Month: April 2024

Groups led by Stephen Miller and Charlie Kirk among recipients of large sums from Bradley Foundation and Bradley Impact FundTwo powerful conservative non-profits have donated millions of dollars to a number of pro-Trump groups led by the key far-right allies Stephen Miller, Charlie Kirk and others that have promoted election denialism, extremist anti-immigrant policies and…
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The judge in Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial warned the Republican presidential hopeful against intimidating jurors on Tuesday as six panelists were chosen with unexpected speed following questioning by both sides. Issued on: 16/04/2024 – 22:54No other US ex-president has faced a criminal trial and the pressure is high on both sides to get a…
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Two important figures in former President Trump’s legal struggles have made it onto this year’s Time magazine list of the 100 most influential people. Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing both Trump’s case related to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his case involving mishandled classified documents, and advice columnist E. Jean…
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Judge Juan Merchan admonished Donald Trump during the proceedings for mumbling loudly, saying, ‘I won’t tolerate that.’Seven jurors have been selected to serve in the criminal trial of former United States President Donald Trump in New York, marking a brisk pace for the proceedings so far.The second day of the historic trial concluded on Tuesday…
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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said former President Trump is “palsy-walsy” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as she criticized the presumptive GOP presidential nominee for his tepid approach to aiding Ukraine. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Pelosi took aim at the former president for suggesting last week that “Europe has to step…
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The second day of former President Trump’s criminal trial in New York was more productive than expected, with the jury beginning to take shape.Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. He is the first former president to be tried in a criminal case.The underlying story of the alleged crimes pertains to…
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President Biden argued that it never occurred to former President Trump to take a competitive stance against China, while rolling out a slew of actions Wednesday intended to protect the U.S. steel industry from Chinese exports. Biden was in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the United Steelworkers headquarters touting the new actions, which involves him calling on the…
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Donald Trump Court Behavior Sparks Scolding From Judge  Newsweeksource

Seven jurors have been selected so far.Dozens of prospective jurors poured back into Manhattan criminal court Tuesday morning for the second day of former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.Seven jurors have been selected so far to decide the legal fate of the first U.S. president ever to face criminal trial. Prosecutors allege that Trump…
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“In fairness to our former president, many stable geniuses confuse me with Al Pacino,” Kimmel said in response to the mix-up.

The Biden campaign on Wednesday jabbed at former President Trump’s ability to attract donors after an analysis of federal data showed the Trump campaign is lagging behind its 2020 pace in terms of money and individual donors. “Donald Trump simply cannot keep up with Joe Biden: He’s too lazy to campaign, too toxic to generate…
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President Biden and former President Trump are now neck and neck, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s (DDHQ) latest average of polls, released Wednesday. The two rivals are tied at 45.1 percent, based on DDHQ’s average of 658 polls pitting the two against each other in a likely 2024 match-up. Prior to Wednesday, Trump’s lead…
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AdvertisementWinning the state, where he narrowly defeated Donald J. Trump in 2020, is crucial to his re-election strategy.By Nicholas NehamasReporting from Scranton, Pa.As President Biden tours Pennsylvania, his campaign will run a new ad promoting his commitment to organized labor and attacking the economic policies of former President Donald J. Trump.The ad features JoJo Burgess,…
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Trump targets Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor in his criminal case, while visiting site of fatal bodega stabbing  CNNsource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda walk from the Oval Office for a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 24, 2020, in Washington. Trump is set to meet with Polish President Andrzej…
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Actor John Leguizamo obliterated a small horse piñata while reciting a thorough catalogue of Spanish-language profanities on “The Daily Show” Tuesday in response to a New York Times/Siena poll that reported former President Trump leads President Biden among Latino voters. Of the poll’s Hispanic respondents, 46 percent they would vote for Trump if the election…
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Trump walks in — with a greeting and wink  POLITICOsource

Ex-Trump Payroll Corp. attorney guesses why Trump motioned at potential juror  CNNsource

Thanks for contacting us. We’ve received your submission. Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Ivanka Trump flashed a smile in New York City Tuesday morning as her father’s hush money trial entered its second day across town.The former First Daughter, 42, cut a sleek figure in a black jacket, matching pants and sky-high…
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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 12:30 Report newsletter Subscribe <!– {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Every major story-line we’ve been following in the past few months seems to have peaked this week. Like: Trump’s trial, FISA,…
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Former President Trump fired back Wednesday after Jimmy Kimmel ripped him in jokes about his New York hush money criminal trial and his social media company’s plummeting stock. In a morning post on Truth Social, Trump railed against the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host, calling him “stupid,” a “fool” and criticizing his performance as Oscars host.…
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Trump’s social media posts follow him to courthouse  Axiossource

Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Donald Trump visited the Harlem scene of a dramatic 2022 self-defense stabbing following the second day of his hush-money trial on Tuesday.He’d been expected to meet with Jose Alba, the bodega worker cleared in the deadly incident in…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeAs he kicked off a series of events in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Joe Biden freely ripped into his nemesis. From his hometown, Scranton, Biden chided Donald Trump about his past tax plan for giving tax breaks to billionaires and…
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Trump Hush-Money TrialAdvertisementSupported byMelania Trump has long referred to the hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels as her husband’s problem, not hers. But she has privately called the trial a “disgrace” that could threaten his campaign.By Katie RogersKatie Rogers is the author of a book on first ladies and covered the Trump White House, including Melania…
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