Month: February 2024

Saturday Night Live is often political, and this weekend’s “cold open” upped the ante with a surprise cameo from Nikki Haley, playing herself, as she grilled James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump during a CNN Town Hall sketch.The sketch began as several others focused on Johnson’s Trump impression, and was largely a showcase for his impressive impersonation.However,…
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Former Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus on Sunday suggested Republicans were pursuing an unwise strategy by attacking superstar Taylor Swift and circulating conspiracy theories about her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. “I think it’s a powder keg of stupidity,” Priebus said in a panel discussion on ABC News’s “This Week”…
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The White House went after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday after he criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the border and ongoing negotiations over the Senate border security deal. In a “Meet the Press” interview Sunday, Johnson admitted that he was not privy to Senate negotiations on the bill and appeared to contradict himself,…
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Nikki Haley makes surprise ‘Saturday Night Live’ cameo asking ‘Trump’ questions  CNBC Nikki Haley in SNL sketch: Mocks Trump’s mental competency, legal woes  Business Insider Nikki Haley makes surprise appearance on SNL, mocking Donald Trump and Joe Biden  NPR source

Former President Trump said in a Sunday interview that he expected to see “some changes” at the Republican National Committee (RNC) when asked about its chair, Ronna McDaniel. “Sunday Morning Futures” anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Trump in an interview in Florida about Democrats having outraised Republicans, to which Trump responded: “I have a lot of…
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Federal judge postpones Trump’s March 4 election interference trial  NPRsource

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Former Trump official Mike Gill, who was shot by a carjacker Monday in Washington D.C., died from his wounds on Saturday, Fox 5 DC reported.“It is with profound sadness that I wish to inform the community of the passing of my husband, Mike Gill,” his wife, Kristina Gill,…
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday shot down a suggestion that former President Trump was exerting undue influence on decisions in the House about a potential border deal. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker asked Johnson whether Trump was “calling the shots here,” as the Speaker continued to insist that…
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I didn’t want to write this column. I think there are more than enough headlines out there already that center on one of the most idolized entertainers in the world: Taylor Swift. Sure, she’s tremendously popular and wealthy, but is she that great? Her music isn’t my cup of tea (I’m more of a Beatles and Willie…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) blasted House Republicans on Sunday for being “wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump.” Jeffries discussed the bipartisan Senate negotiations that have been underway since late last year in the hopes of reaching an agreement on border security on ABC’s “This Week.” He told co-host George Stephanopoulos that a potential…
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Former President Trump on Sunday dug into California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), arguing he is “so much bullshit” when asked how he would do up against the governor in a hypothetical match-up for the presidency. “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo, during an interview with Trump that aired Sunday, pointed out the former president’s belief…
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Trump asked his followers if they think he looks like Elvis in a strange social media post  Yahoo! Voicessource

The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.A court filing Friday disclosed that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is involved in a “personal relationship” with a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, but she argues there are no grounds to dismiss the case…
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Get ready for the longest general election campaign in memory. It is already odds-on that November’s election will be a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. Biden faces no serious challenge for the Democratic nomination, whatever Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and author Marianne Williamson might claim. Trump has comfortably won both early contests…
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Trump-focused Texas border rally blends politics and religion  Reuterssource

Former President Trump on Sunday claimed that he has “heard” Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) “wants” to endorse his White House bid despite the frequent tension between the two men. “Sunday Morning Futures” anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Trump in an interview how he would work with McConnell, who she described as “massively anti-Trump,” should…
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President Biden trailed former President Trump on major policy comparisons, including by more than 20 points on the question of which candidate would better handle the economy, according to a new national NBC News poll. Respondents said Trump would be more competent and effective, holding a 16 point lead over Biden in the category. Trump…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThe newest national NBC News poll shows former President Donald Trump leading current President Joe Biden by 5 points among registered voters, 47%-42%, in a hypothetical general-election matchup.But when the survey’s final question re-asks voters what their ballot choice would be if Trump is found…
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that former President Trump is “playing politics” in trying to sink a bipartisan border deal in the Senate. CNN’s Dana Bash pushed Haley on whether Trump is trying to get involved in the border deal to boost his own bid for the White House on “State of the…
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E. Jean Carroll’s attorney denies last-ditch claims raised by Trump’s lawyer about ties to judge  CNNsource

CNN co-host Dana Bash pressed GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on whether former President Trump’s reported interactions with writer E. Jean Carroll’s attorney show he has issues with women. “You alluded to one of the cases and this is a civil trial, dealing with E. Jean Carroll and the attorney who represented her, Roberta Kaplan.…
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Recently, while campaigning in New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump proposed reviving an oldie but goodie from the Reagan era. He said, “I will build an Iron Dome over our country, a state-of-the-art missile defense shield made in the USA. We do it for other countries. We help other countries, we build, we don’t do it for…
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Republican obsession with the star’s possible endorsement of Joe Biden has taken hold of presidential raceThe 2024 US presidential election campaign, lacking any defining story to tell and with a prevailing lack of enthusiasm in a rematch of candidates in their eighth and ninth decades, last week settled on Taylor Swift – and an endorsement…
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Trump Federal Election CaseAdvertisementSupported byJudge Tanya Chutkan removed the planned March 4 start from her calendar, formalizing a delay that had become increasingly likely in recent weeks. It remains unclear when the trial might start.By Alan FeuerThe federal judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election…
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Trump says he would replace ‘political’ Jay Powell as Fed chair  Financial Timessource