Month: December 2023

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to Texas state troopers and guardsmen at the South Texas International Airport, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. Trump’s lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to question the outcome of the 2020 election…
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Former President Trump fiercely denied former Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) claim that the former president was “depressed and not eating” after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, saying in a social media post Monday that, in fact, he was angry and “eating too much.” In Cheney’s new book, she recounts a conversation after…
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace gestures as he makes an election campaign speech for his wife, Lurleen, Nov. 8, 1966, in Wetumpka, Ala. Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, within walking distance of where Wallace staged his “stand in the schoolhouse door” to…
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By Nikki McCann Ramirez Liz Cheney’s claim that Donald Trump was so sad after Jan. 6 that he stopped eating is keeping him up at night. In a Truth Social rant published in the wee hours of Monday morning, Trump vehemently denied the anecdote, countering that he wasn’t eating too little, but was so enraged…
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In The Atlantic’s January/February 2024 special issue, 24 writers imagine what a second Trump term would look like.The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy.For The Atlantic’s January/February 2024 issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. Trump’s…
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The Atlantic’s newest issue is sounding the alarm over a potential second term by former President Trump, warning that another four years under the former president would be worse than the first. For The Atlantic’s January/February issue, the magazine published a 24-article project titled “If Trump Wins” to outline what a second Trump presidency would look like.…
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Finding consistent ethical standards in Washington these days is like hunting truffles out of season. The Supreme Court finally adopted an ethics code last month after it was revealed that some justices got a lot of the good stuff — cruises on superyachts, rides on private planes and vacations in hunting lodges — that hadn’t…
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“We’re going to win Iowa,” the Florida governor said. “I think it’s going to help propel us to the nomination.”

The World Ahead America and the worldWhat his victory in America’s election would mean GazaWhy Israel must meet and exceed the requirements of the laws of war Inflated hopesRising prices and animal spirits give it a long-awaited opportunity Dying in plain sightAmerica is distracted, the UN is not interested Scientific methodsToo much of researchers’ time…
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On Nov. 20, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in St. Louis, caused an earthquake in the civil rights world.  The court ruled that despite over 50 years of precedent, private parties (meaning people like you and me) don’t have the right to sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. That’s the…
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Ivanka Trump’s Miami Mansion Goes to Extreme Measures for …  Yahoo Entertainmentsource

The Republican senator also said he'd ultimately back Trump over Biden in 2024.Major changes to America's immigration system will be part of a military aid package for Israel and Ukraine that will be finalized in Congress by year's end, Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford predicted on Sunday."We've got to actually bring a proposal forward that…
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Morning Rundown: Israel expands offensive to Gaza’s south, Spotify to lay off 17% of employees, and vets puzzle over cause of severe dog illness ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Divided government is common and often messy. But the current U.S. House of Representatives has had arguably the most…
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Alex Cochran, Deseret News When Donald Trump won a surprise victory in the 2016 election, his first major task was to fill thousands of vacancies in the federal government. It took several months to assemble staff and begin to implement the former president’s agenda.If a Republican wins in 2024, conservatives don’t want the same problem.…
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The former president is selling holiday wrapping paper and Christmas stockings featuring his menacing-looking booking photo.

Sign up for Semafor Media: Media’s essential read. Read it now.In this article:THE NEWSAfter Megyn Kelly left her high-profile Fox News perch for a $69 million, three-year NBC contract — and, just two years later, was forced out of that gig — Ben Shapiro, the conservative media wunderkind, invited her to Los Angeles. It was…
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Here’s Nikki Haley’s path to the Republican nomination  CNNsource

The “Frasier” star would have “happily” gone on about backing Trump but publicists shut down the interview, radio presenter Justin Webb said.

Full DeSantis: ‘I don’t use the same rhetoric’ as Trump; he’s ‘responsible for his words’  NBC Newssource

The former president tore into the former Republican lawmaker and appeared to dismiss a Kevin McCarthy claim at the same time.

Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMAGA politicos and activists often complain that “woke capital” is ruining America. To escape this supposed threat, increasing numbers of them appear to be turning to PublicSquare, an online marketplace seeking to connect “freedom-loving Americans to the businesses that share their values.” The company, which counts Donald Trump Jr. among…
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Former President Trump is maintaining a comfortable lead in the GOP primary, with 60 percent of Republicans saying in a new poll that they would pick Trump in the primary race. The new NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ News poll found that 60 percent of Republicans would back the former president in the GOP primary. About 21…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are neck-and-neck for second place in the 2024 GOP primary, new polling shows, while former President Trump holds onto first with a wide lead. A NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll found 11 percent of Republican voters picked DeSantis as their first choice, and 10 percent…
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Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inFormer Wyoming lawmaker worries what may happen if Republicans maintain majority in House of Representatives Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileLiz Cheney says she wants Republicans to…
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Senate Republicans who are concerned about former President Donald Trump’s viability in a general election now see Nikki Haley as the last, best chance of denying Trump the GOP presidential nomination and averting what they see as a potential general election disaster.   GOP senators who don’t support Trump acknowledge he could win the presidency,…
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