Month: April 2024

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called on former President Trump to show solidarity with the six immigrant workers who were killed in the Baltimore bridge collapse last month. “I’ll take care to avoid talking about campaigns while I’m sitting here, but just at a human level, it would be helpful for the former president to weigh…
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Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide recently told a Ukrainian journalist that “I think we should all be honest and say: Nobody does enough” to help Ukraine defeat Putin’s Russia. Eide had in mind the countries of NATO, which is currently celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 4, 1949. Let’s…
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The former president reportedly made the crude remark at a fundraiser over the weekend.

Polls show young voters going for Trump and older voters backing Biden. What’s going on? – POLITICO  POLITICOsource

‘The nuclear button’: Special counsel could seek removal of judge in Trump classified docs case, attorneys warn  Yahoo! Voicessource

Trump says he will disclose abortion policy on Monday  Yahoo! Voicessource

Morning Rundown: ‘Critical step’ in Baltimore bridge recovery, GOP lawmaker says Russian propaganda ‘uttered on House floor,’ latest forecast for today’s eclipse ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThere was a time when Democratic groups howled over Donald Trump getting too much airtime, with some even blaming the media for his…
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Morning Rundown: ‘Critical step’ in Baltimore bridge recovery, GOP lawmaker says Russian propaganda ‘uttered on House floor,’ latest forecast for today’s eclipse ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeWASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump emphasized the importance of extending his signature tax cuts to some of the nation’s wealthiest political donors,…
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The recent unmasking of a Chinese disinformation campaign designed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election has brought renewed attention to foreign meddling in our democratic process — specifically Russian and Chinese efforts — as well as our failure to safeguard against such interference.   It also demands swift, resolute action by the Biden administration, making it clear…
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Will Weissert, Associated Press Will Weissert, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s chief human resources agency issued a new rule on Thursday making it harder to fire thousands of federal employees, hoping to head off former President Donald Trump’s promises to radically remake the workforce along ideological lines if he wins back the White House in November.The Office…
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Trump’s Trade Tactics Backfire in Mexico – WSJ  The Wall Street Journalsource

Insiders told The Washington Post of the former president’s supposed strategy to end Russia’s invasion.

“This is all about the will of the people,” the former president said in a video posted on his Truth Social platform.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) said in an interview on Sunday that he thinks it’s “only fitting” to name a federal prison after former President Trump, adding that he “might be visiting soon.” “Well, there’s a nice federal penitentiary right near Mar-a-Lago. And I just thought for a guy who’s now got 88 criminal indictments pending,…
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Trump: Would be a “great honor” to be jailed for gag order violation  Axios Trump requests Judge Merchan’s recusal from hush money case (again)  MSNBC Donald Trump says he’d go to jail, compares himself to Nelson Mandela  USA TODAY source

Donald Trump Shares Adoring Melania Trump Video After Fundraiser Mockery  Newsweeksource

Trump: it would be ‘great honor’ to go to jail for violating gag order  Yahoo! Voicessource

Election Updates: Trump fund-raiser yields more than $50.5 million, campaign says.  The New York Timessource

In politics, anything can happen. But at the rate things are going, Donald Trump seems increasingly likely to return to the Oval Office.  Last week, two-time presidential loser Hillary Clinton appeared on the “Tonight Show” to promote a Broadway show. Pressed to address the uncomfortable fact that President Biden is unpopular with even Democratic voters, Clinton’s…
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The former president raised upward of $50 million at a private fundraiser in Florida.

Top Democrats acknowledge that President Biden won’t win this year by the same Electoral College landslide he won by in 2020, conceding that winning in Arizona and Georgia will be tough given Biden’s low approval rating. But Democrats are counting on what’s called the “blue wall” in the Midwest: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, where Biden…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeThere are two scenarios that could explain where the 2024 election stands right now. In one, President Joe Biden is locked in something close to a 50-50 contest with former President Donald Trump.In the other, Biden is trailing by more — maybe much more — than the national polls suggest. The answer depends largely on whether…
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Also, what the heck happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Truth Social stock?Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), shown in March with former President Donald Trump, is one of two members of Congress who reported buying stock in the company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/AFP)Many Republicans in Congress have no…
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Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Former President Donald Trump cried “fake news” on a report that the leading Republican presidential candidate has a plan to end the Ukraine war. The report claimed Trump had a plan that revolved around pressuring the American ally to give up some of its territory to the…
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Former President Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine by pressuring its embattled government to give up territory, the Washington Post reported, despite the repeated and vehement refusal of Ukraine’s leaders to cede any land in the conflict.Trump has said publicly he could end the war within a day of…
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