Month: February 2024

ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Some Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed reluctance to strike down a ban on “bump stocks,” a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly, although the final outcome remains unclear.The prohibition was imposed by the Trump administration after the…
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Hunter Biden, the star witness in the GOP’s impeachment investigation into his father, appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill, where Republicans spent a long day drilling into the details of overseas business ventures they’ve portrayed as a web of corruption implicating President Biden. Yet if Republicans were hoping to dig up the elusive evidence of financial…
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Trump’s Legal TroublesAdvertisementSupported byThe former president’s trial on charges of plotting to subvert the 2020 election will remain on hold while the justices consider the matter.By Adam LiptakReporting from WashingtonThe Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald J. Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020…
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Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to pause a US$454.2 million civil fraud judgment against him for overstating his net worth and real estate values to dupe lenders while he appeals, meaning he must soon post assets with the court to prevent authorities from seizing his property.In asking for the stay, the ex-US president’s…
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Trump marches to victory in Michigan primary, though with a familiar note of caution  POLITICOsource

Michigan Wins Carry Warning Signs for Biden and Trump  The Wall Street Journalsource

Live updates: Michigan presidential primary election  CNN Michigan primaries takeaways: Trump and Biden have cause for concern  The Associated Press Michigan sends stark messages to Biden, Trump: ANALYSIS  ABC News source

Jeff Clark loses bid to block key Trump officials from testifying in disciplinary trial  POLITICOsource

If Trump successfully delays federal prosecutions past November’s election and manages to win the White House back, he could order the DOJ to dismiss them.

If Trump successfully delays federal prosecutions past November’s election and manages to win the White House back, he could order the DOJ to dismiss them.

If Trump successfully delays federal prosecutions past November’s election and manages to win the White House back, he could order the DOJ to dismiss them.

Election 2024 live updates: Biden, Trump prevail in Michigan but show vulnerabilities  The Washington Postsource

Forgot your password? Todd Rokita If courts disqualify Donald Trump from state ballots, then democracy in America is lost.In a recent essay, Indianapolis attorney Peter J. Rusthoven and adjunct law professor Wendell L. Willkie II called upon the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a Colorado Supreme Court decision keeping Trump off the ballot.They cited Section…
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Featured ShowsMSNBC TVMoreFollow msnbcMore BrandsMore ShowsMSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss her new book, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America,” and combatting Donald Trump’s lies ahead of the 2024 presidential election.Feb. 28, 2024 © 2024 NBC UNIVERSAL source

Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump won their parties’ respective primary elections in Michigan on Tuesday as expected, bringing each closer to what appears to be an inevitable rematch but leaving unanswered, for now, questions about their levels of support in a significant swing state headed into November’s general election.The Associated…
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Lawyers want to disqualify DA Fani Willis in Trump’s Georgia election case.Father of DA Fani Willis testifies in misconduct hearingScott McAfee, the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, is hearing arguments over motions to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, primarily over accusations from Trump co-defendant Michael Roman that she…
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By Matt Cohen February 28, 2024 On Dec. 28, 2023, the day after the Colorado Republican Party asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot, Harmeet Dhillon tweeted: “Democrats are conspiring to commit the biggest election…
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Trump wins Michigan Republican primary, AP projects  Axiossource

As Republicans grilled Hunter Biden on Wednesday about his business deals overseas, the president’s son turned the question back on his interrogators. He asked GOP lawmakers about foreign investments secured by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Trump, shortly after he left the White House, according to Democrats participating in the closed-door deposition. “He…
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McConnell’s exit haunted by poisonous relationship with Trump  Axiossource

The judge who oversaw former President Trump’s civil fraud case received an envelope with white powder Wednesday morning, prompting an emergency response to the downtown Manhattan courthouse, according to court officials. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the New York County Courthouse, where court staff opened an envelope addressed to Judge Arthur Engoron…
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4 Times Melania and Donald Trump Clashed at the White House, According to New Book  PEOPLEsource

Kate Brumback, Associated Press Kate Brumback, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Leave your feedbackMissed day one or day two of the hearing? Catch up on what happened, including testimony from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ father and a former co-worker, plus a recent court filing with cellphone…
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President Biden on Wednesday welcomed local police chiefs and law enforcement officials to the White House to discuss his administration’s efforts to fight crime, looking to rebut the narrative pushed by former President Trump and other Republicans that violent crime is rampant. “As president, public safety and crime reduction is a top priority for my…
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Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) announced Wednesday he would seek reelection in the House, nearly two weeks after he suspended his short-lived campaign for Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) seat. Rosendale announced earlier this month he would run for the Senate, entering the GOP primary race against Tim Sheehy. That same day, however, former President Trump endorsed…
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