Month: April 2024

Who is Stormy Daniels, woman at the center of the Trump hush money trial?  Reuterssource

Pastors respond after Trump says Christianity is under attack  CNNsource

Dan Coats, former director of national intelligence for the Trump administration, made the case for the U.S. to approve more aid to Ukraine, saying this is “not the time for political games.” Lawmakers opposed to more Ukraine aid without first addressing the U.S.’s needs are making a “false choice,” Coats wrote in a guest essay…
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Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe criticized former President Trump’s claims about a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Thursday. “My guess, Jim, is that, it’s not surprising that Donald Trump is against surveillance capacity and authority for the FBI, because he is someone who’s been investigated by the FBI,” McCabe said…
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There’s a line from Fox News host Maria Bartiromo’s show on Sunday that has stuck with me. Referring to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, she asked one of the new co-chairs of the Republican Party whether the media was ready for a seeming eventuality.“Will the press be ready,” Bartiromo asked, “if, for…
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For over three years, critics of President Joe Biden have watched dumbfounded as he has resolutely refused to close the southern border. Unfettered illegal immigration has led to deaths from fentanyl poisoning, outbreaks of once-rare diseases like measles and tuberculosis, surging crime in sanctuary cities, heightened national security concerns — and abysmal approval ratings for…
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Technology has afforded us the ability to connect with nearly anyone, anytime—and free of charge. But there’s just something nostalgic and tactile about receiving a letter or postcard via snail mail, whether it be a wedding invitation or postcard from a loved one far away. But many also have a love-hate relationship with the United States…
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Donald Trump Will Have New Trial After 2024 Election  Newsweeksource

AdvertisementNewsletterWe explain the benefits — and the limits — of Biden’s fund-raising. By Reid J. EpsteinPresident Biden may be down in the polls, but he’s way up on Donald Trump when it comes to campaign funds.Each quarter since the president announced he was running again, Biden has lapped his predecessor in cash. The Biden campaign…
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House leadership is eyeing a Plan B to reauthorize the country’s spying authority after a band of 19 GOP lawmakers blocked the legislation from advancing Wednesday. The plan under discussion would shorten the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) from five down to two years and bring the controversial package…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeOMAHA, Neb. — Local Republicans joined conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday evening to rally support for legislation that would shift Nebraska’s allocation of electoral votes to a winner-take-all system, a change that could benefit Donald Trump in November’s election.While the bill has stalled…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will not seek reelection to the bench next spring — a move that may threaten the slim liberal majority of the state’s high court. “My decision has not come lightly. It is made after careful consideration and reflection. I know I can do the job and do it well. I…
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Trump Media shares close down more than 8%, putting market cap under $5 billion  CNBCsource

Trump has now tried, and failed, three times this week to delay the trial.For a third straight day, an appellate judge on Wednesday denied a request from former President Donald Trump to delay his New York criminal hush money trial, currently scheduled to start next week.Justice Ellen Gesmer of the Appellate Division First Department took…
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Witnesses in Trump classified documents case will remain secret, federal judge orders  CNNsource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.FILE – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg gestures while speaking during a news conference Feb. 22, 2024, in New York. As he prepares to bring the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal prosecutions to trial, Bragg finds himself at the center…
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NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys failed to persuade an appeals court judge on Wednesday to delay the former president’s New York criminal trial, scheduled to begin next week, by saying the presiding judge was not qualified to oversee the proceedings.The appeals court judge, Ellen Gesmer, denied Trump’s request shortly after it was argued at…
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Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of the House’s select committee on China, argued Thursday that President Biden should double down on opposing Chinese business competition instead of thawing relations with the country. Gallagher, who is resigning from Congress next week, wrote in a Foreign Affairs op-ed that the president’s China policy has been a “bright…
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Trump’s bid to delay hush money trial again rejected by New York appeals court  Axiossource

He also insisted he won’t sign a national ban if elected again.Former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a new court ruling in Arizona upholding a near-total ban on abortion in the state, based on a 19th-century law, had gone too far and "needs to be straightened out."It was the latest example of how…
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Trump Hush-Money CaseAdvertisementSupported byDonald J. Trump was turned down when he asked an appeals court — again — to stave off his prosecution on charges that he faked business records to cover up a sex scandal.By Jonah E. Bromwich, William K. Rashbaum and Ben ProtessLawyers for Donald J. Trump have spent this week seeking to stave…
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Opinion: Trump seems to be searching Manhattan for one angry juror  CNNsource

Zelenskyy warns Russia has penetrated US politics, invites Trump to Ukraine  POLITICOsource

Donald Trump Loses Third Attempt to Delay Hush Money Trial  Newsweeksource