstruction trial “irrelevant disinformation” that is often part of Trump’s campaign stump speeches, including that President Biden coordinated with the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against him.Special counsel Jack Smith filed on Wednesday what is known…
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Chris Christie is stepping up his rhetoric attacking GOP presidential front-runner and rival former President Trump, releasing a new ad declaring Trump will “burn America to the ground.” Christie, a former New Jersey governor who is angling for a strong showing in New Hampshire to propel his long-shot campaign, stares directly into the camera during…
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., criticized former President Donald Trump’s Christmas message calling for President Joe Biden and others to “rot in hell,” saying it is contributing to divisiveness across the country.“Quite frankly, I’m going to tell you that I think it was one of the most pathetic Christmas greetings I’ve heard when a…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Police said Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision…
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There’s a sense of exhaustion from a year filled with news — good and bad. Despite all the negative events that happened in 2023, there are reasons to feel hopeful for 2024.  First, let’s get the bad news out of the way:  Gun violence eroded civic life in America, with over 560 mass shootings in the U.S. just this year.  Hate crime went up in most…
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The Colorado Republican Party filed an appeal Wednesday to the state supreme court’s ruling barring former President Trump from the primary ballot, taking the unprecedented case to the Supreme Court.The Colorado Supreme Court ruled last week that Trump was ineligible for the state’s ballot because of his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, which…
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As we head toward the 2024 elections, a stark and alarming trend confronts the Democratic Party: the noticeable drift of Black male voters toward the Republican camp, a shift that should ring loud warning bells.  This isn’t just a subtle change — it’s a significant and ominous signal.  In the 2020 election, Donald Trump secured…
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