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As Trump tries to avoid a 2020 election trial, all eyes are on the Supreme Court – PBS NewsHour

Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave your feedbackWASHINGTON (AP) — In Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington before the November election.READ…
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Judge Defends Rejecting Trump’s Request For A Mistrial In E. Jean Carroll Case – HuffPost

Senior Reporter, HuffPostA federal judge reaffirmed his rejection of a mistrial in the defamation case against former President Donald Trump after writer E. Jean Carroll was awarded $83.3 million in damages last month.U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a 30-page decision supporting his rejection on Wednesday, saying Trump’s legal team had no “merit” when it…
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The fall of Ronna McDaniel – POLITICO

2024 Elections The Republican National Committee chair is expected to step down this spring. Donald Trump (left) posted that Ronna McDaniel (right) was a “friend” but that he would be “making a decision the day after the South Carolina Primary" on “RNC growth.” | Susan Walsh/AP By Natalie Allison and Meridith McGraw 02/08/2024 05:00 AM…
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Here are the key issues facing Supreme Court in Trump 14th Amendment case out of Colorado – Colorado Newsline

Attorney Eric Olson, far right, argues before the Colorado Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. The oral arguments before the court were held after both sides appealed a ruling by a Denver District Court judge on whether to allow former President Donald Trump to be included on Colorado’s presidential ballot. (AP, pool/David…
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Trump's long crusade against wind power could come gusting back – POLITICO – POLITICO

Energy & Environment Eric Beightel, one of the Biden administration’s top infrastructure officials, worries that the ex-president’s return would be “catastrophic” for clean energy projects — especially offshore wind. Joe Biden has aimed to jump-start offshore wind — approving six commercial-scale projects in the past three years, making the industry a central element of his…
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New York lawmakers challenge Donald Trump's ballot eligibility for 'insurrection' – Courthouse News Service

New York lawmakers challenge Donald Trump’s ballot eligibility for ‘insurrection’  Courthouse News Servicesource

Supreme Court to weigh Trump ballot eligibility: What to watch for in oral arguments – New York Daily News

Daily News e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily News e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: Nine U.S. Supreme Court justices — including three appointed by former President Donald Trump — are set Thursday to hear oral arguments on Trump’s eligibility in this year’s presidential election.The question became unavoidable for the Supreme Court after…
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Trump Backers Dodge Jan. 6 in Supreme Court Ballot Case (1) – Bloomberg Law

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. Americas+1 212 318 2000 EMEA+44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000 Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately…
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Analysis | Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being 'dictator for a day' – The Washington Post

The irony of Donald Trump’s assertion that he would seek to have dictatorial powers for the first day of his presidency is that he was supposed to be saying he had no authoritarian inclinations at all.Trump’s original formulation of the idea came during a conversation with Fox News host Sean Hannity in December. Hannity aired…
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'Ironic': Haley Criticizes Trump for Engineering a Skewed Primary Process – The New York Times

AdvertisementThe former South Carolina governor, who was outvoted by “None of These Candidates” after Donald Trump declined to participate in the primary, criticized the state of the Republican Party.By Jazmine UlloaReporting from Los AngelesNikki Haley on Wednesday blasted Donald J. Trump for his backroom effort to twist delegate and primary rules in his favor, calling…
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Donald Trump Wasn't Even on Nevada's Primary Ballot and Nikki Haley Still Lost – Vanity Fair

Donald Trump Wasn’t Even on Nevada’s Primary Ballot and Nikki Haley Still Lost  Vanity Fairsource

Supreme Court may not escape unscathed from its latest date with Trump – CNN

Supreme Court may not escape unscathed from its latest date with Trump  CNN What is the Supreme Court’s Trump case? It will hinge on 6 key questions. – POLITICO  POLITICO source

Pelosi on House impeachment attempt of Mayorkas: ‘Everything they do is about Donald Trump’ – The Hill

Pelosi on House impeachment attempt of Mayorkas: ‘Everything they do is about Donald Trump’  The Hillsource

Trump promised to rebalance trade in North America. The US trade deficit keeps climbing. – POLITICO

Trade New data shows the goods trade deficit with Canada and Mexico is more than double what it was in 2017, when Donald Trump became president. President Donald Trump signs the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, known as USMCA, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 29, 2020. | Saul…
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Supreme Court to Consider 'Insurrection Clause' With Trump's Political Future in the Balance – U.S. News & World Report

Supreme Court to Consider ‘Insurrection Clause’ With Trump’s Political Future in the Balance  U.S. News & World Reportsource

Lawrence O’Donnell Debunks Donald Trump's Immunity Claim In The Most Sinister Way – HuffPost

Reporter, HuffPostMSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday trashed Donald Trump’s claim of total presidential immunity and explained why the former president likely doesn’t think it’s true himself.“As stupid as Donald Trump is, he is not stupid enough to believe everything that Donald Trump says,” said O’Donnell.A federal appeals court this week rejected Trump’s claim to have…
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Hawaii bill that could boot Trump from ballot narrowly advances – Fox News

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What to Watch During Oral Argument In Trump's Ballot Disqualification Case – Democracy Docket

By Ashley Cleaves February 7, 2024 Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that removed him from the state’s primary ballot. Historians, political figures,  legal scholars and political pundits have all weighed in on a case that will have major implications for the 2024…
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Biden, Trump deadlocked in Marquette Poll of Wisconsin voters – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

With nine months to go until the 2024 election, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied in a hypothetical rematch in Wisconsin, according to the newest Marquette University Law School Poll.Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that will decide the next presidential contest and as of now, Biden and…
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Nevada: Nikki Haley got trapped by Donald Trump supporters. What now? – USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was the only prominent Republican presidential candidate running in Tuesday’s Nevada primary – and she still didn’t win.Haley lost by more than 30 percentage points to “none of these candidates,” an option promoted by supporters of former President Donald Trump after he opted to skip the primary…
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Supreme Court could toss Trump eligibility dispute to Congress – Roll Call

Supreme Court oral arguments Thursday could shed light on what’s at stake for Congress in a case about a Colorado decision to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the state primary ballot based on the 14th Amendment.The justices last month agreed to take up the issue but did little to clarify which of the numerous…
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Europe Is Preparing for a Transatlantic Trade Fight With Trump – Bloomberg

Europe Is Preparing for a Transatlantic Trade Fight With Trump  Bloombergsource

Your questions about the Supreme Court and Trump, answered – CNN

Your questions about the Supreme Court and Trump, answered  CNNsource

Marion County confirms Nikki Haley’s signatures have been verified – FOX 59 Indianapolis

Marion County confirms Nikki Haley’s signatures have been verified  FOX 59 Indianapolissource

Trump's Border Intervention Gives Biden a Chance to Shift from Defense to Offense – The New York Times

U.S. CongressAdvertisementNews AnalysisAfter three years under fire for record illegal migration on his watch, the president blames his predecessor for preventing action to secure the southwestern border.By Peter BakerReporting from WashingtonWhen President Biden agreed to bipartisan talks on border legislation last fall, Democratic strategists hoped a deal might take the issue off the table for…
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