Month: January 2024

The U.S. primaries system, used to determine the presidential nominees for each party during election season, is broken.   This disfunction becomes most apparent when the electorate is both evenly split and highly polarized, which is the nation’s current political environment. This permits a large group of voters to select each party’s nominee, though a…
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The head of the Texas Republican Party announced his endorsement of former President Trump on Monday.  Texas Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi endorsed Trump in a Monday post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He also endorsed Republican Texas state House candidate David Covey, who is challenging Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan in the GOP primary…
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“He’s just something in a suit,” Carroll said about seeing Trump in court.Three days after a jury awarded her over $83 million for Donald Trump's repeated defamatory statements, columnist E. Jean Carroll vowed to use the money on "something Donald Trump hates.""If it'll cause him pain for me to give money to certain things, that's…
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Former Trump Lawyer Says He’d ‘Regret’ Having Alina Habba as Attorney  Newsweeksource

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives his annual State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A judge recently ruled Evers can be questioned in relation to a lawsuit against Trump attorneys Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro.Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives his annual State of the State address Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024,…
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For the first time in U.S. history, the Supreme Court is about to consider whether a candidate for the presidency may be removed from the ballot for having “engaged in insurrection” against the Constitution.  On Feb. 8, the justices will hear arguments in Trump v. Anderson, a case in which the Colorado Supreme Court has already ruled that former…
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Alina Habba’s Performance Was a ‘Comedy of Bumbling Errors’: Attorney  Newsweeksource

James Lankford of Oklahoma ripped his fellow Republicans for putting politics ahead of an issue they profess to care so much about.

James Lankford of Oklahoma ripped his fellow Republicans for putting politics ahead of an issue they profess to care so much about.

James Lankford of Oklahoma ripped his fellow Republicans for putting politics ahead of an issue they profess to care so much about.

Donald Trump Reacts to US Troops Killed by Iran-Backed Militants  Newsweeksource

The immigration election: Big issue for Biden, Trump as rematch looms  Axiossource

“The perception that the legal system is being weaponized against Donald Trump is actually increasing his poll numbers,” the South Carolina senator said.

Nikki Haley says Trump has ‘always been his own worst enemy’: Full interview  NBC Newssource

Opinion: Trump is wrong. This is the real terror threat in America  CNNsource

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. On Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, a retired judge recommended to Illinois election officials that former President Trump’s name should be removed from the Illinois primary ballot, but the decision should be left to the courts. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)Former…
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Submit Δ Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. When Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan federal court earlier this week, Trump-watchers noticed his hair seemed to be a different shade — skewing more to light orange.We hear that his look is based on his own impatience. Says an insider: “The hairdressers get mad at…
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Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) has officially withdrawn from the Republican presidential race, it must be asked: How could things go so wrong for a politician who, just one year ago, was the darling of the GOP establishment?  Following his historic gubernatorial win in November 2022, DeSantis was the odds-on favorite to finally dethrone former President…
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Trump briefly testifies at E. Jean Carroll sex defamation trial, defense rests  CNBCsource

Trump trials: News, video, analysis and current events  NBC Newssource

On Feb. 15, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will get her day in court — though not the one that she might have anticipated when a grand jury indicted former President Trump and multiple alleged co-conspirators for attempting to interfere in Georgia’s 2020 election. When she appears before Judge Scott McAfee, who also presides…
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday she “absolutely” trusts the jury in E. Jean Carroll defamation case against former President Trump, but said that the recent ruling should not bar him from the ballot. “I absolutely trust the jury. And I think that they made their decision based on the evidence. I just don’t…
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AdvertisementSupported bylettersTo the Editor:Re “I’ve Told My Last Trump Joke,” by David Kamp (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 24):I encourage Mr. Kamp to keep telling Donald Trump jokes. Mr. Trump is a serious threat to American democracy and the institutions of a pluralistic society, so I understand Mr. Kamp’s fear that jokes make the danger seem…
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Stephanie Grisham also examined former first lady Melania Trump’s reported role in her husband’s attacks on the advice columnist.