Month: January 2024

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump unconstitutionally profited from the presidency during his tenure in the White House, reaping millions of dollars for his business empire from foreign governments, House Democrats allege in an extensive report.Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a 156-page report Thursday morning accusing Trump of exploiting the presidency to financially…
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Former President Trump told fellow GOP presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) on Friday that he should “get on a plane and go back to Florida.” Each has planned events this weekend in Iowa to campaign ahead of the caucuses. “Ron DeSanctimonious has one minor flaw against the Democrats — He has ZERO personality. If…
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Florida Audience members asked the candidates about immigration and the former president. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley appeared at back-to-back town halls on Thursday. | Charlie Neibergall/AP By Kimberly Leonard and Lisa Kashinsky 01/05/2024 12:12 AM EST Link CopiedAfter their campaigns spent the day sniping at each other online, Ron…
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The former president’s attorneys want to hold Jack Smith in contempt of court. Andrew Weissmann said that’s “really not how you litigate.”

Former President Trump holds a large lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) in her home state, according to a new Emerson College poll released Friday. The poll finds Trump ahead of Haley by 29 points in South Carolina, just eight weeks before the state’s primary on Feb. 24. The poll found Trump…
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An attorney for former President Trump, Alina Habba, said late Thursday that she has faith in the Supreme Court and believes that Justice Brett Kavanaugh will “step up” in Trump’s ballot cases in Maine and Colorado. “I think it should be a slam dunk in the Supreme Court. I have faith in them,” Habba told…
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Former President Donald Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom at New York Supreme Court on Dec. 7, 2023. Trump’s attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn the December Colorado Supreme Court ruling that removed his name from the state’s ballot.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump appealed to the U.S.…
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Morning Rundown: Florida venue cancels Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Jan. 6 event, arrests for the murder of a pregnant Texas teen, the FBI warns of ‘cyber kidnapping’ ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeHappening this Thursday: We’re now 11 days out until the Iowa caucuses… NBC’s Dasha Burns and the Des…
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By Andrew Perez Evangelical lawyer Jay Sekulow, who defended Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, is still cashing in on the former president’s misdeeds. As states consider whether to disqualify Trump from their ballots for engaging in insurrection, Sekulow and his family have been working furiously to raise money for their campaign to keep…
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Watch CBS News By Kathryn Watson January 5, 2024 / 4:57 AM EST / CBS News President Biden is speaking at a campaign event near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on Friday to mark three years since supporters of then-President Donald Trump rioted at the U.S. Capitol.Mr. Biden’s address is the first he’s giving this year.It is…
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Florida Trump won 82 percent of Miami-Dade grassroots Republicans, far more than DeSantis. Of 65 party members who met in Miami Wednesday night, 53 votes went for Donald Trump. Only five voted for Ron DeSantis. | Scott Olson/Getty Images By Kimberly Leonard 01/04/2024 02:05 PM EST Updated: 01/04/2024 09:12 PM EST Link CopiedMIAMI — Donald…
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The heart of the Republican effort to potentially (or probably: inevitably) impeach President Biden are business agreements involving his son Hunter Biden. Even before Republicans took control of the House a year ago, party leaders, such as then-incoming House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), announced their intention to explore how money from foreign actors might…
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DeSantis: Trump ‘inspires opposition’ and Democrats ‘want to run against’ Trump  NBC Newssource

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ron DeSantis slammed Nikki Haley in an exclusive interview with the Des Moines Register and NBC News, calling the former United Nations ambassador a “phony” who “just doesn’t get Iowa.”The Florida governor criticized Haley for recent gaffes, like calling Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark by the wrong name and joking in…
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Exclusive “They were f–king relentless,” former Black Voices for Trump director Harrison Floyd said of his confrontation with FBI agents dispatched by the special counsel.By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney 01/04/2024 07:52 PM EST Link CopiedSpecial counsel Jack Smith’s probe of Donald Trump’s election subversion has mostly played out in stuffy conference rooms and secret…
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Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Evening Report newsletter Subscribe Thank you for signing up!Subscribe to more newsletters hereThursday, January 4©  AP Democrats on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee say in a new report that…
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Kathleen Culliton is Raw Story's assistant managing editor. She's been covering local and national news for more than a decade for outlets that include the New York Post, Al Jazeera, DNAinfo New York, Bustle, the New York Daily News, WNYC, NY1, City Limits and the New York City Patch. Kathleen is a proud alumna of the…
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What’s next for Trump’s 2024 campaign amid Jack Smith and Colorado appeals  NBC Newssource

AdvertisementSupported bylettersTo the Editor:Re “Seeing Threat to Democracy, With Trump on Ballot or Not” (front page, Dec. 31):The argument by Republicans like J.D. Vance and Chris Christie and Democrats like Gavin Newsom that removing Donald Trump from the ballot would be anti-democratic and would deprive voters of the right to choose their president is flawed…
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Former President Donald Trump's political allies urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to allow states to decide who runs for federal office.In December, the Colorado Supreme Court struck Trump from the ballot after finding that he "engaged in" insurrection in a manner prohibited by the 14th Amendment's disqualification cause. The Maine Secretary of State…
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The Florida governor took aim at the conservative network after claiming the former president “disqualified himself” for voters on abortion.

Alina Habba cited her “faith” in the court after decisions that kicked the former president off state primary ballots in 2024.

Trump’s Businesses Got $7.8 Million In Foreign Payments During His Presidency: Report  Yahoo! Voicessource

Trump’s candidacy is challenged by a group of Illinois residents Five people working with a voting rights organization filed a formal objection, making Illinois the 18th state challenging Trump over his ties to the 2021 insurrection.Five people working with a voting rights organization filed a formal objection, making Illinois the 18th state challenging Trump over…
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