RNC lawyer Charlie Spies resigns just 2 months after taking the job
Republican National Committee (RNC) head counsel Charlie Spies is leaving the role after just two months on the job, the RNC confirmed Sunday. Spies was “pushed out,” NBC News reported, citing a source familiar with the situation. “Charlie approached RNC Chief of Staff, Chris Lacivita, about potential time commitment conflicts and it was agreed that,…
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Trump spotted at Miami Formula One Grand Prix
Former President Trump attended the Formula One Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, spotted at Hard Rock Stadium. Photos from the event showed the GOP presidential candidate walking around the paddock, visiting the McLaren team garage and waving at passersby. Trump backer Steve Witkoff reportedly planned a fundraiser from one of the event’s suites, but the…
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Top Donald Trump Adviser Reveals Two New States Campaign Can Flip – Newsweek
Top Donald Trump Adviser Reveals Two New States Campaign Can Flip Newsweeksource
Tim Scott Refuses To Say If He’ll Accept 2024 Election Results Regardless Of Who Wins
Scott told MSNBC he’s sure Donald Trump will emerge victorious, so why worry.
Trump turns donor retreat into celebration of Jan. 6 defendants – USA TODAY
Donald Trump likes to play the J6 Prison Choir at his rallies.Now he’s celebrating his Billboard success with the group in front of donors.Trump bragged during a swanky private lunch event at his Mar-a-Lago Club Saturday that a recording he made with the group of individuals jailed on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021…
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RNC chair calls for party unity as Greene’s motion to vacate looms
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley called for party unity as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) continues to threaten to force an ouster vote against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). “We need to flip the Senate, and we need to expand our majority in the House. We’re not going to do that if we’re not…
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Stefanik on being potential running mate for Trump: ‘There’s a lot of names that are in the mix’
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) sidestepped a question Sunday about whether former President Trump had discussed her being a potential running mate for him, noting that there are “a lot of names” being considered. Stefanik joined Trump and numerous other vice presidential hopefuls at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida over the weekend. Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo…
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Trump campaign lawyers' bid to withdraw from discrimination case gets closed-door hearing – CNBC
Trump campaign lawyers’ bid to withdraw from discrimination case gets closed-door hearing CNBCsource
Democratic rep says Biden focused on ensuring ‘consequences are proportionate’ for student protesters
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.), a surrogate for President Biden’s reelection campaign, said on Sunday Biden is focused on ensuring “proportionate” consequences for student protesters. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill on Sunday,” Chris Stirewalt asked McClellan how Biden was navigating the opposing tensions on his base, with some embracing the student protesters’ viewpoints and…
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Day Ten of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Louche Tabloid World Hurts Prosecution – Washington Monthly
Washington MonthlyThis account of Day 10 is two days late, but I have a good excuse. On Thursday, May 2, 2024, at around 10:15 p.m., Louisa Catherine Chiusano was born at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, the daughter of Charlotte Alter and Mark Chiusano. Louisa is the younger sister of Rosie Chiusano, now nearly…
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The Big Apple blossoms: from red carpet to Trump courthouse, New York lives again – The Guardian US
Emerging from Covid’s shadow, the city is resonating with glamour, politics and power – and the traffic jams are building up tooCall it a return to IRL (In Real Life). New Yorkers are experiencing a bracing resumption of the physical experience of living in the city, four years after the onset of the pandemic upended…
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Rep. Good: Greene ‘not acting in the best interests of President Trump’
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) on Sunday railed on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for continuing to push for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from his position, saying she is “not acting in the best interests of President Trump.” “I don’t want to predict what she will or won’t do. She’s pretty much…
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Tearful testimony and a contempt of court ruling : Trump's Trials – NPR
Tearful testimony and a contempt of court ruling : Trump’s Trials NPRsource
Trump trades the courtroom for RNC retreat in Florida – CNN
Trump trades the courtroom for RNC retreat in Florida CNNsource
Trump Trial: Hope Hicks Delivers Emotionally Gripping Testimony Before Trial Adjourns for Weekend – The New York Times
Trump Trial: Hope Hicks Delivers Emotionally Gripping Testimony Before Trial Adjourns for Weekend The New York Timessource
Sen. Kelly: Kari Lake’s rhetoric ‘could result in people getting hurt or killed’
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake for encouraging her supporters to arm themselves ahead of the election season, saying such rhetoric could result in people getting killed. In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” moderator Kristen Welker asked about Lake’s recent comments to supporters, in which…
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Bill Maher Blasts AG Merrick Garland for Failing to Prosecute Trump – The Daily Beast
SEARCHMaher said that Democrats needed a pit bull, but got a purse dogBreaking News InternBill Maher ripped “Attorney Genial” Merrick Garland a new one during Friday night’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher for allowing Donald Trump to continually skirt federal prosecution for his alleged crimes. “And finally, new rule: At the top levels…
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Tim Scott says Trump did not raise VP possibility, expects decision within 60 days
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said in a Sunday interview that former President Trump did not raise the possibility of being his running mate at a gathering this past weekend. Scott added, however, that he expects a decision on Trump’s vice-presidential running mate to be made within the next 60 days. “No ma’am,” Scott told NBC News’s Kristen…
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Hope Hicks divulges being at center of Trump’s 2016 damage control
NEW YORK — “This was a crisis.” That was the consensus among senior Trump campaign aides on Oct. 7, 2016, after stepping out of a Trump Tower conference room, where the then-presidential candidate’s debate prep session was underway. There was to be a huddle about a more pressing matter. A Washington Post reporter had notified…
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Burgum sidesteps question on political violence if Trump loses election
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) dodged a question Sunday on whether he is concerned about political violence if former President Trump loses the presidential election in November. Co-host Jake Tapper pressed Burgum on “State of the Union” whether he is worried that there could be political violence if the former president loses the race…
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Tim Scott dodges on accepting 2024 election results, says Trump will be president
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) repeatedly dodged questions in a Sunday interview on whether he would commit to accepting the 2024 election results, no matter who wins, instead saying that former President Trump will win his campaign for the White House. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker pressed Scott — who is…
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Trump hush money trial: Key highlights from week two – The Associated Press
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.Hope Hicks testified Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, recounting how she followed Trump from the real estate world to politics and how his 2016 presidential campaign was turned upside down following a leak of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape. Testimony resumes on Monday.Hope Hicks testified Friday…
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Burgum says a Trump conviction would be a ‘travesty of justice’
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) said it would be a “travesty of justice” if former President Trump is convicted in the New York hush money trial. “Well, if he becomes a convicted felon in this case, that’s a just, a travesty of justice because as I just said, when you’ve got a business filing…
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Trump campaign says it raised more than $76M in April – POLITICO
Trump campaign says it raised more than $76M in April POLITICOsource
Biden vs. Trump on college campus protests: What they've said – USA TODAY
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed this week over Palestinian protests that erupted on college campuses, signaling vastly different messages for the 2024 election.In a speech Thursday at the White House, Biden tried to strike a balance on the nationwide campus chaos, arguing the U.S. must respect peaceful protest while making…
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